Rookie Designer Podcast

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 67 – Customer Service IS Important! Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 67 – Customer Service IS Important! Good salesmanship coupled with great customer service is a hard thing to come by these days, but if you want to keep your customers happy, and keep them coming back, then this is something to work on. If you treat your clients right, they’ll return the favor. Email Campaign: Send a letter in favor of RD to: info@printmag.com Rookie Mistake Tip: Don’t fall out of practice with you software OR design skills. A great way to keep yourself practiced is to participate in design contests. These contests can further your career, build your confidence and help you make a name for yourself. Links from todays show: Photoshop Support (article on RD and QT) In the Bullpen: Communication Arts Competitions Todays show featured music by: The Lawrence Arms Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 67 – Customer Service IS Important! Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 67 – Customer Service IS Important!

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 66 – The Tax Man Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 66 – The Tax Man The dreaded tax season is upon us, and with it comes many things to keep in mind. How much you owe and when to pay, what can be subtracted from your taxable total, and how to go about filing to name a few. In this episode we’ll cover these issues and more. Email Campaign: Send a letter in favor of RD to: stepeditor@dgusa.com Keys to the Game: Merge Layer Down in Photoshop Mac: Command + e PC: Control + e Rookie Mistake Tip: There’s no way around paying taxes, so don’t even waste your time trying. Educate yourself about the laws dealing with taxes and save yourself as much money as possible. In the Bullpen: John Nack on Adobe Todays show featured music by: Descendents Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 66 – The Tax Man Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 66 – The Tax Man

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 65 – Creative Placement Services Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 65 – Creative Placement Services Need help finding a job? Most people do, and there is help out there in many different forms. I recently took the steps to sign on with a cretive placement agency and learned a lot in the process. In this episode I’ll share my experience in choosing, intervewing with and signing up with such a resource. Email Campaign: Send a letter in favor of RD to: stepeditor@dgusa.com Keys to the Game: Toggle Compact Mode in Bridge Mac: Command + Return PC: Control + Enter Rookie Mistake Tip: Don’t Believe the hype! If there is a resource or service you’d like to try out, DO IT! Don’t be discouraged just because someone else said it doesn’t work, or that you can’t do it. If there is no cost, then there’s nothing for you to lose. In the Bullpen: How Job Bank Todays show featured music by: Alkaline Trio Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 65 – Creative Placement Services Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 65 – Creative Placement Services

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 64 – Writing a Job Proposal Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 64 – Writing a Job Proposal Unless your lucky enough to have jobs handed to you by others, you probably need an effective way to convince businesses that you have what they need in terms of design services. This is where knowing how to effectively market your business with a job proposal comes in, and that’s what we’ll talk about in this episode. Keys to the Game: Preflight in InDesign Mac: Command + Shift + Option + f PC: Control + Shift + Alt + f Rookie Mistake Tip: Getting your potential client to read your job proposal is the key, so don’t bore them with a 2-page essay and don’t underwhelm them with a 2-sentence proposal. In the Bullpen: Photoshop Support Todays show featured music by: Texas is the Reason Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 64 – Writing a Job Proposal Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 64 – Writing a Job Proposal

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 63 – HCI…What is it? Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 63 – HCI…What is it? HCI is the study of how Humans and Computers interact. By following some simple guidelines, we can assure that our interface or website is easy to understand and will provide a successful experience for all. Keys to the Game: Find and Replace Mac: Command + f PC: Control + f Rookie Mistake Tip: Don’t confuse your visitors right off the bat. Make sure you have some sort of textual or visual clues to help them know where they are and where they are going, or they’ll be going elsewhere for the content or services! Links from todays show: Darkroom Magazine sitepoint.com (definition of HCI) Vans Shoes site In the Bullpen: Dynamic Graphics Magazine Todays show featured music by: Monsula Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 63 – HCI…What is it? Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 63 – HCI…What is it?

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 62 – Freelance Step by Step Part 2 Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 62 – Freelance Step by Step Part 2 Once the contract is signed by the client and the deposit is in your hot little hands, its time to start the project. In this episode we’ll continue on with the freelance process, touching on topics like brainstorming, approval processes and billing. Keys to the Game: Preview in Illustrator Mac: Command + y PC: Control + y Rookie Mistake Tip: Keep your projects on separate contracts and try to get paid for one job before starting another for the same client, to ensure timely compensation. Links from todays show: Apple iPhone Flight Check Studio In the Bullpen: Brainstorming Techniques (Write Design Online) Todays show featured music by: The Living End Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 62 – Freelance Step by Step Part 2 Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 62 – Freelance Step by Step Part 2

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 61 – Freelance Step by Step Part 1 Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 61 – Freelance Step by Step Part 1 What steps do I take in executing a freelance job for a client? Listen to this episode (and the next) and you’ll find out just that. We’ll look at good practices to make your workflow and business decisions good ones time and again. Keys to the Game: Align two lines of type in Indesign and Quark Mac: Command + PC: Control + Rookie Mistake Tip: Once you develop a system or process for freelance jobs, stick to it. No matter how small the job, it will help your consistency and guarantee a solid product. Links from todays show: Video about Windows Vista In the Bullpen: Adobe Labs Todays show featured music by: Rocket from the Crypt Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 61 – Freelance Step by Step Part 1 Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 61 – Freelance Step by Step Part 1

Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 60 – Joining a Team Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 60 – Joining a Team Working by yourself is one thing, but joining a team of designers is quite another. In this episode we’ll look at what adjustments must be made to succeed as part of a larger design group, and how this experience can make you a stronger designer in the end. Keys to the Game: Arrange Layers in Photoshop Move layer back Mac: Command + [ PC: Control + [ Move layer to bottom Mac: Command + Shift + [ PC: Control + Shift + [ Move layer forward Mac: Command + ] PC: Control + ] Move layer to top Mac: Command + Shift + ] PC: Control + Shift + ] Rookie Mistake Tip: Don’t be afraid to ask your coworkers for help. That’s partially what they are there for and you can learn a lot from them. In the Bullpen: Worth 1000 Todays show featured music by: Jets to Brazil Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 60 – Joining a Team Rookie Designer - Everyone's a Rookie before they're an All-Star! - Rookie Designer 60 – Joining a Team