I scheduled a meeting in my garage with Jan, a new client who found me through my website. Jan has been undergoing chemotherapy, and she needs to take extra precautions to protect her health when she meets with people. “While I want to be careful, I really do want to move this project forward, so I would like to keep the…
What a way to start my day! Monday morning, a client’s email said, “This cover ID number should say 10520. Please, please tell me the print version doesn’t have the wrong year too?!!! We had 3k of these printed!” Oh no, this is bad news! My heart started pounding, and I hadn’t finished breakfast yet. What…
As a graphic designer, I subscribe to a lot of stock illustration and photo websites and I trust them to keep my contact and other information safe. But, sometimes, despite your best efforts and the faith you put into online service providers, you get a surprise. For example, this week, I got an email from…