Business of Design
Mourning: Dr. Kazuo Inamori – Philosophy & Achievement
Story: Influenced Who is your influenced person in your life? e.g. parents, teacher, close friends, etc... I understand each response. In my case, it is Dr. Kazuo Inamori who is a Japanese ...
What Is 3D Printing and How Does It Work?
Story: Next disrupt startup The most expensive shopping in life will be housing. In immigrant countries, such as United State and Canada, I can hear about the housing crisis on TV. My ...
What are OKRs for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Goal achievement rate OKRs stand for “Objectives and Key Results.” It is a collaborative goal-setting methodology used by teams and individuals to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results. OKRs are ...
How to Send/Receive Money Between US & Canada
Story: Work beyond the border Since I've started freelance work, I always have to discuss money to the client and make an estimate. It's still uncomfortable for me. Normally, I work for local ...
Business of Design
How to Cancel Adobe Subscription as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: Cancel maze I really care about the monthly expenses as a graphic/web designer. I dislike a subscription business whatever the service is. Once I contract it, a company charges me every ...
How to Get More Sales Leads(Sales Generation) as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Start with why In December 2021, I keep thinking about a stable freelance business. I did accounting in 2021. In April, I received only $160/mo. In June, I received $14K/mo. In ...
UpWork Review for 1 Year as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Upwork as freelance When I started to work as a freelance in 2016, I tried to register Upwork. However, Upwork rejected me at that time. Since then, I’ve never considered using ...
How to Make a Action Plan as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: Daily execution Do you have a clear goal? For that, what do you have to do today? When I watch a motivational video on YouTube, many people tell us that. For ...
How to Start a Startup?
Story: Startup environment I met a lot of people who are running a business at Meetup before the COVID-19. I don't count freelancers as Startup. It's a different category. I define it first. Then, ...
The Best Crowdfunding Platform for Startup
Story: Build mulch revenue sources Story: Build mulch revenue sources Many people have impacted by coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses were closed by the government’s order, and employees were fired. As a freelance, ...
What are Benefits of Space Business?
Story: Pursue the dream One of my favorite movies is 'Star Wars'. Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that ...
How to Look Professional at Video Conference
Story: Make an good impression I watch daily news(The National on CBC, Bloomberg Technology) on YouTube Every day. TV Moderator talks with a reporter, industry professional and ordinary people by PC/laptop. The ...
Online Ordering System for Restaurant Under the Coronavirus Pandemic
Story: Growth opportunity behind the recession The economy has a business tide. Sometimes good, sometimes recession. After globalization, the impact tends to expand beyond the country. 2008 financial crisis is a good ...
How to Get the Project on Upwork
Story: Positive and proactive 3 months past since I have started to use UpWork. I thought I can get the job quite easily. Because I have enough skills. I had confidence, but ...
Study of Design
How to Use AI Tools as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – PaLM 2/Bard
Story: Google AI According to the ChatGPT, Google AI has 2 decades of history below. Early Beginnings: Google has been interested in AI research since its early years. In 1999, Google's founders, ...
How to Reach $100K on UpWork as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Learn from mistake During my early days on UpWork(in 2020), I quickly earned around $10K. I kept using the platform until mid-2022. However, I became cautious about spending too much time ...
How to Use AI Tools as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – InVideo
Story: Text to video InVideo offers users the ability to incorporate voiceover into their videos and takes advantage of automated text-to-speech technology for added convenience. The user-friendly editor empowers individuals to effortlessly ...
How to Use AI Tools as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Magic Eraser
Story: Photoshop Magic Eraser is an AI tool that helps users remove unwanted elements from images in a matter of seconds. It uses a simple three-step process: upload, mark the bit you ...
Study of Design
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.24 –Filtering
Story: Webflow eCommerce website I am creating a Webflow eCommerce website for client. A client chose a template and informed it. So, I can just focus on development. I got some requests. ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.22 – Zapier/Airtable/Memberstack
Story: Third-party plugins When I develop a Webflow website, I sometimes cannot find a function which client asked. If I hire a programmer, I can solve a request. However, Webflow is representative ...
How to Make a News/Magazine Website as Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – WordPress Theme
Story: Monetize on the website I wrote a blog a while ago. Great News Source as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer News media releases a lot of news every day. It generates a lot ...
Digital Marketing 101 for Graphic/Web Designer – Influencer Marketing
Story: Marketing is useful Influencer marketing is a form of social media marketing involving endorsements and product placement from influencers, people and organizations who have a purported expert level of knowledge or ...
Digital Marketing 101 for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer – Facebook Pixel
Story: Know your audience If you have a own website, you should install below. - Google Analytics 4 (Universal Analytics) - Google Search Console - Google Tag Manager And today's topic, Facebook Pixel. ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.21 – Client-First
Story: Structure for Webflow development How should I name the CSS class? Webflow is flexible and it is up to the Webflow designer, but as Webflow designer, we like tidy and organized ...
How to Create a Website by Webflow Vol.20 – Figma
Story: Website design process When I develop a website, the process of a prototype is essential. I recently use Figma for prototyping, previously I used Adobe XD and Sketch. In 2022, Adobe ...
Digital Marketing 101 for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer – Google Tag Manager
Story: Google Analytics 4 Universal Analytics will be going away. Google Analytics 4 is our next-generation measurement solution, and it's replacing Universal Analytics. On July 1, 2023, standard Universal Analytics properties will ...
Digital Marketing 101 for Graphic/Web Designer – Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
Story: Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) On July 1, 2023, standard Universal Analytics properties will no longer process data. You'll be able to see your Universal Analytics reports for ...
Google Search Tips & Tricks for Freelance Web/Graphic Designer
Story: Improve the daily routine According to the Statistic, Google search takes a market share of over 80% globally. People search for information every single day. I do a search on Google ...
Life of Design
The Best Commencement Address For Freelance Graphic Designer Vol.4
Story: Graduation season In June, it's graduation season. I can find many commencement speeches video in the United States. I am listening to it to increase motivation. I feel that graduating from ...
Supplement 101 – Fish Oil / Omega 3
Story: Quality of work depends on your condition I believe that good work comes from good conditions. When we have pain, we cannot focus on work. Therefore, I care about my health ...
TFSA/RRSP for Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: About financial Sometime in 2021, I visited TD Bank for making a new business credit card for Facebook ads. I talked with a staff, not a teller. She helped me to ...
Digital Nomad 201 as a Freelance Web/Graphic Designer in Toronto, Canada
Story: Next destination in winter 2021 After I came back to Vancouver, BC from Montreal, QC in September 2021, I have become an all-access member at WeWork. It was 40% off in ...
Life of Design
The Best Commencement Address For Freelance Graphic Designer Vol.2
Story: June 2020 It's a graduation season, but very limited circumstances under the COVID-19. Some public figures are sending congratulations to class 2020 on YouTube. In the past commencement speaker mentions that ...
The Best Background Music(BGM) for Graphic Designer – Japanese Song
Story: How to maintain uncertain anxiety. I am observing the current situation. I don't think people feel happy under the coronavirus pandemic and regulation. Even it does not harm you directly, we ...
The Best Background Music(BGM) for Graphic Designer
Story: How to motivate yourself Under the Coronavirus pandemic, many people may be working at home. You may like it, or not. I know I like to work in the office rather ...
The Workspace 2.0 – Productivity & Well-Being
Story: Working style 2020 On March 16th, COVID-19's impact is spreading in North America every day. Many public areas are considering shutting down. Today, VPL(Vancouver Public Library) Closed at 1:30 PM. I ...
The Scamming Experience as Freelance – VEEHAUS / Adornlyf
Story: Inquiry or scam In 2019 May 15th, I received an inquiry. His name is Mark Lowery, gmarklowery@gmail.com. Hello, I'm Mark. I'll like to know if you offer design services, do let ...
Co-working Space for Freelance Graphic Designer In Vancouver, BC
Impact of COVID-19 for Freelance As the impacts of Coronavirus pandemic(COVID-19), VPL(Vancouver Public Library) has closed. Cafes are almost unavailable for work. I worked at home today, but it was unproductivity. Therefore, ...
How to be Comfortable on a Long-Haul Flight
Story: Weak and uncomfortable I personally don't like the airplane. I am weak at high altitude. I always get nervous and I cannot help thinking about a crash. Generally speaking, an airplane ...
The Year in Review 2019 as Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Story: December 2019 It's in December 2019. This year has only 22 days left. I found the article below. The article mentions some questions. I responded to each question myself about the ...
The Best Presentation Accessories for Freelance
Story: Black friday 2020 It's exactly on Black Friday today, November 29th, 2019. I am thinking about what I really need in my business for 2020. I already searched for earbuds before. ...
The Best Commencement Address For Freelance Graphic Designer Vol.1
Story of people who overcame failures A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, generally in the United States. - Wikipedia There are ...
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