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How to balance a design career with creating your own art

Nov23
by on November 23, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Alexander Huls is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire and other publications. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. It’s a challenge many designers with full-time careers face: how do you balance your day job with finding time to pursue personal or freelance work on the side? Nicole Martinez, known for her popular Nerdy Dirty series, is a designer who has succeeded in finding that balance. During the day, she’s an Associate Creative Director for Genuine Interactive, and in her off hours, she…

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How to balance a design career with creating your own art

Nov23
by on November 23, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Alexander Huls is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire and other publications. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. It’s a challenge many designers with full-time careers face: how do you balance your day job with finding time to pursue personal or freelance work on the side? Nicole Martinez, known for her popular Nerdy Dirty series, is a designer who has succeeded in finding that balance. During the day, she’s an Associate Creative Director for Genuine Interactive, and in her off hours, she…

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Two incredibly useful questions to ask in a job interview

Nov23
by on November 23, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Boris, Insider


Hiring great people is extremely difficult. A resumé is a good start, and an hour-long conversation can give you an impression of someone’s character, but you often don’t know if you made the right decision until a few months later. I’m always trying to improve my ‘people reading’ skills and can recommend reading a book on Body Language or just talking to other entrepreneurs about their tips and tricks. I also have my own tips and tricks and I thought I’d share one of those with you today. When I studied in art school, I helped out selecting new students every year for…

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7 digital marketing solutions for every startup’s needs

Nov23
by on November 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Lists, Social Media

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Daniel Reed is the Digital Marketing Manager for Sinch. This post originally appeared on the Mention blog. It’s tough being a startup — budgets, growth, and hustling everyday to make that change that you dream about. As the Digital Marketing Manager, it’s my job to get Sinch — a cloud based communications platform for developers to add calling and messaging to their apps– found online and to get our visitors to signup for our service. It’s hard, but rewarding work that involves competitor research, thinking outside the box, and using data to validate ideas and digital marketing solutions for future plans. Needless to…

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