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Sooner or later, it’s bound to happen.

If you’re a freelance designer, eventually a client will ask you to do something stupid. Something that you know won’t work.

I’m not talking about moral issues here, but rather about practical design issues. The client has asked you to design something that simply won’t be effective. (I would hope that you already know what to do about moral issues.)

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Are you overlooking something important that you could use to advance your design career?

If you’re not participating in online forums, you may be missing out.There are a significant number of benefits to being part of a high quality online design forum.

In this post, I’ll share the benefits of taking part in online design forums and I’ll explain how to find a good one. I’ll also list 12 popular online design forums for you to consider.

How’s your luck?

If you answered “not so good,” then you may be suffering from the effects of Murphy’s Law. According to Murphy’s Law, “anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”

Of course, Murphy’s law is not scientific fact, but rather folk wisdom. But you probably already know that there are many times when, despite your best planning, everything seems to go wrong.

You might rush off to an important meeting, only to arrive and discover that you accidentally put on mismatched shoes. You might spend hours planning a relaxing time off with your family, only be deluged with emergency calls as soon as you leave. And when things go wrong, they usually do so at the worst possible time.

Freelancers can learn a lot from Murphy’s Law. While you might not be able to avoid it entirely, you can learn to manage your bad luck when it happens. In this post, I’ll share three examples of Murphy’s Law and explain how each situation could be managed.

While it’s tempting to think of the writing and design as two completely separate disciplines (and in a sense they are), it’s important to remember that they are actually complementary. Design and copy are often depicted as competing with each other, when in reality they are two sides to the same coin.

A partnership between a freelance writer and a freelance designer can be rewarding and beneficial to both parties.

In this post, I’ll explain how writers and designers can benefit from working together. If you enjoyed this post, you may also like The Pros and Cons of a Freelancing Partnership.