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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdspring

This is the most complete guide online on how to start a business in 2019. You should know that about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive 2 years and about half survive only five years. Businesses that survive and thrive have an unfair advantage. They’re started and run by people who are prepared for what’s ahead of them. If you want an unfair advantage, we’re here to help you get started.

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Top 12 Video Hosting Sites: Pros, Cons and Main Features

Design Wizard

Top 12 Video Hosting Sites: Pros, Cons and Main Features. Videos have become a crucial marketing tool. Nowadays, if you want to have a successful web company, you have to rely heavily on videos. While written content is still vastly popular, it is hard to neglect the rise of multimedia. The younger generations are used to YouTube and similar platforms, so they are much more likely to see your company’s ads through these platforms than to go directly to your site.

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Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

'Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears' watercolour and gouache , 24 x 31cm Another 'The Wind In The Willows' illustration, finished this morning and shared with the online world! Here Badger gives Toad some stern words, criticising his past behaviour and blaming him for the loss of Toad Hall. However, he also offers hope when he comes to explain there is a secret tunnel into Toad's old residence which they can use to flush out the wicked stoats, ferrets and weasels.

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Create your own professional videos on a budget

A Graphic Design Blog

Yes you read the caption right, on a budget , without the need to hire models, Videographer’s and others involved in making professional videos. The video above was created with a collection of stock videos, no need to hire professional models, a private island and a full camera crew just to produce. I’m such a DIY designer so things like this excite me.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Introducing Inkwell Condensed

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

Today, we’re publishing a new family of typefaces called Inkwell Condensed. These six new styles are part of the Inkwell universe of ‘handwritten typefaces,’ designed to have the informality and expressiveness of writing, but the credibility and ease of type. We’re rolling them into the Inkwell Complete package, so they’ll be a free download for existing licensees of those fonts, and available to purchase individually if you’re new to Inkwell.

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#ArtVsArtist 2019

Emmeline Illustration

Am I too late for # ArtVsArtist ?! Apparently I'm way into coral and teal colour combos and I'm very ok with that! ??? ??.

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NEW BOOK: THE HISTORY OF ILLUSTRATION

Illustration Art

The art of illustration has conquered many forms of stigma on the bumpy road to legitimacy. It was once faulted as "too commercial" but with the passage of time, the malodor of capitalism has largely dissipated. Most of the products and corporations that sponsored the great illustrations no longer exist, while "fine" art has revealed itself as so ruthlessly commercial, honest illustration could scarcely keep up.

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Millennials Have Not Killed Print

Graphic Design USA

The Canon Print for Action Survey, conducted by Ipsos, uncovers consumers’ perception and use of printed materials, as well as the importance of print in the minds of tomorrow’s business leaders.

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Global Cuisines Made Easy With HelloFresh

Old Brand New

This is a sponsored post by HelloFresh. My favorite thing about HelloFresh is that their dishes borrow from cuisines all over the world. I’m able to travel the globe right from my kitchen table. My meal kits usually include recipes I’d never make on my own, since they sometimes come with ingredients and spices I wouldn’t know where to find. HelloFresh lets me merge the excitement of a restaurant experience in a new country with the comfort of having a home-cooked meal.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.

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How To Create A High Impact Hero Image For Your Website

Design Wizard

Hero Image. How are hero images used? . The first thing someone sees when they visit your website is a Hero Image. People are influenced by the way imagery makes them feel. In fact, you’ve probably noticed that your favorite websites and brands use imagery to captivate and motivate their users. After all, an image is worth a thousand words… right? So the right hero image might be worth millions of dollars!

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How to Start a Successful Consulting Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019)

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You’ve put in the hours. You’ve paid your dues. And now all that effort has paid off – you’re the expert. So, what’s your prize at the end of the day? For some, it’s enough to know that you’re great at your job. But others, like you, yearn for something more. Admit it – you’ve thought about starting your own consulting business.

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The Next Macrotrend: Escape Into Everyday

Graphic Design USA

What is the next macro trend? Two leading Interbrand experts contend that, to escape the sea of noise, overstimulated consumers and smart brands will embrace escapism.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, ONE AND ALL

Illustration Art

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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A List Apart - Untitled Article

A List Apart

What makes creative successful? Creative work often lives in the land of feeling—we can say we like something, point to how happy the client is, or talk about how delighted users will be, but can’t objectively measure feelings. Measuring the success of creative work doesn’t have to stop with feeling. In fact, we can assign it numbers, do math with it, and track improvement to show clients objectively how well our creative is working for them.

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Carey Jenkins: Embracing The Rebuilding Years

Graphic Design USA

Carey Jenkins, CEO of Substantial, talks about hard times in her career and what she learned about herself in the face of adversity.

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Designing for Conversions

A List Apart

What makes creative successful? Creative work often lives in the land of feeling—we can say we like something, point to how happy the client is, or talk about how delighted users will be, but can’t objectively measure feelings. Measuring the success of creative work doesn’t have to stop with feeling. In fact, we can assign it numbers, do math with it, and track improvement to show clients objectively how well our creative is working for them.

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