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July 20, 2011 — To relieve the pressure of entrepreneurial life and avoid burning out, freelancers and business owners need strategies. In this article, Paul Boag shares some tactics to be more in control of your business. Read more…

July 8, 2011 — Marcin Wichary joined Smashing Magazine author Dan Redding for a conversation regarding his fascination with the relationship between humans and machines, his professional career, his interest in photography and a curious creation known as the Crushinator. Read more…

June 22, 2011 — Luke Reimer tries to show how developing a process for Web design can organize a developer’s thoughts, speed up a project’s timeline and prepare a freelance business for growth. Read more…

June 20, 2011 — Sue Smith goes through a few tips and techniques that can make working with other people’s code more productive. Whether you’re a software developer or a Web designer who does a bit of coding from time to time this article offers you ways to learn to see unfamiliar code as an opportunity. Read more…

June 14, 2011 — In this article, David Bushell gives you a strong understanding of how copyright and licenses work, why they exist and what they achieve. By understanding it, you can take advantage of the wealth of creative content across the Web. Read more…

June 9, 2011 — Ben Seigel shares this guide in order to help clients, other designers, businesses and organizations plan and realize successful websites. A road overview of the process of developing a website: from the initial needs assessment through the launch, maintenance and follow-up. Read more…

May 13, 2011 — Cassie McDaniel goes through what designers and developers have in common to think better ways to collaborate and work together. Elegance and efficiency, teachability, and more. Read more…

May 6, 2011 — Paul Boag shares his experience on how to deal with clients in the process of creating web projects. Read this article and avoid the endless revisions with your clients. Read more…

March 18, 2011 — The designer’s sketching tools haven’t changed much over the years, but the role of sketches has evolved. Instead of rushing to convert them to a more polished form, designers now often share early sketches with clients. Their roughness suggests that the designs aren’t “done,” which encourages feedback and facilitates collaboration. Read more…

March 16, 2011 — We recently turned to our beloved followers on Twitter—as we like to do from time to time—to help us demonstrate one of the greatest things about the online design community: its willingness and eagerness to pay knowledge forward. We asked our friends in the community to share their favorite design tip with us, and they responded en masse. There were so many fantastic responses that we felt it would have been a wasted opportunity if we didn’t compile them for our readers and discuss them with the community at large. Read more…