The person hiring you will have opinions about your work, and it’s your job to understand those opinions and respond professionally. madebysidecar.com/journal/feedba…

Studio hours and setting boundaries with clients. madebysidecar.com/journal/studio…

This is the first installment of a series we’re calling, “Deep Thoughts with Bill.” Full article here: madebysidecar.com/journal/deep-t…

This is the first in a three-part series in which we take a closer look at Google Fonts. madebysidecar.com/journal/how-we…

Welcome to the first article in a series devoted to answering the question of how to keep projects on scope and within budget. madebysidecar.com/journal/managi…

One night, having hit rock bottom, I realized an important truth: life is for living. I spent years living to work; it was finally time I worked to live. madebysidecar.com/journal/the-se…

Valuable type isn’t cheap and with good reason. But when it comes to “free fonts” it isn’t like the old days. madebysidecar.com/journal/google…

Here is our second article in a series devoted to answering the question of how to keep projects on scope and within budget. madebysidecar.com/journal/managi…

Here is our last article in a series devoted to answering the question of how to keep projects on scope and within budget. madebysidecar.com/journal/part-3…

A scientific guide to knowing what you don't know. madebysidecar.com/journal/dont-p…

In Part 3, we’re going to walk through some of our favorite type combinations from Google Fonts. madebysidecar.com/journal/google…

Little did I know 9 years later that it would result in hundreds of thousands of followers across a few key platforms—resulting in major growth for Focus Lab in both team members and clients. madebysidecar.com/journal/how-to…

Companies are becoming more methodical and intentional about the hiring process. In this articles we share some best practices to help you with some best practices to the art of applying and interviewing. madebysidecar.com/journal/7-best…

There are a lot of ways to optimize images for the web. Learn how to find the right balance between image quality and file size. madebysidecar.com/journal/optimi…

Graduating from college with a design degree, you’ll have a good grasp on the design principles, but there’s so much more to being a designer than just this foundation. madebysidecar.com/journal/enteri…

A timeline is simply a linear representation of important events in the order in which they occur or are supposed to occur, in the case of project planning, while a Gantt chart depicts relationships between tasks, projects, events, etc. madebysidecar.com/journal/how-we…

Understanding communication and navigating relationships is pivotal to our success as service providers. But the buck doesn’t stop with us. madebysidecar.com/journal/a-clie…

During visual design, we could go down a rabbit hole or multiple holes of selecting colors, choosing typography, and designing specific assets, only to realize it was all wasted because the page layout didn’t work. madebysidecar.com/journal/in-def…

If you’re a designer or creator or whatever title you give yourself, you’ve probably heard a phrase similar to the title of this post. Unquestionably, It’s a huge bummer. madebysidecar.com/journal/feedba…

This is the second in a three-part series in which we take a closer look at Google Fonts. madebysidecar.com/journal/google…