It’s time for something completely different. Recently, we launched an eBook series. The first eBook was about Professional Web Design. And now our second eBook, brand new, is dedicated to Rules and Guidelines For Successful Freelancing. The book contains 260 pages and contains some articles that have appeared here on Smashing Magazine.Being a great Web designer or developer is one thing — running a successful freelance business another. Whether you already have work experience in companies or have just graduated from design school, being self-employed entails a number of tasks that you most likely haven’t had to deal with so far. As a freelance Web designer, you also have to be a project manager, office administrator, accountant, controller and IT expert.The eBook is, like its predecessor, a summary, a “best of” compilation of articles about professional freelancing that have been published on Smashing Magazine and Noupe in 2009 and 2010. We re-arranged everything, corrected it carefully, added beautiful illustrations and — where necessary — updated the content. Many screenshots and links were removed to make the book easier to read and print.The eBook, in PDF format, is ideal for archiving, for arm chair or mobile reading and, of course, for printing. In addition to the 21 published articles, the eBook contains 2 exclusive newly written pieces, with 20 exclusive beautiful illustrations by Ricardo Gimenes.download a free book sample (in PDF).buy Successful Freelancing for Web Designers for only $9.90 (or €).The book is not protected by DRM and is available exclusively in the Smashing Shop. Please respect our work and the hard efforts of our writers. If you have received this book from a source other than the Smashing Shop, please support us by purchasing your copy in our online store.The authors are: Robert Bowen, Tim Mercer, Cameron Chapman, Paul Boag, Andrew Follett, Sam Barnes, Graham Smith, Ryan Scherf, Aurimas Adomavicius, Andy Rutledge, Luke Reimer, Rob Smith, Jeff Gardner, Peter Smart, Aaron Griffith, Alyssa Gregory and Thursday Bram. [By the way: The network tab (on the top of the page) is updated several times a day. It features selected articles from the best web design blogs!]Table of ContentsIn the 260 pages, spread over four chapters, you will read:Essential Habits of an Effective Professional FreelancerCommon Questions of Web DesignersThe Designer Who DeliversCritical Mistakes Freelancers MakeThe Importance of Customer ServiceCreatively Handling the Admin Side of FreelancingPitching Like a ProThe Finances of FreelancingHow to Identify and Deal With Different Types of ClientsHow to Improve Designer-Client RelationshipsHow to Communicate with Developers EffectivelyHow to Educate Your Clients on Web DevelopmentHow to Explain to Clients That They Are WrongHow to Respond Effectively to Design CriticismHow to Persuade Your Users, Boss or ClientsHow to Create the Perfect Client QuestionnaireGetting Clients: Approaching the CompanyConverting Prospects into ClientsMarketing Rules and Principles for FreelancersHow Many Ideas Do You Show Your Clients?Freelance Contracts: Do’s And Don’tsWhat’s in a Price: Guidelines for Pricing Web DesignsQuality-Price Ratio in Web Design(al)© Smashing Editorial for Smashing Magazine, 2010. | Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Stumble on StumbleUpon! | Tweet it! | Submit to Reddit | Forum Smashing Magazine Post tags: ebooks, PDF
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Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (PDF)
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Over the last months we released a variety of icon sets, tools and templates, but now we would like to release something a bit different for a change. In this post we are glad to release Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts, a PDF-file with a handy overview of most useful keyboard shortcuts available in Adobe Photoshop. The cheat sheet was created by Kenneth Setzer and released especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers.The cheat sheet is a mousepad-sized image featuring a typical PC keyboard. Photoshop’s keyboard shortcuts are listed for each key, with the shortcut and its icon printed on the individual key. In red is the shortcut you will get by hitting the key in combination with the Ctrl key. For example, typing "t" in Photoshop will activate the Type tool, while typing Ctrl+t will allow you to use the Transformation tool. Additional shortcuts requiring more than two keys are listed as well.Download the cheat shee for free!Of course, you can use the PDF for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. The PDF may not be resold, sublicensed, rented, transferred or otherwise made available for use. Please link to this article if you want to spread the word.large preview (.jpg)download the set (.pdf, 2.5 Mb)Behind the designAs always, here are some insights from the designer herself:Originally, I intended to buy a keyboard overlay with Photoshop shortcuts, but couldn’t find any for a PC, just for Macs. So I compiled a list of keyboard shortcuts, and thought they would fit nicely on a mousepad. I think printing it out and hanging it by the monitor works just as well. I hope those learning Photoshop will find it useful, as well as the more advanced users who may have forgotten some of the less-often-used shortcuts. They save a lot of time, and can impress your boss!Thank you very much, Kenneth! We appreciate your efforts.© Smashing Editorial for Smashing Magazine, 2010. | Permalink | 8 comments | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Stumble on StumbleUpon! | Tweet it! | Submit to Reddit | Forum Smashing Magazine Post tags: cheat sheet, PDF, photoshop
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