Many of us have turned to freelancing for the creative freedom but it’s easy to forget that we are in a competitive marketplace of freelancers. What will make you stand out? Corwin Hiebert is the founder of Taendem Agency and is a business manager for creative freelancers and entrepreneurs. Corwin works with talent such as[…]
Every commercial artist I know chose his or her their craft because they love creating. Yet meetings, emails, phone calls, Slack messages and other distractions fill our weeks. We’re often so busy with urgent work that our creative work gets pushed to the bottom of our to-do lists. When we finally have time to create, we’re burnt out.
Every commercial artist I know chose his or her their craft because they love creating. Yet meetings, emails, phone calls, Slack messages and other distractions fill our weeks. We’re often so busy with urgent work that our creative work gets pushed to the bottom of our to-do lists. When we finally have time to create, we’re burnt out.
Bad communication eats at our time and creative potential. It’s a creativity killer. So, how do you communicate with your team in a way that improves your collaborations?
How to communicate better and reach project nirvana You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling. It didn’t start out this way. In the beginning there was so much potential. You could feel the magic in the air. Now it has faded. You aren’t being heard. You question your own judgement. You’re not sure if all your hard[…]
If the way you work is broken, are you doomed to fail? Creatives have tunnel vision. We get so focused on delivering work that we can neglect the processes that get us there. I’m talking about those frustrating, recurring tasks that waste our time. Time-tracking ineffectively. Translating designs to developers. Repetitive emails… …this list is[…]
In 2013, I returned to Vancouver after nearly two years working as a freelance commercial photographer in Asia. The time away left me feeling disconnected from the local creative community. So I started searching. I quickly discovered that Vancouver has events that act as hubs for creatives in the advertising and marketing industry. Here’s my short list. Events[…]