ADVICE / 16
some people are scared to share their sources. not us! we will be doing fun resource links every now and then for you guys…
KATIE’S ANSWERS:
someone on pinterest that inspires me:
kate spade new york’s boards bring a lot to the table
favorite font website:
i’m a frequent user of what the font. i am attracted to a lot of type is see out in the world so i snap pictures and upload them to the site. it doesn’t always work, but it’s nice to have.
a site you might not know about:
amass blog a collection of beautiful type and design
a designer i love:
i have a design crush on the team at house industries
a resource i can’t live without:
my google reader. everything i want to read and save in one place.
BRI’S ANSWERS:
someone on pinterest that inspires me:
anne louise & paperfashion
favorite font website:
i really like youworkforthem
a site you might not know about:
cargo collective is a great place to build a stylish portfolio for free!
a designer i love:
that kelli anderson is legit!
a resource i can’t live without:
i might be late to the game, but i just found out about using google images to track down my photo sources (so that i can credit properly!) if you simply drag the photo over the magnifying glass here, it will bring up all the places that photo lives on the internet. pretty cool.
(illustration by katie evans. lots more advice over here!)
34 Comments
Add your own1. Rebecca in NC | May 16th, 2012 at 5:55 am
Wow, I could spend hours on the amass blog!
And, what will Google think of next?
2. call me debbie | May 16th, 2012 at 5:59 am
cool cool cool, thanks girls!
This site where you can make your portofolio for free, really helpful! Thanks again!
3. ana flávia | May 16th, 2012 at 6:17 am
nice tips! some new blogs for my google reader (:
thank you girls!
4. Emily Reinhardt | May 16th, 2012 at 7:04 am
thanks for the great advice! google blows my mind!
5. Al | May 16th, 2012 at 7:06 am
Thanks for sharing! I plan on spending the day looking at those awesome fonts at youworkforthem. Spell check on resourses though. Or was that intentional?
6. emmakisstina | May 16th, 2012 at 7:17 am
I don’t get why we as freelancers have to be so hush hush about our work. I certainly don’t think it has to be that way, glad you both feel the same. We can learn from each other, yay! Thanks to you both too, for inspiring me to start my own advice column. -kisses from Sweden xo
7. Kara | May 16th, 2012 at 8:03 am
Did she mean to spell resources wrong?
8. bri | May 16th, 2012 at 8:05 am
ha! thanks guys, we fixed it. it was a late night for both of us
9. Elizabeth | May 16th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Wow, I had no idea about Google Images! What a great little discovery.
Cheers, Elizabeth
10. Liz | May 16th, 2012 at 8:34 am
How does the Google Image thing work? I dragged an image from my desktop and nothing happened…
11. Sarah | May 16th, 2012 at 8:37 am
wonderful advice! thanks so much! that google image search helper is genius!
12. Emily @ Peck Life | May 16th, 2012 at 8:38 am
I absolutely LOVE this post, thank you for sharing! I can’t live without my google reader either OR my windows live writer blog editing software – makes it so much easier! I have a soft spot for fonts so thanks for those sites too, so much to check out! Happy Wednesday!
13. eva burns | May 16th, 2012 at 8:42 am
This awesome. I love this column, and look forward to it every week. And the google image search, no idea. This is sooo helpful! Thanks again!
14. Cori {Pretty Haute Mess} | May 16th, 2012 at 9:19 am
This is awesome girls, thanks so much!
15. Asia | May 16th, 2012 at 9:27 am
Agree with you guys! I’ve been using Google Images for a long time, so helpful:)
If would also recommend designspiration.net, found there lots of interesting pics and illustrations.
16. Betsy | May 16th, 2012 at 9:32 am
I love this column! So much great information. I also had no idea about the Google images trick. Awesome.
17. Riette | May 16th, 2012 at 9:36 am
Thanks for sharing, girls! I immediately followed the Pinterest links. Love it when great minds share their ideas!
18. Amanda | May 16th, 2012 at 9:50 am
That tip about Google Images is awesome!
19. Mfree | May 16th, 2012 at 10:04 am
Wow. i had no idea you could do that with google images. brilliant!
20. Heather Kasprzak | May 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
thanks! I didn’t know about that google images trick either! Life just got so much better!
21. Lolla | May 16th, 2012 at 11:42 am
I have a link to share http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/related_tag_browser/app/
It is for researching on Flickr and it is very helpful.
Kisses from Brazil.
22. BrigittaR | May 16th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
great post. I am addicted to ywft, even just for inspiration. They’re mockups for each font are great.
23. Melissa | May 16th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Google, really?! Where was this secret hiding while I was in journalism school? Thank you!
24. Amber | May 16th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
This is so great! My freelance career is still in it’s infancy, and it’s so cool that you share ideas and give advice! Very helpful.
Didn’t know about the google image bit… can’t wait to utilize that one!
25. steph anne | May 16th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Also this works for finding out where the images are: http://www.tineye.com/
26. Megs | May 16th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Katie, I am so glad you are a Google Reader user too! My boss just mocked me the other day saying that only old men use Google Reader. I swear by it!
27. Caryl Lyons | May 17th, 2012 at 12:20 am
Great tips. I’ve always wondered about how to find out the names of fonts. I knew about google images, but didn’t know to drag the image over the magnifying glass. Including this link in my Sunday Coffee Sippin’ reading post.
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29. alicia | May 22nd, 2012 at 11:06 am
Awesomness, thanks! I’m currently struggling with getting more clients. Most of my work has been through referrals which is great but how do I get beyond that?
30. mads allen | May 23rd, 2012 at 6:47 am
Hi! Thanks for the great tip about google images. It’s really simple, but what a great way to find out where images originate!
Thanks so much!
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