Hey everyone! Just a short post today for some great websites to show off your work. These websites get a lot of traffic and are popluar amongst graphic designers, web designers, and photogs. All of these sites, in one way or another, will allow you to show off your work for free and connect with other professionals in your field. [...]

Twitter. Many people I ask about Twitter either don’t know what it is or can’t be bothered to join “another social network”. Well, Twitter isn’t just “another social network”. Ever since its creation in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Twitter has been making strides to become the top social networking tool in the world…and it’s succeeding. Who would’ve thought this so [...]

Time. This is something most of us don’t have a lot of, so how about we make more time for ourselves by learning better work practices? It’s not really about working “faster” perse, it’s about working more efficiently – y’know? Getting more things done (and done well) in the time that we have. Some might say, “You have to take [...]

Here is an excellent video featuring Tim Ferriss, an expert in blogging and social media and author of the best-selling book The 4-Hour Workweek. The video is quite long, but it will teach you “How to Build a High-Traffic Blog without Killing Yourself”, which is the aptly titled blog post on which my good friend brosephj found this video. Enjoy [...]

As some of you may know, I am a new web/graphic designer. There are many interesting and exciting things I’m learning in this new career of mine and one of the most important things I’m learning is that not all clients were created equal! I’m sure that could’ve gone without saying, but you’d be surprised at how much of an [...]

Capturing accurate light in photographs can be quite frustrating, especially if you’re new to photography. Light meters help, but we don’t always have one handy or maybe even at all. So, what can be done about this? Do we just make an uninformed guess and keep trying different settings until we get what we want or just give up trying? [...]

Hi, my name is Dan Taylor and I’m a creator. To be more specific: I’m an aspiring web/graphic designer and photographer, as well as a social media enthusiast and Twitterholic. My goal with this blog is to have it serve as a resource for fellow creatives while leaving my mark on the blogosphere. I will be blogging about everything from [...]