Efficient Communication in a Freelance Design TeamEfficient Communication in a Freelance Design Team

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Working as a digital professional in any field is tough. You have to constantly push towards gratifying clients and rushing through deadlines. Managing tasks in a team allows you to divide up the work much more evenly. However this also means it can be difficult getting everybody on the same page.

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Communication is the key to building a powerhouse freelance team. In this guide I’ll share some tips for keeping an open communication with your partners. Freelance designers and web developers especially need to express their ideas clearly. Keep everybody talking amongst each-other and make it a point to stay on task!

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Migrating Side Projects into your Work Schedule

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To work as a freelance web designer requires a lot of patience and perseverance. You need to wake up every day and tackle problems one after another until you can successfully complete your projects. There is a lot of stress and turmoil which goes into this process, but also a lot of compassion and learning.

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Many freelancers are only working with clients as a transitionary career into what they love. This could be launching their own projects, or maybe even working in business or management. The problem is about how you can slowly focus more on your own ideas and less on freelancing. In this guide I would like to offer some tips for migrating your project ideas into your hectic work schedule. There is no single answer which works for everybody. You just need to stay productive and have a bit of faith that your ideas will work out in the end.

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Ghost Recon Future Soldier Beta Impressions

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Ghost Recon Future Soldier offers a variety of play styles and customization options in order to help prepare for battle. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though. First, it is critical to understand the structure of the game. 8vs8 teams are split into two factions, and on those teams, they are split into two separate fire teams Alpha and Bravo. Each fire team is composed of four individual players and this creates two squads that can separately act together for the greater good of the faction. Once you realize that this boosts efficiency within your team, you begin to plan together before you ever even step foot on the virtual battlefield. Preparation and tactical awareness are all crucial components in Future Soldier.

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Two Angry Birds devs start new studio to make ‘the next Angry Birds’

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Antti Stén and Tuomas Erikoinen have broken free of Angry Birds developer Rovio to start their own studio, Boomlagoon. Stén, Rovio’s former lead server architect, and Erikoinen, former lead artist, want to make “convivial and intriguing games,” according to Boomlagoon’s motto. We bet they were tempted to throw “non-fowl-related” in there, too, but figured it was unnecessary.

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Apr272012

Blue Toad Murder Files Ep.1 Review

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Relentless Software is famous for the BUZZ!! franchise, but I didn’t know anything about the Blue Toad Mystery Files game. So I contacted them for more information about the game. They replied and asked if I could try the game. I searched the game on Playstation Store and found that the first episode was free. I immediately downloaded it and started playing. In Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mystery of Little Riddle you play as a detective investigating a string of mysterious crimes that take place in the village. It’s a beautiful game with challenging puzzles, a well written story, and a wonderful sense of charm.

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Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale coming this holiday

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The long-rumored PS3-exclusive brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is coming Holiday 2012. As the name implies, the SuperBot-developed title will be online multiplayer enabled and pit iconic PlayStation characters against one another in a Super Smash Bros. Brawl-type experience that will feature PlayStation personalities such as Kratos, PaRappa the Rapper, Sweet Tooth and a whole lot more.

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