28th October 2023
Animated Freelancers Guide Adobe's Character Animator software was used to create this 14 minute animated guide to becoming a freelance practitioner in the creative industries. The video is based upon Chapter 2 of the Freelancers Handbook: A Survive and Thrive…
18th May 2023
Business and Careers Advice For Graduating Designers
Design graduates in 2023 and 2024 will face a competitive market. Product, graphic, UI / UX, 3D, interior and web designers across the globe will compete for the best jobs available in their town, city, region and even worldwide. Successfully…
8th March 2023
Freelancer’s Guide To Surviving A Recession
Good times, bad times. Every so often on a global or national scale we experience what is described as a recession and having technically narrowly escaped one in the UK (with 0% growth in the last quarter), it would be…
4th October 2022
Freelancer’s Handbook Book Launch
Simcoemedia has just published Freelancer’s Handbook: A Survive And Thrive Guide For Beginners In Creative Industries, a 130 page full colour paperback written and designed by Peter Simcoe. It is available on the Amazon bookstore website at http://mybook.to/freelance. The book…
30th August 2022
The Curse Of Social Media
According to reknowned author, computer scientist, technologist and futurist Jaron Lanier, social media has had a significant impact upon the political landscape, social cohesion and our personal relationships. Lanier states that the algorithms used by websites, such as Facebook, were…
28th April 2022
5 Ways To Attract New Clients
Generating new business as a freelance designer can be tough, so here are five ways of attracting new clients: Create Examples Creating project examples independently of clients (self funded) similar to the type of work you are looking for can…