Simcoemedia Shop Featuring Books, 360 Images and T-Shirts
20th September 2024
Simcoemedia has recently launched a new shop at www.simcoe.co.uk/shop. This store sells downloadable digital products created by Peter Simcoe and includes books, t-shirts, tutorials, as well as a large library of 360 images. The store is an extention of Peter's…
Guide To Freelancing Created With Character Animator
28th October 2023
Guide To Freelancing Created With Character Animator
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…
5 Common Phrases And Topics In Manufacturing And Commerce
Pareto Principle Vilfriedo Pareto was an Italian economist, sociologist and philosopher born on 15 July 1848. His studies in economics and sociology led to the creation of the Pareto Principle. This principle is based upon the proposition that 80% of…
Business and Careers Advice For Graduating Designers
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…
Freelancer’s Guide To Surviving A Recession
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…
Freelancer’s Handbook Book Launch
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…
The Curse Of Social Media
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…
5 Ways To Attract New Clients
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…