Design Domination

By Colleen Gratzer

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Design Domination helps freelance designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace. Adjust your mindset, become more business savvy and sharpen your creative skills, so you get more respect and command higher rates. If you're a logo designer, print designer or web designer looking to make a successful living freelancing, you will benefit from Colleen's real-world expertise in branding, publication design and layout, website design and design business. You'll also hear from other design dominators in the industry. Design Domination is hosted by award-winning designer Colleen Gratzer, principal of Gratzer Graphics LLC and creator of Creative Boost. Colleen provides her insights based on almost 25 years of graphic design expertise and almost 20 years of having a successful creative business. Website: https://creative-boost.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

Episode Date
The State of Web Accessibility in 2024
Apr 17, 2024
Canva Acquires Affinity: What It Means for Designers
Apr 03, 2024
Key Findings From the WebAIM 2024 Screen Reader User Survey
Mar 20, 2024
Business Success From Personal Discovery—With Shannon Mattern
Mar 06, 2024
Where to Find Clients Needing Accessibility Services
Feb 21, 2024
Business Lessons From a Chiropractor?!
Feb 07, 2024
What to Do When You Screw Up a Client Project
Jan 24, 2024
Level Access Acquiring UserWay
Jan 10, 2024
Adobe Acquiring Figma: The Full Scoop
Dec 27, 2023
Client Gifting: The Complete Guide
Dec 20, 2023
How APCA Changes Accessible Contrast—With Andrew Somers
Dec 07, 2023
Mastering Accessible Headings
Nov 22, 2023
From Generalist to Specialist With Chris Hinds
Nov 01, 2023
What's New in WCAG 2.2
Oct 18, 2023
How to Get What You Need From Clients
Oct 04, 2023
Why Graphic Designers Need a Website
Sep 20, 2023
5 Must-have Acrobat Accessibility Preflight Fixups
Sep 06, 2023
Top 10 Logo Design Podcast Episodes
Aug 23, 2023
Freelancer vs Employee
Aug 09, 2023
AudioEye vs Adrian Roselli: The SLAPP Heard Around the World
Jul 26, 2023
10 Time-saving InDesign Tips
Jul 12, 2023
Stop People Pleasing, Save Your Business
Jun 28, 2023
9 Tips for Creating Accessible Hyperlinks
Jun 14, 2023
How to Write a Creative Brief
May 31, 2023
How to Write a Good About Page—Todd Jones
May 17, 2023
The Risks of Having One Big Client (Gorilla Client)
Apr 26, 2023
The Business Case for Accessibility
Apr 12, 2023
When a Client Wants More Than One of Your Designs
Mar 29, 2023
Setting Boundaries With Clients
Mar 15, 2023
How to Make More Money in Graphic Design (and Work Less) With Adrienne Johnston
Mar 01, 2023
Adding Skip Navigation Links for Better Web Accessibility
Feb 15, 2023
How to Raise Your Prices
Feb 01, 2023
How to Get Google Reviews With John Falke
Jan 18, 2023
How to Make 6 Figures as a Freelancer
Jan 04, 2023
Color and Contrast Accessibility
Dec 21, 2022
Affordable Health Care for Freelancers
Dec 07, 2022
Adobe Removing Pantone Colors: What Graphic Designers Need to Know
Nov 23, 2022
12 Ways to Motivate Clients to Send Content
Nov 09, 2022
The Difference Between Consultation and Discovery
Oct 26, 2022
How to Get More Leads From Your Website With Josh Hall
Oct 12, 2022
Top 11 Creative Business Books
Sep 28, 2022
Day Rates for Graphic Designers With Sarah Masci
Sep 14, 2022
Why Graphic Designers Need Contracts
Sep 07, 2022
The Talent, Not the Tool, With Don Bolognese
Aug 25, 2022
When Designers Should Turn Down Work
Aug 10, 2022
Accessible WordPress Themes: What to Know
Jul 27, 2022
How to Get Into Textile Design
Jul 13, 2022
11 Ridiculous Client Requests and How to Respond to Them
Jun 29, 2022
What Questions Should a Graphic Designer Ask a Client
Jun 15, 2022
Website Maintenance Packages With Kyle Van Deusen
Jun 01, 2022
11 Proven Ways to Keep Clients Coming Back
May 18, 2022
How to Get Clients as a Freelance Graphic Designer
May 04, 2022
Automate Business Tasks With Funnels— With Dominique Falla
Apr 20, 2022
15 Social Media Post Ideas for Graphic Designers
Apr 06, 2022
Website Design for Museums With Eric Holter
Mar 23, 2022
Stock Photo Licensing
Mar 09, 2022
How to Start a Freelance Business
Feb 23, 2022
17 Red Flags for Bad Clients
Feb 16, 2022
Why Designers Should Embrace (Not Hate) Canva
Feb 09, 2022
John Falke’s Journey From Two to a Team
Feb 02, 2022
5 Common Web Accessibility Mistakes
Jan 26, 2022
How to Reach Out to Potential Clients the Right Way
Jan 19, 2022
5 Ways to Make It Easier for Clients to Say Yes
Jan 12, 2022
8 Reasons Designers Should Care About Accessibility
Jan 05, 2022
Outsourcing vs In-house for Your Design Business
Dec 15, 2021
How to Get Taken More Seriously as a Designer
Dec 01, 2021
9 Ways to Be a Successful Subcontractor
Nov 17, 2021
My Top 21 InDesign and PDF Accessibility Tools
Nov 03, 2021
5 Business Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Oct 20, 2021
Adobe InDesign vs Affinity Publisher: Which Should Designers Use?
Oct 06, 2021
How to Choose the Best Images for Your Design Projects
Sep 29, 2021
11 Cool Acrobat Tips for Designers
Sep 15, 2021
What to Do When a Client Can’t Afford You
Sep 08, 2021
How to Respond to a Job Opportunity the Right Way
Aug 25, 2021
9 Differences Between Subcontracting and Having Your Own Clients
Aug 18, 2021
Alt-text Tips for Images for Document and Web Accessibility
Aug 11, 2021
How to Make PDF and Print Documents More User Friendly
Aug 04, 2021
6 Reasons Designers Should Use InDesign’s Automated Table of Contents
Jul 28, 2021
5 Reasons Designers Should Track Time
Jul 21, 2021
How to Reduce Client Revisions
Jul 07, 2021
How to Get Good Testimonials
Jun 30, 2021
12 Issues Automated Web Accessibility Checkers Can’t Detect
Jun 23, 2021
How to Price Design Work
Jun 16, 2021
9 InDesign Accessibility Mistakes Designers Make
Jun 09, 2021
What to Do When a Client Doesn't Like Your Designs
Jun 02, 2021
Selling by Helping With Nick Gulic
May 26, 2021
11 Mistakes That Hurt Your Freelancing Business
May 12, 2021
The Limitations of Acrobat’s Accessibility Checker
Apr 28, 2021
A Creative With a Cause
Apr 14, 2021
Should You Put Pricing on Your Website?
Mar 31, 2021
The Client Is Not the Enemy
Mar 17, 2021
Stop Spamming and Seeing What Sticks
Mar 03, 2021
Responsibility and Revenue With Website Policies With Donata and Hans Skillrud of Termageddon
Feb 17, 2021
Break Away From These “But's”
Feb 03, 2021
“Freelancer”—The Other F Word
Jan 20, 2021
Which Fish Are You?
Jan 06, 2021
Reflect, Refocus, Recharge
Dec 23, 2020
Color Blind by Design
Dec 09, 2020
How Your Unsecure Website Is Costing You Business
Nov 25, 2020
Are Your Designs Solving or Causing Problems?
Nov 11, 2020