A Short Conversation With Liz Andrade of CMD+Shift Design

Check out this interview I did with MartyRomero of They Call Me Marty, this site has some great interviews on it and I’m happy to be a part of it! :) I am interested in growing their business—some clients get really excited about this and we form a strong client/designer bond… some people just want [...]

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Clients from Heaven vs Clients from Hell

This week I got the chance to do a quick video chat interview with Niki Brown from the DesignOBlog. We talked about nightmare clients and having a GOOD client experience. Head over to her blog and check out what was said!

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Interview with Freelance UI Designer & Developer Tanya Merone

Last month, I was listed in a post on Line 25 called 40 Amazing Female Role Models in Web Design — crazy, i know! I was pretty excited to be included on such a list of kick ass ladies, including a couple I’d already interviewed for this blog, including Niki Brown and Krissy Gogel. From [...]

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Behind The Avatar #3: Liz Andrade of CMD+Shift Design

Brian over at BK MacDaddy Designs blog has featured me in his series Behind the Avatar, check it out!

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Going Freelance: The Pros & Cons With “Top Web Designers”

Interviewed with a batch of other freelancers about the ups and downs of doin’ it on your own! View Article on Noupe.com

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Interview with Freelance Web Designer Krissy Gogel of 6bDesign

For the next installment in my interview series, here’s another kick ass freelancer, Krissy Gogel of 6bDesign in Baltimore. You can check out her blog and work at 6bdesign.com or follow her on Twitter @6bdesign. Give us your “elevator pitch”, who are you and what do you do? I’m a freelance web designer, all around [...]

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Interview with Blogger Michelle Goodman: Freelance Rockstar

I first heard of Michelle Goodman’s Book “The Anti-9to5 Guide” (and blog under the same name) just a few weeks after fleeing my staff position for the freelance life when she did an interview with Kristen Fischer on FreelanceSwitch.com. I picked up a copy of the book, which gave me a lot of insight on [...]

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Interview with Web Designer & Blogger Niki Brown

This next interview is with Niki Brown, a web designer and blogger living in Boston, MA. She works by day at a small web design firm and by night (and in the wee hours of morning) cranks out freelance design and content for her design blog, which I am sure you all know and love, [...]

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Interview with Graphic Designer Kristine Johnson

I recently had the chance to interview Kristine Johnson of Cognition Studio, a Seattle-based design firm that specializes in design and illustration for the Medical Industries. Kristine runs Cognition Studio out of her Seattle home with her husband, David Ehlert — We discussed running a small-business, design, inspiration, passion and nightmare clients! Kristine Johnson of [...]

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Graphic Designer Must-Have Books!

I recently had the chance to interview Kristine Johnson of Cognition Studio, a Seattle-based design firm that specializes in design and illustration for the Medical Industries. Here Kristine gives her recommendations for Must-Have Books for every designer library. Subscribe to the CMD+Shift Design Blog for the upcoming interview with Kristine and a video tour of [...]

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