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Design Domination

Design Domination is by award-winning designer Colleen Gratzer, creator of Creative Boost and principal of Gratzer Graphics LLC. I provide my insights based on 20+ years of graphic design expertise and 15 years of having a successful design business.

What to Consider Before Doing Free Design Work

What to Consider Before Doing Free Design Work

Some types of free work are good, while some hurt you and the design industry. You don’t have to pimp yourself out doing free work to…

Colleen Gratzer

Mar 13

How to Figure Out That Font

How to Figure Out That Font

Figuring out fonts used in images

Colleen Gratzer

Mar 6

7 Mistakes When Presenting Design Work and Asking for Critique

7 Mistakes When Presenting Design Work and Asking for Critique

What is the one question you should stop asking clients? Find out and learn how to present your design work to get more respect and less…

Colleen Gratzer

Feb 27

Color Convo With Pantone’s Leatrice Eiseman

Color Convo With Pantone’s Leatrice Eiseman

Do you pick colors arbitrarily? Do you have trouble defending your color choices to clients? Find out from world-renowned color…

Colleen Gratzer

Feb 14

How Graphic Designers Can Leverage LinkedIn

How Graphic Designers Can Leverage LinkedIn

Are you on LinkedIn hoping potential clients will just find you? Learn how to leverage LinkedIn as part of your marketing efforts so you…

Colleen Gratzer

Jan 30

Stop Trying to Compete With Fiverr

Stop Trying to Compete With Fiverr

Learn How to Set Yourself Apart From Other Designers

Colleen Gratzer

Jan 12

Are You Protecting Your Design Rights and Covering Your Assets?

Are You Protecting Your Design Rights and Covering Your Assets?

Legal Protection for Designers

Colleen Gratzer

Jan 5

Typeface Design and Inspiration

Typeface Design and Inspiration

Geek out on typography with me and typeface designer Fábio Duarte Martins. Learn a bit about typeface design and discover how it can be a…

Colleen Gratzer

Jan 2

Are You Getting the Clients You Want?

Are You Getting the Clients You Want?

Marketing Tips for Designers From Ilise Benun

Colleen Gratzer

Dec 29, 2018

Perfect Your Print Process

Perfect Your Print Process

Learn how to perfect your print process, so you can avoid costly errors and save face. Find out about proper file setup, folds, binding…

Colleen Gratzer

Dec 15, 2018

A Hoppe Good Time Talking InDesign

A Hoppe Good Time Talking InDesign

Do you need to work smarter in InDesign? Maybe you’re unknowingly wasting time when creating new documents or you’re guilty of “guide…

Colleen Gratzer

Nov 24, 2018

Avoid These 10 Logo Design Mistakes

Avoid These 10 Logo Design Mistakes

Get an in-depth look at 10 mistakes that graphic designers make when creating logos and how to avoid or remedy them. Find out what to…

Colleen Gratzer

Oct 28, 2018

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