Berenice Howard-Smith 11/5/22 Berenice Howard-Smith 11/5/22

Design and ethics

Personal preference means that everyone can think of exploration and unethical services in a different way, perception is all. When it is right to turn away business? At what point does paying the bills become more important than ethics?

Berenice Howard-Smith 8/13/22 Berenice Howard-Smith 8/13/22

Don't give away your most valuable asset

Design created for a pitch isn’t 100% perfect, it’s completed to ‘win’ not to meet the needs of the business, product or service through the tested methods of a a good relationship, a collaborative brief, research and communication. It’s free work provided to a brief that could easily express creator bias.

Berenice Howard-Smith 7/11/22 Berenice Howard-Smith 7/11/22

Onboarding with Hello Lovely Design and Co

Congratulations! You’ve found me and I hope we’ll work together. This journal explains what happens when you get in touch from call to invoice. There’s also information on where I work, software, ethics and inspiration.

Berenice Howard-Smith 4/27/22 Berenice Howard-Smith 4/27/22

Cultural and global design

Working with clients from across the world on their designs can be a different experience to working in your own language. Here’s a few things I’ve learned when collaborating with teams and clients that are international, in honour of International Design Day!

Berenice Howard-Smith 6/17/21 Berenice Howard-Smith 6/17/21

What makes a great design collaboration? Setting up for success in ten steps.

When I was first owned by a dog, I was told by our amazing trainer to set yourself (and therefore the dog) up for success. It’s the same with any collaboration - set yourself up for success with your designer (or any supplier) and it’ll be so much easier. What does make a great design collaboration? Here’s ten tips from me. I’d love to hear yours.

Berenice Howard-Smith 9/30/19 Berenice Howard-Smith 9/30/19

A-Z: 10 apps that I love using

Apps that make my life easier and might help you too.

Berenice Howard-Smith 8/14/19 Berenice Howard-Smith 8/14/19

How to be a graphic designer

I often get asked how I got into graphic design and what I think are the best routes. I thought it was about time I created a blog post about it! What skills do I have, what do you need and does a degree help? Find out more in this post!

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Design and ethics

Don't give away your most valuable asset

Onboarding with Hello Lovely Design and Co

What makes a great design collaboration? Setting up for success in ten steps.

A-Z: 10 apps that I love using

How to be a graphic designer

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