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Big thanks to Tiny Reminder for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.

Asking people again and again, with no result? Missing deadlines? Losing track of your requests? Tiny Reminder will play “bad cop” on your behalf, so that you can do more important things.

Build a simple form outlining what you need, and add recipients — the tool will keep sending reminders until your client submits a response. It works great for collecting things from clients, onboarding podcast guests or conference speakers… and a million other tasks.

To try the tool for yourself, sign up for the unlimited Forever Free plan at tinyreminder.com.

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Big thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continuously.

With Squarespace, you can create a professional website or portfolio that makes a statement. Choose one of our award-winning templates to get started. Try Squarespace for free. When you’re ready to subscribe, get 10% off at squarespace.com with offer code SWISSMISS.

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A big thank you to Layers Design Conference for sponsoring this week.

Layers is a design conference featuring diverse speakers with educational, engaging talks to hone your skills and broaden your perspective. Created by and for people who love user interface design.

Register with the code “SWISSMISS” to get $100 off your pass.

www.layers.is, San Jose, CA, June 5-7, 2017.

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A big thank you to Oak for sponsoring this week.

Dropmark is the smart way to organize all your links, files, and notes into visual collections. Perfect for creatives, teams, educators, explorers, and you. All your stuff in one simple, visual, private place.

Try it for free at dropmark.com

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Big thanks to Samhæng for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.

Samhæng is a UX, UI & IxD consultancy working globally from Copenhagen, Denmark. They help their clients create intuitive software applications, platforms and frameworks. They work on challenging projects that create long term value for the end users. Their favorite projects deal with intuitive access to complex data; have a cultural touch and a positive social impact on the world.

Samhæng is looking to hire a talented, experienced designer who can drive design processes from research through concept development and iterations to usable mockups and interfaces. They care deeply about their work and are looking for someone who does too.

Contact Samhæng if you feel like you might be a good match and a possible relocation to Copenhagen would get you excited. (Remote work welcome too!)

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Big thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continuously.

Create a beautiful blog with Squarespace — and tell your story to the world. Our powerful blogging functionality is complete with images, galleries, videos, and audio. Try Squarespace for free. When you’re ready to subscribe, get 10% off at squarespace.com with offer code SWISSMISS.

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Big thanks to This is Ground for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed. Also, sponsored posts now include images! Yay!

This Is Ground devised the Tech Dopp Kit, a leather & drill cotton dopp kit that serves as a custom space for destination essentials that do not have natural home – until now. Stow and secure your cords, plugs, batteries, and other technical and professional gear. With room on both sides to strap down your gear plus a bonus zipper pocket to avoid losing smaller items, the Tech Dopp Kit uses space wisely for prime portability.

Use code “swiss-miss” at checkout and receive a complimentary Native Union Belt Cable. Shop here!

Big thanks to Driftaway Coffee for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed.

Driftaway Coffee is a freshly roasted coffee subscription that is personalized to your taste. They roast right here in Brooklyn in our quirky neighborhood of Red Hook, and ship all over the US.

All subscriptions start with a tasting kit of four different coffees, you try them out, enter your favorites and based on which ones you like, you will get coffees matching your taste.

Driftaway was started to “fulfill our desire to create, do work we were passionate about, as well as our need for and interest in great coffee.” It’s something we believe will resonate with SwissMiss readers.

Join 1000’s of creatives, designers, developers and coffee lovers by signing up for a Driftaway Coffee subscription. Use coupon SWISSMISS to get 75% off your first delivery (usually $16.50) (expires Apr 20th).

We hope you love it!

Big thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continously. Over the years, they have become a loyal and supportive partner in my labor of love.

After someone searches your name, what do you want them to see? If you’re like us, you want it to be something beautiful. Squarespace gives you the tools to create your own gorgeous portfolio website. Start with designer templates, an easy-to-use interface, and even your own domain. Then make the perfect first impression the next time someone looks you up. Try Squarespace free. When you decide to subscribe, use offer code SWISSMISS to get 10% off.

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Big thanks to Ramotion for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week!

Ramotion Store is a small digital design boutique by Ramotion producing some of the most beautiful device mockups for the design community.

The Android and iPhone mockups have already been used by hundreds of designers, marketers, and journalists. They perfectly work for landing pages, editorial, AppStore screens or just for presenting designs to your clients.

Go to store.ramotion.com and receive 30% off with code SWISSMISS.

Big thanks to This is Ground for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week!

At This Is Ground we make leather accessories for tech & travel. We’re excited that the Swissmiss audience is the first to know that the Tech Dopp Kit 2 will be released very soon. The TDK is a place to store your electronic gear such as camera equipment, remote controls, batteries, mobile devices, USB cords, plugs, and anything else you need at your travel destination. The second generation provides even more flexibility for your essentials as well as more space for things that are bulky and hard to travel with.

Sign up for updates at techdoppkit.com and receive a gift at purchase with code “swissmiss”

Big thanks for Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continously. Over the years, they have become a loyal and supportive partner in my labor of love. So much gratitude!

For designers, artists, and photographers, there’s no better website builder than Squarespace. If you’re looking for a portfolio website to give your work an edge, Squarespace’s designer templates make any project leap off the screen.

Try Squarespace for free today. When you decide to subscribe, use offer code SWISSMISS to save 10%.

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Big thanks to Shoeboxed for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed.

Paper piles and taxes have a way of getting in between humans and the work that matters. At Shoeboxed, we get that, and we’re on a mission to do something about it.

Our combo of mobile apps and Magic Envelopes packs a one-two punch in the fight against mental clutter and the paper you’ve stashed away. (And we’re even developing an expense report killer, too, because those things stink.)

Shoeboxed is offering an exclusive discount for swiss miss readers, just in time to tackle the chaos of tax season.

Big thanks to Noble Desktop for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed.

Noble Desktop is a coding and design school in Soho that has been serving the design community for 27 years! Their Certificate in Web Design has been attended by over 300 students. Check out some of the student work here.

To get a taste of the Noble experience, sign up for their free How to Get Started in Web Design seminar (available online or in NYC). It’s a great intro to the subject, and you walk out with a written step-by-step tutorial to create a mini-website.

Check out all of Noble’s coding classes here, and all of their free seminars here.

Big thanks to Nootype for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.

Nootype is a type foundry based in Switzerland. Its main goal is to offer new and fresh typefaces for various uses. All texts typeface offered by the foundry have many styles and OpenType functions which make them a great choice for complex editions works, while the displays fonts are striking enough to stand out.

You can download trials fonts for free here.

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Big thanks for Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continously. Over the years, they have become a loyal and supportive partner in my labor of love. So much gratitude!

Back in 1998 when I worked on my first portfolio website, I had to learn to code and design it myself. Fast forward to 2017, anyone can have a stunningly designed website, without any coding skills, thanks to Squarespace.

Squarespace’s templates are professionally designed and come with an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. I wish they would have been around when I started out. Try Squarespace free. When you decide to subscribe, use offer code SWISSMISS to get 10% off.

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A big thank you to Masters of Branding at SVA for sponsoring this week of my RSS Feed.

The world’s first Masters of Branding at The School of Visual Arts is a life-changing, ten-month graduate degree program. The ground-breaking curriculum allows students to create frameworks to guide brand, design and business development, critically evaluate brand, business, marketing and design strategies and master the intellectual link between leadership and creativity. Students will explore important themes in behavioral psychology, cultural anthropology, trend foresight, and critical theory as they relate to the modern practice of branding. Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2017. APPLY HERE!

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A big thank you to Masters of Branding at SVA for sponsoring this week of my RSS Feed.

The world’s first Masters of Branding at The School of Visual Arts is a life-changing, ten-month graduate degree program. The ground-breaking curriculum allows students to create frameworks to guide brand, design and business development, critically evaluate brand, business, marketing and design strategies and master the intellectual link between leadership and creativity. Students will explore important themes in behavioral psychology, cultural anthropology, trend foresight, and critical theory as they relate to the modern practice of branding. Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2017. APPLY HERE!

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Big thanks for Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continuously.

Do you need a new website or redo your existing one? Have a look at Squarespace. Their designer templates are *beautiful* and easy to customize. Try Squarespace for free today. When you decide to subscribe, use offer code SWISSMISS to get 10% off.

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Big thanks Jonathan Stark for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.

Has a client ever:

– Refused to send your last payment?
– Failed to provide you with timely feedback?
– Asked you to explain why something “took so long”?
– Demand that you endlessly change something that they specifically requested?
– Micromanaged, second-guessed, or generally disrespected your expertise?

Jonathan Stak has news for you:

Your clients aren’t the problem. The problem is that you bill for your work by the hour.

Your work is more valuable than your clients know, because you encourage them to focus on your time instead of your results. Measuring your work in hours worked is just as absurd as measuring it in pixels displayed, lines of code written, or cups of coffee consumed.

Jonathan considers it his mission in life to rid the earth of hourly billing and has published a book of essays on this subject. It is his sincere hope that it will help you convince your colleagues, your clients, and maybe even yourself that hourly billing is nuts (use coupon code SWISSMISS at checkout for 30% off).

Big thanks to Charge What You’re Worth for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week!

Designers: Do you want to learn how to charge more? With Charge What You’re Worth, you’ll receive a free, 9 lesson course that has helped 20,000 designers, freelancers, consultants, and agency owners learn how to charge more for their design work.

Don’t just take our word for it, this is what Kevin K. had to say about his experience:

“Just wanted to tell you that I think your course is fantastic. You could charge plenty of money for information this valuable, so thank you for offering it to your readers for free.” — Kevin K.

To get started with Charge What You’re Worth, just sign up today for the free 9-day email course.

Big thanks for Squarespace for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed continuously.

Do you need a new website or redo your existing one? Have a look at Squarespace. Their designer templates are *beautiful* and easy to customize. Try Squarespace for free today. When you decide to subscribe, use offer code SWISSMISS to get 10% off.

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Big thanks to Roadmunk for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week!

Roadmunk is an enterprise SaaS platform that allows users to create visual roadmaps in a collaborative environment. Roadmunk makes roadmapping easy by focusing on superior design, powerful sharing options, and an intuitive user experience. Their customers include companies like Slack, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Adobe and Citibank.

How it works
Plug: Quickly integrate data from your existing software stack
Plan: Plot, pivot, and filter your strategy all in one dashboard
Present: Align your organization and lead faster more effective meetings

To try out Roadmunk for yourself, sign up today for a free 14-day trial.

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