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I'm converting a PSD and have a pattern used a fair bit for backgrounds only I was never given the source pattern. Is there a way I can take the pattern out of layers style and use this as an image? A bit like when you save an image as a pattern but in reverse if that makes sense. Had this problem a few times in th past but there has to be an easier way to do this than my usual trial and error cropping.

A brief is the perfect way to start. At first I assumed that I would be provided with a brief by the client but I have since realised a clients idea of a brief can be please redesign my website I want it to look just like thissite.com, getting used to writing your own briefs where you need to can be helpful to managing your projects. Something I did was target a sector to practice with, for me it was the confectionery industry, this was more to do with the fact my first two freelance clients where confectionery businesses.

I'm liking poprock, I like the way it sounds, not too sure on the co, When i hear the .co I always think .co. what? Even thought I should know better, but out of the two I like poprock.

It's seems like a bit of a clean / retro top me I really like your layout, I do find your text to be a little too condensed and would increase the line height. May or may not work but I would be interested to see the left side at a much lighter shade to lighten the mood and of course relatively changing the navigation colours in line with this change. I think it might transform the feel of the site and bring more attention to that interesting angle you have going on. I'm viewing on a 24" screen and at this size the text become too wide. But otherwise nice and responsive. Likes

I would have liked to have been able to view your examples of work by clicking on the picture.

Never knew we had a chat room, guess I just never saw the button.

And don't even get me started on email support! You're better off asking yourself will the lifestyle suit me. It's only worth it if you can make it work. Some can, some can't, I can't, therefore for me it's not worth it. Interestingly the same kind of issues come up when working in a studio as I see posted on here - most recently do you charge the client the full whack for multi site plugin licence. I think the major difference is working with a studio is that it is a group decisions and of course security. I can so relate to design and code in 3 days and that's giving me leeway because I'm a newbie, I have been told . It think it depends on the workplace too my web developer boyfriend's last studio turned around work at a slower pace and were happy to do so. So far I have found it's the clients that add the most pressure, 2 clients with looming deadlines will want their site to be my priority that day. I had this once with freelance and quite frequently now.

I agree contracts are the only way to go, if I was to ever take on freelance work again I wouldn't hesitate... well actually I probably would and that why I'm rubbish at working for myself Reading my post I can see how this was interpreted as a contracts issue, way too much back story. I don't think I ever really thought I was going to make any money I was just really pleased someone wanted to work with me. Putting business aside I think it's more disappointing when this happens, to have something not necessarily 'award winning' but something you're pleased with and the only option is to either turn it into something it was never meant to be or to let it go to waste entirely. We're about to start doing this at work, not for us but for the clients who can let content run for months.

Well done, that's brilliant hope it's the first of many for you.

Right now it's that cadburys marvellous creations popping jelly bean candy. Otherwise it's diet coke

Yes I enjoy my work, like Lyndsey I find the time flies. Once I get home I find it hard to switch off as I'm still thinking about little tweaks I can make. I'm based in a studio; so plenty of people around to pester me all day

What do you do when a perfectly good design goes unused as, for no fault of your own, the client loses interest in the project? Late last year I had an client get really excited about a web service for artists he wanted to provide, there was promise of payment once he managed to get funding for what he thought was a going to brilliant opportunity. I gave him a design which he approved and I started building it. I received no money and no contract was made. Meanwhile the client was marketing the project idea by frequently promoting the service on it's facebook page and even distributing merchandise based on a logo I designed (actually it was a place holder graphic until I was provided with a logo) and as soon as I posted a mock up he posted this on the facebook too. This page gained quite a bit of popularity but then 4 months ago there was a sudden end to the facebook page activity and my messages have been ignored. So this design has been marketed now as another project but I put a fair bit of work into this project and it would be a shame to see a perfectly good design go to waste. Can he claim I am ripping off his site design if I adapt this for a completely different personal project of my own if it turns out he does want to go ahead with the project at a later date.

Thanks for the replies, by no means do I think I can learn everything but I can't help but want to try I don't even think there is an answer to this, it's more of a frustration, a rant even. Ultimately it's practice and implementing what I learn by actually thinking about how x technique or whatever can improve my project and thinking back to where I was 6 months ago and I'm defiantly improved. Great idea, what I do is have a duel column layout in sublime often with an old similar project going on.

I'd give it a go, can't promise any major commitment as I have so much going on but is sounds great. My first concerns too,

Visually a very nice site the invites me to read the content. I think the writing style works because it's conversational and confident, no trying t be anything you're not.