Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost

Host of the Design Domination podcast/accessibility teacher, I help freelance designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Overwhelmed with web accessibility or not sure where to start?

Attend the free workshop, 3 Easy Steps Into Web Accessibility.

Register at https://t.co/k6GQ3w3rn8

#accessibility #design #designer #uxdesign #webdesigner #webaccessibility

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@art_e5 Thanks for sharing!

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Maryland small business owners—take action now! https://t.co/h4Z6ExakBS

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

big news for font freaks: Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Department & replaced by Calibri. Secretary Blinken sent a cable to all embassies today directing staff not to send him any more papers with Times New Roman. Subject: "The Times (New Roman) are a-Changin"

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@RobCairns Thanks for having me on again! Always fun chatting with you!

[Todd E Jones @tejones]

Let me say this again for everyone, especially consultants in the #WordPress space...

Put your testimonials on your website: Homepage, About Page and a third social proof page.

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Wish you had some big-name clients in your portfolio to show off? Think having big clients means making more money in your creative business? If so, this is for you!

Find out the pros and cons of working with big clients. https://t.co/SNPbbgHjGu

#IdealClient #creativebusiness

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@bethannon @heyamberhinds @Bovelett @courtneyr_dev @TacoVerdo @jjtoothman @Anphira @schutzsmith @studio88_web @kylevandeusen @mattreport @EqualizeDigital Agreed!

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Find out where to get quality free fonts you can legally use for design projects, surprising reasons you should use certain free fonts, and accessibility concerns with certain types of typefaces.

Go to https://t.co/u1i7fxI8wD

#bestfreefonts #accessibility #fontlicensing

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@merylkevans Clients often want the logo to scream at people off the page, LOL, to the point it gets more attention than, say, the main heading.

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Besides "make the logo bigger," there are a few requests that make us designers cringe.

I thought it would fun to round up some of them and commiserate or get a good laugh.

What is something you never want to hear from a client?

#designerslife #clientrequest #clientsayings

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@JohnstonBLG Good one!

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

The @Webaim Million report provides insightful data on the top 1 million web pages on web accessibility.

Find out what you need to know as a web designer or developer at https://t.co/EjTq58J0uM

#WebAccessibility #WebAIMMillion #AccessibilityNews #screenreader #webdeveloper

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Can you relate to this?
Client: "Here's the final copy"
Just as I was about to send over the first proof…
Client: "We need to send a new file"
Me: "Sure. No problem. Once I see the new file, I can give you an estimate for the rework"
Can you relate?
#designerslife #Clientrequest

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Why You Should Use PDF Bookmarks

There are a few ways you can add them in @Acrobat. Here's one way to do that, which I shared live at @CreativeProWeek 2022.

#Accessibility #Accessibledesign #Accessibledocuments #Adobe #CreativeProWeek #InDesign

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

The news of Canva buying Affinity has shocked and outraged designers worldwide.

Find out more about the Affinity acquisition and what it means for designers❓
https://t.co/fIgnfRL6VQ

Share your thoughts in a comment

#accessibility #CanvaPro #Affinity #webdevelopment #Canva

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Such an insightful article on disability language! Thanks, @merylkevans

[Meryl Evans, CPACC @merylkevans]

I've been the subject of flaming. I've seen others be the subject of flaming because we supposedly used the wrong words related to disability. In both cases, the flamers were wrong.

Can we try another way? https://t.co/vf3bYa8Z0b

#Language #Communication

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Don't miss our latest episode, where I delve into key insights from the WebAIM 2024 Screen Reader User Survey.

Find out more at https://t.co/vIsabM1026

#DesignDomination #WebAccessibility #ScreenReader #InclusiveDesign #Accessibility #webdeveloper

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Hey, Design Dominators! Tax season is here! Be sure you don't miss any of these tax write-offs.👇

https://t.co/mbYAWk52Xm

#Taxseason #designer #businesstips #businessowner #Webdesign #webdevelopment #taxes

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

@tejones Truth!

[Colleen Gratzer, Creative Boost @creativeboostco]

Can you relate? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Client: “I have an urgent project.” ⏳

Designer: “OK. Send me the content and I’ll send you an estimate.”

2 weeks later… Crickets 🤷🏽‍♀️

Can you relate? What’s your biggest client pet peeve? 👇🏻
#designer #clients #Webdesign #Accessibility #webdeveloper