Last Tuesday, a freelance designer received a client brief at 9 AM requesting social media graphics by noon. Three years […]

Two weeks ago, a social media manager asked me how she could create 30 Instagram posts, 15 carousels, and 10

Last month, a startup founder showed me a logo he paid $500 for from a freelance designer. Beautiful work—except his

Two weeks ago, a freelance product designer told me she spent three days creating wireframes for a client’s mobile app.

Six months ago, a freelance brand designer told me she used seven different tools to complete a single client project:

Last month, a freelance graphic designer showed me three versions of the same concept—a futuristic coffee shop interior—generated by Midjourney,

Three months ago, a freelance social media manager I know spent four hours creating a single carousel post. She wasn’t

Six months ago, a freelance graphic designer told me she was working 60-hour weeks and barely breaking even. Her mornings