What I learned in my first three years as a freelancer
Pricing, saying no, and why my calendar has more empty space than ever.
Before every design session I spend ten minutes sketching with a pen. It's the most valuable habit I have.
Paper is fast and ugly
Nobody gets attached to a sketch. That makes it easy to throw away bad ideas.
It forces the big picture
You can't obsess over pixel spacing with a felt-tip pen.
Figma is where ideas get polished. Paper is where they're born.
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Ezra Hollis
Independent product designer and developer in Lisbon. Writes about design, code and freelancing.
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