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Articles

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    Job Search Strategies, Resumes
    Arial Versus Helvetica: What's the Best Font for Resumes?

    Ever wondered what sort of impact your resume might have if it were in Comic Sans? We are profiling the best font for a resume and some of the worst resume fonts.

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    Routines + Productivity
    What Is a Bullet Journal + Is It Worth the Hype?

    The bullet journal was introduced in 2013 as a means to help track past events and plan for future events—all within an organized notebook. Ready to start your own? Here's how!

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    Routines + Productivity, Work Culture
    10 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Workspace, According to Emily Henderson

    Here's how to refresh your workspace and turn it into a place of joy and inspiration, with tips from Emily Henderson.

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    Budget, Cultivating Confidence
    How to Build a Beautiful Website (on a Budget)

    Using Squarespace and Unsplash, you can build a beautiful website for your own portfolio, business, or personal needs without breaking the bank.

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    Professional Development
    How Data Visualization Totally Changed the Way I Work

    Our graphic designer decided to take her first online course—here are her takeaways.


Interviews

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    Automotive
    This Designer Built a Successful Business, Then Quit to Work for Chevy

    Turns out working in the auto industry means she really loves Pinterest.

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    Travel + Hospitality
    Kara Bartelt Goes Behind the Scenes at Los Angeles' Hippest Spot: The Ace Hotel

    Here's to career transitions, avocado toast, and days spent smack in the glamorous center of Los Angeles' rapidly evolving downtown.

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    Fashion + Beauty
    This Woman Ditched a Corporate Gig to Launch Her Own Jewelry Business

    From working corporate at Gap, Inc. to running her own jewelry business, Sweet & Spark, this woman's done it all.

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    Art + Creative
    Melanie Ryan on Starting an Innovative Design Firm from Scratch

    A career in "experiential design" means breaking a lot of rules. We like a rebel.

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    Interior Design
    Ever Wonder What a Home Stager Actually Does?

    When shopping flea markets fits into your job description...you know you've made it.

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    Art + Creative
    How to Build a Career as a Freelance Graphic Designer in a Big City

    This self-described "visual communicator" talks hustling and the freelance lifestyle.

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    Art + Creative
    Melanie Perkins, Canva, CEO & Co-founder

    If you're not already having a love affair with Canva, you're about to meet your new crush.