CheatSheet Examples Flashcards

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Strategic

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Positive You
Gifty Highly illustrated
6 full page Illos
Devised System: Frames, main. spots

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Leveraged Skills

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Communication & Feedback
Prickly Illus.
Intial sketch. Detailed brief
Sandwich. White bread, Meat
Asked for feedback on how brief could have been more clear.

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Change

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EAD present cover
Disappointed.
Asked Reason why
60+ AD on Zoom
Made sense.
Benefit more time
Focus on written com skills.

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Strength/Why Hire
PETTSS

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Passion books
Experience AD freelancers & designers
Travel Nut
Templates/Style/Process
Strategic & Creative
Strong Partnerships—Recs

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High performance
Can do

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Toddler
Fun engaging.
no illo budget
Fingerprint illos

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Obstacle / Prob solve
Challenge Assumptions

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Illos Schedules
Page Count WorkLoad

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Another mistake
Wrong File

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Wrong file
Worked on committee establish naming protocol.

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Deal with criticism
CBT Therapists

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Regularly in critique group
Love to hear others perspective
CBT for Therapist.
Abstract pattern.
Crit: more practical
Triangle Diagram.

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Team Player

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Raised Beds
Book 100 pages over.
Quickly redesigned. Save 80 pp
Editor cut 20
Problem solver. Always willing to help.

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Obstacle/Prob Solve
Toddler Cookbook

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Fun engaging.
Budget for 20 photos
150 pp book
Thumbprint illos

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Open to Learn, Critique
Be Calm

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Situation: Water imagery and calming patterns.
Looked too much like a spa book.
Action: Simplified to calm colors and friendly, positive font.
Result: Minimal but approachable. Grateful for feedback. Much stronger.

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Deal with criticism
Postpartum

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Divafree zone
Regularly in critique group
Love to hear others perspective
Postpartum. Baby symbol.
Too focused on grief
New design hopeful

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Failure/Mistake
Thic

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Thic Naht Han Cover
Tight deadline
Inconsistent feedback
Tried to please everyone.
Monks after “approved”
Lesson
ask for consensus on feedback
Ask who has approval

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Weakness

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Repetitive tasks
Rely on templates, style sheets, GREP, Excel
To make more efficient.
Focus on Design
Example
Illo Schedules
Asana Import
Art Budget

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Why work here

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Passion D & AD Books
Devoted my career
Travel nut

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Design process

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Gather Info
Rough no judge
Edit
Refine
Present
Refine

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Balance Time/Quality

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Covers Approach
Deadlines overlap
Most difficult first
Rough, no judgement
Onto next, let percolate
Come back refine.
Less stress—multiple rough directions

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Hard Working

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Fast-paced Hypergrowth
20+ books
AD, review, feedback 40 books
AD photo, illo, freelancers
2 direct reports
On budget. On time.

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Celebrate Success of others

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Customer Service Habit
Reachout to strangers
Make connections.

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Learn new things

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Motion Graphic
Support Diversity
After Effects

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Positive/Fun

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Pandemic Team building Video
Rocky Horror Design Warp
Virtual Mask Fashion Show
Foster positivity.
Lighten things up.
Team connection

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Proud Moment

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Pandemic Video
Support Team
Teach Jane to self-edit
Advise not dictate

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Inspire Others

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Work Ethic
Enthusiasm
Passion each book its best
Reviews

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Biggest Regret

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Teaching.
Live in middle of nowhere.
Focus on teachable moments when AD or mentoring

25
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Tough Decision

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EAD Promotion
Like being Hands on.
Can see only managing in future.
Love AD and mentoring.

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Open to Learn
Minimalism

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Situation: Minimalism Room by Room. Initial approaches using white backgrounds. Too cold
Action: Found stock photo with welcoming purple color. Warm and approachable.
Result: Stood out from all the other white minimalism books.

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Conflict

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Report missed deadlines
Impacted me. Brainstormed
SHE chose course of action.
Checked in. Helped her refine.
It worked, with tweaking.

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Giving Feedback
Wise Decision

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Mindful ADHD WB
Design busy.
Asked her to focus on user. simplify.
SHE chose. Learned to self edit.
Empower not dictate to.

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Q

Done Better

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Automate processes sooner
Smartsheet schedules
Manual Asana
Human Error
Devised system to reduce
Wished done earlier.

30
Q

Keep Current Trends

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Communication Arts, Print
Online: Dribble, TheDieline (package)
Behance, Siteinspire (web)

31
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Books Reading

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Lessons in Chemistry
Interaction of Color—Josef Albers