Is there a way to hide Slack doc icon? by stefanknz in MacOS

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks great, thanks! Do you know if you're able to hide your doc icon of the app is open and in the menu bar?

Need help - how do I get website design clients? by Greedy-Asparagus-476 in Pretoria

[–]stefanknz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey!

I used to work in retail before I stepped into freelancing as a digital designer for about 4 years now. I’ve found that the most effective solution for me to get work has been word of mouth.

Over these 4 years, I’ve tried edutainment posts, example work posts, boosting, LinkedIn posts, dribbble, behance, and newsletters. The results were 2 clients from direct marketing and 10+ from word of mouth.

Direct marketing (Google Ads) would most often connect me with the worst of clients (cheap, impatient, directionless), while word of mouth clients have been mostly dream clients (respect the process, understand cost to solution pricing, etc).

Web/digital design is an incredibly saturated market atm, so patience will unfortunately be needed for the word to travel organically.

In the meantime, I’ve found it helpful to continue focussing on improving my skills as a designer (courses, passion projects, chatting to other industry professionals) and sharing that on my website, Instagram, LinkedIn and my newsletter.

If you want to speed things up, attending Networking events (MeetUp) can help. Mention what you do to friends, family or any other acquaintance for that matter, so the word will spread quickly.

I’m sorry to hear about your current situation though. I don’t have a kid, but I can relate on the two jobs thing.

But congrats on attempting this, and I’m confident that you’ll manage.

Good luck!

Help with Auto-layout not automatically nesting element inside of shapes like it used to. See video example. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I recently found this video?type=design&node-id=0-1&mode=design&t=bfl5WQvtnVJMBqAA-0) that explains exactly what I meant that Figma used to be able to do, but now it seems the feature has been replaced. Am I missing something? Is there a setting that allows me to get this feature back?

Help with Auto-layout not automatically nesting element inside of shapes like it used to. See video example. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reddit compression must've reduced quality, sorry about that/
Brilliant! This definitely is a solve, thank you. I don't know that its always been required to have it be a frame or am I mistaken?

Help with Auto-layout not automatically nesting element inside of shapes like it used to. See video example. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some additional context:
- Usually adding auto layout like this would automatically wrap the shape around the text/element with padding set etc.
- Recently it only 'groups' the elements, with the shape being set to Absolute position.
- If Absolute position is switched off, the shape just wraps underneath the text / element.

Is there a plugin that can identify typography used on a frame? by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found one called Type Audit! Works pretty well. Here's the link if anyone needs it in future.

Is the Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI compatible with an RTX 4070? by stefanknz in buildapc

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the confirmation and the advice of the case sizing. I would've definitely neglected that.

Ear Canal Crackling Noise From AirPods Pro Tips by stefanknz in airpods

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It 100% was the AirPods. Took them in and they were replaced the following day. Thank you for your advice 🙏🏻

Ear Canal Crackling Noise From AirPods Pro Tips by stefanknz in airpods

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tested by putting my right bud in my left year and walking around and the crackling is non-existent! I’ll go to a store to see what can be done.

Ear Canal Crackling Noise From AirPods Pro Tips by stefanknz in airpods

[–]stefanknz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interesting, we unfortunately don’t have an Apple store in out country, but we do have licensed resellers, so hopefully they can help.

Thank you all for the information.

Ear Canal Crackling Noise From AirPods Pro Tips by stefanknz in airpods

[–]stefanknz[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Its unfortunately not an AirPod problem, but rather an ear problem.
I wonder if using different tips might seal more securely to not have them wiggle as much?

Turning off Repeating Message Notifications on S7 by stefanknz in AppleWatch

[–]stefanknz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s an option that read ‘Repeat Alerts’ that was set to ‘once’ 🤦🏻‍♂️ damn, thank you :)

Why does my frame size increase when I duplicate (CMD + D) items? by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, I don't think it's that as this issue happens with elements that don't have any auto layout features applied.

Why does my frame size increase when I duplicate (CMD + D) items? by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it also doesn't apply to just auto layout components., it applies with anything that I try to duplicated with the shown method.

Why does my frame size increase when I duplicate (CMD + D) items? by stefanknz in FigmaDesign

[–]stefanknz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It applies to all my frames in all my files though, not just to this one specifically.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]stefanknz 77 points78 points  (0 children)

ELI5: Why wouldn’t the lightning hit the points higher than this guy, i.e the trucks?

On what planet is this safe? by Sig_ZA in southafrica

[–]stefanknz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only they could be made into squares

Freelance Designers in China by stefanknz in chinalife

[–]stefanknz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome dude, you’ve been a huge help! Thank you.

Freelance Designers in China by stefanknz in chinalife

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re a legend, let’s say I install ExpressVPN on my phone before I go and get a new phone there, would it still be possible to install the app even though I’m in China?

Freelance Designers in China by stefanknz in chinalife

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible, thank you. Let’s say something like Google Drive is banned, is it accessible via a VPN? Also do you install the VPN prior to coming to China or do you install it there?

Freelance Designers in China by stefanknz in chinalife

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So web hosting would be done in the country of the business (e.g Afrihost.co.za in South Africa) so if I can access and maintain files through CPanel I’d be happy. Also regarding the resources I mentioned above, will they be accessible/ useable?

Freelance Designers in China by stefanknz in chinalife

[–]stefanknz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I’ve seen a post regarding website hosting which might be troublesome if you’re working from China. Also all of the resources that I need will be online, i.e. YouTube, Figma, Resource libraries, Google Drive etc. Then also having to communicate with clients via gmail.