My Upwork Journey

Upwork is a platform intermediating jobs between freelancers, agencies on one side and clients or companies on the other. I discovered it many years ago, it was elance back then, then odesk , and now upwork. Part of my profile @ upwork : I applied to many jobs but had no success in getting a contract, for 6 months. Talk about perseverence? Then, surprise, I got my first contract, a simple project to vectorize and alter a bit the design of a Djinni Lamp. Then it started to work a bit better and got a few other jobs.  My strategy to upwork? + free account, I tried the paid version/ starter version 9$/ month but returned to free account; + apply to many jobs, but not very expensive ones, up to 12 credits/ job (now there are jobs that require up to 22 credits?! omg); You can buy credits/ connects, 80 for 12$ for example, they expire in one year. High connects jobs are usually full time jobs overseas and I don't match the schedule for one, and then the list of requirements is very very...

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[Poster Design] Roald Dahl School Holiday Drama Workshop @Shine Performance Group

I designed this poster for a drama workshop. The client provided the images, logo and text, I came up with the layout. I can help you with poster design, see my offer here  or on upwork . #design   #graphicdesign   #poster   #posterdesign   #kidsdesign   #upwork  

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[Logo Design] My Menopause Matters

  I designed a logo for a long time client on upwork, T.R.I. The client wants to promote events/ confereces for women, to inform them about menopause. It just happens that I have seen a documentary on Masterclass about this topic ( The magic of menopause ) recently and it's an interesting subject especially if you are a woman in your 40's or older. The client knew very well what he wanted for the logo. The text part was already decided, the colors too, they just needed the symbol. The client knew he wanted a lotus flower and 3 M above it so my task was simple, only to follow the lines of the lotus flower into 3 M letters. Tool of choice: Corel Draw. How do you like it? If you need help with your company branding consider my logo design services . 

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[Logo Design] [Brand Guidelines] PDC

I have designed a logo for an  upwork  client,  leighfarnell.com , I designed the pdc logo ( pdc-growth.com ) and the client requested a brand guidelines book too. I designed one in InDesign. It contains: mission statement fonts (prinicpal, secondary) colur palette logo placement, clear space logo sizing template examples (business card, social media post) proposed patterns If you need help with logo design or redesign see the  Logo Design Services  article or fill this  Request Form  or call me at +40755072882.   RELATED: +  Logos I designed over the years +  Documents I designed for LFBB

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[Poster Design] Amazen Puzzles & Games Poster

  I designed this Poster for an upwork client. The client wanted to promote his newly opened store. I requested image of top selling products and I receved that plus text and logo to include.  If you need help with Poster design do  Contact me  at +40755072882 or email  design@mariata.ro   or fill this  Form of Request . RELATED + Poster Design Services + Posters I designed over the years + My Upwork Profile

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[Document Design] LFBB Capability Statement

  I designed a document for an upwork client, a document "Capability Statement" for leighfarnell.com ,  both for filling in Acrobat Reader and also for printing and filling on paper. I used Adobe InDesign. The images are either stock photos from pixabay.com or generated in Photoshop AI. I tried to follow the brand guidelines and client's requests as best as I could. How do you like it? If you need help with document design do  Contact me  at +40755072882 or email  design@mariata.ro   or fill this  Form of Request . RELATED: +  Documents designed over the years + Documents I designed for LFBB

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[Logo Design] Kreative Kiwi Bundles

  I designed a logo for a client on upwork , Kreative Kiwi Bundles. The client wanted a logo depicting a Kiwi bird in black and green, this was the result. How do you like it? If you need your logo designed or redesigned, do contact me. See more on the Logo Design Services article or fill this Form of Request . RELATED: + Logo Design Services + Logos I Designed over the years

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[Logo Design] BlueFox Sourcing

  I did the design for a company working in HR / software developers. They wanted a logo that included a blue fox. I made 3 proposals, attached below. If you need a logo or a logo redesign see my  logo design offer . This is a mock-up for their website .

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[Fillable] [eBook Design] Shore Teams - Investment Calculator

I did the design for a short (9 pages) ebook following client ( Shore Teams ) template examples and branding. Some pages have fillable boxes with preset text. One box even calculates a value. I designed the base of the ebook in InDesign and made final changes to the fillable forms in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I used free stock images from pixabay.com.  <First Name> and <Function Title> are to be filled by the client. Blended rate (Nan) will be calculated by the formula total investement divided by numeber of developers.  It's a java script code in Acrobat Reader. var denominator = +getField("Number-dev").value; var numerator = +getField("Investment").value; if (denominator !== 0) {     event.value = numerator / denominator; } else {     event.value = ""; } I used the code from this resource . If you need help with the design of company documents do contact me.

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[Ebook Design] Shore Teams

I did the design for a short ebook following client template examples and branding, I used free stock images from pixabay.com. If you need help with the design of company documents do contact me.

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Short Ebook Design: Nutrition Essentials with Coach Jay

I designed in Canva Pro a 6 pages ebook for an upwork client, "Fuel Your Life: Nutrition Essentials with Coach Jay". It's the summarized, condensed version of the Nutritional Fundamentals ebook  I also designed. You can find out more about this ebook on the  client's site . I designed the layout to be according with client's branding and picked the photos from Canva Pro database. If you have documents you need designed I can help you. I can design them in Corel Draw, Canva, Adobe InDesign or even Microsoft Word if you want them easily editable. I design in accordance with your branding guidelines. See a quick portfolio on  behance . Contact me if you want to discuss. 

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Ebook Design: Nutrition Fundamentals

I designed in Canva Pro a 50 pages ebook for an upwork client. You can find out more about this ebook on the client's site . I designed the layout to be according with client's branding and picked the photos from Canva Pro database. If you have documents you need designed I can help you. I can design them in Corel Draw, Canva, Adobe InDesign or even Microsoft Word if you want them easily editable. I design in accordance with your branding guidelines. See a quick portfolio on behance . Contact me if you want to discuss.  cover What is nutrition? Quality, Balance, Portion Control Macronutrients - Minerals Everyday nutrition, Label Reading Nutrition Strategies. 

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Infographic: PDC Road Map

  I designed a road map model for a consulting business,  you can find out more about them on:  pdc-growth.com

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eBook Design - Before 2024, Paprika Wellness 21 Days Challenge

  I designed using Canva an ebook for paprikahealthcoaching.com for a wellness program that she organizes, a 21 days challenge for better health before 2024. It's a 31 pages ebook filled with informations about healthy food, a food journal and a few yummy recipes. I also designed an aditional recipes ebook with 24 recipes in the same style. How do you like it? If you need help formatting or redesigning ebooks, documents or presentations I can help you. Do contact me.

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