James Greig

Most-linked posts?

1. How to sidestep your creative perfectionism by acting like a startup
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2014-09-21

What Hacker News says?

1. 3stripe · 2014-01-03

   Photoshop remains the industry standard program for web/interface design, for now. Yes, there are alternatives approaching maturity, but if you are hired to design a website by a client or third party, they will most likely expect the design to be delivered as a PSD. I've been freelancing at studios across London for the past year and was never once asked if I could use Photoshop — it is assumed. PS. I'm also workin…

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   on “How to use Photoshop to design interfaces”
2. 3stripe · 2014-01-17

   Submitted I never finish anyth as a story · 334 points

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3. 3stripe · 2015-05-01

   __________ ________________ / ____/ __ \/ ____/ _/ ____/ / / __/ /_/ / __/ / // / __ / /_/ / _, _/ /____/ // /_/ / \____/_/ |_/_____/___/\____/ SEEKING WORK — London / Remote Designer/writer/consultant with 12+ years experience. Digital design is my core skill, but I also have deep knowledge of copywriting, social media and email marketing, having built 2 successful blogs over the past 3 years. —————————————————————…

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   on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2015)”
4. 3stripe · 2017-04-16

   Submitted How not to monetise a popular blog as a story · 129 points

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5. 3stripe · 2013-07-27

   I think your copy needs some work too... I just skim read the page and still have no idea what Bamrang does. Replacing "Help Make The World A Little More Accountable" with something more specific might be a good place to start. Also, too much text for a homepage... I guess some of this falls under the remit of the graphic design... because you need to demonstrate visually what your product does. Good luck! PS. I am…

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   on “Ask HN: what are the good places to find a web graphic designer?”
6. 3stripe · 2013-03-27

   Submitted My first website as a story · 6 points

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7. charlieirish · 2016-10-04

   Submitted 8,991 emails later: everything I learnt creating my first email course as a story · 5 points

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8. 3stripe · 2015-02-15

   Submitted Don't start your business with an idea as a story · 5 points

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9. charlieirish · 2017-04-25

   Submitted Self-care for the Creative Soul as a story · 4 points

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10. charlieirish · 2017-06-20

    Submitted The only yellow car in the village as a story · 3 points

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11. 3stripe · 2016-02-14

    Submitted Why You Should Write as a story · 3 points

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12. 3stripe · 2014-10-21

    Submitted The unspoken D word that eats you from the inside as a story · 3 points

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13. 3stripe · 2014-01-03

    Submitted How to design websites in Photoshop like a pro as a story · 3 points

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14. 3stripe · 2013-09-14

    Submitted "I was really a failure... really, really, really, really a failure" as a story · 3 points

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15. 3stripe · 2025-11-19

    Submitted How to Birth a Symbient as a story · 2 points

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16. 3stripe · 2016-08-14

    Submitted You aren't gonna need it as a story · 2 points

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17. 3stripe · 2014-12-11

    Submitted How to sidestep creative perfectionism by acting like a startup as a story · 2 points

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18. jamesgreig · 2014-09-21

    Submitted How to sidestep your creative perfectionism by acting like a startup as a story · 2 points

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19. 3stripe · 2013-07-25

    Submitted Show HN: designing an interface to sell the world's tallest residential building as a story · 2 points

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20. 3stripe · 2012-11-26

    Submitted Show HN: How to stop being a graphic designer as a story · 2 points

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21. charlieirish · 2018-01-22

    Submitted Self-care for the Creative Soul as a story · 1 points

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22. 3stripe · 2017-06-26

    Submitted Maybe it's the hardest thing as a story · 1 points

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23. 3stripe · 2014-10-26

    Submitted Fewer, shorter, better emails as a story · 1 points

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24. 3stripe · 2014-10-12

    Submitted The accountability hacks I used to blog 30,000 words in 30 days as a story · 1 points

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25. 3stripe · 2014-05-19

    Submitted How to fix Mondays as a story · 1 points

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26. joeyespo · 2014-01-27

    Submitted Why the 25000 views my last article got in 24 hrs isn't the metric I care about as a story · 1 points

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27. 3stripe · 2013-04-06

    Submitted Thirteen variations on less as a story · 1 points

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