Q: Sign up to be a member of an online design community. Create a profile and publish your best works on the website. This is a great way to receive feedback and improve on your work. Examples of well-known online communities are DeviantArt, Behance, and Dribble. . If you want to be a freelancer, be prepared to find your own work. Submit your portfolio to local marketing and ad agencies who work with freelancers. Make sure to follow up with your clients if you do not hear back from them for more than a week. As a freelancer you will need to be able to do your own marketing, billing, and accounting in addition to being a graphic designer. Create an Instagram or Facebook account specifically for your work. Publish your best pieces of work on these sites. Also post a link to your website so clients can quickly view your portfolio and resume if they are interested in your services. Start by adding your friends, family members, colleagues, and coworkers as friends. Encourage them to share your work with their followers. Browse the websites of graphic design firms, or use job search sites like LinkedIn or Indeed to find openings. Choose entry-level jobs that you qualify for. Look for assistant jobs, or for jobs where you will be a part of a team. Submit your portfolio online or in person for positions that you qualify for. You typically need 1 to 2 years of experience and knowledge of basic graphic design skills to qualify for entry-level positions. As you work at the firm, make sure to improve your technical skills. However, as you improve your technical skills, work on your leadership skills, as well as your ability to get things done. Take on extra work, mentor others, volunteer to lead projects, and meet important deadlines. These are great ways to get recognized as a hard worker who is capable of more responsibilities
A: Promote your work through online communities. Do freelance work Use social media outlets to find new clients. Work for a design firm. Advance to a higher position at the firm.

Article: There are many different types of fountain pen nibs, and they are appropriate for different situations and to create different effects. For everyday writing, opt for:  A round nib, which is great for making uniform lines A small nib, which will create thinner lines A firm nib that doesn’t have a lot of flex between the two tines, so the tines won’t spread out under pressure to create a broader stroke Fountain pen nibs are also available in a variety of different metals, and each of these has unique properties. The most common metals for nibs are:  Gold, which has lots of flexibility, so you can control the width of the stroke Steel, which has more spring, meaning you can press harder without separating the tines, so your stroke won’t get broader when you press harder
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Choose the right nib for everyday writing. Understand the different nib materials.

Problem: Article: Apply dry cleaning solvent to a clean cloth or paper towel, and press it against a small, hidden area of your carpeting. After several minutes, take a damp cloth and blot out the solvent. Allow test area to dry, and make sure the solvent did not leave a stain or remove dye from the carpeting. Using a cloth or paper towels, press the solvent into the stained carpeting, moving from the outer edges to the middle of the stain. Press hard enough for the solvent to penetrate deep into the carpet fibers. Then allow the stain area to dry. Try using a fan or dehumidifier in the room to speed the drying process. If traces are found, repeat the process described above. You may need to clean the area multiple times before the stain disappears completely. This is normal with oil stains because the oil may seep up through the carpet fibers after the initial cleaning.
Summary: Test the dry cleaning solvent before applying it to the oil stain area. Apply the dry cleaning solvent to the oil stain area. After 5 minutes, take a damp cloth or paper towel and blot up the dry cleaning solvent from the carpeting. Examine the dried carpeting for any traces of the oil stain.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You should start with a small amount. You can always take off more if you still think it’s too long.  A good amount to start with, unless the boy has really long hair, is probably about an 1/8th of an inch. When using scissors you should go slowly and not cut off too much too fast. Make sure that the hair is dry when you cut it. Cutting wet hair is more challenging, and cutting with dry hair will ensure that you know exactly what it will look like while you’re cutting it. This cut determines how long you want the rest of the hair to be. Comb the front most part of the boy’s hair back, about enough to hold between two fingers, with the comb and then transfer the hair to between the index and middle fingers of your nondominant hand. Try to make the cut even, but you can always go back later and trim unruly hairs. This should leave the front-most section of the boy’s hair a little bit shorter than the rest. Include a little bit of the guide cut to show you how much hair to cut. Continue this process, working back towards the back of the head. Always include a little bit of the cut you just did to guide you. You should be able to make your way all the way to the back of the head with this process. If you are cutting with scissors on the sides, too, use this same method. Start from the front and move backwards, using your guide cut. However, if you would rather make your guide cut in the back, you can also start in the back and gradually move to the front. Always grab a little bit of the cut you just did in your new cut so that you know how much you should cut off. Fold the right ear down (or have him hold it down for you) as you cut around the ear, as if you were tracing it. Repeat on the left side. This is an alternative to using the clippers.

SUMMARY: Think about how much hair you want cut off from the boy’s head. Choose your guide cut. Cut the hair straight across, parallel to your fingers. Pull back the section of hair right behind the front. Cut around the ears.

Q: You’ll need to be in the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights, and the winter months between November and March are the best time to see them because of how dark it gets. Some places you can go to photograph the northern lights are Iceland, northern Canada, northern Alaska, and the northern region of Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Light from nearby buildings will make it harder to capture the northern lights on camera. Once you pick a country to photograph the northern lights in, find a place there that’s far away from human activity. If you need help finding a good spot that doesn't have a lot of light pollution, check out the Blue Marble Light Pollution Map at https://blue-marble.de/nightlights/2012. Abisko National Park in Sweden is a spot in the path of the northern lights that’s far away from light pollution. You won’t be able to photograph the northern lights if there is a lot of cloud cover. Try to go out shooting on a night when there’s 0-10 percent cloud cover. If the cloud cover is 20-30 percent, you may still be able to take some photos of the northern lights, but they won’t be as clear. Check the local weather forecast to find out what nights during your trip will have the clearest skies for your photo shoot. The Kp-index measures the amount of auroral activity there will be on any given night. The more auroral activity on the night of your photo shoot, the more likely you are to see the northern lights. To check the Kp-index, visit http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index. You should be able to see the auroral activity for that day and the day after. Auroral activity is measured on a scale of 0-9, with 0 being no activity and 9 being a significant amount of activity. If the Kp-index is 4 or higher for a particular day, you should be able to see the northern lights.
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Plan a trip to the Arctic Circle sometime between November and March. Choose a spot with minimal light pollution. Pick a night when the forecast calls for clear skies. Check the Kp-index before your photo shoot.