Welcome to my website :)

I am Duds Daquilanea, part-time freelance web and graphics designer. www.dudsonline.com is a small home-based business that started with the purchase of a second hand computer. The purchase itself was, I believe, divine intervention. It involved a prayer that was answered by a call 5 seconds later.

As a graphic artist, I specialize on all kinds of desktop publishing, digital art and logos, product branding, print and website design, photo editing and retouching. I basically do layouts and design for those who don't have the skill or the people to do it for them.

I learned everything through self-study. I do not have a diploma but I do hope my work will speak for itself. I would appreciate it if you would take the time to examine my online portfolio.

I work freelance; which doesn’t mean that I work for free. I work for a FEE. It’s just that I work for me.

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Iloilo and the Graphics Business

Iloilo is located in the heart of Visayas, right in the middle of the Philippines. It is a growing market for Information Technology. Iloilo City is said to be the Next Big Thing. More and more people are finding the need for graphic artists and web designers locally. Graphic and web development companies are popping everywhere making use of fresh graduates who have little experience and great ambition. Although Ilonggos would tend to opt for the lesser price, they are also generally frugally smart and want what is best with the money they have to part with. My small company can cater to this growing IT need and will work well with the Ilonggo disposition.

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Why hire me?

Personally, I like to work on websites and graphics that challenge me and make me want wake up early to do more. So I customize my work, design original templates and work on existing photographs that the client provides. Sometimes, I take my own photos if clients don't have them.

Fulfillment to me is the main target and the happier my client is, the more I feel I have done my job. What I want for layouts and designs is to slow people down so they would stop to see what your chosen media has to offer. I pride myself in partnering functionality with aesthetics. I want everything to have a reason. I try to target your audience. To me, a single photograph is enough to make a statement if you know where and how to place it. I also deal with clients personally and with great attention. I like to play with ideas but I can also work within a budget. So hire me and see what I can do with what you have.

Time is an issue with me. Since I do this part-time and keep a day job, I try to keep a schedule to meet client needs. I generally don't do rush jobs and say no when I have a full plate. My regular clients book ahead of time so we could avoid conflicts later on. I accept one large project a month and do small quick layout jobs in-between.

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Company Motto:

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

Og Mandino