Becoming a freelance designer is a common
dream among many designers, although it takes quite a bit of talent, business
savvy, commitment, and time. With all there is to consider when becoming
self-employed, one can become overwhelmed, enough to deter themselves from
trying at all.
Do You Want Fries With That Logo?
From
low-budgets to rush jobs to piss-poor project management, every designer has
one time or another faced the inevitable, "I need a logo (brochure,
website, etc.) done ASAP" scenario. Depending on the designer's work
situation, some can simply choose to decline these projects.
But for
many full-time designers, this "rushing creative" is a very real and
necessary part of their job requirement. So when asked to "just slap a design
together" or "crank it out," how do we as designers maintain our
standards and integrity
Strategies For Successful Relations With Clients
Let's
face it. Some days, you want to just fir your clients. You go through one too
many comps, iterations or edits and you've has enough. It has happened to
everyone at least once and I'd be lying if I said it won't happen again; you
get to the end of a project and realize that you would have made more per hour
flipping burgers. Thankfully, as with most common problems, there are a few simple
guidelines that you can follow to help make sure that you're never working
for below minimum wage.
Effective Strategy to Estimate Time for your Design Projects
How many
times have you been completely confused at how that 'small' project turned into
such a big one costing double and taking three times the length you estimated?
Many of you will say estimating time for web projects accurately is an
oxymoron, but by applying a few effective techniques it's possible to dramatically
increase the accuracy of most web project estimates.
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