Archive for June, 2010
Internships – What They Are And What They Aren’t.
Jun 9th
Internships are a hotly contested topic among designers. In certain situations having an intern is ok, and other times, it’s not. Here is a little info on what an internship is, and more importantly what an internship isn’t.
AIGA defines an intership as follows.
Checklist to success.
Jun 8th
How many of us have just pooped out a project to get it over with? You’re tired of your client, you’re tired of the project and you just want to get it off your plate. Well, it’s less about the project and more about how the project has been managed.
Here is a quick list of things you can do to ensure your quality won’t get sidetracked and you begin to hate it. More >
Big Fish…Small Pond.
Jun 8th
There are few things that I think that are cooler than Mutton Chops. Men that carry large hooks are a close second, but enormous old fish are up there as well. This photo covers my bases pretty well. Sorry, I got off track.
The question at hand here is this. Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond, or a little fish in a big pond? More >
Picky Clients: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Jun 8th
We’ve all had one before. The client that takes too much control of a project and squeezes the life out of it. This is a quick guide as to how to deal with them, and how to make, what can be a nightmare into a dream. More >
To: Bonarroo camera person.
Jun 7th
I spend a lot of time on the internet. I’ve actually almost finished it. It’s good, it just falls off towards the end. Anyway, back to my point. I spend a lot of time on the internet. In doing this, I’ve come across a TON of bogus deals for designers and photographers. A few years ago, there was this program I went to that offered a free lunch. FUCK YEA I want a free lunch! I go, and it starts talking about schemes to make it big in online sales. Long story short, you pay them a few thousand bucks and they’ll give you a shopping cart ready to start making you millions! More >
Let’s Make A Deal!!!
Jun 3rd
The problem with haggling is that it typically comes back to you…but not in a good way.
Firstly, when you haggle with a client on the front end, you know that this client is “cheap.” Meaning they want to spend the least amount of money possible. This can be a hassle down the road when you are doing printing. They want to use the cheapest printer, and don’t wanna do ANY add-ons that will help make the project better. If you’re doing business cards for this person, expect to probably send them off to some internet printer that will just throw together some sort of digital card on a standard stock.
Second reason you don’t want to cut a deal is if they do pass you along to another client, they’ll pass along the fact that “they’re cheap” which isn’t a precedent you want to start. When you get into bed with a cheap client, it’s tough to get out. My advice would be to just get out.
When it’s tight outside, you’re bound to get a few people that want to cut a deal with you, but BE CAREFUL.
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