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Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - Paul F. - 02-06-2008 We've worked for different sorts of non-profits then.. :-) Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - laarree - 02-06-2008 If you're a designer, in the long run, be sure to remain technologically current and don't over-specialize. I know several designers who are fading out of the field because they specialized in one sliver of the print design field and never bothered to acquire interactive or web-related skills. Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - vision63 - 02-06-2008 [quote Paul F.] We've worked for different sorts of non-profits then.. :-) Not to deny your experiences Paul! :-) Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - vision63 - 02-06-2008 [quote laarree]If you're a designer, in the long run, be sure to remain technologically current and don't over-specialize. I know several designers who are fading out of the field because they specialized in one sliver of the print design field and never bothered to acquire interactive or web-related skills. laarree was a color stripper!!! Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - laarree - 02-06-2008 [quote vision63][quote laarree]If you're a designer, in the long run, be sure to remain technologically current and don't over-specialize. I know several designers who are fading out of the field because they specialized in one sliver of the print design field and never bothered to acquire interactive or web-related skills. laarree was a color stripper!!! Nuh-uh! I did, however, inhale a huge volume of rubber cement fumes in my day. Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - karsen - 02-07-2008 [quote laarree][quote vision63][quote laarree]If you're a designer, in the long run, be sure to remain technologically current and don't over-specialize. I know several designers who are fading out of the field because they specialized in one sliver of the print design field and never bothered to acquire interactive or web-related skills. laarree was a color stripper!!! Nuh-uh! I did, however, inhale a huge volume of rubber cement fumes in my day. And that was before you even headed to work! ![]() ![]() Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - enrico7300 - 02-07-2008 [quote jdc]what state are you in? i just closed my design studio after 13 years -- started as freelancer but times were a lot better back then -- seems like here in CA, there are a thousand designers per square mile... Where in CA? I'm here in SF and you can't throw a stone without hitting one. Hopefully not me though. Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - jdc - 02-07-2008 [quote enrico7300][quote jdc]what state are you in? i just closed my design studio after 13 years -- started as freelancer but times were a lot better back then -- seems like here in CA, there are a thousand designers per square mile... Where in CA? I'm here in SF and you can't throw a stone without hitting one. Hopefully not me though. i think we are saying the same thing? how about 1000 designers per square foot? im in sacramento and my full time job is based in walnut creek... 3 years ago when i posted a help wanted ad on CL for a entry level designer i ended up with 120+ resumes... Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - enrico7300 - 02-07-2008 Oh, I am totally agreeing. I didn't phrase it properly. I meant that the designer to normal human ratio is high in California, but is crazy-high in SF. Sacramento to Walnut Creek sounds like a heck of a commute. I don't even like taking crosstown buses. Re: Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? - Jimmypoo - 02-07-2008 >>Advice for Graphic Design Freelancing? Without someone you know inside that will use you often, the best advice I have is: • Learn to find deals on food in dented cans • MREs can often be bought at Army Surplus • C & K-Rations too • McD & Burger Kind really DO throw wrapped food into the dumpsters every few hours • SPAM - it's not just pig snouts and pig arseholes, it's good-eatin' too! |