When Meeting A Client as a freelance designer…
Share When first starting out, the prospect of going to meet a client to discuss the project and work through the nitty gritty details can be a little daunting. This little list is just some things to make sure you have the predictable bases covered: Firstly, I am just going to say remember that they [...]
Weekly Update #3
Share Prince’s Trust We have applied for, (well, we are filling out forms) for Prince’s trust Funding. The Prince’s Trust is an organisation that gives grants to start-ups etc, so hopefully we get a nice injection of capital for equipment and marketing etc. Watch this space. Portfolio Update The Logo section, Web Section and Print [...]
How Do You Organise Yourself As A Freelance Designer?
Share This is more of a search for ideas and methods than an informative article. No matter how often I tidy and plan ahead, my desk after about 2 weeks always seems to revert back to the same crazy chaotic mess that it does. Trying to give everything that I have to do/ handle organised [...]
Site Launch: Graffiti Resource
Share Hi all. As a side project, myself and Ashley had been working on a graffiti gallery / resource site to profess our love and opinions on graffiti on you all. Have a look, let us know what you think, and enjoy the writing on the wall. Graffiti Resource
Weekly Update #2
Share Just keeping you guys informed on everything Acuity Designs related.. Illustrations for Children’s Book Published A while back, illustrations for a childrens book commissioned by Macmillan’s Children’s Books were completed. We received the copy of the work this week, you can buy it here. Below are some scans, (sorry for the quality) that we [...]
What is Usability?
Share During my web travels, I have seen the term usability thrown around everywhere and although on the face of things, its an easy concept to grasp; I searched for an in-depth resource to explain the term, its applications and examples. Then I came across this, give it time, takes a good 2 minutes to [...]
Weekly Update #1
Share A little round up of the week’s action for us. Ifoh Designs: Friday’s Five Inclusion An illustration of ours (Future) was included in the Ifoh Designs weekly round up of the top 5 pieces of work in various categories. Friday’s Five Vandelay Design Blog Competition We took part in an online competition ran by [...]
Art/Illustration: Artistic Realism vs Abstract Concepts
Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions on my personal views on art and illustration; particularly about the old abstract vs. realism question. I’ve got too many opinions on this subject to elaborate everything here, but I might as well throw some ideas into the debate.
Do you need a design degree to freelance?
Share How essential is a design degree to a designer? Having gone through the process of formal education in graphic design and illustration (and paid the accompanying expenses) Many designers have often had to ask themselves the question: ‘was it worth it?’ The simple fact is that, with the evolution of the internet to a [...]
Apr 12, 2009 | Categories: Commentary, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, News, Popular | Tags: degree, design, Freelance, Graphic Design, Illustration | 17 Comments »