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Shelley591

: How long are designers expected to keep client files? A client recently emailed me asking for the source files from a project I did for them two years ago. I don't have the source files since

Jamie315

: Should I send the source file to a client where the design was built upon their source file? I created a design for an agency's client based on their client's original mascot design. The final

Kaufman565

: What to do with clients files as I stop consulting? I've been an independent designer for years, keeping my own clients on top of freelancing/teaching. I'm busier with other things now and planning

Berryessa866

: Do you expect a client to pay for a design they don't like? Situation: a long time client (at this point I've done consistent work for them for about two years) just messaged me saying they

Samaraweera207

: Software to invoice clients I'm looking for some apps to create your invoices which I want is simple and free (such as up to 10 invoices a month) can be managed and organized the invoices

Angela777

: Do you need permission to use your own work when working for an agency? For the past year I have been working for an agency as an intern. It is now the end and I want to build a portfolio

BetL875

: Logo client changed brand in the middle of a project A client approached me with his brand and asked me to make a logo for him, and I charged a certain amount as upfront payment. Next, the

Kimberly620

: What do you wish you would have known with your first freelance contract? My partner and I have begun discussions with the owner of a small business for a full-blown rebranding and marketing

Rivera951

: What usage rate should I charge? What is a good formula for determining a usage rate for clients that want to purchase native files? Thanks for your input, Kristy

Welton168

: Regular client increasing workload I have been working as a contractor for this company. It is a non-profit company. They pay me a monthly salary. I do their graphic and web work. I first

Gloria351

: What to ask client before designing a logo? What questions do you ask a client before designing their logo? (preferred colour, font, references, etc) And how do you do it exactly? Do you use

Cugini998

: Reaching out to previous agency's former client A more professional based question, but I think it's a good one. I left my old agency to start pursuing freelance design and development very

LarsenBagley460

: Where can I offer a graphic task and only pay the best from several solutions? I have a task for graphic design, which I want to outsource online. Ideally I would like to post my task, have

Vandalay110

: Pricing considerations when doing logo work for an agency as a freelancer I've read this post and a few others: What price should I charge for design services? And Jessica's Hirsch's Dark

Nimeshi706

: Client wants to bill me I work for a small graphic design company. Very small. It's just the owner and myself. I'm technically an independent contractor, although I act more as an employee

Vandalay110

: Should I send my client the original file of a job? I have recently accepted a free-lance job to typeset a book in LaTeX for a publisher. I'm not a professional graphic designer, but I have

Heady304

: Graphic design freelancer uses Helvetica for my company's web design, software GUI design, and logo My company makes software. I hired a graphic design freelancer (and payed a fixed xxx €)

Pierce403

: What do I need to know about fonts I am interested in selling my designs/doing some freelance work, but I'm not sure how most designers handle fonts. Do graphic designers make their own fonts?

LarsenBagley460

: What's a UK graphic design company's SIC code (Standard Industrial Classification) on Companies House? Updating the details for my freelance design company online with UK's Companies House, I was

Angela777

: How competitive is the Illustration field? 20-ish years ago, I graduated with a fine art degree and became an art teacher, but now (for reasons I don't particularly want to go into here), I

Kaufman565

: Do I own the rights to show my designs in my portfolio? I was hired as a freelancer to do some work for a company. I made a design that I love which included some of the company's data

Angela777

: I have a client who keeps asking for quotations but never follows through I'm fairly new to freelancing and have an issue that I'm not sure how to tackle. I'm still struggling to get paid

Barnes313

: How to set up a website to sell my own products? I'm an artist, and I want to run a website which can sell my prints of my art, where I can write blog posts, upload products, edit photos,

Cugini998

: How do you overcome indecision when designing for yourself? I am a successful freelance web designer. I find client projects easy, I usually hit the nail on the head first time for 90% of

Odierno310

: Examples of a 00 website. (For a guide on pricing) I realize this may sound like a strange question (and hopefully relevant for this site). I am starting up freelancing and am unsure about

Alves566

: Pros and cons of running a freelance design business from home When running a small (as in, one person) freelance graphic design business full-time, what are the pros and cons of working from

Phylliss782

: Billing clients for resource expenses I could use some other designers insights. I'm a freelancer and often I make purchases for my clients - stock photos, website plug ins, domain names, etc.

Welton168

: First client's partner demands free website redesign, wants deposit returned - moral dilemma Sorry in advance for the long read. I'm 22 years old and just finished university for graphic design.

Megan533

: App interface design pricing I am a freelance graphic designer, but also a full time student with a full time retail job. In my regular job I do no design work. The freelance has not been

Reiling762

: Help me decide my business name I've been freelancing as a graphic designer for some time now marketing myself with my real name and it's been bugging me for quite some time now. I really

Annie732

: How much to charge for projects transferred to you? I've been doing freelance design for a while, and some marketing agency is interested in my work. They want to transfer projects to me, most

Shelley591

: Know any books on copyright, trademarks, starting a freelance business for graphic designers? I want to have a firm grasp of these topics and I don't know where to start. I want to know how

Smith574

: 0 Logo Redesign as "Trial" Project for Possible Full-time Position I’ve been freelancing for around seven years now, but I’m not sure how to handle this situation. I have a startup interested

Jamie315

: Making web hosting plan payments? I'm a web designer freelancer. I just started freelancing. What is the best process for web hosting plan payments? Do I sign up for web hosting plan myself

Nimeshi706

: How to manage working for friends or family I'd like to see peoples opinions and methods for managing jobs for family or friends. Just to clarify, I mean singular freelance jobs. Actual employment

Sue6373160

: Is it generaly acceptable to use purchased vector graphics in paid work? I understand the legalities of using stock images and vectors for things like logos. But i want to know if it is unprofessional,

Eichhorn212

: How much should I charge for my Logo design work? I just designed a logo for a new company starting out in London. Four young people who recently graduated from university. Unfortunately I

Heady304

: How can I find graphic designer partners to build projects with? I'm working through a free coding camp and building some nice apps as a part of their assignments. The idea behind the assignments

Deb5748823

: Is this design considered public domain? Recently I was contacted by a local church who needs a logo, what they want is simple enough, I'm just not well-versed in the copyrights of DC comics/marvel,

Chiappetta793

: How do I treat requests for work for causes that go against my personal principles? Recently, I received a request for a quote from a party that promotes and teaches an ideology that diametrically

Ogunnowo857

: Are there any low-cost freelance websites for doing Apple watch app mockup? I have an image I would like displayed on an Apple watch but I'm brand new to mobile app marketing. I'm hoping I

Martha945

: Help with Microsoft Powerpoint templates and themes I am working in a commercial agency. At times clients need custom Powerpoint templates and themes. We don’t have people in our agency with

Nimeshi706

: How to appropriately charge a client for past resources? Freelance based question..... Scenario: A piece was designed two years ago. In the piece there are several client-supplied photographs. When

Jamie315

: How do you present contracts to clients? Do you just put your Terms & Conditions on your website and make sure the link to them is very clear for clients to see and click on? Do you

LarsenBagley460

: Can logo designers use free resources or elements from free image websites in their designs? Can Graphic Designers use free resources to create their own design (or most of it) instead of creating

Annie732

: What if client doesn't like any logo design concept? I'm in a process of creating Graphic Design contract. I've decided to provide each client with 3 logo concepts and 3 rounds of revision.

Alves566

: How do you charge for extra non-design related services? I find it very difficult to charge clients for "extras." In my particular case this is usually consulting and copy writing. Clients expect

Bryan765

: How do I earn more as remote freelance Graphic Designer? I have worked as a Graphic Designer for almost a year. I was able to earn much more then I expected (I'm autodidact graphic designer),

Cody3331749

: Client won't return my emails. What do I do? I am a graphic design freelancer and I have a client. I designed banners for him for his business. I charged 2 banners for only . Also, I

Annie732

: Why does my client want her company name confidential, when I post my work on design sites? One of the clients I'm working with insists that my work with her stays confidential, she doesn't

Martha945

: Copyright on free work About a year ago when starting out on graphic design in school I started doing a bit of free work (something I'm not doing any longer) for a 'client' here and there.

Annie732

: Should I give a client more logo options after refusing the initial designs? A client requested a logo design and branding for his start-up; it's business consultancy company. The deal includes

Jessie844

: Should I include experiences as a freelancer on a resume? If so, how? I have experience interning and working at several companies before graduating University. After that, for about one and

Jamie315

: How to change mind about taking on a freelance project I currently met a man that was my car sharing driver who asked if I did business card design and I said I did and that is something

Yeniel278

: How can I do some free design work? I am a designer that wants to do some free design work for people, but the problem is, how do I find people to do free work for? Is there any place

Barnes313

: How can a designer explain their work to non-creative people? One issue I face personally is how can I, as a designer, effectively explain my work to potential clients or people that do not

Frith110

: Do I charge my first client before or after the design is complete? This is my first serious client and their first design experience. I am designing a Logo and a business card for them.

Berumen635

: Is it permissible to hire another freelancer to take over my client's work? I'm a graphic design freelancer and I was asked to design a logo by a client. I designed the logo for my client

Nimeshi706

: How much to charge for a project involving only editing the texts of all the product packages for a skincare line? The company I primary freelance for right now wants to give me another project

Alves566

: Brand Identity Printing Does a freelance graphic designer send a brand identity project to a printing company or is that the clients job?

Smith574

: How to handle freelance designers that fail to meet expectations? Lately we've been slammed we decided to out-source projects that a few designers would provide source files to. Per the initial

Caterina889

: How much less to charge as a senior/new graduate for a identity+web package? First off, some context: I am a second-semester senior in a graphic design program and will be graduated for most

Karen819

: What podcasts should every freelance designer listen to? I listen to many podcasts every day. When I'm in my car, on my bike, before I fall asleep, and in other rooms in the house that I

Sherry646

: How can I hire a manga artist, and what are the general cost factors associated with producing a comic? If one had a story that was as yet undefined but wanted to work out the economics

Vandalay110

: What can a designer do if a client claims that the work delivered is unacceptable and refuses to pay? I recently had an experience with a client that was a bit messy, and now they don't

Hamaas979

: Should I ask for payment for my logo and website design when I delivered them late? I have designed a logo and a website for a company. Because I took a little longer than usual (3 weeks),

Pierce403

: Would moving away from urban areas affect client acquisition for a freelance designer? I am an entry level designer contemplating a move to the country. This move would give me lots more time

Kevin459

: Is online freelancing a viable source of income? Fed up with the university life, I thought I would try to be a freelancer. I am familiar with coding. How can I earn money online as a web

Angela777

: How should I handle a client when they ask for my opinion about another designer's work? I met a client that currently works with a designer whom I don't know - the client showed me his

Candy945

: Advice on freelancing in the same field as your day job I have a day job in graphic design, but I'm looking to start doing some freelance on the side. I have a couple of questions/concerns...

Lee3735518

: Which PC hardware specifications should a Graphic Designer focus on? I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice on a PC specification which I will be using to re-skill with Adobe

Turnbaugh909

: When a client wants 2 of my logo concepts and I quoted one So I estimated a job for a new client. 3 concepts, 1 logo, 1 revision. I gave them 4 to get a feel for their style. They liked

Lee3735518

: Is it an usual practice to request portfolio rights? I'm an amateur graphic designer. I've been doing work for local companies and initiatives for just over a year now. I recently got a job

Ann6370331

: Should I ask for client’s budget before the initial first meeting? First of all, is it a good idea to ask a potential client for a ballpark budget they are thinking to work with? I just

Vandalay110

: Can I "donate" source files to non-profit for tax deduction? I created a template for an 8-page monthly print publication and created the publication for print each month for 7 happy years.

Smith574

: How should a designer communicate price is negotiable to a client? While in the stages of a bid, quote, or proposal I was curious how should a designer communicate "price is negotiable" in

Yeniel278

: Should I charge less for being a freelance entry level graphic designer? I've been told that this company has paid others /hr. This would be my first work at a professional level. They've

Pierce403

: What is a good systematic approach to increasing the rates I charge? In the past year, I have been getting more and more freelance projects along with my work as a graphic design teacher.

Angela777

: Where can I find web design projects? I am a recently graduated graphic designer. I would like to know if there are any worthwhile websites that I could present my portfolio and receive or

Ravi4787994

: Should designers put ALL of their works in their portfolio? I've been freelancer for many years as a graphic designer and web developer. In the last few days I've found myself filling a huge

Samaraweera207

: Where can graphic designers go to find collaborative jobs? I want to find a site where I can go and search for design or coding projects that customers upload and hope to find professional

Kristi927

: Is a resumé/CV required for a freelancer? Since a freelancer usually (or from what I understand) takes on all aspects of their work, they don't really get hired for permanent positions and

Cody3331749

: How do I know when I'm ready to start doing professional work? I was searching around and I found this question here talking about how a designer knows when thier work is 'good'; and it has

Rivera951

: What should I do if a potential client claims my pricing is too high? I gave a possible client a price estimation for concept of a character, and making it 3D as well. Now I find out that

LarsenBagley460

: Concept Design and Card Art freelancing prices I'm a beginning freelancer and I have a client that wants character concepts (napkin sketches) then finished card art. He also wants a 3D figure

Turnbaugh909

: As a Freelance Production Artist, are clients entitled to native files? As a Freelance Production Artist, are clients entitled to native files? My now ex-client gave me images to edit for their

Caterina889

: How should a designer handle the request to repurpose a design? Scenario: You design a piece for Company A. The piece performs very well for Company A. So much so that they use the piece

Sent7350415

: GUI Based Workflow Tracking Solutions for Designers I have been interested in finding a way to track my progress and tasks for client work with a visually engaging workflow program, that isn't

Debbie163

: How can I write requirements for a graphic designer? A friend of mine is in need of some graphic design work. I'm trying to explain to him that his make-me-something-like-X-but-different-approach

Smith574

: When sub-contracting is it important to be transparent with the client? Bit of a spin off of this question... Do you tell the client if you are sub-contracting their work? Morally is it an

Pierce403

: What are common non-traditional Graphic Design requests, and how to handle them? Naturally you would expect that a graphic designer is proficient in logo, print and web graphics, but what else

Merenda852

: Title for a company owner/freelancer doing design, web dev, writing and photography I'm about to branch off into the freelance world. I'm starting an LLC and I'd like some input on what I should

Cugini998

: Why was my experience with a logo contest so miserable? I'm starting out as a freelance designer (and no job experience at any company before) and I decided to join "contests" held by freelancer.com's

Holmes874

: Does the designer or client provide the design contract/terms of work? I'm a freelance designer and I have written up a design contract with my client to which he signed and agreed to. However,

Eichhorn212

: What are some good ways to gain practical experience to add to my portfolio? I passed the ACE exams for InDesign and Photoshop a few months ago, but I am stumbling on how to get practical

Hamm6457569

: How much should a computer science undergrad charge for web design/development services, when just starting out? Possible Duplicate: What price should I charge for design services?

Sue6373160

: Advice when hiring a freelancer for creating a company logo I'm about to hire a freelancer to create a logo for my IT consulting company. My personal thoughts: The logo will be vector based

Speyer780

: What is "standard markup" for purchases which need to be passed on to the client? Let's say I'm designing a site, and Client and I agree that I'm going to purchase a slideshow to use on

Speyer780

: What should be in a job contract? Inspired by the great answers from this question, what are things you would include in a graphic design job contract? Are there items or conditions you would

Lengel450

: What price should I charge for design services? I was hoping I would find some people in the industry that could help me decide what's the best price to charge to design (in this case) business

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