A Graphic Design Student s Guide to Freelance (9781118397046)

A Graphic Design Student's Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect
English | 2017 | ‎ 978-1544237541 | 112 | epub | 8.63 MB

A complete guide to freelance graphic design—created specifically for design students
Why wait until you graduate? Freelancing is a great way to jumpstart your career in graphic design. It lets you apply what you've been learning in school, close the gaps in your education with real-world experience, enhance your portfolio—and make a little money at the same time.
A Graphic Design Student's Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect covers everything you need to know to begin successfully freelancing as a designer, including how to set up your business, deal with legal and financial issues, find clients, and work with them effectively.
This full-color guide is divided into sections that correspond to your particular skill level as a student—beginner, intermediate, or advanced. These sections give you specific tasks and goals to help your freelance design work go smoothly as you progress from your very first professional job to gain experience with a range of projects and clients and prepare to move into a full-time graphic design career once you complete your studies.
Complete with sample forms available online (invoices, a proof approval form, job jacket, and more) and 175 color images, including samples of paid work created by students, A Graphic Design Student's Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect will help you navigate the world of freelance design with confidence.
Inside this book, you will learn to:

Write a business plan

Purchase key equipment

Set rates and draw up contracts

Find and manage clients

Create and show concepts

Market your company

Expand your business

Develop your portfolio

And more