Designer Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

If so, you might want to consider a career as a freelance graphic designer. Many people have been turning to freelance work in recent times, and there is always demand for skilled freelance graphic designers. Why Become a Freelance Graphic Designer? So, how can you get started as a freelance graphic designer?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

By her own confession, Monika Jurczyk – AKA Monsie – has bounced between places and jobs like a pinball, but freelance illustration has given her creative soul its voice. "I And when you talk to Monika, it's soon evident that becoming a freelance illustrator has empowered her.

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Creative Boom

MAY 26, 2024

From the rise of AI to the ebbs and flows of the freelance market, you're constantly trying to navigate uncharted waters. The instability One of the most daunting challenges for illustrators is the unpredictable nature of freelance work. Then, for every client project, I picked one thing off the list that felt in line with the project.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Do you find yourself constantly admiring how billboards, magazines, and websites look and feel? In practice, a graphic designer typically works with various media, including both print and digital, to create designs that meet the needs of their clients or employers. How much does a freelance graphic designer make?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2022

A freelance illustrator, mural artist and designer based in Glasgow, Ida Henrich creates colourful and energetic work, often exploring social and economic issues that are close to her heart. My first proper client commission came when I was still a student, working for a Scottish independent publisher. That was tough.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

With the rise of digital tools both for making art and sending it around the world in an instant, in one sense, it's now easier than ever to make money as a freelance illustrator. David Goldman Agency When David Goldman launched his own firm in 1980, he aimed to represent world-class talent and offer great personal service to clients.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. Freelance work started to come in during his third year of studies, and upon graduating he leapt straight in freelancing. "I

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Artist has taken successful concept of workshops she ran for major brands such as Nike, ASOS and Timberland to help other freelancers or individuals get together and create. Freelancing can be a lonely gig, however much you love it. I've got many plans for fun products (including embroidered apparel) in the pipeline," she says.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 12, 2024

© Dong Qiu The Chinese artist's distinctive style blends Asian tradition with modern sensibilities, attracting global clients and resonating with audiences worldwide. The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

Whether you have just started freelancing or have been doing it for years, you’re most likely aiming to secure consistent work and progressively make more money over time. After all, the nature of freelancing means you compete with other candidates across the globe — not just those in your city, state, region or country.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But after studying for an illustration degree in Madrid, he decided to prepare a portfolio and contact illustration agencies, advertisers and magazine publishers. This led me to contact new clients in Spain, to work with Anna Goodson Illustration Agency and new international clients."

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Deji Ajetomobi is launching a new magazine focusing on African design talent and partnerships. So we were intrigued to hear from Deji Ajetomobi , who's launching a magazine to specifically showcase work by African creatives and studios. You can read more about our mission here ).

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today she is a CG artist and creative director, and in the past she was an associate creative director at Superunion, with a client list including The New York Times, Bon Appetit and Casa Noble. It's an authenticity which runs through every facet of Haruko's career, from her artwork to her clients.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

I first joined Twitter in 2008, when I was working on a web design magazine, and the web development community had fully embraced it as their network of choice. So, how can you build your freelance creative business away from social media? Secondly, start to contact clients and potential clients directly.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 12, 2024

© Dong Qiu The Chinese artist's distinctive style blends Asian tradition with modern sensibilities, attracting global clients and resonating with audiences worldwide. The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2022

Kristen Solecki is a freelance illustrator based in Durham, North Carolina, who is always on the lookout for clients that use illustration in new and unique ways. And since earning her degree in illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, her one-of-a-kind art style has excelled in finding equally individual homes.

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Creative Boom

MAY 6, 2024

I don't think the big agencies or the big networks have been honest with their people, and they're not being honest to their clients here." After all, when I entered my profession in the 1990s, working on London-based entertainment and women's magazines, each title employed around 50-100 people.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 22, 2022

Using dramatic lighting against a restricted colour palette, Luke's been grabbing the attention of many an international client since he went freelance in 2012. Retirement illustration for Barron's magazine © Luke Brookes. Client work is, of course, vital. How has your practice developed since we last spoke?

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2022

Since 2017 she made the leap to become a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and her impressive roster of clients already includes Youtube, Forbes, Rebel Girls, Sierra Magazine, Tribune Magazine, Penguin Random House and Atlassian, among others.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. Once he was a little older, magazines and zines became his obsession. "My My favourite was Nintendo Power," he reveals. "I

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

Changing direction After slogging it out as an in-house graphic designer for five years while freelancing for private clients at night, Nikos felt burnt out. I said: 'f**k clients; let's work for a brand that no longer exists in the real world but thrives in an alternative timeline!' It's just profound," he says.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

Choosing not to follow through with a masters in illustration, Eva worked in graphic design on a part time basis before deciding to go freelance around the time of the pandemic. And just like the client's she chooses to work with, Eva's explosive style is closely to her personality. It's just who i am!

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But it was a magazine cover for a publication in Peru that propelled Ximena to her first thousand followers. I never saw any representation of bigger bodies or different skin tones when I went shopping or saw a magazine ad. That was the first thing that drew some people in."

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Designer Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Collaborate with diverse clients and industries to leave a tangible impact on the visual landscape of our world. Immerse yourself in shaping the visual style and imagery of various media, from advertising to movies and magazines. Work independently, offering your design services to a diverse range of clients.

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SpeckyBoy

MARCH 27, 2023

Freelance web designers have a lot of responsibility. Not to mention the challenge of keeping clients happy. That often includes items that would be best handled by clients. That often includes items that would be best handled by clients. Or it might be that a client is uncomfortable with a particular task.

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SpeckyBoy

MAY 4, 2023

Launching a website for a client doesn’t mean the end of the road. But it’s still the best way to ensure that a client will keep coming back. But it’s still the best way to ensure that a client will keep coming back. However, each client is unique. Let your client know if a delay is expected.

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Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2024

A magazine that would cover creatives outside of London and go beyond the usual 'rockstar' names to feature great work from everyday creatives. Here are some key findings so far: Work status: Most of you are self-employed or freelancers (46.3%), with a significant portion working full-time (38.5%). Of these, 61.2% Education: 54.3%

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

With in-demand graphic design skills, you can choose to find steady work in a multinational organization, work with local businesses on ad campaigns, or you could freelance, picking your own clients and working to your own schedule. Often, you’ll be working with clients to fulfill their own vision of a brand or ad campaign.

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Creative Boom

JULY 25, 2023

Born in the Caribbean and now based in the Netherlands, Kevin moved to Amsterdam in 2012 to study graphic design, and then spent the beginning of his career enjoying internships and placements at various outlets, including for online magazine DATmag. Clients he's worked with so far include TikTok, Acer, and Porsche.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

But ultimately, design isn't about pretty pictures; it's about serving the client's needs and solving problems. Want to have your work celebrated and talked about like this, on blogs and in magazines all over the world? Are you seeking inspiration for your work?

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 24, 2023

How to Become a Successful Freelance Graphic Designer So, you want to become a freelance graphic designer? But before you hand in your notice and go all-in on the freelance life, there are a few key steps to consider first. The most important thing is ensuring you have the design skills and experience to thrive as a freelancer.

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SpeckyBoy

APRIL 20, 2022

And there are several ways we freelancers can pitch in. Freelance web designers are also in a great position to make such changes. ” With that, here are some things you can do to become a greener freelancer. Clients who used to insist on face-to-face meetings are now just as comfortable with a Zoom conference.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Don't just take our word for it, though; with clients including Penguin and Dorling Kindersley, plus representation by Closer & Closer, Asia's art is a proven hit, which is only set to get bigger. How many of us freelancers fall into the mindset that if we're not working, we're not earning or worse, we're being lazy and feel guilty?

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 25, 2023

Whatever the actual expectations of our clients, we might feel the need to project an image of having it all under control. Yet there can be a stigma attached to letting clients see us as we are – flaws and all. Yet there can be a stigma attached to letting clients see us as we are – flaws and all. And that’s OK.

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Creative Boom

JULY 11, 2023

You want to be attracting new clients and maintaining existing ones. Let's say you're a freelance graphic designer and you're in business because you love providing value to low and no alcohol brands that are at the tipping point of a major growth phase. Are your clients aware of it? Where does strategy apply?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 5, 2023

Selected several times for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize and American Photography, Chris's work has been published in Vogue, The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine, Esquire, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone. Don't say no when you can say yes Getting your first freelance gig is one thing.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

It seems like every designer has a horror story or two (or seventeen) about getting ripped off by a client who refuses to pay. The bright side to dealing with deadbeat clients is that there’s always a next time. And what should be the first thing you do with your next client? Choose Your Clients Well.

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