Freelance design tips to help you become more a more successful & effective freelance designer
As a designer with over 15 years in the commercial design industry I have fulfilled many roles and obtained lots of valuable commercial experience on a wide range of projects for many kinds of clients. I would describe myself as multichannel designer, as I produce design work across print, web, social and mobile channels. In my career so far I've worked as a freelance designer with my own direct clients and for agencies/marketing companies, both externally & in-house. I've also worked as an employee at various levels of seniority for some prestigious design & marketing agencies.
As you would expect, over the years I have gained quite a bit of experience in the design world, working as both a freelance designer and employee, and as time goes by you do learn more and become more effective at what you do, and any budding freelancer will improve over time too. Below are a few tips I'd like to share that have been important fro me as a freelance designer, and I have listed some that are fairly well-known and some that are maybe a little less obvious….
As a designer with over 15 years in the commercial design industry I have fulfilled many roles and obtained lots of valuable commercial experience on a wide range of projects for many kinds of clients. I would describe myself as multichannel designer, as I produce design work across print, web, social and mobile channels. In my career so far I've worked as a freelance designer with my own direct clients and for agencies/marketing companies, both externally & in-house. I've also worked as an employee at various levels of seniority for some prestigious design & marketing agencies.
As you would expect, over the years I have gained quite a bit of experience in the design world, working as both a freelance designer and employee, and as time goes by you do learn more and become more effective at what you do, and any budding freelancer will improve over time too. Below are a few tips I'd like to share that have been important fro me as a freelance designer, and I have listed some that are fairly well-known and some that are maybe a little less obvious….