Image copyright Last month I asked what the difference is between hiring an agency and hiring a freelance graphic designer. The discussion that followed was great, and here I’ve picked out a few of your answers. Jim Eaton, of James Eaton Design… “With many freelancers working from home...

Image copyright: Andreas MB Lee Newham is a senior designer at London-based design consultancy, P&W. He receives around three or four CVs (resumés) every day, and here he details some tips on how graphic designers can get those CVs to the top of the pile. CV tips for graphic designers 99% of C...

Following on from part one in the series, seven more top notch designers talk about how they manage their finances when dealing with clients. Chris Spooner, of Spoon Graphics How do you normally charge clients? Once a range of information has been gathered about the project I estimate the costings b...

I asked some of my graphic design contacts three questions about their financial practices: How do you charge clients? How do you accept payment? Why do you recommend working this way? Here follows the first of a short series, offering an excellent insight into how graphic designers manage their fin...

A few days ago, a young designer thought they’d take a stand against spec work, and uploaded the NO!SPEC logo to LogoSauce (a website offering logo design competitions). In response, an article was published on the LogoSauce blog, no-spec vs spec. The author of the blog post had this to say ab...

When you’re hiring a graphic designer, what do you look for? Their portfolio? Sure, this is perhaps the most important aspect when deciding who to work with. There are other aspects, however, such as pricing, timeframe for completion, communication and experience, but who’s to say you ca...

Do you want to add another belt to your black and brown selections? How about checking one out at Kale Miles ? Designs such as hard-pounded custom-finished leather, and broken-in appeal to look great worn with any of your distressed jeans. Enter “Details Magazine” in the “additiona...