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| Publisher | Harpercollins Focus |
| ISBN 13 | 9780814432419 |
| Book Description | Graphic design is a crowded, highly competitive world. And it takes a lot more than raw talent and technical ability to make it as an independent designer. Successful graphic designer and entrepreneur, Larry Daniels exposes the weak spot of so many: the critical business side of running even a one-person design firm. Designers often prioritize aesthetics over a client's needs, and ignore basic business skills such as writing, record keeping, and relationship building. This practical insider's guide explains how to build a profitable, sustainable design business. Packed with sample agreements, letters, forms, and more, it reveals how to: * Create a website and portfolio that highlight design solutions * Do pre-pitch research and deliver winning presentations * Prepare inviting proposals that win lucrative contracts * Establish a reliable system for tracking billable hours (and staying solvent) * Use cold-calling strategies even sales phobics can master * Quantify design decisions in ways that business management can relate to and respect * Break out of "freelancer" mode to highly compensated creative consultant The field of design is littered with failures. To stand out and succeed, you need to be professional, efficient, and focused on the bottom-line results that clients value. The Graphic Designer's Business Survival Guide shows you how. |
| Editorial Review | Whether you're a full-time freelancer or do a few projects on the side, this book will help ensure your success. --How magazine "This is a great book on starting and running a graphic design business....a great tool." --Reading Room Book Reviews "Trust us, this book isn't just good for folks in the graphic design industry, it's good for anyone looking to do freelance work or set up their own company." --NY Creative Interns |
| About the Author | LARRY DANIELS is past president of DanielsDesign Inc., a New York based branding and communications design firm that has been a consistent recipient of major industry recognitions for outstanding achievement. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Lawrence J. Daniels |
| Publication Date | 16 January 2013 |
| Number of Pages | 240 |
The Graphic Designers Business Survival Guide paperback english - 16 January 2013
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