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Thursday, July 19, 2012

ATTENTION BUDDING GRAPHIC DESIGNERS! *pottymouth alert*

this is a perfect example of what i absolutely cannot fucking stand. artists, do not not fall for this "we are helping you by building your portfolio" bullshit. they are paying for a PRODUCT and that goddamned product is your art!!! i dont care if youve only done graphic design for your  great-grandma Bessie's obituary, you have experience in making something. companies like this are too fucking cheap and lazy to hire their own freelance graphic designer. i repeat: DO NOT WORK FOR FREE
"we have a rough sketch of the of the direction we would like to go in...the rest is up to you"
what this means is they will bug the shit out of you until you either A: give them exactly what they want (which you wont by the way) or B: you walk off and they keep your work for the next dumbass looking to "build their portfolio".
if you really want to build your portfolio, do it!! the best portfolios have original work in them-not bland corporate picnic flyers. find tutorials for whatever it is you are doing, study the masters of your chosen craft and stay the hell away from people and companies like this.
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  1. AlexJuly 19, 2012 at 11:50 AM

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  2. AlexJuly 19, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Well said. Clients will only value your work as much as YOU do. Lawyers, mechanics and gardeners don't do their work for free, so why should you — as an artist — volunteer to be a chump?

    Much as it may FEEL like it sometimes, LOVING what you do, and getting PAID for it, is NOT WRONG. It's the perfect situation.

    GET PAID for your work. Don't just give it away.

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