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- jkinginc
A friend and I are interested in opening our own studio somewhere down the line and wanted to know if anybody had and good sources/readings /advice on how to best go about it.
- moamoa0
- DAMN YOUdoesnotexist
- great book, really helped me outTheDrago
- yeah but my soul is slowly disappearingTheDrago
- ahhaahahah not fast enough ( )Drno
- Wrong. weekDancer
- impossible
morilla - Such an overrated book IMODancer
- I found that book negative in some partsvisualplane_
- mumbo jumbo, dianetics for the designer.tank02
- that book is shite and i haven't even read itvrmbr
- Er, what's this soul you speak of?stoplying
- doesnotexist0
how to be a graphic designer without losing your soul.
- jkinginc0
Ha, thanks. That's oddly enough the only book I already have on the topic. Great stuff in there, though.
- Spookytim0
Grab as many clients as you can from your current employers and leap at it as a brave new adventure, feet first. There is no other way. If you hesitate, you lose, Gumbo face.
- moamoa0
good Contracts, very good Contracts..
I got a pretty german book about Contracts for Designers...
- olli1010
Here's two good ones as well:
Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets for Designers
http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Not…Tell Me Why: The first 24 months of a New York design company
http://www.amazon.com/karlssonwi…- Tell Me Why is a fun book to read. But not everyone is lucky to have a big name designer behind them like they didadev
- pepe0
we started our studio a little under two years ago. my advice is to work harder than you ever have and expect to pay yourself like a student. it makes anything that come out of it a pleasant surprise and not as bumpy of a road. its worked for us pretty well in a nutshell.
- Until they went bust, week 3.
I'm joking obviously.Spookytim
- Until they went bust, week 3.
- mimeartist0
keep money back for taxes
- Humanhand0
Be sure the person you are getting into a partnership has the same goals as you and you can both communicate to each other well. It might sound obvious but it is the single biggest factor to success.
good luck
- non0
20 000$ dollar down the drain yesterday. Welcome to my life.
- bmacneill0
Interview the client before you start working with them. Doing this makes sure that the client is aware of the kind of work that you're wanting to deliver for them, and has appropriate expectations of the costs to deliver such work. In 4 years, the best thing I can tell you is that client relationships often fall apart because of un-met expectations. We've fired quite a few clients this year because they didn't live up to OUR standards of what a good client is. Sometimes you just have to cut them loose.
- Invalid0
How to be a graphic designer without losing your sole.
a book about graphic designers and shoe collecting.
and I completely made that up... obviously
and this has almost nothing to do with anything.
and good luck with your studio
- cramdesign0
only work for people who value your time. hire/work with people smarter than you are. don't work for free but don't try to make a killing on a job. be honest and fair and protect your reputation. don't get involved if you can't do a good job. be realistic about timelines for projects up front. stick to the timeline. pay for your fonts and software. make time for friends/family/self. get a partial, non-refundable part of the fee up front. put it in writing.
- cramdesign0
well, let us know how it goes...
- non0
If you are passionate and intelligent, it will work.
- quoined0
i'm the friend involved. how about start-up...i mean i am willing to work out of anywhere, just not a porta-potty
- utopian0
Be prepared for 70 hour work weeks for at least for the first 2 years. Been there done that, best of luck on your new venture:)
- Dr_Rand0
be debt free, pocket every cent
- joseprieto0
get the tellmewhy book from karlsson wilker