Be A Design Cast 28 : The Freelance Show
We have long wanted to do a show devoted to the business of freelancing. But with my limited experience (re: five stressful months) and Donovan not really being “freelance,” per se, we were not sure we had the right perspective. So we called in four of our friends from Divvy Collective-Adam Nielsen, Ryan Sorensen, “Secret Penguin” Dave Nelson and John Henry “The Steel Drivin’ Man” M√ºller-who are all freelancers working from the same shared space. Sort of like a design-based season of the Real World, but without the cameras. Among the topics we discuss this week are why they got into freelancing, when it is appropriate to start freelancing, (do you need clients to begin?) and the nuts and bolts of dealing with clients, finances, and kids. And dogs. And swearing.
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February 21st, 2007 at 1:32 pm
I dig the Easter Egg.
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:38 am
When you guys play “taboo typeface” you should give em the top five a la Wheel of Fortune: Papyrus, Comic Sans, Sand, Brush Script and Courier New.
February 23rd, 2007 at 4:13 am
You should set up a page with the taboo typeface images…
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
You should check out my blog MARBARGARBO if you’re interested in branding. I’m starting a feature called B.I.Y. and I’m trying to get other people involved. I want to create a space where designers can help other non-designers and they can share what they know and help spread good design.
marbargarbo.blogspot.com
March 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 am
About the taboo types:
Funny someone should mention “Impact”… The new visual style of a major Dutch political party (SP) recently won a design prize with it:
News posting.
(Text in Dutch, regrettably. The grey poster says “A better Netherlands begins HERE”, the red-white one says “NOW SP”).
March 7th, 2007 at 9:14 am
that is funny.
it’s not a bad font. just seems like the go-to font for “impactful” headlines.
just thought it’s a bit overused.
i know, i know. most of my fonts i use are probably overused too
June 21st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
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