Starting your career as a graphic designing assistant
The ultimate source for beginning professionals working professionals looking to make a change and entrepreneurs wanting to go out on their own this friendly guide details every business aspect of commercial graphic design including how Create a portfolio Make initial contacts Develop a financial plan Set up an office Acquire supplies and equipment Price your own work Market on the Web Nurture a growing freelance business And much In a market by market survey the author devotes entire chapters to selling one s work within every venue including magazines ad agencies book publishers greeting card companies small business and Web sites This is the most useful book on the market for honing the business skills of freelance illustrators and graphic designers Allworth Press an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts with emphasis on the business of art Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design theater branding fine art photography interior design writing acting film how to start careers business and legal forms business practices and While we don t aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer

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