Comments on: How & Where To Get Paid Freelance Work While You’re Still A Design Student http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/ Super Awesome Graphic Design Blog for Graphic Design Students, Graphic Design Tutors and their Feelings Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Helpful Links for Student Freelancers: 5-24-10 « Students That Freelance http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-1259 Helpful Links for Student Freelancers: 5-24-10 « Students That Freelance Mon, 24 May 2010 17:30:14 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-1259 [...] How & Where to Get Paid Freelance Work While You Are Still a Design Student — The Graphic Design School [...] [...] How & Where to Get Paid Freelance Work While You Are Still a Design Student — The Graphic Design School [...]

]]> By: J.T. Shaver http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-467 J.T. Shaver Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:56:32 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-467 Not to mention you will almost guarantee that it gets published and used, whereas a crowdsourcing website requires you to do it for free, then it won't even get used. Not to mention you will almost guarantee that it gets published and used, whereas a crowdsourcing website requires you to do it for free, then it won’t even get used.

]]> By: J.T. Shaver http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-466 J.T. Shaver Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:55:50 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-466 I agree with Da. You are much better off doing a logo for a local company pro bono. It doesn't matter if it is a company of 2 people or 200, you can design it as professionally and carefully as if you were being paid $10,000. I agree with Da. You are much better off doing a logo for a local company pro bono. It doesn’t matter if it is a company of 2 people or 200, you can design it as professionally and carefully as if you were being paid $10,000.

]]> By: da http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-52 da Mon, 18 May 2009 18:06:08 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-52 Design contests are *not* a good way to build a portfolio. Good design involves the client's needs, wants and business objectives. Rarely will you gain any insight to those things via the design contests. Design contests rarely benefit the designers nor the clients that use them. Design contests are *not* a good way to build a portfolio. Good design involves the client’s needs, wants and business objectives. Rarely will you gain any insight to those things via the design contests.

Design contests rarely benefit the designers nor the clients that use them.

]]> By: Brian http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-42 Brian Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:31 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-42 Thank you SO much. This is very, very helpful! Thank you SO much. This is very, very helpful!

]]> By: Caralyn Krail http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-40 Caralyn Krail Mon, 11 May 2009 07:05:13 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-40 another great article jacob. well thought out and written... another great article jacob. well thought out and written…

]]> By: Thegraphicdesignschool http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-36 Thegraphicdesignschool Wed, 06 May 2009 11:23:43 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-36 We will pass that on Rachel. LOL We will pass that on Rachel. LOL

]]> By: Rachel http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-28 Rachel Mon, 04 May 2009 00:55:11 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-28 Nice! BTW Jacob is a spunk! LOL Nice! BTW Jacob is a spunk! LOL

]]> By: Hugo http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/articles/how-where-to-get-paid-freelance-work-while-youre-still-a-design-student/#comment-15 Hugo Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:12:35 +0000 http://www.thegraphicdesignschool.com/blog/?p=1298#comment-15 Finally, I might be able to afford more than beer and pasta while studying. Thanks Jacob, I'm checking these out NOW. Hugo Finally, I might be able to afford more than beer and pasta while studying. Thanks Jacob, I’m checking these out NOW.
Hugo

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