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The Artwork And Career Of Ralf Kunstmann
Jan 9th
This Nature, Traditional and Photo Illustrator, Ralf Kunstmann is one of-a-kind in his fields. Looking through his ever-growing artistic online portfolio, you can see where Ralf stands out from some of the other illustrators.
This freelance designer was born in Nuremberg, Germany, where he has been practising his art since 1991. He is also a member of the German Designers called Alliance and a member of the Association of Art in Erlangen.
For most of his years as a freelancer, Ralf has managed to specialise in certain areas with his work. This includes airbrushing mix-techniques, photorealism and painting fine colour shades.
Ralf still believes this is an ongoing process that should be learnt more than once as people tend to forget that the design world is ever growing and someone, somewhere always develops a new way of designing.
2003 saw Ralf enter a new form of design. Learning the skills of a putty knife saw him become an Abstract artist. He saw this as an opportunity to do something else he loved and it is popular with the viewers.
Over his years of study, designing and understanding, Ralf has managed to form his own type of design. Mixing photographs with paintings is what he works well with. It would be made clear if the photorealism was not that at all but just a bunch of photos and splashes of paint, so all who try this technique must seek to complete it well.
He still enjoys getting in front of the computer screen, creating one of-a-kind designs for customers. Ralf doesn’t believe he could go back to analogue illustrations as he decided to go digital from 1998. This choice has made him what he is today and helped him maintain those amazing skills that produce his designs.
Sony Pictures, Daewoo Deutschland, Siemens, Campina, Wirtschaftswoche, Erdinger, Ytong and many, many more have used his services. If you require any more information about Ralf Kunstmann, his work, his techniques or general information, visit the website, where his online portfolio can be viewed to find out more.
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Web Designers: How to Choose Which Clients to Take
Dec 20th
Web designers who work for themselves will constantly face difficult decisions as they have to determine if they should accept or pass on a client’s project. Since there is no shortage of designers out there, many designers feel that they should accept every piece of work that comes their way, but that is not true.
Not all potential projects that come your way will be able to pay you for what your time is worth. Many clients will want to get a first-rate design for bargain basement prices, and if you’re taking these jobs you could be missing out on other more profitable opportunities. There are many other reasons as well, which you will see.
This article will serve as a reference for those situations where you are contemplating a potential project that has come your way. The factors that are discussed here should be able to help you during these evaluations in the future.
1. Budget
One of the first things you will evaluate is the amount of money that you can charge for the project. Is the client willing to pay a fair price, something that will adequately compensate you for the time that will be required by the project?
If the client is working with a very limited budget that doesn’t fit into your normal pricing scale, they should be willing to make some compromises that will reduce the amount of time required from you, or you should probably pass on the work. You may also consider having a package especially for clients who have less-than-ideal budgets. This would allow you to capture some business from clients that you would otherwise have to pass on.
2. Deadlines
Almost every project will involve a deadline of some type. Larger projects may even have a number of deadlines or milestone dates that need to be met. In some cases the deadline may not be as firm, but the client will still have an expectation of when it will be complete.
You will sometimes run in to clients who want a ton of work done in a unrealistic time frame. In these situations your best move is to explain to them that the deadlines are not realistic for you, and suggest a deadline that would be reasonable with your schedule. Many clients are able to work with you on this, but if they insist on a deadline that you can’t make, walk away from the opportunity.
3. Fit Between the Project and Your Skills
Every designer is going to have his or her own unique strengths and weaknesses. Not every project will be a good fit for you. There will be some situations where you want to take a project for a learning experience, but in general it is best to take projects that are a good fit for your skills, and let the others pass.
4. Interests
Just like each design will have strengths and weaknesses, you will also have certain types of work that you enjoy doing more than others. If you want to enjoy your work more, make an effort to find work in the types of things that you like to do.
5. Current Workload
Just like pricing is important, you should also put a lot of emphasis on your current workload. If you are already as busy as you can handle, don’t take new projects or at least schedule them to be stated at some point in the future.
One common practice is to speak with the client about their project, see what their time frame is, and agree on a tentative date for starting in the future when your workload will be manageable.
Steven Snell runs a popular design blog that includes a web job board for web designers to help designers find work, and to help companies find the right designer.
Link Creative Design Review
Oct 29th
Lindsey’s on-line portfolio demonstrates her design talents. This freelancer from Ohio, is a master with Traditional Illustration, Graphic and Web Design.
With her 7+ years of experience with design, Lindsey has started up her own service for public use in 2008. She has called this Link Creative, which provides affordable designs for clients of all kinds.
Lindsey is powered by the need to create illustrations from scratch and spend as many hours as it takes on it, to make it her perfection. Not only does she do this with her free-hand’s, she keeps this style of creativity for all of her designs.
None of Lindsey’s illustration or design begin without thorough research of the client’s goals, target market and needs. Link Creative is always looking forward to taking on new creative challenges, and helping their clients in that process.
With this natural ability to draw custom designs and lettering, she can meet the diverse needs of the clients. Her illustration of a Falcon was hand drawn, edited in Illustrator and then Photoshop . The colours and other context mix well with the focus on the Falcon. This illustration not only shows her ability as an illustrator but as someone who can use and merge designs multiple media’s without any trouble and creating such a beautiful outcome.
She has managed to differentiate herself from most services by providing a custom platform for clients. But not only is Lindsey willing to help the customers meet their goals, she is willing to go that extra mile to set up those specific details they require to also set them apart from their competitors, when designing something like a logo for their company.
If you have any questions for Lindsey of Link Creative, please do not hesitate to contact her via the web site, where you can see the range of her work.
Do you want to become amazing illustrators or excel in the field of illustration.
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Web Designer Freelancing
Aug 22nd
When you have driven past Martin Bell’s house over on Rose Ave. the last few months, you may have noticed that the Hummer H1 is usually in the driveway. That is because Martin now works at home. As Martin can tell you, working from home sure beats having to get up and leave the house at the same time every day to sit in an office.
Do you have incredible web designing skills? Likely, you work at a business as a staff designer as many other web designers do. Have you ever thought about web designer freelancing? There is a real, reliable need for these kinds of service providers today. With internet marketing growing exponentially these days, freelance web design is a financial growth industry. Many business men and women try to hire web designers on a freelance basis simply because they are not proficient in web design themselves, or they just may want to free up their time to work on something else.
Benefits of Web Designer Freelancing –
For ones who can appreciate not having to go to the typical 9 to 5, in the office job, freelancing as a web designer has many benefits. The first and possibly the most important is the ability to make as much money as you could dream of. You are not held to a salary that your employer determines and you don’t have a set rate that you are limited to. In fact, you determine your own pay scale by charging what you feel is equitable. Obviously, you must set your prices so that they are not too much different from others doing similar work, but it is all up to you.
Perhaps the most desirable perk for web designer freelancing is your work schedule. You are the boss so you can set the hours that you want to work. If you have kids at home, this is wonderful because you naturally are able to set up your work time around the children rather than scheduling play time or quality time with your young ones around your work. That’s really the best way for your family, isn’t it? By the way, it takes a person with responisibilty to work as a freelancer. However, there are a few really great extra benefits that come with being a freelancer worth mentioning. You will realize one on that morning when you feel like laying in bed for two and a half extra hours or that week that you decide to go on a spur-of-the-moment second honeymoon to vacationdestination! But listen, you’re the boss – you can do whatever you wish.
Available Resources for Web Designer Freelancing –
There are a lot of different websites that freelance web designers inhabit. Bidding sites are one of the best and they allow you the ability to grab some really significant clients. Usually, a potential client who wants a specialist in web design will write up a proposal on the website for a special project, and the web designers then put up a bid for the job. Then, the contractor will select the winning bidder, usually based on experience, examples and of course fair pricing. Just a few of these websites are getafreelancer dot com and elance dot com. Obviously, there are many others, and there is also the option of putting up your own web designer freelancing site. It’s entirely your own choice.
Freelancing is a great possibility to work at home that is full of benefits. As you have seen, with some diligent effort and skill, you can truly earn a wonderful living. With the ability to determine your own pay, hours and of course the option to pick and choose the website projects you would like to do, freelancing is becoming a very desirable ‘job’. With the skyrocketing need for web site designers, the best time to start is right away!
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