Re: FLASH: OT: Rates

[Bob Schwartz]

Hi,


not to demean its fullness with brevity<g>, but what a useful answer.....many

thanks!


I'll have a look at the site.


regards,


bob


At 05:18 PM 2/9/99 -0800, you wrote:

>

>

>Bob Schwartz wrote:

>

>> Hi DG,

>>

>> >>grab an agent.....<<

>>

>> can you name some, please, or suggest a good way to get leads on good ones?

>>

>> thanks.

>>

>

>Hiya Bob,

>

>That answer really depends on what you do, what type of creative work you do,

>you experience

>in a particular field, etc., etc.

>

>I am a freelance illustrator studying multi-media applications, so for this

new

>medium "High_tech" Reps

>for multi-media designers arent around every corner and usually design "teams"

>are established which might require hiring people youself or joining a

project.

>

>Also, There was a little pun intended at the end of that post;

>Sometimes a Rep is not the way to go, especially if your green or right out of

>school. I'd advise

>anyone out of school to avoid signing with an agent.  Go out on your own and

>freelance first. Get experience. Send your work into annuals.  Get feedback

>from art

>directors.  Spend the money and get your portfolio together and take out an

>ad in a illustration directory.  You'll learn alot.  Communicate with other

>illustrators.

>

> There's immediate pressure signing with a rep.  There's no room for you to

>mistakes. You have to understand yourself and your work. Have your style

>developed. otherwise they will influence what direction you'll go and

>you'll be designing graphics of something you did eight years ago.

>It's important that you are comfortable with doing work on a deadline. And

>know the speed at which you can work.

>Again selling Illustration or graphic design on the internet for web design is

>a new industry and

>most design firms have more "techies" doing their design. Thats why 90% of the

>web looks like

>a badly designed bulletin board. Technologies like Flash make the internet

>attractive to freelance illustrators like myself

>to branch out and learn new mediums.

>

>Reps are more for traditional illustrators, and are rare for multi-media

>designers.

>Web design is more production work and if your the creative type you might

>think about

>surrounding yourself with people who can handle the other aspects of

>production. Also

>theres a difference between a Graphic Designer and an illustrator. Graphic

>Design is more layout, trapping

>preperation and typography. Illustration can range from cliip art to fine art.

>

>You might check out  http://www.freelancers.com

>

>hth,

>

>-DG-

>

>

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