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"What designers need more than anything is an environment where it’s safe to try things out." Yep, except when you're a consultant/contractor/freelance. You ca
by jroseattle 14y ago
"What designers need more than anything is an environment where it’s safe to try things out."
Yep, except when you're a consultant/contractor/freelance. You can certainly spend the time, just don't expect to be compensated for it.
And therein lies the rub -- anyone willing to allow a designer to work in such a manner cares about design, and quite often isn't interested in outsourcing that to the lone-wolf. They may do that with a firm, or have their own in-house talent, but rare is the situation where a client is willing to accommodate perpetual iteration from a contractor while burning hours.
- orangethirty 14y agoI also think that such consultant/contractor/freelancer is a rare find. Most I have crossed paths with are only focused on doing exactly what they are paid for. Very few ever go the extra mile. That's why I never have a problem getting work. My aim is to always do something extra. Even if its documenting the project properly (something that few ever do). I have only worked with a company that lets me go the extra mile. The one I'm currently at.