Thinking ahead – initial considerations
Options:
- Freelance
- Work for a studio
- Go into a partnership
- Set up a company/studio
Plan for potential future:
Where will I work from?
Where do clients come from?
How much do I charge?
Will I get paid?
What will I need – laptop/wifi/insurance?
Tax & VAT? – get an accountant
MUST GET PAID
GET DUCKS IN A ROW
TASK:
Set up a potential; viable business
- Work as a small enterprise
- Teams of 4/5
In these groups:
- Give business a name
- Apportion tasks to each member
- Have regular meetings
- Set internal deadlines
- Agree on a plan of action
- PPP pitch
John will supply all the relevant information and we can contact him if we have any queries or questions.
(BusinessLeeds/LeedsArt)
All individual work needs to be blogged as well as a copy of the final presentation.
Group:
- Need to elect a manager to control the whole exercise.
RESEARCH IS KEY
Plan the presentations, as they need to be as professional as possible.
Must be serious – done as professionals.
Consider tone of voice of the company.
ENJOY THE PROCESS
All based on investigation and research.
ENGAGE WITH IT
Need to have a written agreement.
Can work as a sole trader but this means 4X the amount of work.
Roles may vary.
Need an accountant who knows about your business
Expenses account.
Must meet deadlines.
Limited Company:
- Registered company
- Have to appoint positions
- Have to report all information
- Pay tax as you earn it
ALWAYS TAKE PAPER TO MEETINGS AND DRAW/NOTE MAKE
Freelancer & Partnership:
- Assessed twice as year for tax calculation.
Company Cars/Suits
- As long as you have the knowledge and experience
If your company fails, partners can bankrupt you.
This cannot happen in a Limited Company or a LLC.
Must be careful setting up partnerships as wealth recovery can be piled on you.
SHOULD ALWAYS CARY BUSINESS CARDS WITH YOU
Work out how much you need to live & work on a week – break down to an hourly rate.
Business planning is important.Getting clients is difficult – can always buy clients
If the presentation is built on facts and evidence you will be fine.
Form a group – people you really want to work with
Friday, 28 February 2014
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
What designer I want to be..
During the last project OUDG504, I became a sustainable designer and I continue to look into the sustainable design for my COP2 essay. Although I feel that this has to be expanded for my own persona; practice. I have looked into the concept of Design and Society and the relationship.
A short lecture by Alice Rawthorn on design and society;
Looking into glossary meanings for different aspects of deign by John Cary,
socially-responsible enlightened design is a term and approach premised on building awareness among all designers of the impact of their actions on the larger whole; the common good.
social sustainability advocates for an evolution of the mainstream sustainability movement, beyond a focus solely on environmental concerns, to include equity and cultural factors. It references the 1992 Rio Earth Summit’s definition of three pillars of sustainability as the environment, economy, and social equity.
social impact design calls specific attention to the need for designers to test, prove, and document the impacts of their work, particularly emphasizing the importance of demonstrating rigorous measurable social impacts.
social/economic/environmental design emphasizes a triple bottom line approach intended to expand the definition of “sustainable design” beyond green building.
socially responsible design proposes that designers have a moral or social responsibility to work with all people, particularly those who are most disadvantaged in society. It suggests that the responsibility of designers is not only to their direct clients but also to all people, environments and entities indirectly impacted by their work.
I think in my OUDG504 project it would seem I was trying to be a socially-responsive enlightened designer. Which is a positive thing to be part of, whether I was a success is another story.
Although I would not want to label myself as such, I would like to expand on what I have done now and maybe look into a more socially responsible design route. In my last project I had a very selective audience as to fit the brief but now I have an opportunity to stretch beyond the deign for designers and be more socially responsible.
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