[ElevenOTwelve]

Just wanted to see how many people make their own designs and how many have someone else do the design work

 

[GSDIESEL300]

I do all of my work myself. 100% original.

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

i would say i design 75% and i get the rest done

 

[ainofea]

50/50, it all depends on how I'm feeling

 

[gotshirts2ink]

50/50, it all depends on how I'm feeling

Actually same here
I have a lady that works out of my retail location full time and she does webdesign and other stuff in return I charge her no rent and no extra money for electric or water and she designs mostly 90% of my sales I also do mobile advertising so I hope I will never lose her

 

[Mstevens_design]

It depends on your skill level and what you are looking to get with a finished product really.

I know tons of people that only use our services to do higher end illustration, and I know people that subcontract everything out to us (simple typesetting included). Although I am biased since I do this type of work, I believe that subbing everything out to a good artist or team allows you to spend more time marketing and getting more business. We as artists do what we are good at and you as a business owner do what you are good at.

But, like I said before, it really does depend on your skill level, what you are looking for in a finished product and your general mindset towards art.

 

[jwalk2515]

i pay. I have general concepts but pretty slim in artistic abilities

 

[revboyjames]

I agree with Matt. If you use a designer, then you have time to spend on all the other things you have to handle, like marketing, printing, events, etc. Plus, you can still have control over all the ideas and designs, just have someone else create it. And if you find the right artist, they will be able to take your ideas and make something even better than you imagined.

 

[FreeVolous]

Yea I have hired designers for all of my work. I usually give them my concept or idea for the shirt and a bad sketch of it. Then I let them do the work from there. It usually works out well because they know what would look better when being transferred to the computer and understand that aspect of design. Delegating this task to a graphic designer frees me up to focus on getting the name trademarked, marketing and the business side of the brand.

 

[IYFGraphics]

Other than artwork brought to us by customers all the rest is 100% in house.

Hope this helps.

 

[mdkuli]

We have our own in-house art department now, but when I started many years ago I had a couple college student interns work here. I paid them, but low wages and they additionally got college credit. It worked out great for both us and them.

Good Luck

 

[sjidohair]

I am my own designer with great tools, Like Das, and Wnpcsign2010, Corel, Xara, And others.
MMM

 

[dptk]

I hire contract designers for 80% of my designs. Design isn't my strongest skill , also I am always looking for contract designers

 

[sjidohair]

The really Cool thing here, is Know your strong points,, if this is not one of them,,
Hire it out,,
Also subscribe to some clipart subscriptions like
iclipart.com, and others

Start collecting Eps file Graphics, on discs,, and you or your designer will be able to use those mixed with your or their art, and create some awesome designs,,

Building a collection of design elements will take a lil time ,
MMM

 

[thestitchwitch]

Ok, now I'm curious.

Since I am learning CorelX4, out of necessity---thus doing my own "graphic" work.....

What does hiring someone to do this sort of work cost...guesstimate?

I imagine I could get much higher end designs if I hired it out. I haven't had the need, yet---but very possibly could in the near future. So what's the cost like, and how would I go about finding someone?

TIA

 

[Mstevens_design]

Ok, now I'm curious.

Since I am learning CorelX4, out of necessity---thus doing my own "graphic" work.....

What does hiring someone to do this sort of work cost...guesstimate?

I imagine I could get much higher end designs if I hired it out. I haven't had the need, yet---but very possibly could in the near future. So what's the cost like, and how would I go about finding someone?

TIA

Without knowing exactly what you want to get done, I can estimate right around $150-$200 for the design and the rights to it. Obviously if its simple text and it takes an hour, then less. If it is a custom illustrated piece with tons of detail, probably more.

Now the positive with subbing it out is that you can charge a customer double what we do it for and you shouldnt have any problems or if its for your own line, then 10-20 shirts sold and you have paid for the design.

I hope that helps you out.

 

[TatteredTees]

i recently hired a guy for my first real good quality design he kept it 2 colors but everything was grouped in a way i could change to 3 or 4 colors if needed and i was charged 175 for the artwork and he gave me all the copyright info for the artwork as well. but other than that i try to do alot of artwork myself cause im new to the business and dont have alot of the money to hire a guy to do 5 or 6 designs for me.