alohasarena said:
Thank you, what a HUDE help. I really appreciate your in-put! A friend of mine has a few designs we may use, so I would like to keep it professional and fair! In the event that we may use other people's design's(in the future). I was looking to keep the cost standard and consistant.
If you haven't got a huge amount of capital, one of the best places is your local graphic arts department of a good local university. You'll find designers there who are incredibly talented, yet aren't yet freelancers who'd expect GBP300 a design.
Stick up an advert in the union, or contact a professor on one of the graphic design courses. I had a friend who got 5 designs for about $200 from a young artist at university, and recouped that within a few days of sales. He now uses him regularly, and knowing the designs sell, pays about $250 a design.
If your friend is understanding, they may let you use their designs on a pay-later basis....perfectly normal when contracting between friends and funds are low. You buy them dinner and a good bottle of wine, and pay $200 in a few weeks once the sales come in.