Develop Your Career: Design

How to work to commission

Never compromise your artistic signature in a piece. Make sure that your skill and unique vision is articulated in the work
Commissions allow you to get your creative juices flowing. If your client is interested in stretching the creative boundaries there is no limit to what can be achieved.

Ian Winterbottom, partner at Our Agency,explains how honesty and research are key fundamentals when pitching to clients.

Prepare for the perfect pitch

Is there such a thing as the 'perfect' pitch'? Ian Winterbottom, partner at Our Agency, gives 6 fundamentals for pitching to clients.

Karen Arthur balances a full-time career as a teacher with her passion for making handbags.

Stay focused on your career

There’s no time like the present to start following your ambitions. So stop adding to your ‘to do’ list and start putting the plans you already have into action.

Pricing – deciding how much to charge by looking at pricing and value from the customers' point of view.

How much should you charge?

Devising a pricing policy is one of the most important decisions creative entrepreneurs make about their businesses.

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From artist to entrepreneur

Making the transition from being a student to establishing an arts practice, business, or career within the creative and cultural industries is a challenging but exciting journey.

Design Career Profiles

The following guides can help you get in and get on in Design

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