In this Skillshare class I take you behind the scenes of three real client projects from initial email to final delivery! Unlike my past classes where I focus in on a specific tool or skill set, this class is focused on the process of working with a client to complete a project, though fear not, I do talk about the tools I’m using along the way. I’ll go through both a range of projects:Â
- Redesigning a book cover
- Illustrating and designing a postcard
- and Re-skinning a web appÂ
and toolsÂ
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- iPad + Procreate Â
It’s one thing to learn the technical skills to complete the work for a project, but it’s quite another to learn how to manage the whole project. Take this as your chance to intern or shadow a designer (me!), right from your computer. Some of the things we’ll touch on are:
- Negotiating quotesÂ
- Providing contracts
- Apologizing to clients
- Skeletons/rough designs
- Handling revisions and presenting iterations
- Making decisions about fonts, color, and layout based on function instead of aesthetic
- Balancing decision making with letting your client lead the way
- Being flexible for different types of clients
- File management
- Asset Delivery
- Time tracking
- and more!
See you in class! Oh, and feel free to stop by my locker (... er Instagram) to chat afterwards if you have time :)
