Design Is a Job by Mike Monteiro (2012-05-04)

Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, this brief book is packed with knowledge you can’t afford not to know. Table of Contents Chapter 1. What Is a Designer? Chapter 2. Getting Clients Chapter 3. Choosing the Right Clients Chapter 4. Charging for Your Work Chapter 5. Working with Contracts Chapter 6. Sticking to Your Process Chapter 7. Presenting Design Chapter 8. Managing Feedback Chapter 9. Getting Your Money Chapter 10. Working with Others About the Author Mike Monteiro is the co-founder and design director of Mule Design, an interactive design studio whose work has been called “delightfully hostile” by The New Yorker. He prefers elegant, simple sites with clear language that serve a real need. He prefers that designers have strong spines. Mike blogs frequently about the craft and business of design. In early 2011, he gave a Creative Mornings talk entitled “F— You, Pay Me” that uplifted the downtrodden the world over, and he can be heard weekly as the co-host of Let’s Make Mistakes with Katie Gillum. None of the terms Mike has coined are printable on a family website. You can follow him on Twitter as @Mike\_FTW, but we’re not liable for what you’ll see. What is a designer? -- Getting clients -- Choosing the right clients --Charging for your work -- Working with contracts -- Sticking to your process -- Presenting design -- Managing feedback -- Getting your money -- Working with others.;Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, you'll learn why navigating the business of design is just as important as the craft of it. Cultivated from his own experience, Mike packs this brief book with knowledge you can't afford not to know. Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, you'll learn why navigating the business of design is just as important as the craft of it. Cultivated from his own experience, Mike packs this brief book with knowledge you can't afford not to know.--Back cover

Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, you'll learn why navigating the business of design is just as important as the craft of it. Cultivated from his own experience, Mike packs this brief book with knowledge you can't afford not to know.

Introduction What Is a Designer? Getting Clients Choosing the Right Clients Charging for Your Work Working with Contracts Sticking to Your Process Presenting Design Managing Feedback Getting Your Money Working with Others Conclusion Resources Acknowledgements Index