I seriously don't get it.
Why is it that because I am a designer, friends assume that they can get me to design for them for free? Or sometimes for peanuts. Is it because my work is cheap? Is design an inferior profession?
You don't conclude that you will have a free lifetime warranty for your car if you have a mechanic friend, do you? You don't fork out some pennies and expect your doctor friend to keep you healthy for the rest of your life, do you?
I mean, I don't mind fixing a piece of work you are finishing already, or clearing some bugs your site might have.. That's fine.
But from scratch?
Head to toe?
Hello?
If my work is cheap, so are you!
30.11.08
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It could be the culture mindset here. People expect creative ideas to come cheap or even worse... free.
ReplyDeleteThese people need to be educated. Non-commissioned work comes from free will, not obligation.
thats damn true!
ReplyDeleteSR
Hey after you are done bitching, mind helping me design a website for free?
ReplyDeleteERV,
ReplyDeleteWell, the millions the government pumps into our arts cultivation doesn't seem to be doing much yet.
SR,
Amen.
DDT,
Sure, I'll do your site for free, after you help me click the ads on the side a million times. Thanks!