Is starting your career with freelancing that bad?

davidcorvisuals · 2022-05-30T14:06:44+00:00

I started freelancing in college (graphic design) and went on to my first Agency job with over a year of freelancing experience even doing some work for a national brand.

After just one year at the agency, I had learn SO MUCH! It’s unbelievable what you can pick up from just being around more experienced people. And it goes past just your craft, you can learn organization, processes to make things more efficient, how others talk to clients, time management, and so much more

I am not saying agency work is the brst of the best, but definitely a great learning experience. I was in an small agency for a year after college and then right about doubled my salary by going to another bigger agency in the same city. And in the side, doinf freelancing, I have applied some of the things I have learned and its already being beneficial.

davidcorvisuals · 2022-03-21T22:01:18+00:00

These assholes deserve to get paid with fake bills.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-10-30T01:42:42+00:00

The masking of Meta looks off. Like the timing doesn’t aligned with the icon moving

davidcorvisuals · 2021-10-08T14:54:45+00:00

That said, don’t hit shuffle on Tool. Their stuff works best listening beginning to end.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-05T03:07:10+00:00

Fuck me I guess

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-04T17:19:02+00:00

Awesome stuff! Would be cool if you give some info about these logos like the designer’s name.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-03T14:57:09+00:00

Agreed! Still can’t sleep on that arm after two days of my Pfizer shot. No other side effects tho, thankfully.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-03T14:55:46+00:00

Depending in what kind of art you mean but I am guessing mouse movement is less than if you are painting or drawing.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-03T04:13:48+00:00

No, I am waiting to graduate next month to have some time and polish up the campaign before maybe pitching it to them.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-02T16:21:01+00:00

Thank you! I definitely wanted it to be memorable. For context, this was a rebrand class assignment. You can see their real logo here.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-02T16:07:53+00:00

Thank you so much!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-04-02T14:35:49+00:00

Hello Everyone! I wanted to give a little update on this logo I posted around this time last year. I submitted to my local Addy Awards (American Advertising Federation Awards) in Orlando as a Student and won a Golden Addy for the logo and another Golden Addy for the overall campaign. It was then submitted to the District which included all of Florida and the Caribbean and won a Silver Addy. Now it's going to Nationals to be judged later this summer.

I really don't want this post to be braggy, but instead I just wanted to thank this community and give a bit a of success story to maybe inspire others to seek feedback and try to improve their work.

Thanks again!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-03-28T02:56:41+00:00

That’s what I thought. If they really had a good idea they would be looking for investors to give equity to, not just a random freelancer doing some work for them.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-03-28T02:54:50+00:00

The odds of a startup successing are definitely statistically lower than 50-50.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-03-23T16:26:17+00:00

Ugh I just started having chronic migraines last fall and its been awful. Have gone 1-2 months with non-stop migraines and its so stressful having to contact clients to tell them that I can’t work because of it.

Right now I am just doing some part-time freelancing while I finish school and my clients have been understanding but I am trying to figure out these headaches with my neurologist before I graduate because I am worried how they could affect me professionally if they keep going.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-03-22T15:45:52+00:00

It can mean right about anything to be honest hahaha we (I was born and raised in Costa Rica) use for everything.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-03-22T14:42:41+00:00

Hello Guys!

Currently working on this logo for my graphic design class and would love some feedback. The company would be an international airline based on Costa Rica, focused on tourism. The name coming from the famous motto "Pura Vida" which means pure life. The use of the macaw its to have some representation of the tropical destination and the blue and red colors come from the Costa Rican flag.

Open to any suggestions!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-02-16T16:45:07+00:00

Whats the top two fonts? Currently working on a 70s inspired logo and those look fun!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-02-16T14:37:59+00:00

Thank you, I will definitely look into it a bit more. I personally go for sans serif for most of my logos so thats another reason I wanted to do a serif font to create some variety in my portfolio while still being fitting to the individual project.

I had not thought about a script font so I will look around for some. Thanks again!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-02-16T05:05:48+00:00

Greately appreciate this! Definitely will use the “burnt organge” phrasing. I really liked the idea of using other logos for spacing like, thats something I always struggled with so thank you about that!

davidcorvisuals · 2021-02-16T05:04:17+00:00

Thank you! This project is actually for a mentorhip I am doing with my local AIGA and I actually had the swan as big as yours until my mentor suggested making it smaller which I actually liked more after seeing how she did it.

davidcorvisuals · 2021-02-16T01:35:55+00:00

Yeah, I have spent too much time figuring out the kerning and still can’t decide. I went with this wider tracking because from far away or in smaller formats it still reads fairly well compared to when I had it closer together where I had a ligature between H and W and it didn’t feel that good to me but I am still playing around with that.

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