From AGD: Practical Tips for Designers – Book by Andreas Maxbauer

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Practical Tips for You as a Designer.

AGD – one of the largest designer associations in Europe. It brings together creatives from all disciplines. The team, along with its legal and tax advisors, provides valuable insights into the design business.

Among other resources, the association or the author Andreas Maxbauer has published the helpful e-book "Practical Tips for Designers – Information for Starting Your Career as a Freelance Designer," which we recommend today. The following topics are covered (with a focus on Germany):

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  • Consider carefully who you bind yourself to – freelance or commercial?
  • Social interactions 
  • From shared flats to corporations – collaborating with designers
  • What you see is what you get – refining your own profile
  • It's all about relationships – acquiring projects
  • Life as a permanent freelancer
  • What matters is the bottom line
  • Designing, maintaining, and managing books
  • The taxable added value of design
  • Design pays off – invoicing your services
  • You are in demand – taxation for designers
  • Insured and assured
  • Artistic qualities are valuable
  • Well-insured in professional matters too
  • Making mistakes less impactful
  • Designing within legal boundaries
  • Client threatens with a project
  • The right use of authorship
  • The benefit of unknown users
  • Start-up and state assistance
  • Design is everywhere – so are we
  • Recommended readings and further information
 

 

 

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