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How to find an excellent graphic designer for your project!
Making brands brilliant. Your brand is your visual voice. It helps your customer relate to your brand and leads to a better customer experience. A well designed brand adds context and meaning, generates increased customer recognition,builds trust and above all tells your story. I am a one person team offering creative services to businesses of any shape and size. Having worked in London for many years freelancing for big design agencies, lock-down gave me the opportunity to work directly for clients. This allows me to provide an agency style service but without the over heads. Although I specialise in packaging design, I offer logo design, branding, promotional design, design for digital and social media platforms, digital advertising, photography, illustration, icon design, infographic design and artwork. Packaging design can be complex and technical and I can guide you through the requirements for each category, whether it be food, cosmetics or alcoholic beverages, having years of experience in production and print. All aspects of work I offer is carefully considered and produced to the highest standards and I will ensure that your design will not only look good but will be considered from a technical level. I have a wealth of experience in offering brand guidelines, artwork and implementation of your brand. I offer a very responsive service and pride myself on offering a friendly, personal working relationship. Please get in touch directly by email or phone if you would like to talk in more detail. Please note that I only respond to leads that have a brief and summary of the scope of work.
Establishing what your requirements and budget are, in the first instance is key. This will allow me to give you a realistic quote to deliver your project. I try to be as transparent as possible and alert you to any factors that you need to be aware of in terms of costs due to the nature of the creative process.
Budget
Design requirements
Brand name - does this exist or do you need help with naming? Has this name been checked and audited?
Any aspirations for your brand you may have - what are your long term goals?
Assets - if I am using any existing assets I will need 'vector' assets from you. Jpeg’s/png’s are not good enough quality to use for print unfortunately. Do you have any brand guidelines or a style guide with colours? Do you have guidelines for application of your brand/assets?
Application formats - how are you intending to use or apply your brand/logo?
Artwork requirements - This is not the same as design. Artwork may be required for final production or print. I am able to guide you on this matter as I have a wealth of experience in this field.
I love branding in particular, but generally love the creative process. Exploring ideas, sketching and then creating the final assets for production. I have a very high attention to detail. All aspects of your design will be considered from the very first sketch, through to the final assets. To you I may have just created a logo, but for me, I will have set the letter forms and spacing so they visually look pleasing to the eye and the logo or assets will have been drawn and crafted to the highest level.
I freelanced for London design agencies for over 20 years and really did not enjoy the labours of commuting. Lock-down liberated me because it showed me life without the commute and therefore I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to break the cycle and build up a client base to work with directly. No more commuting, hooray!
You will receive a personalised, dedicated service of the highest quality, at the same time whilst being competitive. If you want a quick logo delivered without much thought for a bargain price, my service may not be for you.
I can provide all my services remotely. I am set up at home with zoom and can present remotely.
I am totally Covid-19 secure as all my services are delivered remotely.
Do I need a Graphic Designer?
Having fantastic visual design can really change how your audience (or customers) view you. In fact, great graphic design goes way past just making things look good. As well as a strong visual impression, brilliant graphic design enables you to amplify your efforts and get your message across in a way that will make people take notice.
Making the correct first impression is vital. With great design principles, you can create an image of your company that stays in the mind of your audiences. Add to this a consistency across all of your materials, and you will quickly be able to build trust in your brand. As well as communicating with your audience visually, you’ll be able to convey your values. Things like having a well-defined logo can be the first step towards perfect brand recognition.
It is well known that we are very visual creatures. Having the right content, designed in the right way, can really encourage your audience to learn more about your business. Being able to express ideas visually can also help to break down complex content that can be difficult to get across with words alone. This combination of benefits allows you to build a great relationship with your audience over time. This can transform into growth for your brand or increased revenue (depending on your goals).
How do I choose and work with a Graphic Designer?
When it comes to choosing your graphic designer, make sure you are clear as possible about what you expect from them. It’s best to write a detailed brief with background, details and timelines on your project. Giving them the relevant background information will attract the best talent possible for your brief.
Make sure to share details about your company, what you wish to achieve and any qualifications you think are necessary for the role. Explain any deadlines and things they may have to work around to make sure their understanding of the job is as comprehensive as possible.
It can also help if you understand a little bit about design yourself. Without going into too much detail, you can research what skills you would need for a particular job. After getting your head around some fundamental concepts, you can ask your candidate some questions to see how they respond.
This could be about past work they’ve done, or it could be about something you are wishing to create from scratch. This will give you a good idea of how they come up with solutions. You may even assign a trial project to complete – as long as this trial is paid for.
Talking to your potential designer on the phone is also useful. This way you can get a great understanding of how you will communicate together and whether you see eye to eye. Be sure to ask your candidate what they will need from you as well. This will help your project to go smoothly and result in the best possible outcome.
How much does a Graphic Designer cost?
The different kinds of graphic design and their complexity will greatly affect how much you can expect to pay. Graphic designers create a huge array of content – from posters and flyers to websites and logos. Some of these graphics are used for film or TV, while others find placement within ads. Graphic designers mix both skill and creativity, while also being able to communicate with clients in an effective manner.
Can I get a Graphic Designer online?
In a word, yes! Graphic design can be carried out remotely, so as long as you're able to discuss the brief with your expert over the phone or via video chat, then you're good to go.
4.92/5.00
based on 93,290 reviews
The average rating for Bark Graphic Designers is 4.92, based on 93,290 reviews.
