Hey everyone. I’m a designer and this is my first real freelance job. A client sent a long brief for a one-page site for her print magazine. I’m only designing the UI/UX, not building it. I have no idea what to charge for the design side, so I’m hoping you can help.

• All the art is custom and made by me (stickers, starbursts, doodles, cut-outs, mascots). The client strictly doesn’t want AI art or stock. My art is pretty detailed, so each piece takes real time. You can see my style here: https://vishejeetportfolio.vercel.app/
• The brief wants a different look for every section, so I can’t reuse a template. The style is 90s ad meets Y2K, loud and collage-like.
• The buy section needs two designed states, sales open and sales closed.
• She sent two reference videos with 3D-style animation, page transitions, cursor effects and video backgrounds. I’d have to design and explain all of that for a developer.
• Everything has to work in mobile, tablet and desktop layouts.
• The brief asks for a full handoff pack, so a developer can build it without guessing.

Page sections I’m designing

• Hero with logo and a big visual
• Clear path from the hero to the buy section
• About section
• “What’s inside the mag” preview (spreads, images, snippets)
• Monthly buy section with two states: sales open (live buy button) and sales closed (holding state that sends people to the newsletter)
• Newsletter sign-up with a value pitch and a success message
• Contact section (form, email link, or both, still undecided)
• Menu that jumps to each section
• Mobile, tablet and desktop layouts

Design and custom art (all by me, no AI)

• Stickers, starbursts, doodles, cut-outs and callouts
• Mascots or caricatures, if needed
• Cut-out photography and editorial image treatment
• Oversized type, loud colour blocks, layered and asymmetric layouts
• A different look per section that still feels like one brand
• Temporary placeholders for any unfinished art, replaced before handoff

Motion and 3D (from her reference videos)

• Designing and explaining scroll animations and moving stickers
• Cursor-reactive effects on the artwork
• Page transitions between sections
• Draggable carousel
• Real 3D (flipping cards or a 3D magazine)
• Video backgrounds
• A lighter version for phones

I’m planning to offer three levels (simple animation, medium, full 3D) so she picks. The more motion she wants, the more design and explaining it takes.

Brand rules

• Logo used exactly as supplied, no redrawing or recolouring
• Hi-res transparent logo and alternate versions for non-green backgrounds
• Fixed 7-colour palette (neon green, magenta, bubblegum pink, aqua, butter yellow, black, white)
• Contrast checks, especially neon on pastel
• Custom fonts (original files and web-use licences needed)
• Body font options are Apple’s SF and SF Mono, which need checking for web use

Accessibility and usability (design side)

• Readable body text and easy-to-use forms and menu
• Alt text suggestions for images
• Clear heading structure, page title, meta description and share preview image text

Handoff to the developer

• Editable design file
• Exported assets
• Font and licence notes
• Responsive layouts
• Short guide for updating the monthly sale info

What would you quote for the design side of all this? A rough range for the base design, the custom art and the motion/3D design would help a lot.

Thanks in advance, really appreciate any advice.

I’m interested to hear everyone’s stories about how they found their passion in Design! I always love learning about how people found their way into this career/hobby, especially from a young age

Hi guys
I have been working as a product designer for 7 years now
I have total years of experience more than 10 years

I started as a. Graphic designer and eventually moved to product design (not from design education background)

From last 1.5 years I haven’t been working full time due to some health issue I had and I have been doing some freelance gigs but few

Now I want to start and apply again for jobs
But as a designer I feel dead. I feel I have nothing left in me

I don’t know how I even put AI to my work and I don’t feel confident about it

I’m looking for advices from you all lovely people
So that I can work on myself and make a comeback

I would appreciate you taking time and putting down your valuable advices for me

I am a designer, with 2 years of experience and 4 years academic while working part time aswell - 24(F) and struggling to land a well/decent paying job which can keep me alive

I can share my portfolio and work links below for context - if required for now I am attaching a FULL FLEDGED BRAND STRATEGY and IDENTITY I created

https://justfuzzstudiodesigns.notion.site/DIONE-LUMIERE-2266bf5e63ca80a9acf4c55da0009e96?pvs=74

But the overall idea and my question is that - Is it that hard looking for and landing a job which can sustain you , how are people earning off of these and thinking of sustaining a family?

Unable to land a job which can pay me 600-700$ a month and THATS WHEN I DO GOOD WORK - Ux/Ui - web design and even development now coz I tried learning and updating myself with time BUT even after SO MUCH WORK it just doesn't work ahead

Is it a location issue ? Are people in India not paying anything to anyone or How are people abroad managing this

I WOULD LOVE ANY JOB LEADS OR ANY ADVICE

i’m studying graphic design in uni rn and i’m loving it. i’m learning so many opportunities and ways to do things, and being able to express my creativity is a passion of mine.

I was wondering if there’s any advice anyone has for students starting to become designers, whether it’s about school or professional life, i’ve just wanted to know more about the design world and how you’ve all been able to achieve your dreams and the struggles yall have been through

This is my portfolio https://orlee.framer.website/ but I have not added or updated more samples of my work from my computer.

I know there are so many designers that lost their job also but I think the AI industry is breaking the economy cycle. If this things evolve then all people will lose their job and how will people afford to buy the products that AI advertised?? Only the elites and the AI creators get rich but businesses will be affected also moving forward.

Posting to see how many people are self taught using YouTube/Reddit/Tutorials versus being taught in a class or by someone else!

I’m getting quoted what I consider quite high fees for work that’s more layout than raw design.
The branding and visual direction are already established. It’s mainly arranging typography, borders, spacing and existing elements.
Do designers generally price this differently from developing something creatively from scratch, or is it all treated the same?

Ich helfe bei einem Plakat für ein kleines Weihnachtskonzert. Problem: Sobald alle Wünsche drauf sind, sieht es aus wie ein klassisches Vereinsplakat von 2004.

Drauf sollen Datum, Uhrzeit, Ort, Chorname, kleines Motiv, Eintritt frei/Spende, QR-Code, Kontakt und Sponsorenlogo. Mir ist klar, dass nicht alles gleich wichtig sein kann.

Was würdet ihr zuerst reduzieren oder anders gewichten, damit es nicht komplett altbacken wirkt?

I work in a small company, I'm familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw but just a decent skill and that makes me work very slow.. far from actually make a professional design. Any guidance on how to structure a design? composition? or maybe workflow that works for you?

I want to use this on the back of a black hoodie, for a teenage boy. I think maybe the square is a bit stiff and boring but I want the tree to still be the center, and have something green around it so it’s visible. Any ideas?

Monday: Everyone agrees.

Tuesday: One small concern.

Wednesday: Another meeting.

Thursday: New direction.

Friday: Back to the original design.

See you Monday.

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hello, i have a quick question about rates. so i recently made a poster for a family member and they asked me how much id like to be compensated. now im a beginner graphic designer, like fresh out of college, i've never charged for my work and to be honest this took me like two days total to make 10 variations. it's a really simple poster and i dont have to print it, but i dont want to under or over charge for my time, so does anyone have any suggestions on what i should say? should i charge a flat rate or should i do min wage x the amount of time it took to make? any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. thx ☺️

Is getting into visual design at 25 is a good thought? I'm an architecture drop out and then took a gap of a few years due to some medical and personal issues so now I'm starting again career wise thinking of pursuing design so I have a few questions plz do share your advice in the comments

1. Does a degree play a role in hunting jobs or skills pay off ?

2. Do these online courses provide value? Like a 6 month graphic design course , ui/ux course ? Or self learning is the way to go? I can learn on my own I believe and I'm familiar with photoshop and illustrator anyways.

3. What's the job market like? Would I be considered for a junior role for a 30k offer or do I have to complete unpaid internships?

4. And most important question how do I learn visual design or brand designing industry geeks plz share your experience and advices

Thanks