A pocket business guide for artists and designers. (2011)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- A pocket business guide for artists and designers. (2011)
- Main Title:
- A pocket business guide for artists and designers
- Other Titles:
- Pocket business guide for artists & designers
- Further Information:
- Note: Alison Branagan ; [with a foreword by Sir James Dyson].
- Other Names:
- Branagan, Alison
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Business; 1. Why should I register as self-employed?; 2. Is seeking guidance advisable?; 3. What should I do if I want to work with others?; 4. What is a private limited company?; 5. Should I set up a company?; 6. Are the arts or commercial worlds for me?; 7. Should I open a business account?; 8. How expensive is it to set up a studio?; 9. Why do I require a maker's mark?; 10. What is market research?; 11. Why should I buy a wall planner?; 12. Do I have skills gaps?; 13. Is reading industry periodicals necessary?; 14. Who are art buyers? 15. What is a residency?16. How do I undertake a commission?; 17. How do I plan a workshop?; 18. Should I try to run a market stall?; 19. Should I have my own exhibition?; 20. What is the difference between a trade fair and a retail fair?; 21. How do I seek representation?; 22. Where do I find clients and customers?; 23. Do I understand the client?; 24. How do I sell my artwork, creative products or services?; 25. Where do I find a manufacturer?; 26. Should I trust people?; 27. Why do I need to focus?; 28. Do I require further study?; 29. Innovation -- why is it important? 30. Why is time management such an issue?Promotion; 31. Will I be discovered?; 32. What is wrong with web-based email addresses?; 33. What is so important about design format?; 34. Should I develop a brand identity?; 35. What do I need to promote myself?; 36. Is it okay to take my own photographs?; 37. How relevant is a CV?; 38. Why should ICover; Contents; Introduction; Business; 1. Why should I register as self-employed?; 2. Is seeking guidance advisable?; 3. What should I do if I want to work with others?; 4. What is a private limited company?; 5. Should I set up a company?; 6. Are the arts or commercial worlds for me?; 7. Should I open a business account?; 8. How expensive is it to set up a studio?; 9. Why do I require a maker's mark?; 10. What is market research?; 11. Why should I buy a wall planner?; 12. Do I have skills gaps?; 13. Is reading industry periodicals necessary?; 14. Who are art buyers? 15. What is a residency?16. How do I undertake a commission?; 17. How do I plan a workshop?; 18. Should I try to run a market stall?; 19. Should I have my own exhibition?; 20. What is the difference between a trade fair and a retail fair?; 21. How do I seek representation?; 22. Where do I find clients and customers?; 23. Do I understand the client?; 24. How do I sell my artwork, creative products or services?; 25. Where do I find a manufacturer?; 26. Should I trust people?; 27. Why do I need to focus?; 28. Do I require further study?; 29. Innovation -- why is it important? 30. Why is time management such an issue?Promotion; 31. Will I be discovered?; 32. What is wrong with web-based email addresses?; 33. What is so important about design format?; 34. Should I develop a brand identity?; 35. What do I need to promote myself?; 36. Is it okay to take my own photographs?; 37. How relevant is a CV?; 38. Why should I enter competitions?; 39. How do I write a media release?; 40. What is so important about self-presentation?; 41. Why is personal confidence such an issue?; 42. What are industry directories?; 43. How do I get my work or products into the media? 44. Why should I join a professional body?45. How do I start networking?; 46. Do I need a website?; 47. Where should I showcase?; 48. Why should I invent publicity stunts?; 49. What is sponsorship?; 50. How much time and money should I spend on promotion?; Legal; 51. Why do I need a working knowledge about legal matters?; 52. What is copyright?; 53. How do I protect my rights?; 54. What is a licence?; 55. Why should I apply for design right?; 56. What are trademarks?; 57. Why should I keep inventions secret?; 58. What is the relevance of terms and conditions? 59. What is the point of having a contract?60. Why should I read a contract?; 61. What should I do if I do not agree with a contract?; 62. How do I spot a rights grab?; 63. What should I do if I have been ripped off?; 64. Tell me about DACS; 65. What insurance do I require?; 66. What is so important about safety?; 67. What are British Standards and CE marking?; 68. How do environmental regulations apply?; 69. What is a CRB check? What is the ISA?; 70. Do other regulations apply to me?; Money; 71. What should I do if I am making money while still studying? … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : A & C Black
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (159 pages), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 338.7617
Artists -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Designers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Success in business
Art -- Marketing
ART -- Business Aspects
Art -- Marketing
Artists
Designers
Success in business
Electronic books
Handbooks and manuals - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781408171967
1408171961
9781408171950
1408171953
1283478722
9781283478724 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781408129920
1408129922 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159).
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