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Comments on: In-house or out-source? http://www.evanmade.com/in-house-or-out-source/ The freelance graphic design studio of Evan MacDonald. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:05:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jenny http://www.evanmade.com/in-house-or-out-source/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jenny Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:14:36 +0000 http://www.evanmade.com/?p=37#comment-4 It's definitely an interesting question... and in my opinion, it's one that doesn't really have a "correct" answer. I am both an in-house designer AND a freelancer... and have been for about a decade. The differences in my opinion are very close to what you said. A definite benefit of freelancing for the designer is the "keeping the quiver sharp" stuff. More variety definitely helps flex the creative muscle. The downfall, obviously, is the consistency factor. One thing I like about my in-house job is the every two weeks paycheck. And where I am, I'm rarely (if ever) bored. There are definitely slower periods, but I find that my employers get lots of use out of me during those times. I sort of wear several hats, and am able to help out with the business as a whole. Also, when the company needs things "on the fly", they really count on their in-house designers to turn things out in an hour or less. But freelancing is definitely nice, too, for those companies that need design less often, and mostly use them for big projects that can take time and lots of thinking-out. So it's certainly an interesting question. For me, I like having my feet in both puddles at the moment. :) It’s definitely an interesting question… and in my opinion, it’s one that doesn’t really have a “correct” answer.

I am both an in-house designer AND a freelancer… and have been for about a decade. The differences in my opinion are very close to what you said. A definite benefit of freelancing for the designer is the “keeping the quiver sharp” stuff. More variety definitely helps flex the creative muscle. The downfall, obviously, is the consistency factor.

One thing I like about my in-house job is the every two weeks paycheck. And where I am, I’m rarely (if ever) bored. There are definitely slower periods, but I find that my employers get lots of use out of me during those times. I sort of wear several hats, and am able to help out with the business as a whole. Also, when the company needs things “on the fly”, they really count on their in-house designers to turn things out in an hour or less.

But freelancing is definitely nice, too, for those companies that need design less often, and mostly use them for big projects that can take time and lots of thinking-out.

So it’s certainly an interesting question. For me, I like having my feet in both puddles at the moment. :)

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