Should You Work for Free?

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Should You Work for Free?

Should You Work for Free?
Most people don’t “get” design. You can hardly blame them: when it works, it’s invisible. Trouble is, that makes designers classic targets for “would you mind creating my entire logo/identity/website for free?” entreaties. (Or worse). Still, it can be hard to muster up the courage to tell would-be “clients” freeloaders to bugger off. So Jessica Hische has done the work for you, by making a flowchart which handily describes when it’s appropriate to work for free.

Should you work for free?

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