How to be a Freelance Graphic Designer - Mackey Saturday

[@PaulDaLouis]

These interviews are enormous for anyone who considers going freelance. Great questions are answered, the most insightful was how Mackey explained his 'fixed' billing rate. Keep em coming!

[@tristanking6684]

Thanks for making this Dan. Great interview with Mackey. I really love the points Mack made about understanding yourself and knowing when you won't fit in an environment. I worked in an agency setting and like he said just someone nit picking at your work or capping you off on your ideas is something as an independent designer drove me to the path I'm on now. Looking forward to watching more.

[@512banana1]

i used to have issues with my marketing managers back when i was doing in-house design and i'm tellin' ya it was so damn frustrating, i had to drink like a whole week to not get so stressed out

[@hotepwithit]

"It's not a team sport." my kind of job. Great video

[@michaelhermann2545]

Love this video, very clear and straight forward. We need more Mackey Saturday content in he world.

[@ThisDesignLife]

Yeah. He’s also been employed since this film and now independent again.

[@Culture_Conservationist]

This is a great video but I would've really loved for him to clarify how he defines "freelancer" because I think the term tends to be too loosely used interchangeably with what is essentially a solo-preneur or one man design firm. I think a freelancer tends to be someone who works under contract for agencies, marketing firms, design firms, inhouse design departments and alike. A lot of times that work can be for three months and on site or remotely but is usually paid hourly or a set salary for that period of work. This is what I would call a freelancer. What it appears Mackey is talking about here is someone who deals directly with his own clients, fields prospects, pitches the job, lands the client and does the work, basically handling everything from administrative stuff to the design work. This isn't freelancing at all, it's being a design firm as one person. So I think clarifying this delineation would've really helped out a lot. Far too often people think that if you design from home or are a one man operation you are "freelancing" and that's simply not the case. It takes a lot more skill to be what Mackey is describing, because you have to learn the non-design in's and outs of the business to successfully run your design firm.

[@ThisDesignLife]

Love going back and watching these.

[@GarrettBroadnax]

FTR, his skin tone on that well lit tan background was a risky decision, but you nailed the while balance and exposure so thumb from me.

[@supercool.studio]

Great series, Dann! I've been a huge fan of Mackey's work for years. As a freelancer myself, it was great to listen to some of his advice.

[@RodijsRazmus]

Agree with Mackey, talent & communication. Most important in freelance.

[@Rehmansaaab]

Hey, Dann! Just wanted to drop by and tell you how amazing of a series of documentaries this is! Absolutely loved how these videos give you the ground realities about being independent artists and really want to see more of this. It's always wonderful to know stories of the people who are in the same game as you, really helps you connect! Thank you so much for this! :)

[@ale6680]

This video hypnotize me )) I think I can watch it forever.. Cool stuff! 👊

[@fabricepohlmann302]

Hey Dann, thanks for making these great great interviews!

[@marvelousdecay]

Great job Dan on the videos. Really really good!. Keep them coming!

[@justinewin]

this is powerful. Awesome work Mackey and Dann :)

[@localgems]

This series is awesome!

[@petras9995]

wow this is an amazing interview I dont understand why it doesnt have more views.. very very very useful, thanks :)

[@PatDaley]

Mackeys the man - great vid!

[@uploadstudios8915]

Nice video, I love the concept of this channel! Keep producing this great content! Question: Is there a freelance interview for how to be a freelance software developer? If not, I know the perfect person (people, really) you can talk to!

[@rosskemp4678]

why were you traveling for skateboarding?

[@ThisDesignLife]

Would be interesting to follow up and see why he went from freelance to employed

[@SamDowns]

Great inspiration and so accurate

[@kaseyd264]

I really don't get why this is necessary for every graphic designer I've seen to do. I have done my research as what personality traits are needed for a graphic designer. That's all fine and dandy. But i have felt lost for for a long time as that's all I have been finding, either that or "buy this really expensive program to start practicing your design skills when you are already on the brink of being drowned by student loan debt". It's the equivalent of if I asked how I should file taxes for the first time with very little prior knowledge as to managing finances only to the response of "just be patient, and youll get it eventually". I have no portfolio, no money, no college degree, and there's nothing I can do be a graphic designer the way I am now apparently

[@joaoac1190]

Engineers can work as a graphic designer?

[@mazzamunchkin465]

does he have one blue eye and one hazel eye? That's so cool

[@GraylingImprintTV]

Great video.

[@ldelgadolasvegas]

When we gonna see more of these? They're raaaaad