Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I have been speaking with someone who might hire me to do some contract work on an on-going basis. It will pay $25/hr, and I’d basically be creating book layouts in Adobe InDesign for offset printing, or digital print-on-demand. The pay isn’t that great as far as contract work goes, but a few of my friends work full-time for a publishing company doing book layouts, and they only make $12-14/hr. Plus, I’m just getting started. Fingers crossed that I get the job! Last night, I made Texas chicken pizza for dinner. There’s just something about rolling out my own pizza … Continue reading →

Apart from my full-time and part-time jobs, I also run my own graphic design business on the side. I have spent the last 6 months building my online portfolio, networking with potential clients, and creating an “image” for myself. I’m not a high end designer, and I never want to make it my full-time career, but I did get professionally trained in it, and it’s a good way to make some extra money. Websites aren’t exactly my strongest skill, because there is so much technical knowledge that I just don’t have. I’m much stronger in the design and layout aspect … Continue reading →