In design team building, the first hire sets the tone for the organization’s culture from that point on. The stretch of handling every project solo is over, and the moment you post that first job listing, it’s hard to know what to actually screen for. The new person’s way of working quickly becomes the team’s … 더 읽기

디자인 팀 빌딩의 첫 채용은 조직 문화의 기준점이 된다. 채용 기준, 면접에서 봐야 할 것, 온보딩까지 정리했다.

A freelance designer who’s swamped this month tends to forget to line up next month’s work. The most common failure isn’t a lack of skill — it’s a broken pipeline. Get absorbed in the project in front of you, let sales activity slide to the back burner, and the search for the next job doesn’t … 더 읽기

프리랜서 디자이너의 생존은 실력보다 일감 파이프라인 관리에 달려 있다. 비수기 재무 구조와 단가 방어법까지 정리했다.

Starting a design studio means your reputation and your livelihood become one thing at the exact moment you leave a company. Nothing prepares you for how much of year one is running the business rather than doing design. Bookkeeping, drafting quotes, reviewing contracts — all the work another department used to absorb for you now … 더 읽기

디자인 스튜디오 창업 첫 1년은 디자인보다 운영이 관건이다. 사업자 형태, 첫 고객 확보, 현금흐름 관리까지 정리했다.

Design competitions often end the moment the trophy photo goes on the first page of a portfolio. But the win itself matters less than what happens after it. Attention from an award lasts days, maybe a few weeks at most. What you do inside that short window decides whether the win becomes an asset that … 더 읽기

디자인 공모전은 수상 자체보다 그 이후 활용이 중요하다. 참가 전 확인 사항과 수상 이후 3개월 활용법을 정리했다.

Design contract checkpoints live quietly in the paperwork drawer until the day a dispute breaks out — and that’s exactly the day they become the only thing that matters. Whatever the two parties agreed on verbally exists only in memory, and memory edits itself in each person’s own favor. Writing a contract carefully isn’t about … 더 읽기

디자인 계약서에서 저작권과 수정 횟수를 어떻게 명시해야 분쟁을 막을 수 있는지 실무 체크포인트로 정리했다.