Freelance & Collaboration
Selçuk Aker's design guides and articles about Freelance & Collaboration.
Design articles
Startup Design Budget: UI/UX and Brand Proposal
Compare MVP, brand identity, and web design proposals to the scope of delivery. Screens, revisions and developer turnover in the startup design budget.
Working Remotely with a Freelance Designer for a Startup
Organize brief, DM, Figma file and developer handoff in startup design team. Direct working model with Selçuk Aker.
Remote Freelance Design from Istanbul: Business Plan Before the City
Clarify the meeting, file sharing, producer communication and delivery plan when receiving freelance design support from Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir or another city.
Art Director and Creative Director: Who Does What in a Freelance Project?
How are the roles of art director, creative director and graphic designer separated? In a freelance project, determine decision and production responsibility before the title.
How to Prepare a Profile and First Offer on Freelance Design Platforms?
A workable preparation plan for service scope, portfolio selection and first customer message when starting platforms as a freelance graphic designer.
How to Send a Design File? Large File and Version Layout
An orderly sharing method for link permissions, versions, source files and previews while delivering catalog, packaging and interface files.
Changing Display Name and Professional Email ID in Gmail
Steps to update Gmail sender name and consistent communication for freelance designers: display name, email address, signature and portfolio link.
Advertising Agency or Freelance Designer? Select by Scope
Concrete questions to ask when deciding between an advertising agency and a freelance graphic designer for logo, corporate identity and campaign.
Senior Graphic Designer: How Do You Consider Experience in Design Decisions?
When choosing a senior graphic designer, look at decision rationales, production control and feedback management before the title.
Shutterstock Content Creation: How to Prepare a Stock Image Portfolio?
When preparing content for Shutterstock, plan the subject selection, file control, description, keyword and evaluation process with realistic expectations.
Freelance Graphic Designer for Urgent Design Job: How Should You Plan Delivery?
Reduce last-minute uncertainty by clarifying file preparation, priority, approval and delivery scope in case of urgent graphic designer needs.
How to Transfer Design Files When Changing Graphics?
When starting to work with a new graphic designer, collect source files, fonts, images and approved versions in a lossless rollover list.
Working Remotely with Freelance Graphic Designers: Feedback and Approval Scheme
Turn meetings, file sharing and revising comments into a clear working order with remote graphic designer support.
Design Layout with Freelance Graphic Designers for Multi-Branch Brands
Establish design and approval routines that maintain brand integrity across branch banners, local campaigns and social media adaptations.
“Grafiker” vs “Grafik Tasarımcı”: Choosing the Right Design Professional
Turkish design titles can overlap. Compare project responsibilities, relevant experience and deliverables when choosing a graphic designer.
Graphic Design Prices: How to Read a Freelance Design Quote?
Graphic design and freelance graphic artist prices; Compare by work item, content preparation, adaptation and scope of delivery.
Brand Guide and Brand Guide Design Prices: Not How Many Pages, but Which Rules?
Evaluate brand guide budget based on logo guidelines, application samples, templates and team usage.
UX Research Prices: How to Budget Interviews, Testing, and Synthesis?
Read UX research and user testing proposals with scope of research question, participant preparation, session, and analysis.
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