Stationary Enterprise
My, my, my. Finding a job is certainly getting more difficult by the day, isn't it?
What's that you say? It's nearly impossible?
I know!
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you ... my sorta brilliant entrepreneurial idea (sorta brilliant like a MagLight being used to unpack a box of lamps). Are you ready?
I want to start an artistically-personalized, environmentally-friendly, stationary business.
*Braces for Backlash*
Okay. Settle down, ya'll. Here's what this means. I want to use my design and photography skills to create cards for people (like all of you!). The idea is to create appealing designs to customer specifications and print them on budget-friendly 100% recycled paper. I want to help make envronmentally-friendly and stylish available to everyone at a price they can afford. (I also want to finance my GIANORMOUS grocery bill.)
This is the plan (and right now, it's very much so still an intital plan). I need to contact The Guys (yay printers) for printing costs/to catch up, I need to price and check what the break-even would be, and I need to sketch out some prelims (and mock them up to, you know, pitch them!).
Here's where I need my (oh, so wonderful) friends. In order to get started in a freelancing business, you need clients. So, I guess what I'm saying here is, um, I need clients. I want you guys to brainstorm. What kinds of stationary would you be in the market for? See below for examples:
Graduation Announcements • Party Invitations • Marriage Announcements • Greeting Cards • Personal Stationary • Letterhead • Business Cards • Save the Date • Birth Announcements • Note Cards • Recipe Cards • Anniversary • Envelopes • Misc Other Note Cards
You get the idea. Would you be in the market for something like this?
I'm going to go finish my Fangoria project for the night and then throw together my portfolio for tomorrow. I'll try to get some initial sketches done soon. Keep in touch.
What's that you say? It's nearly impossible?
I know!
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you ... my sorta brilliant entrepreneurial idea (sorta brilliant like a MagLight being used to unpack a box of lamps). Are you ready?
I want to start an artistically-personalized, environmentally-friendly, stationary business.
*Braces for Backlash*
Okay. Settle down, ya'll. Here's what this means. I want to use my design and photography skills to create cards for people (like all of you!). The idea is to create appealing designs to customer specifications and print them on budget-friendly 100% recycled paper. I want to help make envronmentally-friendly and stylish available to everyone at a price they can afford. (I also want to finance my GIANORMOUS grocery bill.)
This is the plan (and right now, it's very much so still an intital plan). I need to contact The Guys (yay printers) for printing costs/to catch up, I need to price and check what the break-even would be, and I need to sketch out some prelims (and mock them up to, you know, pitch them!).
Here's where I need my (oh, so wonderful) friends. In order to get started in a freelancing business, you need clients. So, I guess what I'm saying here is, um, I need clients. I want you guys to brainstorm. What kinds of stationary would you be in the market for? See below for examples:
Graduation Announcements • Party Invitations • Marriage Announcements • Greeting Cards • Personal Stationary • Letterhead • Business Cards • Save the Date • Birth Announcements • Note Cards • Recipe Cards • Anniversary • Envelopes • Misc Other Note Cards
You get the idea. Would you be in the market for something like this?
I'm going to go finish my Fangoria project for the night and then throw together my portfolio for tomorrow. I'll try to get some initial sketches done soon. Keep in touch.