You’ve probably experienced, or at least heard, some of the horror stories. “The client ghosted me and I haven't been paid.” “We agreed on three revisions, but they wanted more.” “I quoted them 12 pages for the site, but the scope kept growing.”
It happens to the best of us. And while it does tug on your spirit, there’s not much you can do about unpredictability. But you can at least be prepared for whatever may come, and set yourself up for success.
If you enter a new client relationship prepared, not only will you be setting the terms of the engagement, but you let the client know that you take their business seriously.
The Legal Kit includes agreements that are template versions of what we use for our business here in the US, and they are applicable internationally. If you're unsure, consider having a lawyer check them out as well.
Get the resources you need to build bulletproof SOWs, guard yourself from lawsuits and offer clearly defined terms for how you like to work.
Work on your own terms and set the rules of engagement for all of your projects. Protect your business from the start to the very end of every engagement.
Show clients how professional and serious you are about helping them with the documentation to back it up. Your client will think, “They've clearly done this before.”
This easy-to-digest guidebook provides simple explanations for what each template is and where you might use it in client-facing relationships.
A thorough, three-part set of templates that sets the terms of your client relationship and saves you loads of time building SOWs.
Two different templates for when you need to hire full-time, part-time, or freelance employees. Clarify terms to your potential hires in a way they easily understand.
Keep yours and your client’s sensitive information protected with a mutual nondisclosure agreement and safeguard yourself from lawsuits with a media release form.
This easy-to-digest guidebook provides simple explanations for what each template is and where you might use it in client-facing relationships.
A thorough, three-part set of templates that sets the terms of your client relationship and saves you loads of time building SOWs.
Two different templates for when you need to hire full-time, part-time, or freelance employees. Clarify terms to your potential hires in a way they easily understand.
Keep yours and your client’s sensitive information protected with a mutual nondisclosure agreement and safeguard yourself from lawsuits with a media release form.
Chris Do is an Emmy award winning director, designer, strategist and educator. He’s the Chief Strategist and CEO of Blind, executive producer of The Skool, and the Founder and CEO of The Futur— an online education platform that teaches the business of design to creative thinkers.
No matter where you are in your career, you should always be prepared. Protect yourself and your business from just about anything with the resources in this kit. This is for you:
As a self-taught designer typography 01 course improved my approach towards design dramatically. It is way differentiated me from my peers at work even though they were more experienced. The way Chris critiques taught me how to explain my design and point out when its not working/something is missing. Typography 01 course on my CV also landed me a lot of interviews. (which I really thought were not even in my league back then).
Typography 01 was my very first online course after being in the field for over 20 years. I learned more about myself and my skills in the Typography 01 course than I had in those 20 years. I rediscovered passions for type that I had let slip and the input from all the instructors was amazingly valuable. I'm super grateful for the whole experience as it has already helped me in my work setting, results were basically next project after taking the course. Thank You to all the folks that make Futur happen.
The Typography course is an impactful journey that takes you through the process of learning how good typography came to be and how it can be implemented throughout any composition. Coming out of this course, anyone will have a strong set of eyes and skill in delivering substantial typography choices in design projects. The Future team has done an excellent job capturing the history, practicality, and opportunity typography provides when it is approached in a creative but methodical way; so much appreciation for this course!
Without any traditional design education, I always used to struggle with understanding the fundamental design principles. One of the most valuable parts of the course was seeing the way Chris critiques design work. That helped me improve my design thinking and process as well, and it made me understand what clients are looking for in design work. I would highly recommend the Typography 01 Course to anyone struggling with deeply understanding what good design is built upon.
In each video lesson, Chris will teach you about typographic principles, the history of type, and how to apply the fundamentals across your design work.
Practice what you’ve learned in the video lectures to push your skills further. Do the homework as many times as you need to fully grasp the material.
See how Chris makes improvements to previous students’ work using typographic principles. Then, take notes of how you can apply these same techniques to your own work.
See your designs take on a whole new shape and meaning as you move through the course. Start to feel comfortable and confident with typography.
Your enrollment includes access to our private Slack channel and an invitation to Circle. Connect and keep learning with your instructor, Chris Do, and Typography students around the world.
In each video lesson, Chris will teach you about typographic principles, the history of type, and how to apply the fundamentals across your design work.
In each video lesson, Chris will teach you about typographic principles, the history of type, and how to apply the fundamentals across your design work.
See how Chris makes improvements to previous students’ work using typographic principles. Then, take notes of how you can apply these same techniques to your own work.
See your designs take on a whole new shape and meaning as you move through the course. Start to feel comfortable and confident with typography.
Your enrollment includes access to our private Slack channel and an invitation to Circle. Connect and keep learning with your instructor, Chris Do, and Typography students around the world.
I learned more about typography in this course than during my BA in graphic design. This gives me confidence that I can make effective layouts and better design of any kind. I also felt I was part of a community, who learned together. Once a week for seven weeks, Chris critiqued our submitted layouts and this motivated us to put knowledge into practice and submit our work. This course is the best investment I've made in myself in becoming a better graphic designer. And I've invested in a lot of courses and books.
Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA, and as an advisor to Saleshood. He has also served as: advisory board member for AIGA/LA, Emmys Motion & Title Design Peer Group, Otis Board of Governors, Santa Monica College and Woodbury University.
Graphic Design Tutorial: 10 Typography rules to help you improve your type skills. Get better at graphic design by understanding how to use type. Improve your layouts instantly by following these 10 easy to follow rules.
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Our most popular course will show you the tools, techniques, and principles to use type like a master.
