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Be honest: what brought you here?
The reason you got into your creative field was that you are passionate about the art. But by now you’ve realized that being a successful creative involves much more than the actual creating.
It’s time to face the facts.
You are not a freelancer. Stop thinking of yourself as a hired gun paid by the hour. You’re not just the person who makes things. You know you do way more than that, and it’s time you start acting like it.
You are a business.
It’s time you start to think of yourself as an independent business owner who manages overhead, profit margins, and other people. Snap out of the freelancer mindset and see what you’re really capable of.
Stop selling. Start closing.
Learn business and negotiation skills to build a sustainable business and keep a steady stream of prospective clients.
Adopt a new mindset.
Act like a business owner. Be more confident in your sales conversations and understand your value.
Speak the language of business.
Finally understand what clients are saying, and speak on their same level to use to your advantage.
Chris Do
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.
This lecture series is for creative freelancers who want to level up.
There’s nothing wrong with freelancing. But if you’re letting the title prevent you from growing, it’s time to change the way you view yourself. In this lecture, you’ll learn to erase the assumptions you have surrounding business, negotiation, and value to build a sustainable business—all while keeping your creative soul alive.
You're a Business Not a Freelancer
- 120+ minutes of lecture content
- Learn value-based pricing
- Best practices for billing
- Deal with client objections
You're a Business Not a Freelancer
- 120+ minutes of lecture content
- Learn value-based pricing
- Best practices for billing
- Deal with client objections
You're a Business Not a Freelancer
How does The Business of Creative Work actually work? Learn from Chris Do, who has run an agency successfully for over 20 years earning millions in revenue.
- 120+ minutes of lecture content
- Learn value-based pricing
- Best practices for billing
- Deal with client objections
Learn the fundamentals of typography to create visually stunning, impactful work. Start to see type differently when you practice and apply typographic principles, and finally understand why and how layouts look go
Stop selling. Start closing.
Learn business and negotiation skills to build a sustainable business and keep a steady stream of prospective clients.
Adopt a new mindset.
Act like a business owner. Be more confident in your sales conversations and understand your value.
Speak the language of business.
Finally understand what clients are saying, and speak on their same level to use to your advantage.
Take a deep dive into all things type
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.
Stretch and flex your design muscles
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.
Watch Chris 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.
Watch your skills develop
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.
Get access to the community
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.
This course is for any designer looking to understand type to improve their layout and design skills.
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.
This lecture series is for creative freelancers who want to level up.
There’s nothing wrong with freelancing. But if you’re letting the title prevent you from growing, it’s time to change the way you view yourself. In this lecture, you’ll learn to erase the assumptions you have surrounding business, negotiation, and value to build a sustainable business—all while keeping your creative soul alive.
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.
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Course Curriculum
You're a Business Not a Freelancer
Learn to speak the language of business and creativity in this comprehensive lecture series.
- 120+ minutes of lecture content
- Learn value-based pricing
- Best practices for billing
- Deal with client objections
