Tuesday, Sept. 15

• Announcements• Pricing Your Work• ~~10-minute Break~~

• Project 1 – CorelDraw• Apply CorelDraw tools• Work period (min. 1 hr.)• 20-min. Challenge• Review• Preview Homework• Binder Assistance

Announcements

• Sent messages with Budget/Bookkeeping items

• Check-in• Moving in to Project 2

– Working on Torchmate issues

Time Pricing Factors

• What does it cost you to run your business?– Utilities, rent, fees, services, travel, ads, etc.

• How much do you need to support yourself?– Rent, expenses, retirement, etc.

• How many billable days/year, hours/day?– Vacation, illness, holidays, weekends

• How much do you want to save?

What Else?

• Experience in the field?• Years of education?• Special skills required?• How much work do you have?

– Too many customers? Too few customers?• What service do you ACTUALLY provide?• How fast do you want to grow business?• Competition – on par or undercutting?

Do You Want This Customer?

• Willing to pay what you want? • Can afford to pay what you ask?• Project is interesting or learning opportunity?• Begin relationship with long-term customer?• “Add to your Portfolio.”• Helping friend or family member?• PITA?

BREAK: 10 Minutes

CorelDraw – Project 1

• Size of metal sheet– 48” x 48”

• Work envelope– 46.5” x 47.5”

• Your metal– 24” x 16”

• 90 degree triangle– Rectangle

• Convert to Curve• Delete Node

– Polygon• Guidelines• Convert to Curve• Reposition Nodes

Applying CorelDraw Tools

• Text Tool– Artistic Text ONLY!

• Convert to Curves– No longer ‘text’

• No spell check• No retyping a word

– Now it’s a shape with nodes

• Work with Node (Shape) tool

• Precision Placement– X, Y – Length, Width– Proportional Option– Rotation Issues

Project Work Time

What To Do If Your Design Is Done

•Help others with their designs•Work on notebook•Create another design•Do homework

20-minute Challenge

ShapesShaping ToolDimensionsPlacement

20-minute Challenge

ShapesShaping ToolNodesDimensionsPlacement

Review: What’s Important?

• Calculate your time based on your needs.• Adjust your price based on market and client.• Undercutting competition hurts everyone.

Homework for This Week

CorelDraw• Text Tool• Precision Placement

Design• Wake Up, Smell the Fonts• Font Design• Typography: Off Book• Type Matters: Font

Documentary• Typography Matters

Binder Assistance

• Sketches• Budget

– Income• Lottery winnings

– Expenses• Startup costs• Rent and utilities• Insurance (optional)