Design Is a Job

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Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, this brief book is packed with knowledge you can’t afford not to know.Table of ContentsChapter 1. What Is a Designer?Chapter 2. Getting ClientsChapter 3. Choosing the Right ClientsChapter 4. Charging for Your WorkChapter 5. Working with ContractsChapter 6. Sticking to Your ProcessChapter 7. Presenting DesignChapter 8. Managing FeedbackChapter 9. Getting Your MoneyChapter 10. Working with OthersAbout the AuthorMike Monteiro is the co-founder and design director of Mule Design, an interactive design studio whose work has been called “delightfully hostile” by The New Yorker. He prefers elegant, simple sites with clear language that serve a real need. He prefers that designers have strong spines.Mike blogs frequently about the craft and business of design. In early 2011, he gave a Creative Mornings talk entitled “F— You, Pay Me” that uplifted the downtrodden the world over, and he can be heard weekly as the co-host of Let’s Make Mistakes with Katie Gillum. None of the terms Mike has coined are printable on a family website.You can follow him on Twitter as @Mike_FTW, but we’re not liable for what you’ll see.