Work always comes - Designer Ketan Mistry

From freelancing solo to hiring an employee and co-founding an agency, Ketan’s tried it all. He moved from Manchester to Melbourne in 2016, where he’s now freelancing by himself once again. He chats to Steve about finding work, hiring staff, and the lessons he’s learnt along the way.

DesignerSteve Folland1 December 2019agency, Australia, Melbourne, relocation, relocated, employing someone, hiring an employee, graphic design, web designComment

Take each day as it comes - Illustrator Stanley Chow

From being spotted when he was doodling on a bit of scrap paper in the chip shop he worked in, to illustrating for clients like The White Stripes and The New Yorker, Stanley’s learned that you can never be sure what’ll happen next when you’re freelance.

“If you’ve got the confidence in yourself, take the plunge,” says Stanley.

Otherwise you’ll never really know, will you?

IllustratorSteve Folland17 November 2019illustration, agent, getting an agent, dream clients, work-life balance, employing someone, hiring an employee, illustration studio, Manchester, selling prints, selling products, print shopComment