Working as a Freelance Graphic Designer

I am blessed to have had several months of fairly steady work in my graphic design field. I've got some fantastic clients who call on me time and again, and for whom I do some really good work.

I miss making patterns when I am doing hourly or commissioned work, but I love paying rent more!


Since I don't have any new patterns to post here, I've looked through my library and found these old calling card - based images that have always been a favorite. They're part of a set of four.
They are available to purchase via tracymillerdesigns.com

Hourly Work

In my daily and ongoing quest to make a living as a graphic designer, I take on many and varied jobs which pay hourly.

This week, I've been "vectorizing" vintage labels for Charles of Helmar Brewing Art and History.

He's an artist who creates super cool faux baseball ephemera. When you seen one of his baseball cards, for example, you'd never guess that it is actually a new product. His super secret method of distressing the items really does the trick.

He's got hundreds of followers who collect his stuff, and he is often commissioned to do custom pieces.

I spent a week once clipping heads of baseball players from the backgrounds. It's not glamorous work, but I look at it this way:  I'm not waiting tables.

Here's a sample of what I've been working on this week. These are two old cigar box labels.

I can't wait to see what he does with them.