At least for the next two weeks I will be diving into my first experience with working full time from home. The construction companies I am doing graphic design work have decided to allow me to work full time as I transition from warehouse work to a state job. Right out of the gate there have been a few challenges. I've set my computer up in the living room so that I can keep an eye on mason while jackie does other things around the house. This location of my work space prevents me from being side tracked by Warhammer models (those little buggers have their way of just jumping into your hands). But the added distraction of dirty diapers and feeding time is now a factor. Over all it keeps me accountable for the time I spend working.
The main projects that I have been creating are "Selection Documents" for the different products they offer. Basically they are digital sample boards. The biggest struggle so far has been translating the list their venders supply, with the samples on the vender websites.
The kitchen company actually had me rework their website. It wasn't a "code from scratch" website. They had paid a graphic design company thousands of dollars to make a crapy four page website. In a matter of three weeks I was able to make them a more functional website from one of those drag and drop website builders. It amazes me how small businesses would fork over a large sum of money to a small time firm to build an "original" website, when they could pay something like $100 a year for a site they can build themselves, or have a student organize.
As I move foreword, I hope to continue working with these companies and possibly expand my cliental. I am looking into a couple local companies that are looking to hire graphic designers, but for now I'll stick with the freelance work and the state job.
