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Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, 16th Edition: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines

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The industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals, with updated information, listings, and pricing guidelines. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook is the industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals. A comprehensive reference guide, the Handbook helps graphic artists navigate the world of pricing, collecting payment, and protecting their creative work, with essential advice for growing a freelance business to create a sustainable and rewarding livelihood. This sixteenth edition provides excellent, up-to-date guidance, incorporating new information, listings, and pricing guidelines. It offers graphic artists practical tips on how to negotiate the best deals, price their services accurately, and create contracts that protect their rights. Sample contracts and other documents are included. For the sixteenth edition, the content has been reorganized, topics have been expanded, and new chapters have been added to create a resource that is more relevant to how graphic artists work today. Features include: More in- depth information for the self-employed on how to price work to make a sustainable living and plan for times of economic uncertainty.A new chapter on using skills and talents to maximize income with multiple revenue streams—workshops, videos, niche markets, passion projects, selling art, and much more.Current U.S. salary information and freelance rates by discipline.Pricing guidelines for buyers and sellers.Up-to-date copyright registration information.Model contracts and forms to adapt to your specific needs.Interviews with eleven self-employed graphic artists who have created successful careers,using many of the practices found in this Handbook. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press (May 18, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 504 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262542390


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 95


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.38 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.38 x 10.88 inches


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    • Nice book
This book is big! Contains much information, would recommend
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023 by Michelle
    • Where are the pricing reference tables?
This book is great, and it's full of useful information that is absolutely indispensable. My only complaint is the pricing tables that were in previous editions are gone in some spots. I'm thinking specifically of the tables for pricing things like movie posters in the illustration section and I'm sure there are other tables missing. Does anyone know why these were taken out? ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023 by PressStarttoBegin
    • Great Reference
Very informative. The spiral binding made it easy to scan in so I could reference it on my iPad and not worry about lugging it around.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023 by Brandon Kleeman
    • Love this book when it was Refer to me!
I love this book with my heart! I am out of University, I recently got it. I learned so much in such little time! To anyone willing to understand their career/Job more I truly recommend this book! To Veterans and Beginners to want to look a deep dive into their passion!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024 by NeshB
    • Valueable resource
This book is an essential resource every creative should own and read daily. It’s incredible.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023 by Kimberly Lavon
    • A Complete Arts Resource
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First, I bought this book for professional/business use as a painter and designer in order to better diversify my income streams and study the current graphic arts market. I also bought this as a resource for a business skills class I’m teaching to artists. Second, I bought this book secondhand through Bellwether Books, and not only did the item arrive in near-mint condition, but I got a great deal on it too. Would buy from them again. Finally, although I haven’t studied the text in-depth yet, the material listed seems well-organized, thoughtful, and all-encompassing. I feel confident that this book will have everything I need and much more. Definitely worth the money, even on a tight budget. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022 by ringohime ringohime
    • Great Resource, just lacking some popular categories
I was told up and down by other online to get this book because it is the freelancer's pricing bible. Turns out it did not have much pricing info about the type of media I make including, at for board games, digital 3D art, or creating 3d assets for video game companies (large vs. independent). So I was honestly pretty bummed about this and I hope these types of categories will be added in the next generation. Some other categories can be used as a placeholder for some of these, but not enough to be able to confidently negotiate with a client, in my opinion. I am keeping the book anyways because there is still some really great info in here that will be helpful to me in the future. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023 by Nicole
    • Buy it. It's not just "x" job should be paid "x" amount. There's so much more in this.
This book is incredible and has much more useful information than I originally thought. It clearly explains why you should price your art and time the way it recommends (aka your work and time is worth the money), different pricing factors to consider, things to consider when negotiating with clients, proposal and contract design, and so much more. I'm not sure if it's just due to my absent-mindedness, but I just didn't expect this to go into such detail. I just assumed that this would just be a reference that I can use as a starting point for pricing my work. This really is a great resource for anyone whose goal is to live off their creative work. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021 by Itzel

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