rmered Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Do you think it is possible for North American based designers to liase with customers in other countries effectively?Let's say, for example I was looking for over flow work to be done by talented (cheap) designers, would you see real problems with communicating solely by email?If there were local people for phone calls that had to be made, but the main part of the design work.The work would be receiving advertising for hotel maps, and laying it out, along with a map of the local area, into something that large hotels would be proud to call their own.Possible? Probable? Kidding myself?What do you think?Could a North American create this:http://homepage.mac.com/plowman/tjp/sample.html(Click on the Inside Sections and Cover & Map to see the rest of it.) Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 There's nothing wrong with it at all. If you're looking to outsource, you find workers wherever you can. As long as you can communicate with your subcontractor, I see no problem with this method. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 It's perfectly acceptable, and I'd say common in the industry. I do this all the time. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 It's perfectly acceptable, and I'd say common in the industry. I do this all the time.And what would you charge for something like the attached?Per ad. and/or per map?Mates rates? Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleckie Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 A company I worked for about 2 years ago worked with a programmer that was outsourced from India. Worked pretty well... there were just small issues with the time difference but that was overcome pretty quickly.As for the rates it's hard to say... Depending on the going rate in the area, perhaps???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm in the US, and I work extensively with a web designer/programmer who is in Holland. We use instant messaging quite a bit along with email and have never had any distance related issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 The rate generally depends on the revenues of the company and roughly how large the audience will be, as well as the quality of work. You could do a map brochure for some shoddy tourist attraction for $250 and you could do one for a large-market art museum for $2500. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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