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2 | Name | Bio/Tips | Years of Experience | Location | Flat fee | Logo | Full Branding | Poster | Tshirt | Character design | Brochure (3 fold) | Website | Album Art | Packaging | Illustration | Motion Graphics | Match Graphics | Social Media | Twitch assets | Animation | Book Covers | Book Interior Design | Web to Print book design | Business Cards | Newsletter / Digital Asset | Pitch Deck | Mockups | Coaster | Sticker | Notebook | Tote Bag | Greeting Cards | Sweatshirt/hoodies | Comments: | |||||
3 | 1 | egypt | 1500 | 500+ | 700+ | 600+ | 500+ | email: maddohdesign@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | $35-90 | Logo | $1000 starting | $150 min | $200 min | n/a | n/a | $300 | $300-500 | / | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | $30 | 300 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | @NovarDesigns | 1 | 125 / % royalties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Jean (@jeanisasasa) | I'm a self taught graphic designer & illustrator with experimental and abstarct style in hand. I had just started diving into the graphic design world, it's been 2 years working as a freelance graphic designer which gave me amazing opportunities to do different kinds of projects ranging from music posters design, merchandise, to drawing illustrations. I am on my sophmore year of highschool in which I still have a lot to learn, but as a young artist, I have different perspective and creative skills in which most people dont have. | 2 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Rarely charge per hour but $100–150 USD depending on client. If it was a big corporate client it would be more. More of a flat-rate guy. Hourly is good for if I'm working on a sporadic ongoing thing with a couple hours here & a couple hours there. | Starting from 250k IDR ($25-ish??) | Starting from 100k IDR | Starting from 250k IDR | 45k IDR for headshot, 75k IDR for half body, and 100k IDR for full body | Starting from 350k IDR | Starting from 250k IDR | Depends on the difficulty of the illustration, but usually ranging from 250k IDR - 1.5k IDR | Starting from 150k IDR | Starting from 350k | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | @hannahxh2o | Wow I'm getting fucked over $15/hour. I guess know your worth | 2 | Monterey CA | $15 | for me, this category is different because I like to support growing bands if I like their music and they don't have the financial support of a label. for those clients, $600-$800 depending on complexity and whether they're doing merch. for a big name with a label, min $3K. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | David C. | Freelanced self-taught for a couple of months whilst working in another industry. It wasn't until I got injured at work that I decided to go back to school to study Design which I'm near graduation.. I've only done a handful of paid projects and had drastically different rates before/after school. | 2 | Oregon | $42/hr | Depending on client, minimum $500` | $1500 and up | $300 and up | $500 and up | $1500 and up, but depends on the types of deliverables | $500 and up | $200 and up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | @badteist | Jackson Tupper | 2 | Peru | depends on the project Starting rate: $20 | $250+ | depending on the project, arround $700+ | $50+ | $200+ | $100+ | $200+ | $200+ | $200+ | $200+ | $100+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | My pricing really depends on the client, projects and their budget. These are the recently revised minimum rates I charged for smaller artists/business (and I'm hoping to follow). 3 revisions, 50% deposit upfront, 20% kill fee mid way, 20% for extra revisio | 2 | USA | n/a | min $500 but that's for really small/independent things. I have done posters for large events that pay anywhere from $3-9K. | min $500 but that's for really small/independent things. I have done posters for large events that pay anywhere from $3-9K. | for me, this category is different because I like to support growing bands if I like their music and they don't have the financial support of a label. for those clients, $600-$800 depending on complexity and whether they're doing merch. for a big name with a label, min $3K. | editorial: min $450 per illustration (except sometimes newspaper clients who come back with a lot of work). editorial rates are often quite set so different publications pay differently. magazine covers are often $2-3K. for commercial work, the range is enormous and again depends primarily on client and usage. I've done a small project for $3K and larger projects for $50-80K. | budgets are often more strict when publishing houses are involved. and there are often tons of revisions. seems like $2-$4K works, but I'm new to this category. I think it should be more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shruts | 2 | n/a. always charge a flat fee. | $60 | 100 | depends on the event, per poster - $60 | $50 | n/a | $100 | $100 | $60 | n/a | n/a | $50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Piper | Full time freelance designer. As everyone else has said, take a deposit always. Have stuff in writing. I also feel that your local community is really important, especially in terms of music. That being said, I always try to work with smaller local artists who may not have the highest budget, given that they are respectful and cool. That's just me though- know your worth! | 2 | Rarely do hourly, $100/ hr or day rate of $700 | $700 | Depends on the clients needs. | 350 min | 400 | Depends on the # of pages. | $1,000+ | Single Cover - $400 min. Full scale album art w template design- $700 | Retainer based | 400 | If you want to reach me you just can mail me to chrisguti2000@gmail.com ! :)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | I live in Germany and I do a little bit of freelance design work while I'm still in school. I haven't really worked together with big partners or anything and I don't really know how to market myself well... Any advice would be greatly appreciated. ADVICE: Know how to market yourself well and build a network | 2 | $25 | min 300 | min 1500 | 200+ | 250+ (excluding licensing), sometimes with 20% commission, | 250+ for album art, 150+ /items needed (social media, adaptations, poster ect) | 150-200 (in a set of 3 posts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2 | 65 | min $650 | n/a | $250-500 | could do a small tshirt that will be given away for $500. if it will be sold (unless for legit nonprofit/charitable purposes) the price will be way higher and depends on the client. usually an illustration won't just be for a tshirt. if a client wants to use it for promo, merch, campaigns, etc. or to buy the full rights to use in perpetuity, the cost can get up to or even exceed $10K for one illustration. always get it in writing what your stuff will be used for. we don't need to be giving huge companies assets they own and can use for all time to promote and sell their products for a couple hundred dollars. this is really a caveat for all the categories. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Rachit Gupta | 2 | $1.19 usd per hour or Php 62.50 per hour | $100 | $300 | $100 | $100 | $200 | $1,500 | $20per post | $20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Nada | @illustratedbynada https://www.instagram.com/illustratedbynada/ | https://www.behance.net/nadaa3edd/projects | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | @bypapini | 3 | Brazil | $35 min for digital work, $45 min for peinted wprk, $55 min for packaging and $65 min for branding – mostly used for my own math when determining the flat rate | brasil | $2250 starting | $150-$400 | $250-$600 | - | $300-$600 | $2000 starting | $200-$600 (and open to various partnerships and deals for indie artists) | $1000 starting for labels, $1800 starting for 3Ds | - | - | - | $50-$100 per graphic, depending on ask | - | - | $500 starting | $300 starting | - | $50 | $80 starting | $250 starting | - | $70 starting | $60 starting | $70 starting (cover only) | $80 starting | - | $250 starting | |||||||
19 | Crystal crystalyu.design | Graphic Designer, copywriter, ux/ui, merchandise!!-to-be college grad out of a design program. Working PT in-house design for school org. I'm no sage but don't feel like your peers are ONLY competition. It's good to try to set goals and get better at your craft, but the design world needs a community as well!!! Being in the heart of silicon valley (ground for tech giants and imposter syndrome) Don't be shy to connect, create networks, and find platforms and spaces where you can share your experiences as a creative and gain advice as well as share it. 🥰 REMEMBER: WORK ≠ SELF WORTH | 3 | Caliifornia, USA | 20 | 250 | $1,000. Max 1 Extra revision +400 | $150+ depending on complexity and size | $150+ | $100+ | Starting $300 | $200/month | $100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Freelance artist & graphic design apprentice: I'm trying to get better at not getting underpayed. But real honest advice: don't be scared of trying something "way out of your league". I tried and am now proudly working for a huge company that will bring me far as soon I'm through with my crusty apprenticeship. | 3 | Europe | Usually don't do per hour. I'll set the price with 2 included revisions | did that once for only 200€ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | IBRRA | Hey guys! This was page was a huge help for me as someone who started freelancing in 2020 but have been in design school sicne 2016 and didnt feel more comfortable with my design capabilities until 2019 as I started getting to the style I was aiming myself to be in. I actually developed my rates thanks to seeing how everyone valued themselves here. The following rates are my new rates until I feel I have grown even more to be at the rates of some of you guys out there. I was always scared of throwing my rates out because I was worried I was overextending myself or making myself not available to clients because of my prices, but I know I'm not going to get any better at getting my rates respected until I hold these standards to myself as well of my worth. Thank you guys again! AMEEENNNNNN !!! | 3 | Los Angeles, USA | N/A | 300 | $4,000 minimum | t | $200 | N/A | 350 | 350 | 400 | Lyric Videos -- $500 x x looping, with all the lyrics — 1 week | 2,000 | 400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Rowena | Trained as an animator & work mainly in illustration, animation and design within music industry. Large focus on airbrush artwork | 3 | Melbourne, Australia | $40-50 (I mainly work off flat rates) | $500-$1000, $250-500 increase for animation added | $1000+ | $300-$600 | o | n/a | $600 for digital release artwork, $1000 for album artwork with full vinyl layout | $1000+ - Client budget dependent | Depends on complexity, $100-300 | $35 p/h | $35p/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Zion Wuxinyi (@zw.creatives) | Full time & freelance designer specializing in Visual Brand Identity. 3 Tips: Tip 1: Specialize and aim to be really good at one thing. You'll always wipe out other options and can charge more for your expertise. Tip 2: Talk to people, comment on others posts, share your work. Be remembered and be top of mind. It helps with bringing in leads. Tip 3: Find ways to make your work or services better even by just a little bit every time you have a new client. It brings up your value as a designer and can lead to better clients and better rates. | 3 | Philippines | N/A | 200USD | Starts at 1000USD | Starts at 150USD | Starts at 100$ but my advice for this is royalties on your design | Starts at 200$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 𝖘𝖆𝖒 𝖘𝖒𝖎𝖙𝖍 @hotpinkvomit ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ | لديّ درجة علمية في التصميم الجرافيكي وأعمل بدوام كامل كموظف بأجر في شركة للقنب ، وتصميم أكشاك المعارض التجارية ، والتعبئة والتغليف ، والبيع بالتجزئة / السلع / البيع بالتجزئة ، ووسائل التواصل الاجتماعي. أكسب من خلال العمل في علامة تجارية للتنس النسائي حسب الحاجة ، وتصميم أنماط للحقائب ، والمساعدة في تسويق المواد والكتالوجات. نصيحة: لست بحاجة إلى أن تكون متجهًا لتكون ناجحًا. ابحث عن وقت للتصميم لنفسك ، وليس لعملائك فقط. لا تشعر "بالسوء" بشأن أسعارك ، لأن هناك احتمالات ، فأنت لا تتقاضى ما يكفي من المال على أي حال. ♡♡♡. | 3 | San Jose, CA | $50 | $600 | $2,000 | $500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 3 | Saskatoon, Canada | $20-30 | $25 CAD/hour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Ari | I work a lot with diy artists and other smaller groups but I have professional experience working with corporate/ larger groups and clients toog | 3 | Seattle, WA | 25/hr for long term projects | $200 | $500+ | $100+ | $150+, more if I'm doing the printing myself | $50-$150 | min $700 | $150+ | $100/illus. | LOVE YOU EMMA FOR DOING THIS. WE NEED A DESIGNER COLLECTIVE VERSION OF THE AVENGERS LMAO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Name: Elaine fe. IG: @feydesignz Porfolio: https://www.behance.net/elainevallejos | Graphic Designer with years of freelance design experience in infographics, logos, business cards, web and mobile design mockups, illustrations, layout designing, and more. Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe XD, InDesign, and Figma. | 3 | Toronto Canada | Depend on the project | $250+ | Depending on the project: $650 | $75-$150 | $250 + | $180+ | starting rate $400 | $300 | $300 | $20/hr | $150 | $180 + |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | A | Graduated with a BFA from design school. Currently a full-time in-house marketing designer. Freelancing on the side for extra cash (mostly creating marketing assets). Little bit of motion skills. Charged $30/hr at time of graduation. | 3 | $50-$60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | J | 4 year degree in Graphic Design. About 3 solid years of freelancing. Mostly specializing in logos, branding, and merchandise designs. | 3 | $35-65 | $250-1200. All depends on who the client is, the value/size of the project, final deliverables, and timeline. | $1000+ | Around $150. Could be lower/higher depending on it's usage. | $200+ Depends on the licensing terms and how it will be used. Price will go up if they want the rights to the work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | s | (in esports) | 3 | 20 | min 400 | 1k+ | 100+ | 200+ | reading through other's, i think i should probably be a bit more versed in perpetual license buy-outs... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Full time freelancer, mainly working hourly. Advice: maintain your network as much as you can. The most stable gigs I've had came from people I already knew. | 3 | $50-75CAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Gummy | Very part time illustrator. Completely self taught. I mostly do flyers for local venues or sticker and t-shirt designs for small businesses. Everything is hand-drawn and simple -- either pen and ink or procreate. Definitely underselling myself but I really had no clue what to charge until I saw this list! | 4 | CA | $15 | $75-100 | $25-$50 | $150-$200 | $100 | $50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Got a BA in design, worked for a company that produced merch for local business for a year, now going on three years at a marketing agency. My hourly rate is based on the fact that I have no real overhead costs at this time. As I build my feelance I plan to increase my price accroding to my expenses and experience. | 4 | MI | 15 | ~$250 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | https://www.behance.net/bebolozano/projects | Im a 17yo Graphic Designer and 3D Visual Artist | 4 | Monterrey, Mexico | $115 for GraphicDesign; $85 for Illustration (plus usage fees) | $50 min | $500 min | $50 min | $50 min | $50 min | $150 min | $50 min | $50 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | ns | corporate sell out now, formerly designed for cultural institutions. freelance clients are mostly cultural/non-profit | 4 | nyc | prefer flat. but hourly is $75–100+ depending on clients | generally don't do logos in isolation. if they insist, it's $1k minimum | good non-profit: $7500-$15k / other clients: $30k minimum | if its fun: free... if it's basic and boring, $500 min | don't do anymore, but charged hourly in the past | n/a | hourly if the content is straightforwad | 7.5k–15k | n/a | n/a | i like illustrations, but avoid it for pay. if it's fun and small, maybe $300 | $600 | n/a | usually only part of branding. otherwise hourly if they're repeat clients | n/a | n/a | editorial work can come with a lot of revisions so i prefer to charge hourly here to set boundaries with clients and editing rounds | part of branding | usually part of branding | i hate decks so i tend to throw out $125/hour | part of branding | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||||
36 | Flo Low @lowlowlow.studio on insta | From London, now live in New York. Don't work for free. I ask for the client's budget, or guess their budget based on how big they are and reverse engineer the amount of days on the projecct to fit the budget. But don't underestimate your time. | 4 | NYC, USA | $50 | $100-300 | $2000+ | $100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shaina @__digitaldisco | Self taught digital artist with over four years experience. I focus on using adobe illustrator and adobe photoshop and have experience making logos, album art and posters and packaging design. I'm open to working within budgets so let's talk! | 4 | $40 | $150-$250 | N/A | Hourly | Hourly | N/A | N/A | Hourly | Hourly | $150-$250 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | Hourly | N/a | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | M | 4 | $18 (I try to stay away from hourly work though) | Min $300 | Min $250 | Min $250 | $100+ (small & simple, no revisions), $250+ (more complex illustrations w/ revisions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Gracelyn @gracelyndesigns | Very part time illustrator. Completely self taught. I mostly do flyers for local venues or sticker and t-shirt designs for small businesses. Everything is hand-drawn and simple -- either pen and ink or procreate. Definitely underselling myself but I really had no clue what to charge until I saw this list! | 4 | $65 | NA | 1k | Hourly but usually 100-200 | 100-200 | NA | never done it but I just know how to use WIx and squarespace. | Hourly, again haven't done it yet but probs 200-300 | NA | hourly | NA | I have a $25 extra charge if they want merch on an insta size but Hourly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Alana | From a music industry perspective: I've worked in studios for most of my time while freelancing on the side from a range of clients, independent & signed. Always push for 50% deposit up front and a kill fee of 20-30%. Charge more for those signed at a label. Create your own scope of work and make the client sign so everyone's on the same page. Also, charge a rush fee (1.5x -2x your normal rate) if the deadline is super tight. For tour posters, include a max amount of revisions for when the poster is finalized. It's inevitable during COVID that tour dates get pushed back/rescheduled and they need an updated poster. After they reach the max, start chargin baby :$ | 4 | n/a | $2k+ monthly retainer | $100 | $500 min (I throw in social media banners & story resizing for free if they're independent or low budget) | CD/Vinyl Packaging $300 min for packaging alone, more if I'm designing the materials for the packaging. | $300 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 5 | atlanta | $1000+ | $300 | $100 + 50% profit | $1 | $500 | $500 | $200 | $500 | $300 | $800+ | $300 | $500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | morgan wren | 5 | Atlanta, GA USA | $85 AUD (~$65USD). I charge by the hour for certain consulting projects but generally do one fee for a given project. For my flat fees, I make sure that I will get at least $85p/h+ at the end of the day. Sometimes my clients have a set budget (from their funding agency) and we discuss what I can do within that budget. I find being open and honest about money works well with my clients. | $650 starting | $1000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Rei | Graphic designer, copywriter, illustrator, video, motion graphics/vector animation | 5 | Currently NYC, USA, formerly Seattle and Lo sAngeles | 500€ day fee, only for minor requests. I mostly give a flat project budget for everything. | $500+, depending on client, iterations, research, etc | $100+ | $150+ | $200+ | N/A | $1000/minute | $100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Nic (@orphicremora) | I'm a self taught freelance graphic designer, animator, & video editor from Dallas, Texas. I've done some form of graphic design for 6-7 years now starting out with animations using powerpoint, and now my main focus is bars, clubs, and musicians around Dallas. I've worked with artists like Inzo, Blanke, and Lemay, and clubs/restaurants such as Green Light Social, Concrete Cowboy, and Bottled Blonde. | 5 | Dallas, Texas USA | Dallas, Texas USA | $200 MIN | $750 MIN | $50 MIN | $150 MIN (PLUS LICENSING) | NA | $300 MIN | $500 MIN | $100 MIN | $350 MIN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Daniel R | 5 | Florida | Rarely charges hourly but $50–150 USD depending on client. If it's a large corporate client, it will be more. Every hour is fine for if I'm working on a sporadic going on with a few hours here & a few hours there. This is also to prevent naughty clients. | 300-500 | 500-1000 | 200-500 per design | 500 | 300 | 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Miles | self-taught | 5 | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 60–64 | 500-1500 | 3k-20k | 175 - 500 | 175 - 500 | 500 - 1k for front cover, or 1k - 5k for front + full packaging | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Pamela Landers SUPERPAMTASTIC | 5 | Netherlands | £250-275 (roughly $340, but ignore as this conversion rate might be wrong!) | Same as hourly rate | Also hourly rate, about €600 ($660) | Hourly rate | hourly rate | Hourly rate | Not in my package yet | Hourly rate | Hourly rate | Hourly rate | Hourly rate | Hourly rate | Hourly rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Jacob Zillinger - Zillinger Design Co. | Working full time as a Marketing & Graphics Specialist - Freelancing as a side hustle for 5ish years - Working full time for 5 years in marketing - Degree in marketing | 5 | Northeast Ohio | $500 | 1250 | $100-200 | $100-200 | $150 | $200-250 | $50-100 | $200 | $100 | $50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | B | BFA in Graphic Design, fulltime freelance for 4 years. Often do hybrid of Independent Contractor/Vendor work for companies or Freelance Project-to-Project Basis Contracts | 5 | Remote; USA #vanlife baby! | Free | Usually pitch Branding Package over single logo mark | $2000+, depending on client, iterations, deliverables, etc. I also work in house and let me tell you, depending on the size of the org, rebranding budgets can get up into the $10,000s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Melody | BFA in graphic design. Internship with Volkswagen and local adveritising agency. | 5 | Texas, USA | $100 | no | $300 | $1000-$2000 | no | no | $150 | TBD | $1000-$2000 | no | $300 | $300 | $600 | $150 | $500 | $300 | $300 | no | $100 | $200 | $200 | $300 | $600 | All pricing USD | |||||||||||
51 | Eden | I mostly work wihth independant content creators, so their budget is somewhat limited. Also GET DEPOSITS! HALF UP FRONT | 5 | UK | never give an hourly rate | min £500 | min £1000 | min £300 | min £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Portia Wassick | Full time graphic designer working in the snowboard industry; 3 yrs experience as in house designer for various companies, as well as 5 years experience freelancing | 5 | Vermont, USA | $60-66. Some other projects are fee-based. | Min $500 | Min $2000 | $200 | $200 | $250 for one character; $75 each for other variation of that character (different outfit/pose etc.) | Minimum $150- depends on the complexity of illustration and use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | chase | ive been designing for about 5 years now and 3 of those professionally. ive done work in the esports community and in the football sports world. in my experiences its always smart to ask the client about their budget and to work from there. always aim high, never aim low. keep track of all info, invoices etc. | 5 | 700+ | 500-800 (depends on how big the event the poster is needed for) | 100-200 | 400-800+ (depends on how big the project is and how big the brand is. | 200+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Jesse | Freelance Graphic Designer, graduated 4 year university with B.A in Comm Design who mainly works within Branding, logo design, poster design, and content creation. Always take at least 50% up front and please never do anything until the contract is signed and the money is paid! | 5 | 65 | $1000-$2000 | $4000-$7000 | $500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Kenny | Designing for 5 years, work spans branding, logos, label design, album art, artwork. Currently manage 2 social media schedules and graphics, email for portfolio | 5 | $20 | 250 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | www.davidblock.net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | SunsetFelid | Full-Time Illustrator. If I've learned anything from this, its that I'm undercharging. If I have any advice to give, its to set deadlines for yourself and break down projects into smaller objectives, to make them easier to complete. Don't take jobs you aren't confident you can complete within your deadline; that is to say, don't push yourself over any edges, know your limits. Communicate clearly and often with clients. And charge what you need or what you're worth. Would love some advice on advertising. | 6 | CA | work: 4€, freelance: 20€ | $50 | $50 | $180 | $50 | $110-180 | <- triple your rates for real!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Mike Hosoda | Apprenticeship as a graphic designer from 2016-2019, studying graphic design from 2019-2022, since 2022 enrolled in a typedesign programme. Several internships at design studios and worked part-time for a digital agency. Additional experience in frontend-development and Python. Freelancing since 2020 | 6 | Germany | usually no hourly rate, but 50-80€ if it still comes up | $50 | depends on client (200-1,000€) | design only: 500-1,500€, design and code: 2,500€ +, design and code with CMS/ system integration: 5,000€ + | 200€ + | Sveiki. what's your insta? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Archit | Graphic Designer with undergrad degree, 6 years of experience, working freelance full time https://www.behance.net/architsh | 6 | India, but can work remotely | $450 | depends on the deliverables, minimum $900 | $250 | $250 | - | $1,500 | $250 | Depends on the work | $200 | $500 | $900+ | $350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Rebecca | Freelance Graphic Designer with 6 years expereience working across brands in in-house and design agencies. 1:1 BA Hons Degree, with a year in industry, graduated in 2016. Cis, White-presenting, She/Her. Mostly work on Branding, typography and brand strategy, with a side in marketing design | 6 | London, UK | $85 is my starting point - but can vary depending on scope | The lowest I'd do now is £500 ($680) | I don't ever do logos in isolation if I can help it. It always comes with some kind of a brand toolkit. So it would start at £500+ | Same as above, but probably around £60-125 | Only do this if it's part of a larger project | Only do this if it's part of a larger project | I don't have this expertise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Stephanie O'Byrne (@st3phascope) | Illustrator, designer, animator creating work mainly in the music industry and sometimes outside the music industry. | 6 | Nashville, TN | I typcially price by project or $80-$120/ hour depending on the clients needs. $300 is my project minimum. I rarely take on work that falls below that! | $300-$2000 | VERY DIY i kinda calculate $50 per person Mid level – $500 Major – $800 | $500-$2000 | Spot: $150 Half Page: $300 Full Page: $500 Cover: $1000 | Visualizers -- $300 simpler looping / single scene Lyric Videos -- $650 looping with all lyrics Starter Animation -- $3000 multiple scenes/narative Advanced Animation -- $1500 per minute I am directing, animating, and illsutrating in these cases. | $300-500 for a new illustration. If they would like to reuse art from something else (a t shirt is now being put on a tote) +$200 to the original fee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Tom | I run a platform called Dreadlabs and have been doing freelance design / animation jobs for a couple of years now. | 6 | Netherlands | N/A | €400-€800 | I don't do a lot of full branding projects, but usually between €1000 and €2000 | €150 - €300 | €400 + | N/A | €1000+ | €300 - €800 | €500+ | €250+ | €800+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Jakob (@DesignsbyJakob) | Currently in my 3rd year of a design bachelor's degree. Started designing at 12 but didn't get serious about it until 16 (currently 22). I mainly do merchandise such as apparel design, posters and phone cases. | 6 | NY | $30 | 150 | 100 | 150 for custom, 50 for pre-mades | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Carly // Schematic Design Co. | Branding & web designer with a background in lots of different media (architecture degree, worked in lighting design, then scenic, then marketing, and then fell in love with branding design - first as a side hustle, then took it full-time four years ago) | 6 | Outer Banks, NC // United States | $40-50 | I don't offer logos alone. | $3500-4500 | I only offer this within a day rate container. ($750 for half day, $1500 for a full day) | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | $5000 starting for a 6-page Squarespace site, goes up from there depending on # of pages | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Not as a standalone service | n/a | n/a | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | n/a | Only within a larger branding package | n/a | n/a | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | Only within day rates | I'm not sure what I should charge for logo's and branding. I haven't done it before | ||||||||
64 | @santanamieledesigns | I am a full time freelance graphic designer in Toronto, Ontario. I have a bachelor of design degree and graduated from OCAD University in 2020. My skills include logo design, business cards, website layouts, full branding, stationary design, illustrations, print and packaging design, posters and many more. I have been an artist since i was 4 years old and have been desiging the last 7 years of my life. Freelancing full time for the last 2-4 years. | 6 | Toronto, Canada | $25 CAD | $350+ | Depends the project $600+ | $100+ | $200+ | $50+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | I'm about 2 years out of college, but have been working in freelance contracting since the beginning of college. These are my typical rates but I'm still learning myself how much I should be charging. | 6 | 30 | min $500 | $500+ | $230-300 | $300+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Geo | I specialize in Branding, Motion Grpahics and Concept art. Oftentimes they ask what is my rate, and I give them the highest price possible depending on work (bigger work, more $). If it's a rush job, I add in 30%. If they ask for files, I add buyout fee of 10-20%. I break it down initially in the contract, so they know what they are paying for. | 6 | 1.2-2k for 12 concepts and 3 revision | $10k min for 1m of work | $400 per day, per concept | $400 per day, min 3 days of work with 1 rev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Rachel @chromis.co | Full time time freelance for about 3 years. 50% deposit and a contract are a must to weed out potentially bad clients. | 6 | $75 | $2500 currently (3 concepts, 2-3 rounds of revisions, brand guide), working my way up by adding more strategy and value | Depends, $1k minimum for 3 concepts, less for similar variants of same design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 6 | $75-125 (though I usually just use this to estimate a flat fee, rather than charging clients by the hour) | Min. 1500+, depends on client scope | 300-450 | Min. 3000+ | $150+ for spot illustrations (each), $600+ for complex full page editorial or similar illustration (plus excess revision fees outside of 2-3 rounds) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | // | Brand Identity Design + Creative Strategy based in Berlin | 7 | Berlin | 3,000€ | 7,500€ + | // | // | // | 500€ + | 10,000€ + | 2,000 € + w/ vinyl center labels | Depends | // | // | // | 1,200 € + | // | // | Depends on the book / publisher | // | // | 1,500€ In a stationery kit up to 3 users | // | Depends | // | // | // | // | // | // | // | |||||||
70 | Logan | Full-time freelance brand/graphic designer, illustrator | 7 | NC | $100 flat for all the work | $1,000 min if we have to go just logo based on budget, always try to sell full brand identity package. | $3,000 min. Try to get as much as possible, all industries have different budgets and every industry has businesses of different sizes. Never be afraid to ask what's in budget. | $350 min | $500 min | $500 min | Lots of variables | $500 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | FT salaried visual designer in museum industry | 7 | NC, USA | $27 | $200 flat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 🦫 | Graphic Designer and illustrator. Full-time freelancer right now. Honestly, if you're not from a first world country it can be quite hard to find good (well-paying) clients. Clients from developing countries pay ass when it comes to design. Good design isn't valued here. The cheaper you are, the more likely they'll get you even though your designs aren't good. It's quite sad! (Most of the rates I placed are based on what I charge International clients) | 7 | SEA | $150 ph but minimum of 8 hrs or $1200 | $300 min | $750+ | $25-30 | $150 | $250 min | $150 | $150 | $80-$200 | $15-25 per post | 100 (this def should be more lol) | $50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Jay (@j.crsp) | Full time freelancer, mainly working within the music industry. | 7 | UK | N/A - I don't price hourly | £350 | £1500+ | £175+ | £300 | N/A | N/A | £1500+ | £500 | £500 | £800 Min | N/A | N/A | N/A | £800 Min | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Abbie & Harry | Graphic design duo, with degrees in Graphic Design and Illustration. Started working together in 2012, started a studio in 2018. Technically been designing for 10 years, but officially as a studio for 4. Brief (6 months) experience in the London design scene before starting our own studio up. We charge in three different ways (inspired by a talk I hosted once with Aries Moross): 1. Silly money: Charging for the maximum, mainly for projects that are going to be a pain/they have the budget and we're saving their asses. Making profit on the work we do. 2. Spot on the money: Charging what it should be/how long it takes to actually do so. We often do this for projects we think we can make something cool for but maybe don't know the client very well yet. 3. Lose money on purpose: Charging less than we should, but usually for clients we know personally, and that will let us go nuts on the design. We will usually ask for a deal on top like free coffee for a year or money to spend in a shop. Underpromise and overdeliver, trust the process, and be kind to each other. | 7 | UK | $30-$50 USD | $330 | $1,000 | $150 | $200 | N/A | $250 | $1000 for just design, $3000 for design and developmement | $1,000 | $350 | $200 | N/A | $75 per post | N/A | $350 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Will bundle this in with full branding or logo for extra. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $200 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
75 | Jenks In The Cut | Advice: Don't charge hourly - you want to be paid fairly for your skills, and if you complete something quickly (because you're skilled) why should you get paid less. Background: Industrial design graduate, illustrating/ designing since '16 | 7 | £500 | £1k+ | £350+ | £200 | N/A | £1k+ | £350+ | N/A | £150 min. | £350 min. | N/A | N/A | N/A | £200 per scene or 1k per 30 secs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Anonim Artwork & Logos | $50-$150 for artwork, focusing on brutal artwork. I have mostly pre-made artwork also accepting commission. I do brutal or metal logo as well for bands, brands and some other needs of brutal logo. You can check my portofolio on instagram @anonim.logos or @anonim.artwork | 7 | $120-140 depending on client and project. | 50 | min 500 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 450 | 150 | this row of text was added April 20th 2022 , if your viewing this in the future some things may have changed regarding pricing :^) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Arin aringwald.com | Unionized Graphic artist working in Film and television. Our rates are determined by a bargaining process but we still have room to negotiate on each contract. our rates are based on a tier system which is determined by the size of the film budget ie, feature films pay better than small pilots or episodic tv | 8 | Canada | $30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | @madebydetour | 8+ year as a gaphic desiger, workied social media marketing agencies and freelancer. most of my work was designing brand guidelines, visual designer, posters, offline and online media, shorrt video editing and basic animation. | 8 | Dahab, Egypt | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Dalila WEBSITE | Natural born creative. Art director and graphic designer for new brands who actually want good thinking and awesome design solutions. | 8 | ITALY | Used to charge $20-50 until i stopped and charged per project instead! | MIN €500 | € 1500+ | €200+ | €200+ | €200+ | MIN €300+ | MIN €1000+ | MIN €1500 | MIN €600+ | MIN €600+ | MIN €1000+ | MIN €2000+ FULL | MIN €500+ | CALL ME | MIN €200+ | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | Celia Marquis @celiamarquis | Undergraduate in Studio arts + 8 years of experience as a freelancer. Experience in children's book illustration, comics, and character / background design for advertising. | 8 | Montreal, Canada | I typically don't charge an hourly rate but per project. When pricing projects I divide my price into thirds. 1 is taxes, 2 is profit and investment back into the business - software, hardware, operating costs, 3 is what I need to pay myself. Always pay yourself-I sometimes need to take my own advice on that one. If something takes 15 minutes, I set a minimum $60 USD is the minimum on 15 minutes of work. | Min 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Percy @pbatalier | As someone with a F/T job, I freelance whenever I have the mental and logitistical bandwidth to do so. If you freelance on the side as well, always know your limits and when to pass it to another person; we're all in this together and should always strive to uplift each other 💜 For workflow-specific advice, always make sure your communication skills are dialed in! You don't need to be extremely responsive 24/7, but setting baseline expectations to clients can mitigate any unnecessary stress | 8 | NYC | $50-150 | min $1000 Will lower pricing for small businesses and small clients I vibe with | Minimum $5000 • Includes 2 sessions around research and setting roadmap/expectations • Typically starts with 3–4 concepts • 3 revisions; additional revisions are $500–1000/revision | Hourly + $50/hr (to help compensate for total render times) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | CRUDCITY @crudcity_ | Currently Creative Lead at a local grocery market. I design promo ads for a few different local magazines. I do all the in-store signage, chalkboards, lettering, illustration, menus. Literally everything. Besides that I do freelance Murals, T-shirt designs, Gig posters, Logos etc. I also just make my own lil edgy art for fun, and to keep them skills sharp! | 8 | RIchmond, VA USA | Usually 15-20€/hour but it depends on the project | $300 | $5,000 | $75-$150 | $150-$300 | $500 | $600 | $100 minimum | $200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Senior UI/UX designer: websites, apps, component libraries >BFA in Graphic Design >2 years in ad agency >4 years in product design agency >2 years in startup >1 year freelance (mix of direct clients and agencies) | 9 | NYC | $15 min | I still do logo work on the side but very rarely. Usually as a favor for friends and family only. Min $700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | wwwwwwwwwww e | 9 | $ 50.00 | $ 400.00 | $ 1,200.00 | $ 100.00 | $ 100.00 | $ 100.00 | — | $ 200.00 | — | Starter Animation -- $3000 x x multiple scenes + narrative — 3 weeks | — | $ 200.00 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Senior designer. 9 years experience in motion graphics, UI & UX design. Bachelors degree in Design. Freelancing both locally and remotely. Working mostly for studios or contract work in-house in the tech industry. | 9 | never. | $USD650 a day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Excelsior | 10 | Panamá | €100 | Advanced Animation – $1500 per minute x x multiple scenes, frame-by-frame animation, larger narrative / direction — 1-2 months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | sus | Hello, I'm a graphic design graduate. I worked for a while as a freelancer, But mostly worked for people that I knew so I was struggling and didnt know whats that prices for everything. A friend of mine recommended that I shouldn't start working on the project until they client pays a deposit first. she told me that she prefers to take 50% before working and the other 50% just on the day of submitting the work and that some other people take 50 % before working then 25%and 25% at the end. Also its better to mention how many amendments are you going to do ( for example 3 amendments and if they need more they'll have to pay extra fees for it.). Lastly make sure that you both agree on a deadline. | 10 | boston mass | 250++ (base on how big is the client's company) | (no experience) | rds | no experience but i guess i will be charging at least $150 per design? | $70 (i think i charge too less) | $300 for wireframe and basic design | no experience but i will charge $200 at least | $100 (perdesign) | - | $250 above (depends on difficulty and length) | - | $15 perpost | $250 for logo / profile | - | - | - | $75 | ||||||||||||||||||
88 | @studiodamu | Damini Rathore, founder of a graphic design studio based out of Jaipur, India. 10+ years of experience in the field of architecture, culture and graphic design. Completed my masters in Graphic Design in New Media from IED, Firenze (2022). Currently working with Jaipur and New Delhi based clients on editorial, visual identity, packaging and photography projects. I also keep journals, make postcard series, analog collages and zines of my personal experiences and travels. Tangible arts and crafts which involve use of hands are of special interest to me. | 10 | Jaipur, India | I do not charge by hour, but on project basis | 50,000 INR | 50,000 - 1,00,000 INR | 5000-10,000 INR | Depends | N/A | 10,000-15,000 INR | 50,000 INR | 35,000 INR | 50,000 INR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20,000-25,000 INR | 35,000 - 50,000 INR | N/A | Depends | Depends | 25,000 INR | Depends on the project budger | Depends | Depends | Depends | Depends | Depends | Depends | ||||||
89 | Raoul | 10 | 90 | 90 | min 2k | 400 | 400 | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Nicogs | 11 | Brussels, Belgium | Regardless of the work, a min of 275 is charged | n/a | I will never do a full branding alone, I add 1 or 2 people of which I ask 10% on top of their fee. My fee will be very much depended on the company. I always ask "How much is this worth for you, how will you feel when you have a new branding that reflects your core values?" and then I ask their budget | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Artwork + deliverables and marketing assets for the release: min 2750 | n/a | n/a | min 1365 | n/a | Marketing & strategy: 7500/month Content" 2500 / month | n/a | min 1365 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||
91 | RONIN CREATIVE | 14 | Las Vegas | $250 USD | $1500-2500 USD | $5000 USD | $500-750 USD | $250-300 USD | $250-300 USD | $750-1000 USD | $1000-2500 USD | $2000-3500 USD | $500-750 USD | $500-750 USD | $500-750 USD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Luis | My pricing ranges from local to coorparate rates. I've been working as a freelance designer for 14 years and most of my clients are referals from older clients | 14 | Miami/ Oakland USA | 125 | $500 for startups Min $2000 for others 20% non refundable deposit to start. Any changes past a certain point are also billed $25-$50 per change | Starting at $3k. 20% non refundable deposit to start. Any changes past a certain point are also billed $25-$50 per change | Varies | Varies on client and rights | Hourly | Varies | Varies on complexity | Hourly | Hourly | Varies on complexity | Hourly | Ususally part of branding package, if not hourly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | ASZ Zaid Portfolio at: https://www.behance.net/aszstudio | 15 | Jerusalem, Palestine | Lets talk -------- | min $1,000 | min $2,000 | $1,000 | min $1,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Kelsey | BFA in graphic design, working full-time as designer/art director/design director since 2009, part-time before that for 3 years. I have a full-time well-paying job, so my freelance projects are only things I'm excited about and have the luxury of not worrying about "making a living" off of and can therefore charge perhaps less than if I was freelance fulltime. Hourly/project rate depends on timing, how excited I am about the project, how easy the client is to work with. That said, I still make sure to charge enough to justify giving up nights/weekends! | 15 | Los Angeles, CA | $75 but I don't often base projects off of this rate alone; the return on investment a client gets from my work is worth more than just my horuly rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Ian Langehough @yoko_nine_ohtwo_one_ono | Cooper Union educated graphic designer/ painter ~ posters, album covers, illustration, etc ~ Flexible pricing ~ | 15 | New York | I usually offer a day rate varying from projects, but equivalent to 50-80$ / hour. That amount does not include licencing fees. | -----------------> | ---------------------------> | ---------------------> | ------------------> | -----------------> | -------------------> | nah | Yes please, I do everything else in the spreadsheet ----------> | Contact me at: ilangehough@gmail.com | or on instagram at: @yoko_nine_ohtwo_one_ono | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | $50 an hour for small-mid sized organizations. $80-100 for larger agencies/brands. Do plenty of work for free or trade as long as I have creative control and I enjoy supporting what they do. Doing that work has always led me to more paid work. | 15 | $40 - $80 | $2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Schriër | I work in a high cost of living small town. Lots of non-profits and restaurants. I always give an estimate range on projects expected $500. Brand new businesses and 501c3 non-profits get a discount. Large established companies get a higher estimate (more people involved, and it's worth more to them). ADVICE: Respond to emails and deliver your work on time. That will put you above 80% of your competition. Under promise, over communicate and deliver exactly what you said you would. Clients want hand holding, but don't ever let them design over your shoulder. | 16 | €500 day rate for design. More for AD but depends on the project. I bill in half-days as needed, but no smaller incriments | min 500, average 1500 | 3500+ | hourly | hourly | one hour per panel = $750 for a trifold; more for custom photography/illustration | 2500 + | hourly | hourly | hourly | hourly | hourly | hourly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Alexander Kuliev alexanderkuliev.tilda.ws | Remember, typography is the very-very-very-very-very significant element of graphic design :) Be selective as possible. Work only on projects you'd love to. Don't underestimate the motivation the money gives you, it's crucial! You're a professional, not a slave. Any collaboration is mutually beneficial. Have faith in your skill, talent and creativity! Try to utilize every experience you got no matter positive or negative, and include it in your professional skills. / I've been working as a graphic designer my whole life, started from zero experience and got some in process. Before I finished art school in 2004, I'd decided not to make any commercial design/advertising, as it is pure torture for me, and worked as a pre-press officer for three years. Then I start my graphic design education, and since 2004, I've been working almost only in the cultural sphere. Each project is unique, and I am not the shop to have any pricing. | 18 | Moscow, Russia | 55-65 | Each project is unique, and I am not the shop to have any pricing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 4 year degree in graphic design from art center. worked in corporate consumer products as a packaging designer and then at a branding studio as an art director. Freelancing for 5 years now. Tips: give a flat fee estimate with all revisions billed hourly. You get the best upfront communication with this system. Also, you can stand out by simply not being flakey. Turn things in on time, ask questions, follow up, be friendly. Those seem like low bars, but if you can do them you will stand out and get lots of referrals and repeat business. Another tip is to identify the value of the problem you are solving for the client. By re-desinging their packaging are you helping them get into big box stores? Asking those questions helps us make things that are strategic instead of just pretty. And also clearly stating what the value is helps your client understand our rates more. | 18 | $120 | 1-2K | 2K-20K depending on what is needed. I also offer full service brand management on a retainer basis for 500-1k/mo | 2K for a 5-page squarespace website with all copy and images provided. Updates on an hourly basis. | 2-30k depending on what kind of packaging and how many products are in the assortment | 900-3k. Publishers usually have set rates for this. Often there are a lot of revisions within that price. | for a 256 page book interior with all copy and assets provided, it's about 10k with 10 hours of revisions included. revisions beyond 10 hours billed hourly. cover and any photoshoot creative direction or retouching is extra. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Alland | Working as a graphic artist for over twenty years. From humble beginnings taking Saturday High and Art Center at Night classes at Pasadena Art Center College of Design, to interactive design for a major ad firm, then added an illustrious career as a globetrotting house and techno DJ and producer, while keeping up freelance design and AD for that world. These days you can find me living in Berlin, working as the Senior Creative Designer at Beatport, and creating vibrant visual media for a multitude of corporate and music business clients. I've art directed brand collabs with Absolut, Ballantine's, Microsoft Surface, and Carl Craig's All Black Digital. Recent clients for internal brand movements (sub-contracted by an agency) include Ikea, Siemens Energy and Sparkasse. | 20 | Berlin, Germany-based, born n raised in California | 75-130/hr | €1000-3000 depending on the client. But I try not to do low budget stuff anymore. It's just too stressful to fuss over if it's not financially rewarding. That said sometimes projects just sound cool and i'm down | €3-5k | m | €500-1200. I don't do big productions for this like photoshoots etc. Just myself doing design stuff, handmade stuff, whatever. | Day rate. Indie music clients get cheaper stuff for release promo and so forth. Usually €300 for the key piece, then €100-150 per version (like if there's multiple songs to promote with the same template) | Usually included in brand or album art projects as a bundle. For statics anyway. I don't really do ad hoc random social stuff | Day rate. Usually 2-3 days so like 1000-1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||