Advise Please

[Xander]

Right my parents have now decided to start a home buisness. They have asked if i can design some stuff for them not really the right person to ask but i said yes as i could use the practise and its an easy way to start off.

Basically they have ask for my to put some work togther to show them what i can do. as most of you would or should know the hardest part of designing is thinking what you will do. this is the part im stuck on.

I would like for some of you to post ideas asking for things you would like dont make it easy just so i can get started of doing some requests that come in. So if there is anything you need please ask as i really could do with some practise and improving. I have the Adobe suite so if you need a webpage/sig/advert anything.

Ipixie gratz on mod spot and i would also like you to give me a task. Thanks to any one who can help!

 

[IceCreams]

What business?

 

[ipixel]

yeah Xander, we need to know what kind of business it is, and exactly what work you have to do first.

 

[Xander]

Right basically its just design. I have just asked what they would actually be doing and they said what ever they need to which is a **** answer but my mum said we would be doing small things like

Resturant Menus
Holiday Leaflets
Web Layouts
Logo's / Banners / Adverts
Photo Editing [not too sure on what they meant lol]

and a few other things no idea if this will help

 

[ipixel]

if you where to take the list to a design firm you would be talking over a grand lol...

But anyway, theres a lot to take into account, first off, you can just do an any size image and take it down to the local printers and say "here print this".

For print such as flyers and menus and avderts, your going to have to work with CMYK ( limited color palette ) and at around 300dpi before i printer will even touch it.

Its a pretty heavy workload to be taking on by ones self.

 

[IceCreams]

All I can say is....start small. Are your parents designers? Or are they tryin to get rich off your back. Most people start a home business which they can do...

Thats all serious by the way...I read it and it sounded piss-take-like.

 

[Xander]

I would say the same but my parents are designers so they know what they are doing but its just i have trouble coming up with some decent ideas so i thought if people post say something they wanted not the exact thing then i could think about it and design something..

 

[IceCreams]

:lol::lol::lol: Are you jerkin my chain? Your rents are designers BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEAS? HAHAHALOALOLAOLAHAHAH mate for real that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. If you want to start a business just say so, no need to lie. Or if you're not lieing, don't go putting that you're parents are crap at their job all over the internet.

 

[Xander]

lol can you show me where i said my parents need ideas? they asked me to design stuff to show them that i can actually help so what im saying is i need help not them sorry if you couldnt understand my post but im the one that needs ideas!

 

[IceCreams]

In that case, use sheep. It always works. If that doesn't work, then quit.

 

[ipixel]

clam down on the flaming, or i shall whip out my almighty rod.