Comments on: What is an artworker? http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker Design, marketing, graphics, internet, print, London Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:33:33 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-78448 Rob Cubbon Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:32:05 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-78448 Hello, <strong>Linda</strong>, artworking is a funny old business and artworkers are funny old people! Your description of the dynamic between graphic designer and artworkers, or creative artworkers - to add a another definition to the mix, is very familiar to me. Like you, I thought to hell with it all and set up my own business. But what I found very quickly was that the general public really don't know what artwork is (they, understandably, think it's something done by artists) and that I would get much more work as a graphic designer. This means I can offer a graphic design business that produces a printed product or a working website from scratch. And all those people you sent you CV to that didn't give you an interview - well, some of them don't even have jobs today, I'm afraid. There's really no need to ask if you can quote my definition on your website. It would be great. I'd much rather you put me as a graphic designer in the anchor text, though! Hello, Linda, artworking is a funny old business and artworkers are funny old people! Your description of the dynamic between graphic designer and artworkers, or creative artworkers – to add a another definition to the mix, is very familiar to me. Like you, I thought to hell with it all and set up my own business. But what I found very quickly was that the general public really don’t know what artwork is (they, understandably, think it’s something done by artists) and that I would get much more work as a graphic designer. This means I can offer a graphic design business that produces a printed product or a working website from scratch.

And all those people you sent you CV to that didn’t give you an interview – well, some of them don’t even have jobs today, I’m afraid.

There’s really no need to ask if you can quote my definition on your website. It would be great. I’d much rather you put me as a graphic designer in the anchor text, though!

]]> By: Linda http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-78101 Linda Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:34:01 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-78101 That's terrific as a description. We're funny beasts really and truly misunderstood. We get local ads for Graphic Designers (loads of money) that specify the kind of stuff a artworker can do except we don't have the required bits of paper to prove we can do it and, on the other hand, we get ads for Artworkers that want the design skills & qualifications of a designer (paid in peanuts, get monkeys!). That's why I set up my own business because people look at my CV and I don't even get an interview! Would you mind very much if I quote your definition on my website? Please have a look at it and see if you'd feel happy about me using it. Thanks. That’s terrific as a description. We’re funny beasts really and truly misunderstood. We get local ads for Graphic Designers (loads of money) that specify the kind of stuff a artworker can do except we don’t have the required bits of paper to prove we can do it and, on the other hand, we get ads for Artworkers that want the design skills & qualifications of a designer (paid in peanuts, get monkeys!).

That’s why I set up my own business because people look at my CV and I don’t even get an interview!

Would you mind very much if I quote your definition on my website? Please have a look at it and see if you’d feel happy about me using it. Thanks.

]]> By: Short Black Temper | A Sensitivity to Things http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-77159 Short Black Temper | A Sensitivity to Things Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:55:08 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-77159 [...] treadmill again, contestant and collaborator in the nine to five daily grind, my services as an Art Worker required and hired by an inner city design studio. It has been a while since I’ve worked in [...] [...] treadmill again, contestant and collaborator in the nine to five daily grind, my services as an Art Worker required and hired by an inner city design studio. It has been a while since I’ve worked in [...]

]]> By: Sublunary Blog » Blog Archive » Introduction http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-27339 Sublunary Blog » Blog Archive » Introduction Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:07:20 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-27339 [...] and create websites and and form of multimedia application. I am also a very competent repro-spec artworker, and have been doing this within the company since my first [...] [...] and create websites and and form of multimedia application. I am also a very competent repro-spec artworker, and have been doing this within the company since my first [...]

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-25141 Rob Cubbon Fri, 16 May 2008 23:38:19 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-25141 Very interesting, Tiago, I guess these industry definitions have grown organically, mean different things to different people and there's now some confusion over where to draw the dividing lines. It's actually an incredibly important subject with regards to this website as Google searches are now contributing so much towards my new business. But what is my business; design, artwork, graphic design, art direction, creative or marketing? I can't get to the first page of Google for all those keywords. Or can I? :) It would be interesting to hear about how this has effected your career, Tiago. I'm guessing you're feeling push away from creativity towards production? Very interesting, Tiago, I guess these industry definitions have grown organically, mean different things to different people and there’s now some confusion over where to draw the dividing lines. It’s actually an incredibly important subject with regards to this website as Google searches are now contributing so much towards my new business. But what is my business; design, artwork, graphic design, art direction, creative or marketing? I can’t get to the first page of Google for all those keywords. Or can I? :)

It would be interesting to hear about how this has effected your career, Tiago. I’m guessing you’re feeling push away from creativity towards production?

]]> By: Tiago http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/comment-page-1#comment-25100 Tiago Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:44 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/what-is-an-artworker/#comment-25100 Actually, at least in the advertising business, a 'designer' is what you define as 'artworker', and what you define as a 'designer' is in fact an 'art director'. I have found this duality of interpretations to have had a massive negative impact on my career as a designer. Try to guess which way. :) Actually, at least in the advertising business, a ‘designer’ is what you define as ‘artworker’, and what you define as a ‘designer’ is in fact an ‘art director’.

I have found this duality of interpretations to have had a massive negative impact on my career as a designer. Try to guess which way. :)

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