Skinning Challenge!

We're a small tech company in New Zealand. We make large LED screens for sports stadium. Our screens will be through a video server with a touch screen interface. Anyone want to design us a cool skin for our touch screen interface?
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It sounds like a great idea, however many people will not do this unless they get very good recognition or $. but a nice skinner might wonder in here and voluteer to do it for free.

I'd do it for free if I was a little better at skinning
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I should have mentioned. There is $ involved. We just can't afford to pay someone to design something we don't like. If the skin is cool, we'll pay market rates.
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but a nice skinner might wonder in here


It's "Wander"




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/me wonders....
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Stumpy I don't know...a skinner might wonder here from time to time too

I certainly wonder at times what possesses me to spend hours here!
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...Like Tiggz, I'm wondering now what "Market Rates" might be for this commision, but I'm put off even thinking about it by any company expecting to commision an artist and then not pay for the work if they don't like it!
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No Joke.



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I'm wondering now what "Market Rates" might be for this commision


And make sure not to get paid in $NZ



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Here's some more detail...
We need about 20 (similar) skins. If someone comes up with 2-3 good ideas, we'd negoitate a fee to complete all 20. This is a "you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours" situation. If we could afford it, we'd pay an expensive designer. Contact me for the details [email protected]
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If we could afford it, we'd pay an expensive designer.

Nice to be included out of 'expensive designer', isn't it?....[pokes tongue]

Word of advice.....mutual respect for services rendered will get you a better class of participant....

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...you're really got this thing for tongues today, don't ya Paul? (wink)(no tongue)



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Can I watch?
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oh after reading this one, no way he can afford us haha. Besides what reputable artist has the time to work on spec?

How about you give me some free LED screens to try out and if i like them maybe i'll buy them?
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hey The Skins Factory how much do u guys charge for 1 skin?

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Second rate skinners??? That's it, I am never skinning again!!! Yeah, right! >
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TSF, I am quite intrested in that too, anyway you could tell me by email? I think I am way under the standard price and don't want to take away jobs from (more) expensive designers.
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I definitely don't give that out to other skinners

You need to price your work by a number of factors:

1) How good you are. We're probably the best interface studio out there except for companies like Frog Design. So we can charge a higher rate. We have a strong portfolio which backs up our higher rate fees. If your portfolio is weaker than you'd like it to be then you need to charge less until you can build up a great looking portfolio. We didn't start out by charging what we charge now - we worked up to it.

2) Who you've worked for - the bigger the clients the more you can demand rate-wise.

3) What your client is able/willing to pay. We have a standard rate for hourly work and will only lower on a rare occasion. I've turned down plenty of clients because they wanted what i consider unreasonable fees. Why would i lock myself into a job that will take 4 weeks for half price only to lose a higher paying project? I wouldn't. So i don't. But TSF can do it as we're in demand. When you first start out you can't "cherry pick."

4) What your time is worth for doing it. Remember you could be out doing other things with your significant other, watching a movie. So what is it worth to you not to do those other things?
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Isn't modesty a wonderful thing?



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Thanks for the help everyone. I had a lot of constructive responses. Let's not get our undies in knots over this. I was simply offering someone the opportunity to add us to their resume and get paid for it. Some of you assume (probably after watching too much television) that i'm out to rip people off.
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undies in knots over this


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The problem may be the you can't afford to hire TSF or probably pixtudio. And, if a artist does try his best and you don't like it, he gets nothing. Not a good contract to me. If you want 20, why not get the best, if you are sincere? If it is just some flaky idea then you are probably wasting time. 20 skins? wow. That is at $500.00 per skin. I hope you can afford $10,000.00 U.S.