Mayhem Studios Profiled on Creatively Self-Employed Newsletter
Calvin Lee, Principal/Creative Director of Mayhem Studios is profiled on Kristen Fischer's Creatively Self-Employed May Newsletter. Lee was asked several questions about self-employment and sharing his insights to those who may be thinking about self-employment.
+ How did you get into this field, and self-employment as a whole?
+ What is your typical day like?
+ What aspect of creative self-employment do you struggle with most?
+ What strategies do you use to combat the struggle?
+ Any cool projects you're working on?
+ Who or what inspires you?
+ What website do you visit daily?
Lee is also featured in Kristen Fischer's new book, Creatively Self-Employed: How Writers and Artists Deal with Career Ups and Downs. The book includes 65 real-life stories of how designers, writers, and artist deal with the good and bad of living off their talents, dealing with rejection, building a support system, growing your business and even dealing with the independent contractor loneliness. It offers practical business advice for dealing with unique situations that creatives often find themselves in.
Mayhem Studios Gets the Creative Scoop!
Mayhem Studios received a little mention in the May/June, West Coast issue of Create Magazine, Scoops section.
Recently Completed Projects: Energy Contractors Collateral
Mayhem Studios completes sell sheet, rate sheet, job sheet and cover sheet for Energy Contractors on their new product, the Mobile Coil Tubing Unit (CTU). The Studio helped Energy Contractors develop a plan to conveyed the selling points of their product, which helped to increase sales through sell sheets and branded collateral.
Tips: Creative Brief
Before starting on any project. It's a good idea to get some background information about your client. It will help to met client goals and expectations. Using a creative brief will help accomplish this.
A creative brief lays out the visual design directions to explore and the objectives of the project. Using the information on the form to make sure that we are both focused and are on the same page throughout the creative process to deliver the clients message.
I give the client a creative brief form to fill out before our first meeting. They don't necessarily need to fill out the form, it will give them something to think about before the actual meeting. You both can fill out the form together during the meeting.
A sample of the Mayhem Studios creative brief may be viewed HERE.
A few things to consider on what should be included in a creative brief. + Client information
+ Who are you?
+ What do you do?
+ What are your goals?
+ What is your budget?
+ How would you like to be perceived?
+ Who is your audience, demographics?
+ Who is your primary competitor?
+ What do you want this project to say about you?
+ What's your favorite/least favorite color and why? + List logos you like and why?
+ What would you like produced?
+ What keywords describe your business?
About Mayhem Studios
Calvin Lee is the principal and Creative Director of Mayhem Studios. A small, award-winning design firm located in Los Angeles. Developing identity and brand recognition for small, mid-size and large businesses across the nation.
The Studio uses strategic and creative design with effective messages targeted to the client’s specific audiences to produce identity and branded collateral pieces, annual reports, brochures, logo design, advertising & interactive web sites.