Designing for Local Communities

An essential guide for aspiring freelancers in the creative industry, this book blends practical advice with inspiring case studies, offering invaluable insights to navigate the freelance journey. A must-read for creatives seeking to turn their passion into a successful freelance career. * Dan Lewis, Staffordshire University, UK *Meaghan Barry’s Designing for Local Communities, A guide to freelancing and empowering groups in your neighborhood is an inspiring and insightful read into how to better serve your client and community. This book gives meaningful examples of how to write a proposal for a job, work with the client, bill the client and successful maintain a work relationship with a client, especially community-based clients. I would highly recommend that students and freelancers alike keep this book on their desks. * Stephanie Nace, University of South Carolina, USA *

Meaghan Barry serves as both an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Oakland University, USA and a Partner at Unsold Studio, a Detroit-based branding firm that specializes in working with small businesses. Through her work, she was chosen as a “2020 Notable Woman in Design” by Crain’s Detroit Business, has represented the USA as a UNESCO City of Design Delegate, and been recognized by Graphis Design Annual, Indigo Design Awards, Creative Communication Awards and Detroit Commerce Design Awards. Her writing has appeared in AIGA Eye on Design and Design & Culture.