Examples of my articles for managers: The Art of Documenting Art: http://www.jonjones.com/2009/11/26/the-art-of-documenting-art/ Speccing out contracts smArtly! aka Automatically Building Awesome Teams: http://www.jonjones.com/2009/02/08/speccing-out-contracts-smartly-aka-automatically-building-awesome-teams/ Outsourcing…
That's awesome! I farmed out some work to them when I was at NCsoft and they did some great animation work for me. Good guy, Fredrik. And actually, in phrasing that, I actually did use the term "contract" from the vantage point of outsourcing art, except with a direct object. I guess I did use that term more often than I…
Right, it would be good to see a writeup for clients as well, as this is very one sided. Things like non-specific feedback, unrealistic revision requests, constantly changing deadlines and unreasonable waits for client feedback. Contracting is a two way street, and getting good reliable output depends on both professional…
EarthQuake, that's exactly my point. Just like you said my art manager-focused articles are less likely to be read by artists, this article is less likely to be read by art managers. They're very specific audiences. If I tried to combine the two into one, it'd be trying to appeal to everybody but just be watered down and…
Hi guys! Long time no see. :) I still lurk, and wanted to come out of the shadows to post my first really big article since Your Portfolio Repels Jobs way back when. I'm really proud of it and was wondering what you guys thought. [size=+2]The Six Commandments of Contracting [/size] Permalink:…