PAL Forums Copyright (c) 2009 ExpressionEngine tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2009:07:20 Burnout:  How do you cope? tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2009:forums/viewthread/.22 2009-07-20T08:32:55Z Editor Share your methods of dealing with creative “burnout”.

]]> Brand Guidelines can hurt design solutions tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2009:forums/viewthread/.21 2009-07-13T15:07:34Z Editor The inflexibility of (most) brand guidelines can actually hurt potential solutions. What other examples can you identify?

]]> The Art World is a Sham tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2009:forums/viewthread/.20 2009-05-12T12:20:28Z Editor From “genius” children to over-exposed “masters”, the art world has proven that all it takes to be a “great” artist is a good salesman and really really ignorant “collector” with loads of disposable income.

]]> How has the recession affected you? tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2009:forums/viewthread/.17 2009-03-05T07:36:02Z 2009-03-05T08:10:10Z Editor The recession looks different depending on what you do and where you conduct business. We’d like to know how our colleagues in the creative industry are faring ...

Please include:
  • What you do (painter, web designer, writer, programmer, illustrator, photographer, account executive, etc)
  • Where you are located

]]> Have arts organizations lost their relevance? tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2008:forums/viewthread/.12 2008-12-04T09:37:53Z Editor What purpose does an arts organization serve if it will only “help” as long as you are sending them cash?

]]> Giving Away The Farm - Source Materials are not “free” tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2008:forums/viewthread/.11 2008-12-03T13:51:01Z 2008-12-03T14:31:12Z Editor The simple reality is that clients who are given source files as a “bonus” can and, often times, will take your source files to another less expensive vendor to complete the work.  It isn’t as though clients have limited options.  You have done all the groundwork and “created” the process for someone else to finish more cheaply.

The result of your generosity is that it allows a less capable designer to take on a new project without having to do ANY of the conceptual work or product development.  Then, in addition to getting to bill the client for work they didn’t create, they also get to learn how to do the work from your source files.

]]> A question!:  I took a few pictures 25 years ago. tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2008:forums/viewthread/.8 2008-10-31T05:41:18Z SWFH Editor Hey, your website is great.  As a screenwriter, the whole work for hire thing drives me nuts.

Here’s a question I hope you can answer.  25 years ago, when I was in high school, I took a few photos of my teacher for the school paper.

I don’t honestly remember if it was for class credit or not and I never signed an agreement saying the photos were a work for hire.

Nevertheless, could the school lay a claim to the photos as being a work for hire, since I was a student working for a publicly funded paper?

And does the paper require me to grant them a license to give my photos to a third party for them to exploit?

Thanks!

[question submitted directly to the editor on October 31, 2008]

]]> Welcome to PAL’s Forums tag:professionalartistsleague.org,2008:forums/viewthread/.6 2008-06-23T21:37:31Z 2008-06-23T22:22:26Z Editor This site has been in development a long time and all the while we have had one overarching goal in mind.  We wanted to create a place for students, hobbyists, educators, businessmen, vendors, and professionals from every nook and cranny of the creative industry to discuss issues that affect our livelihoods.

We think we have a darned good start but we still have a lot of work to do to expand the resources and usefulness of PAL.

If you like what you see we’d love for you to consider becoming regular participants.

Cheers,
Paul
PAL’s Editor-in-Chief

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