Mar 15, 2009 0
Demand Isn’t Down, It’s Different
For creatives, it’s about finding the opportunity in tough times.
A couple months into an already beat up 2009, and things are looking grim. What’s a creative entrepreneur to do? Earlier this year I chaired a panel for the AIGA called Design Through the Downturn, and the discussion surfaced some big ideas about the challenges—and opportunities—this new economy brings.
Opportunities? Yup, a number of people at the event observed that demand for creative services like design isn’t down, its just different.
There’s many ways demand will be different in the next few years, but here’s the one that might affect the creative businesses more than any other: a shift from artifacts to solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
