Journal

Somehow, I've made it through my fifth year as a freelance graphic designer running my own small business.

Somehow, I've made it through my fifth year as a freelance graphic designer running my own small business.

The internet uses A LOT of energy. It's something that most people, (including myself until recently) don't consider. This high energy usage therefore creates carbon emissions, which lead to the speed up of climate change.

We're still in 'lockdown' conditions here in the UK. In my previous post I mentioned that I'd re-kindled (pun intended) my love for woodwork by making climbing training products for the UK climbing community.

Who would have seen this coming? I'm writing this after 47 days of lockdown in the UK (not that I'm counting). I know that there are much bigger issues at this time but I thought I'd share my experiences as a self-employed person during these troubling times.

It’s been 4 years since I stopped working for a design agency and started working for myself as a freelance designer. It was one of the biggest decisions that I’ve made in terms of my working life, but strangely at the time it didn’t seem too daunting.