Free Clipart: An Answer To Slow Graphic Design

By Author: Peter Hilton
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You have that friend. If I have him, you have him; if I'm writing this and it's being posted on the web, and you're reading it, you know the guy I'm talking about. The graphic design friend. He's a great guy. He's into anime and Macs and is always there when you need him—well, maybe not when, but he's around. See, your graphic design friend is your friend, and you're his. You don't always rate as top customer. That's why, when it comes to graphic design, you should never, never, never rule out free clipart. If you do, you're stuck on your friend's timing. (And he's always behind.)

Your friend usually doesn't take advantage of you. If he did, you'd probably drop-kick his game console during the night or something (he might be your roommate, after all). That at least keeps him on his toes—or the edge of his rolling office seat—but he still lets your work slide behind the other work. He comes in first, his customers second, and you, his friend, come in third. You might think that free clipart is a cop-out. If you have the graphic design friend, after all, he can probably get you some pretty sweet free ...
... graphics (or design them at least for cheap). We're here to say, though, that your friend—wonderful, potato-chip-consuming guy that he is—does not prevent you from using free clipart as a viable design tool.

Free graphics get you halfway to what you need, whether it's for an announcement, flier, or website. You love your friend, but you don't have to wait on him. With free clip art as an option for your design needs, you always have a stopgap measure. You really might need that professional-looking site or flier, but you can at least fill the space until your buddy pulls through. After all, if you are willing to take the hit by taking a less-expensive professional design route from your friend, free clipart is the next, easy step down.

And then your friend finds out. Will he be a little bit hurt? Maybe. He might claim that this is his first time being late, that he won't ever be late again—well, that's not such a big deal. You don't have to argue it with him. Just explain. Tell him you're not crediting the clip art to him, so it won't sully his reputation (and if you have done your work right, the free graphics you've got are good enough that he shouldn't worry). Tell him you're just waiting and that you needed something in place. If he's really concerned about his art, it might speed him up; if he isn't it might slow him down. In either case, with your free clipart, you're set. You can let things run themselves and go join your buddy on the couch for potato chips and movies. After all, he might not start working on your project any time soon.

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