Periodicals

Periodicals: are publications that generally come out on a regularly recurring schedule whether it's annual, monthly, weekly, or even daily. Newsletters, newspapers, and magazines are periodicals. They provide a great opportunity for repeat business but can be time and effort-intensive.

Newsletters: can be simple one page letters produced from your desktop printer or elaborate 4-color publications that rival the magazines found on the newstand. Newsletters (and to a lesser extent magazines and newspapers) are prime candidates for self-publishing too.

Magazines and newspapers: are less commonly produced by freelance desktop publishers, most work being handled in-house. However, as a freelancer you could obtain contract work for special sections of larger publications. Smaller publications or those with other than daily publishing schedules may be more willing to work with freelancers for more of the design and production work. Some publications may farm out specific tasks such as digital photo processing or the creation of custom illustrations and graphics.

16 Categories for Design Specialization:

Annual Reports, Proposals

Business Forms

Catalogs, Menus, Product Lists

Collaterals

Crafts, Creative Printing

Identity Systems

Marketing Materials

Packaging

Presentation Graphics

Publication Art

Publications