November 2, 2015 | Mark Kaufman | 0 Comments

I Drew This Thing No. 27

Not funny. Yeah. I know. It’s mostly a confusing, scary and insulting mess when I get a Work for Hire contract. If you would like some more information and/or confusion, here is some legalese and advice from the Counsel for Creators, Graphic Artists Guild and the Illustration Partnership.

Tags: contracts, Don'tMiss, Drawmark, I Drew This Thing, intellectual property, work for hire

Categories: business, New Illustration, Opinion

Author:Mark Kaufman

Mark Kaufman is a partner at Vivitiv, an issue oriented design firm providing creative services for organizations involved in housing, technology issues, education, the environment, and the arts. His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Progressive, National Lampoon, The Stranger, and The Oxford American. Mr. Kaufman writes and draws the comic strips American Affairs Desk and I Drew This Thing. Mark is Vice President Communications, ICON9 The Illustration Conference and is an editor at Illustration Age. Mark Kaufman's Illustration Site ///// Vivitiv Issue Oriented Design

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