Design-by-Commission
On designers & architects who — with the job market in the US as dire as it is — are reinventing the way they promote themselves:
In 2008, Mr. Morefield lost his job — twice — and thought he could ride out the recession doing design work for friends and family, but when those jobs dried up, he set up his stand. As someone in his 20s without many contacts or an extensive portfolio, he thought he might have an easier time finding clients on his own.
