25 Oct 2023, 19:51

@Mimi-Simon I don't know if this helps or not. I put together a few theories, but I don't have experience with this company.


I looked at their website and I felt like it had a lot of marketing jargon, but wasn't specific enough. The itsme.biz website has this article on Collaborate Agency.

This blurb seems to encapsulate who they are? "Collaborate agency is rebranding with a colorful, playful new look, message, and website! They are Children’s Book Creators – ready to bring your children’s book creations into reality through book design, animation, educational resources, campaigns and illustration."

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Still sort of general, but it seems like, they're a company that collects creators, designers, illustrators and then they could operate as this middle man for the publisher. Again, this is just my assumption.

I would assume also if they're saying "supplier" you'd "supply" illustrations for THEIR clients. Again, this is going back to my theory that they're a middle man company. Because you could supply illustrations directly to the publisher / author, but they seem to be the person instead, you just provide the assets.


You might feel confused because they're website isn't really specific on what services they provide. It's lot of marketing language that looks pretty I feel.

Did they specify, "you'll be a supplier of illustrations?" Or just "you will be a supplier" and left it like that?

EDIT: I found this article, they seem to be advertising their services on this page, which makes me believe my theory more.

So one says "Collaborate, a design agency..." I think they're basically a large agency that hire out people to provide designs illustrations, etc. for publisher companies. So one theoretical example would be, if I'm big publisher, and I want to promote an educational book and event about sea creatures FOR a museum (because my publishing company sees a market there) I could work with a graphic design agency AND/OR an illustrator to provide all of the designs we'd need for this book/event. OR I could hire Collaborate to do all of the supplying of the designs/illustrations/boots on the ground for that, and I can just supply parameters. IDK if that makes sense or not.

https://collaborate.agency/collaborate-and-aquariums/

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