Intersting article on the AIGA web site right now that seems very relevant to the team of one scenario. Interestingly, a lot of the tips are around relationships management and internal marketing. Here’s an excerpt:
In-house designers continually express concern about why their opinions are not valued, why they are given very little time to get work done, why the plum jobs get sent to outside boutique shops and why there seems to be little appreciation for what they do.