I'm packing my bags to go to New Zealand next year, permanent like. So this Poster deal question's been featuring in ma head too lately. Over here I've been fortunate enough to work closely with some venues and promoters (e.g. Reitschule Bern
dachstock reitschule bern or
RAUBFISH - RAUBFISH) They basically took care of the permission & legal stuff and left me to do the design&print work. They pay for all the printing work & materials. they get as many posters & flyers as they ordered. I keep some posters extra (say 50 or so) and if I did the design aspect right, and people like em, they usually sell for quite a bit each at poster &or art shows. This way they (promoters) get a good deal & my (design)work gets paid eventually too. I'm prepared to call what I make like this, a living. (mind you, I do invites, stickers, album covers etc too and stuff others designed)