There are moments in the life of a designer when everything seems to fall apart because your client sends his images once again in a word document. But soon you also become aware of your little idiosyncrasies. That you love fonts more than people and you choose your restaurant by the font of the menu. But – you are not alone!
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When I was young, I trained as a hairdresser. A woman came in that wanted a totally different style [make over], but no cutting, colouring or perming, oh and it had to be cheap and look good.
I have fired several clients for that. How about when they tell you they want a complete makeover of some old template or something so you redo it and bit by bit they strip it back to the original one they hired you to change.
"But I designed a Bake Sale Flyer in 1984, so I think I have a pretty good eye for design."
I'm really far away from being a grammar nazi but..."we're need".... how? and why? did I miss some major changes in english language?
Real Estate Client: "Do you do websites for free?" Me: "Do you give houses away for free?"
That whole hourly vs by estimates thing is hell. I do an estimate with an hourly rate which includes a caveat for project creep and excessive overtime requirements. That hourly thing really makes them focus and stop fooling around.
In an architect's closet there's just a gradient of black :))) and gray in the middle :)))
yes, learned that the hard way as well. Just smile and nod from now on...
once you started you can't stop, once you stopped you can't start
I think these are more akin to the designer community. While they are cute, I don't know if a lot of folks would truly appreciate the humor in them.
Some entries are really funny...other relatable. Some I think are very, very insider-ish and hard to understand. Some, at least I feel, are a bit like complaying about things that are far worse in other sectors. For example the deadline postings...
Load More Replies...I think these are more akin to the designer community. While they are cute, I don't know if a lot of folks would truly appreciate the humor in them.
Some entries are really funny...other relatable. Some I think are very, very insider-ish and hard to understand. Some, at least I feel, are a bit like complaying about things that are far worse in other sectors. For example the deadline postings...
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