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- spaniard0
build, your piece for the poetry illustrations (bitmap type drawn by hand) looks seriously painstaking - how long did it take and did you work over printed type? liked it alot...
- build0
It took 3 days [by day 3 i could have killed someone], the type was done from memory [it's my B-FUQ/01 pixel font so i know the characters].
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- rabattski0
so basically i should try to push the client into being more flexible? that's tough though. i guess it helps a lot if you're more well known than others. would you say that that kind of stuff changed for you over time? as in your career start it was a whole different game as it is now? as in you can demand more, set the rules more?
- RE-0
good thing michael, don't let people rush you because THEY need to have the design on time. Some cliënts are simply unreasonable, they want you to deliver the artwork, even if you are sick, or your mum died...
- RE-0
rabattski, I think it's a matter of your cliient-list. If you're known and your work is recognized as fresh and innovative you will get overwhelmed by emails, requests, work etc. In this pool of messages you can be selective. Incase you're short in cliënts, often cliënts get a little more grip on you if you're in a need of money to pay your bills.
- rabattski0
unreasonable? i find that area really shady. i mean, on the one hand side it's business but on the other side there's no on/off switch for creative work. and sometimes clients depend on others as well. magazines won't stop the presses because one of their designers have an off day but that's quite obvious.
- rabattski0
i'm not short in clients at all. i actually turn down jobs.
- RE-0
you're right about that rabattski. BTW, i didn't mean you're on short in cliënts, but in general.
And for the cliënts, depends on the type of work that needs to be delivered. So true. Magazine's never stop presses, since deadlines are pre-scheduled in a routine every month, quarterly etc.
- uncle_helv0
It definately helps to have a symaphetic partner, although Nicky says i live in a different timezone to her sometimes...'is that Michael time? or 'normal' time. In 'Michael time, 5 minutes = ! hour 'real time', sound familiar?
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build
(Apr 22 05, 02:50)Ha ha ha Gonna email the last bit to my missus, she thinks I'm just lazy when I say 'In a minute' and do something like an hour later.
- RE-0
I personally think designers in some way are also educating cliënts alittle. To make them look and feel comfortable within this industry.
- rabattski0
i really think it has everything to do with being well known or not, you can make that same analogy to agencies as well, some just can stipulate the perimeters more than others. purely based on one being more well known than the other and not perse based on quality. as a living example, i know a client that wanted to be represented by kessels & kramer, not that k&k is one of the best but just because it's kessels & kramer.
- RE-0
Sometimes a name is everything... Just like others like to wear Prada clothing because of that tiny little rubber label... I understand.
BTW. Rabattski, you have a dutch wife? Just checked your website, noticed the dutch name and origin...
- rabattski0
very true. selfmarketing or selfbranding is quite an important aspect of the game but you musnt' forget that the competition is hard and ofcourse it all boils down to the end how good you are and how good you sell yourself. :) yeah she's dutch allright. allright, gotta run, should start working.
- RE-0
no problem... good luck build, rabattski and others with the rush jobs. I am going to do some more work too...
- save0
It definately helps to have a symaphetic partner, although Nicky says i live in a different timezone to her sometimes...'is that Michael time? or 'normal' time. In 'Michael time, 5 minutes = ! hour 'real time', sound familiar?
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build
(Apr 22 05, 02:50)Ha ha ha Gonna email the last bit to my missus, she thinks I'm just lazy when I say 'In a minute' and do something like an hour later.
uncle_helv
(Apr 22 05, 03:14)hahaha, I can relate to that.....
- dopepope0
what up Build.
get my email?nice post btw.
- save0
why post it...??
- clerk0
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build
(may 03 05, 14:49)
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is that a step closer the final?
- dopepope0
actually I was reffering to something else.
- build0
clerk: Could be.
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