Client of the Day
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- MrT0
Client sends us 8 photographs, 5 of the images had photographer's details in the filename. Need to credit the photographers so asked client for remaining details.
Client, "what's the name of the folder the images were in as we can't find them anywhere."
For perspective, let's just say this client recently released an eagerly awaited DSLR...
- pressplay0
"that brochure is A5, right"
no, I told you it‘s A4, the content wouldn‘t fit on A5
"can‘t you just make everything smaller?"
sure I could do that, but the text would be hardly readable in 5 Pt
"just do one in A4 and one in A5"
- bjladams0
"we're basically looking for someone that can mimic your illustration style, but for a lot less money- can you recommend anyone? - preferably locally..."
- registe0
I wrote my client outlining materials yesterday and received glowing approval for my suggestions regarding a packaging wrap I'm designing. I woke up and shot down my awesome idea from yesterday this morning with a new one, I get this as a reply.
"Wow! I’m impressed. This looks even more amazing. I wish we had you designing our packaging all along..."
Dear 2011, you've been good to me. Thank you.
- vsplus0
A client, a few days ago:
"Can you make the credits / link to your website [my website!!!] a bit bigger on our homepage and add more contrast so it's easier to read. We're so glad to work with you."I almost fainted.
- bjladams0
a client has been sending quite harsh emails to me all day about a project not being ready on time. the project is finished and in a sealed dated envelope and was delivered a week ahead of schedule- which they signed for according to freight records. just haven't bothered to open it yet. i'm considering letting them get everything off their chest before responding.
- mg330
Had someone tell me that the whitespace wasn't functional.
- I'm pretty sure this thread is about good clients.monospaced
- mydo0
too long for the punches thread today...
Spent one month working on a re-brand of a venture capital firm. Client meeting today after seeing the 6th round of revisions of a chosen concept."do you know, they have a phase in English (i'm English he's not), if it ain't broke don't fix it, let's just use our original logo (looks like it's for retard shoes) can you just make it 3D, I have a friend who has an animation company you know"
- bjladams0
just finished up a 200+ page publication to go to print next week- everything went incredibly well - then the client told us that they just re-read the contract with the printer, and it's going to be b&w.... it will still print fine, but the amount of hours we've billed for that have been taken up with deciding on colors is amusing. plus, there's a whole 30 page spread titled "a color story" that's all about, well, color...
- timeless0
me: you're joking about the four word "word cloud" right?
longer than awkward silence: hey there! how are ya'?
client: um, no, we weren't
- bjladams0
not even a joke:
"go ahead and print them, we will finalize the color scheme when we pick them (banners) up later tomorrow."
- mydo0
client has just sent me a PDF of 20 scans of print outs of 20 numbered jpgs that we sent them. the pdf contains no notes it's just so that the page number can refer to her notes. each page having the same number as the original jpg.
i feel like returning the deposit and just stopping altogether.
- thats why I got an Alienware, no shit.coldarchon
- clients sent 200MB pdf with 8 RAW BITMAPS in it..coldarchon
- each page took 3 to 5 minutescoldarchon
- slappy0
"You do some concepts, we will work out the content and photography later"
- bjladams0
had a client just ask if we'd be willing to build their website in SharePoint... i don't think that's a road we want to travel.
- bjladams0
just got this 2 min ago:
Ben,
Sorry - I've been out for a few days and am just now looking at the drafts you sent last week. Here are my changes: (lists a handful of changes)p.s. it's important that this is finished and gets out by 3:00 pm today. hope you day is as awesome as mine!
it's 1:30 pm here... i'm in meetings till 5, then drinks/dinner with a client.
everything in me wants to send one back to her that says "Ben is out of the office, but will review your email in a few days, hope you're having an awesome week like i am!"
instead i just told her that i'm in a meeting and will get to it as soon as i can... and sent a paypal link for the additional hours.
- kona0
i spent the better part of a week working nights on a side project. the client asked me a month ago to change the color schemes of 5 products and were specific in the areas in which they wanted the color shift. i do it and send it over. this morning i get an email saying "oops we messed up. we told you the wrong areas to shift the color. could you change it back and do it to areas a, b and c only please?"
fuuuuu
- at least they admitted their error. Too many clients would tell you that you misunderstood the instructions.Amicus
- MSTRPLN0
"i need the snowboard measurements because i need to make on for my daughter school project so can you please help me out with this ok"
- mydo0
oh my god! someone just sent me a scan of a printed out google map to add to their website. :D
- Miesfan0
from CfH
For a couple of months, I did a series of nightlife fliers for a notoriously difficult, cocaine-loving client. This was his reaction to the idea of a deposit.Client: “The only person allowed to ask me for $$ ahead of time is a hooker before she blows me”