Client of the Day
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- antimotion0
"I just got this white logo from you and for some reason it's not printing out."
- bjladams0
we offended a potential client by having such a high cost on letterpress cards on cotton stock with 3 different color inks.
they showed up today with what they had done for a few dollars.
it had their logo, with a bevel, drop shadow, and gradient and a vistaprint logo on the back.
still not sure if they were gloating, or making some sort of apology.
- that deserves a dumb stare, for suremonospaced
- LOL terribleCanHasQBN
- hahaha. did you ask them for one?johnny_wobble
- it's like buying HDMI cable from dollar store instead of computer store.pango
- not really, as all HDMI cables are basically the same. unless you're saying bizcards are the same... Oodoesnotexist
- pangos comment = headacheinteliboy
- Why did they come back?fredddddd
- seriously? are they all the same? what's up with the 50 dollars HDMI cable then? sry i'm still using composite...pango
- Miesfan0
- damnit, they block Vimeo at my officemonospaced
- hahahaMiesfan
- and.... is this video why they block it at your office??vaxorcist
- CanHasQBN0
I wonder if there's a business forum out there somewhere with a thread titled "Graphics Designer of the Day".
- timeless0
"That's too gray . . . I'm looking for more of a light black."
- ohhhhhsnap0
Saturday:
"40 page 8x10 report, copy is 80% there! Sorry about the stuff that happened last time when we worked together but you're in the payment system now, there should be no problem.We can pay you up to 3,000! It needs to be turned around by Tuesday"
Sunday:
Emailed quote for job, agreement, and timetable for them to sign off on.Client:
"We'll have our ED sign off on it Monday, she's away"Something is wrong with this field...
- That's ridiculous...MrT
- ... so i'm not going crazy.ohhhhhsnap
- Book report?fredddddd
- stats reportohhhhhsnap
- ohhhhhsnap0
^
Never got paid. I did half of the work and stopped ...about just cutting my losses (another lesson learned) and telling them to go fuck themselves.
- obviously my grammar is suffering because of it :/ohhhhhsnap
- monNom0
"I'd like one quote normal, and one quote with the WOW factor."
- They'll know it when they see it..
Try a few different colors. And words.mikotondria3
- They'll know it when they see it..
- ohhhhhsnap0
Semi-big midsized philanthropic org whose mission is to advocate for middle income/poor people (they make a shit ton of $ yearly)
Client/CommDir: Yeah, the Executive Director's husband usually creates the Graphic Design for us, but he dropped the ball so we called you...
Me: Oh?
Don't fucking tell me about the nepotism happening in your org. isn't that a huge "no no?"(4 weeks later, did 50% of the work & stopped. They said they'd sign the contract. No $)
- wow... you've been cutting a lot of losses....pango
- pango, yeah. i think i have to quit working for philanthropic orgs and get on to something more stable.ohhhhhsnap
- it's the nature of many non profits :/ohhhhhsnap
- and you're on this thread way too often... O_Opango
- tOki0
- Client declines offer to provide paid art direction on photo shoot
- Client then sends many emails asking for technical and creative advice on photo shoot- Drive that shit into the ground.mikotondria3
- uh... most photographers have seen situations like this.... shoot everything at F22vaxorcist
- pango0
had a client complaining that my photo of her made her look fat... I am seriously considering give her a gym member ship as an apology.
mind you my focal length was at 135mm...- She used the word "fat"?fredddddd
- yes exact word.pango
- it's OK to use the word fat. obese not so much.ohhhhhsnap
- What about corpulentcannonball1978
- how about make her look skinnier?monospaced
- there's not much you can do when she really is fat...pango
- Estimate her BMI and send her a chart of where she should be =)zarkonite
- pressplay0
we just finished a project and today the client came in unexpectedly and gave us a bottle of fine whisky as a present. nice one! we all had a glass
- i_monk0
"Ok I can work with this if you can [list of changes to absolutely everything]."
- oey0
After two days hand drawing letters for this poster, that was already one week late (because of a bike accident), client asks me to change the font...
I replied it was not possible to change it unless they wanted to wait another 2 days.
- Did you tell them it was custom? Most people think changing a font just takes a click.fredddddd
- Forget explaining typesetting.fredddddd
- Most people don't think of using type as designing.fredddddd
- i told them it was hand made on purpose. they ended up accepting it. and their fans loved it.oey
- it was for a house party. for this record label. two slow days work.oey
- timeless0
"Why is your logo quote so high, and take so long? I can get a custom logo for $40 and have it by tomorrow."
". . . and with that, have all the care, dedication, creativity and support $40 can get you. How much market research can be done overnight? This is going to represent your business. In your mind, is your business worth more than $40?"
- fredddddd0
"Have you ever printed anything at Kinkos?"
- Julesvm0
- Was just reading this on HN - the quibbling about payment thing rang real true..detritus
- This is similar to every client I have ever had. Please send the client my way!thisfreelancelife
- freelancelife that sucks. maybe you need to change it up.ohhhhhsnap
- I've just gotten better at circumventing the issues. When I read "mentions money" all the time, I understand that to be fear. I assure my client I am on top of it and then charge more, like a nuisance tax.thisfreelancelife
- whatthefunk0
I have a client who constantly wants to change the branding. Every new micro site, email, print project is comprised of a lengthy discussion about changing the logo placement, colors, brand fonts, and composition.
2 weeks ago client asks for logo and name of company to be in 3D.
I responded that it's really unnecessary to go through this much branding change at the 11th hour and she responded with...
Client "Isn't it as easy as clicking a button and making the logo 3D?"
Me "Laughing...ahhhh <client name> you're awesome"
Client "Ok cool, so it can be done quickly"
Me "Still laughing, unfortunately my keyboard didn't come with that button."
Client "Oh ok, maybe I have it - could you walk me through how to do it?"- they are fucking w/ you.ohhhhhsnap
- If everything's so easy, why do they hire you?newuser