Client of the Day
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- vaxorcist0
ME: Okay, so the comp is approved, what's next?
CLIENT: Can you Fax me the logo? My email isn't working!
ME: Uh, if you need to see it again, yes, but it will not be in color....
CLIENT: That's okay, but I need it fast, because it's supposed to go on this promotional billboard before lunch... we've been working on this in-house....
- animatedgif0
User generated content campaign
Need a way to submit videos
Client "Head of Digital": "We don't want to do a mini site for it or use Vine... can't we just hand out our YouTube channel password and let people submit them on there?"Same person also boasted that they had 40K followers... then followed up with that they paid money for them.
- 40K robots.freedom
- uh, yah, you can send out the login/password...monospaced
- mydo0
Roughly translated.
I own a website name that cost me $5
I am looking for someone to make something for free that makes me money.
Twice.
- 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
- fooler20
"put the copy on the top of the page by the footer"
- timeless0
- Isn't there a program that will make it high res? I want to use it for my giant poster.omahadesigns
- 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
- mydo0
"the logo/design should be both contemporary and timeless. Modern, but classic."
- 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..
- bjladams0
just sent client a note saying that we're not going to meet the deadline unless the files are emailed thru by noon.
they responded with "we're working hard to get those to you asap"
next they post on fb that they're so excited to be taking the day off to go out on the lake, leaving in 10 min!!
i liked it.
- Just add teh content later - do all the design first. Easy.mikotondria3
- hahaJosev
- vaxorcist0
There is one semi-legit client issue behind alot of this apparent randomness:
Salespeople need stuff fast and adaptable, marketing people want things to impress other marketing people and are in no hurry except right at the end when salespeople need it NOW...
I used to think salespeople were assholes and idiots until I had to do what they do..... yes, some have ego's, but sales keeps the company afloat and marketing droids just go to meetings.... yes, branding is cool and future vision is good, but most clients are closer to going broke than you think....
SO, a huge amount of the crap designers deal with is due to the above conflict....
- stop making sense! where the hell do you think you are?!ItTango
- 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.
- sted0
"... and i'm sending the girls the stuff in JPG resolution"
- drgs0
- mg330
Had someone tell me that the whitespace wasn't functional.
- I'm pretty sure this thread is about good clients.monospaced
- 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?"
- ItalianStallion0
"Yes this one is perfect, but can you change the background color from white to black?"
- monoboy4
'We don't like this image, it's not on brand.'
Isn't this the image you've just used on all your press adverts and billboards?
Long pause.
Hello. Hello, are you there? Can you hear me? Hello.