Client of the Day
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- honestly0
i'm freelancing at a place right now, but there are on site designers too. i hear what the clients say then the on site designers try to drill their idea into me. all i've heard all morning is "why aren't you doing it the way we told you? you never do what you're told" I reply with "because you guys never give the clients other options."
so while they're still working on the one design idea, i've prepared 3 different from theirs instead of mimicking their design allowing the client to see multiple choices tomorrow instead of 2-3 people rendering same idea for presentation.
working in industrial design for the kitchen atm btw
- nb0
"Listen, I know you worked a lot longer on this project than you quoted because you wanted to make it great, and we wanted it to be great. We're happy to pay you more for your good work."
- One of my clients, just now.
Definitely makes working on a Friday a little easier.
- 4040
"needz moar pizazz!!"
- mydo0
regarding a wordpress install when i asked the client to upgrade their hosting...
"What if we need to change something from this website? I don't know how to use MySQL And it would be silly to have to ask you everytime, and not to mention very costly for us. Why not have a normal webpage in normal format (plain HTML with plain javascript not MySQL"
- tank0
One of my projects just got cancelled because the client got sent to jail. How is that for a story!
- 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”
- AdamWintle0
Client: Thanks for finishing the project over the weekend
Me: It's ok
Client: I know it was your mothers birthday
Me: Yeah
Client: By the way the project just got cancelled
Me: ...
- 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
- noneck0
Hi noneck
Do you design logos? I need a quick cheap logo designed for our boat. Can you please give me a quote. We have an idea in mind just need to get it produced. let me know if you can do?
thanks
- Just got this exact email from an old client. I'm so excited.noneck
- The exact email? Your clients call you noneck? :)ETM
- some of the best clients are those with boats :)mikotondria3
- So just ignore the quick cheap bit and give him a quote, or a link to 99designs.Ranger
- People with boats could well have a different idea of what is cheap.Amicus
- Josev0
Client phone message, after they finally received the quotes they've been waiting on for production: "We've used up all the time, you have no time left, you need to get the art to vinyl cutter this afternoon". They've spent weeks getting cost estimates for production and at 2:30pm wanted me to produce the final art for their vendor by 5pm. This is for 10 fleet vehicles.
- They also just gave me approval for the designs on this same call.Josev
- ETM0
Meeting to review functional mockups for a huge site change, massively different approach to the way they present their data. And one guy has to keeps interrupting with input like, "nav item 6 should be one higher since its marginally more important"
Okay, we built these off of approved wireframes, but not a problem, issues like that can be addressed in the coming stages. We need input on this whole concept, its a bit different than when we all started out, but you see how it radically streamlines your data and reduces several steps for users to find information.
"hmmm... I am not sure if I like that font, can it be changed"
Sure, but back to the concept...
"Sure, sure.... just make those two changes I recommended. I gotta go"
But...
- ETM0
^^
Let me introduce you to http://buildabrand.com/.
- mydo0
Today..."The content isn't ready yet, and we don't know what pictures or how many, but can you do the design first?"
- < Get this all the time!Sneakybadger2
- "we like it, but can we change the pictures. Actually keep the one with the woman who's got 'istockphoto' on her face."mikotondria3
- lolSneakybadger2
- ArsenicPants0
I work in-house
"hey, i've got a meeting with potential investors in 15 minutes, can you give this bar graph some pizazz?"- so i gave it drop shadows and rainbowsArsenicPants
- +1 for rainbows!Sneakybadger2
- mydo0
oh my god! someone just sent me a scan of a printed out google map to add to their website. :D
- akrokdesign0
the checks are in the mail.
- one week later,
where's the check.akrokdesign - I share your pain :(Shaney
- one week later,