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    Updating my online folio is just ridiculously difficult. the beauty piece for the paper co. is still on hold so I am still under NDA obligation. the two books I designed and now have in hand are not allowed to be shown digitally – not even as a freaking .pdf. The client is super top secret about it. And the branding project I did for clear was taken from me and while they used the font I drew for it they added another little thing to it – just enough to make it no longer my logo.

    So it's months and months of me pushing myself creatively and taking on larger projects that I have to kind of hold for a personal interview to show. It's depressing me. I don't think I can really make any updates until the designs I'm working on currently get produced.

    I keep thinking about making a new URL just to show updates but don't want to upset anyone if they found out.

    wah.

    • Show the blog thread.Jaline
    • use a login.moamoa
    • there are potential clients in here?_salisae_
    • ahhh .. brilliant!_salisae_
    • that sucks--how did you get these great projects?
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    • how do you phrase the password need without them thinking you're a strange bird?_salisae_
    • just put them in a subdirectory and send people links to that
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    • i mailed studios and asked if they needed a freelancer for anything._salisae_
    • no one will know it's there unless you tell them
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    • that was an idea given to me yesterday but i am still worried that somehow someway it will get back to the wrong person._salisae_
    • can you imagine being so flush with great work that you farm out great projects like that?
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    • what would they do to you?
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    • if its a html site the subdirectory isn´t a safe solution. (google knows everything) I do it with a pw that I send to the clients. and its just active for a weekmoamoa
    • and after a week it expires...moamoa
    • you send a pw to strangers with a work request?_salisae_
    • they would potentially not give me anymore work and think poorly about my work ethics._salisae_
    • naaa. after I am in contact with them. and then I show them all the boring big company stuff.... which I am normally not allowed to showmoamoa
    • to showmoamoa
    • it's an expensive option but i could make a mailer for some agencies._salisae_
    • as long as its not viewable for the public... everything should be finemoamoa
    • how come they won't let you show it?
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    • i see. and you just explain that it's private and ask for them to be discrete?_salisae_
    • different reasons .. for the beauty book they don't want the idea robbed._salisae_
    • the two books (100pgs each) were designed for a very rich family .. i don't even know which family! they're extremely sensitive about their personal stuff._salisae_
    • sensitive about their personal information_salisae_
    • no I don´t ask them to be discret, when I ask them I am sure they won´t be discret... ;)moamoa
    • its mroe like: ehmm btw here you can see more of my projects ..moamoa
    • and clear .. i can show that but i'm not super proud of it though it is a large co. i'd rather show the other ideas i had for different name options_salisae_
    • different name options they were trying._salisae_
    • I don´t want to show every project to the general public.. blabla and so on ;)moamoa
    • oh okay .. so just mysterious like. i guess people understand that._salisae_
    • gotcha_salisae_
    • that really helps .. thanks moamoa!_salisae_
    • once the paper piece is "out" can you show it?
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    • np ;) I had the same problem. especially with the big co work I am also not proud of ;)moamoa
    • it's nice to know there is at least something good about working for small crappy clients
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    • yes, i assume they would. but i need all the glory right now!_salisae_
    • thanks again, moamoa. i don't feel as entirely worthless and ashamed anymore._salisae_
    • yeah when you work for the bigger palyers you are allowed to call them clients but not to show the work..mostlymoamoa
    • especially when they wanna buy the exclusive rights....moamoa
    • I'm in the same boat... lot's NDAs in my world. Certainly has it downsides. But usually the work is worth it. Usually.NotByHand
    • I worked for microsoft... nothing can be worse. now you must feel much much better.moamoa
    • :) :) :) ahhhh. i think i'll have a nice tub now._salisae_
    • HAHAHAHA... enjoy it.NotByHand

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