Client Ditched My Work
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- d_rek0
@identity,
I would have to disagree with you on a few points.
First, I don't think I really pretended to have much of an ego about it. I understand that Business is Business and these things will happen.
I actually was in very close contact with the client the entire process. I did many rounds of sketching and shared with them before delivering any final solution. All in all I felt it was a pretty successful collaboration between myself and the client. And they were really good about feedback too.
And I guess I mispoke when I said it didn't "communicate their intent". What I was trying to say is that THEY did not have the goals and values of their company defined enough for me to successfully produce something that captured the intent and focus of the company.
I also did not say I was not happy the work because I was happy with it.
And I don't think they got a mediocre product by any stretch. I think they got a really solid, good identity for the money they paid. They even micromanaged to a degree. And i'm not so proud or naive as to think that I was solely responsible for the idea and output of the work. The client was every bit as responsible for the work they got as I was.
Again, it's not a matter of bruised ego. Like I stated before I feel like they traded up a Beamer for Pontiac. But I guess a Pontiac suited their needs better. Plain and simple.