designers don't wear design
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- phaln0
I'm not sure if that was directed at me or not, iSolve, but between freelance and my full-time job, I've been a little too busy to concentrate on my own website right now. Not that I haven't been flirting with ideas as of late.
And I do have to worry about how I dress - I work full-time in a megaCorporate™ consulting company. And it's becoming considerably more conservative in not only their new branding (which isn't out yet but I'm rebranding half the company's sites in prep for launch), but also in their business outlook, as well as their upcoming dress code. Yes, a more conservative dress code.
But hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
- Creon0
I have worn the same pair of blue jeans (from target), a t-shirt and a hooded notre dame sweatshirt for the last few days... and i make quite a bit of money as a full-time art director.
"don't let the things you own, begin to own you"
- phaln0
Believe me, I wish like hell I could walk into work with jeans and a t-shirt. I remember those days. However, if I did now, I'd be promptly sent home and likely let go. ;)
Don't get me wrong here, if you're able to get away with dressing down, that's wonderful. More power to you.
I'm just saying that Corporate America right now is most certainly shifting back into the pre-boom mentality after the decadent late 90s came and went. I'm watching it firsthand and reading about it at least once a week.
And the worst thing is that I hate working corporate. But it pays the bills along with being good resume/portfolio fodder.
- Jamesh0
I always wear my lucky SLAYER tshirt to meetings.
Fear is the key.
- Biofreak0
word Jamesh. fear.
todays attire consists of
1 shaved head
2 earrings
3 goatee with white bleached streaks
4 steel toed construction boots
5 jeans
6 red longsleeve undershirt
7 black longsleeve overshirt.my clothes are wrinkle free and smell like cedar but i try to scare away the salespeople by looking mean and hanging sick sketches on my walls. haha. i love my life.
sometimes i cant believe i get paid to do this shit. oh yea. need beer.
- k0na_an0k0
I'm wearing my designer chaps right now.
- unknown0
i don't wear anything "design"
It think I might start my own brand:
"Clochard. The New Blaque"
- nuflo0
yeah travieso. i am a designer, and i've got to say, adidas has seen it's day. although, burberry's famous plaid has never reminded me of anything other than the rich and the tastless. people wear adidas because they have somehow convinced the world that wearing their clothing will make then look cool, even though everyone is wearing the same thing. so lame. those limited editions are hardly limited. it's all crap. same stuff they made 30 years ago, but with even more rediculous colorways. one day, graffitti and adidas will share a fast track to total expiration. can't wait for people to make their own choice.
- unknown0
Oh and I used to wear suits to clients...
I quit doing that....
Once an important client told me he did not like "Suits in black Volvo's"..
hehehe
so he picked me...
:)
- mrdobolina0
Nuflo, when do your shoes come out? until then, stay off adi dassler's nuts.
- mayo0
i crochet all of my own clothes.
- k0na_an0k0
i try and get a good feel for the client before i meet them.
a big corporate place i'll dress accordingly.
talking to some guy over the phone who swears a couple times during the conversation i'll also dress accordingly to what i think they're lookign for in a designer.
- Biofreak0
i like to swear on the phone with clients.
"if they dont swear, i dont care."
that is my motto with clients. haha.
- monNom0
what's a colorway? it's not in the dictionary.
- mrdobolina0
saying the c-word is a good barometer. if the client doesnt bat an eye when I say it, I come into the meeting wearing a burlap sack and lederhosen.
- frow0
Not fooling anyone, bio... you're really just a big, snuggly teddybear and we all know it.
Now... who needs a hug?
:^)
- Creon0
just show some ass-crack....clients like to see that.
- monNom0
would the c- word be 'colorway' by chance?
- mrdobolina0
sure, anything you want the c-word to be.
- Biofreak0
frow, this is the problem. you see right thru me.
i am just a snuggle bear.
but i do my best to look like im gonna tear you a new mouth about where your adam's apple is when i meet a salesperson.
so, if you keep my secret, ill keep yours. *you know what im a talkin bout*