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- MatthewCurry
sorry to whine-
I am in a bit of a hissy fit right now because, i was invited to design some works for NO PAY. complying as always to the invitees-delivering , solid work-only to be asked to deliver more examples.ok no problem-i have faith this institution will treat me right-they are promoting artists and everything, right?
wrong. they chose another designer's work(that's fine) but, failed to keep me abreast of the situation-and have yet to return any of my email queries-I can see a pay client maybe doing this to spare some coin-but, a non- profit art related org??c'mon man-i did it for free-at least email my ass and tell me you're going in a different direction..
ok-thanks i feel better now
- lifeinsodium0
glad i could help.
- MatthewCurry0
hehe
- matt250
hey matt,
I had the same problem awhile back with a recording studio who wanted me to do a website.
I was doing it for free and gave them 4 or 5 versions, then they didn't call me back for a month or return my calls. finally i got through to them and they wanted more versions!
I had to tell them to fu&k off in the end
- PIXELRANGER0
No matter how much you may want to improve your portfolio... non paying gigs... RARELY work out the way you want to.
- sp0
Or at least come up with a 'pro-bono' contract that the client must sign and adhere to.
Because the goal of free work is to build a reliable client base that, if you work it right will end up as a paying client one day.
Otherwise, there is no reason to do free work (with the exception for not-for-profit groups for a good cause).
I've noticed that record labels and musicians are usually the ones who take advantage of a deigner's generosity.
- lind0
Similar thing happened to me as well -- being screwed over by a nonprofit art organization after designing a huge website for them for free.
It's amazing to be treated like crap for volunteering your services...and I do think nonprofit art orgs are the worst...
- MatthewCurry0
agreed-
my trustiness has been severly tarnished.
for a non-profit art organization, I fell bad for the artists they are trying to promote for this org has their priorities all out of whack.luckily they don't have any workable work from me-unless they try to "trace my illustrations " which i would not put past them-but, would no doubt look the shite.
now back to my paying clients.
- lyrek0
Does anyone know of a potential client blacklist for designers? That way when you're thinking about beginning work, you can check to see if this company is on the list or not? Might save a LOT of us on time, money, and frustration.
It'd be cool if it included an account of the past relationship that went sour too...
- lind0
That's a great idea -- a client blacklist for designers.
But, it could backfire and hurt designers (if clients badmouth them on this list) or something like that. I don't know.