I've lost it completely
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- mennik
Did this site for a client.
http://www.dfrog.be/eijssen/Never had bad feedback untill the last meeting today.
The marketing manager together with the inhouse designer completely trashed the site.
Thought it was too complex and yadda yadda.
They now did their own version:
Manager thinks it's great, so I can redo the whole thing now.
It's not the fact I need to redo it cause I'll get paid for it.It's just the fact that these things really make me doubt myself as a designer.
- stabilitee0
there are alot morons out there, dont be down on yourself, i thin the site kicks ass, and they are fools for passing it up, cause the new one looks like ass!
- MR_T0
I am not one to pat people on the back as this place is full of whining sods who need a right slap sometimes.
But man, thats tough.
*cue wanker with the obligatory piece of advice: "talk to your boss about it and exlpain*
- sexypixel0
Jesus, thats bad. I'd go outside and kick a ball around
- rasko40
fuck them, yours is the better site, much more contemporary and stylish. (cept the tables dont line up properly on a mac IE5.2).
- josimar0
that new one's smooth as butter.
how did they get the buttons to look like glass?
- dstlb0
I like yours. I hate theirs. Simple as that. Take the money and run, no point wasting your time with people like that.
- sexypixel0
If you have no choice but to make it, and if i was you, id have a real laugh making it, use shit you wouldnt normally dream of using, like mad bevels with those crincly edges, glows inner bevels, flames the whole nine yards, give them what they want and let the world laugh, fuckers.
sometimes you just have to detach yourself from your work and take it up the gicker
- drunktank0
agreed.
you obviously don't fit in there.
- menia0
I liked yours man... but you know? They deserved the second one the retards
- mennik0
thanks, I'm starting to feel better now.
sexypixel, I agree. I'm switching of my brain now.. take the money and run... run as far as I can.
- waynepixel0
WTF
Your fist design is by far the best and very nicely design too.
It looks like the marking people have had a go at using your fist layout as a template and then completely fucking it up in Microsoft Word or Paint or what ever.
Take there money and larth.
- pascii0
their version is so ugly, i puked on my screen. bevel buttons aaargh
- mennik0
If I only think about their paychecks every month for throwing up shite like that.
- donal0
you need to be able to defend your designs in aesthetic terms.
you say the tore your work to pieces - explain to them why you think their designs arent working. you will have to compromise but at least you wont have to look at the shit they have done and get angry for the next x days.
- Mr_Jump0
It's clear that u're the designer. What they did any amatuer fucker cud knock up with half-hours worth web-design training. Not that i'm saying ur sites brilliant or anything, but it clearly follows a design aesthetic. Keep the faith.
- blaw0
It's tough to be excited about a project and then have someone pull the rug out on you.
What I do is keep the good version for my portfolio.
- mennik0
k, won't be letting this turn into a whining thread. Fuck them bastards, I'm of to the next project now.
About defending, I tried but their inhouse guy is acting like he's a king or something. ah well...
- james-invasion0
the other version sucks bum dude.
don't lose faith in your self
- monkeyshine0
you have to admit that the in-house designer's got it all over on you....baarrrfff.
Join the club. You're the victim of the in-house "designer" who is pissed that he wasn't allowed to do the job in the first place and now he's got an ally in an equally stupid marketing person.
Your only option is to articulate why your design is better but they won't be able to hear it anyway.
- -_MU_-0
Agreed. There design bites. Yours is pretty slick. Moving forward...