Problems Designers Face
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- Gucci0
bosses/clients has bad taste
they dont understand that i refuse to steal low res pictures from the internet
they thought doing changes only takes 5mins
they thought graphic designers know Autocad or other architecture/3d softwares.
they think black is the best color.
they thought designing is as easy as filling and typing.
they love to buy expensive art magazines/books and want you to follow whatever's that are inside.
it sucks!!!!
renaphuah
(Sep 22 05, 08:21)amen to that.
and an eps? fuck... i've explained the whole vector vs. raster thing a million times.
I have an e-mail i would send out every time i had a problem getting a logo from a client service rep. i would send the exact same e-mail out every time the issue came up.
It started to get to the reps when they saw the EXACT same e-mail every time. one poor lady broke down into tears after she realized her own ineptitude.
- HumanMale0
designer: "ok i need your new clients logo in vector format."
etc.
robmoff
(Sep 22 05, 08:54)Fucking amen to that! Asking people for eps logos and getting everything but an eps back... jesus!!!
- HumanMale0
Creating artwork for someone who isn't a designer and have them rip it to bits and change it.
"Can we (we!) make that a bit darker"
"Can we move that up/down/left/right because the spacing isn't right"
Tell you what, I've broken a few noses in my head over that sorta thing...
- robmoff0
designer: "ok i need your new clients logo in vector format."
Account Executive: "here it is."
D: "this is a low res jpeg"
AE: "what is a vector again?"
D:"like an eps."
AE:"they don't have it"
D:"somebody does, they just don't realizze it because they can't view it in Word"
AE: "i'll see what i can do"
LATER THAT SAME DAY
AE:" i got the tiff you wanted"
D:"here, i made some kool-aid for you..."
AE:"this smells like drano"
- anzelina0
this thread perfectly reflects my sentiments from the 'hate my job' thread.
someone in here is farting and it smells bad, it's challenging working in these conditions, i tell you!
- anzelina0
boss micromanaging
- jco0
the big problems i face are the 'frustrated' i hesitate to call designers. the guys runnig sign shops and screen-print shops. they have no education in design but saddly no respect for those who do.
example: boss at sign shop says 'designing a bilboard is not like designing for print.'
ok point taken.he follows with..
'have you designed for the web?'
yeah i have
'well it's like that.'wtf?!
- jamble0
Having to get to work.
- renaphuah0
bosses/clients has bad taste
they dont understand that i refuse to steal low res pictures from the internet
they thought doing changes only takes 5mins
they thought graphic designers know Autocad or other architecture/3d softwares.
they think black is the best color.
they thought designing is as easy as filling and typing.
they love to buy expensive art magazines/books and want you to follow whatever's that are inside.
it sucks!!!!
- Dancer0
"Can we have purple, cos thats my wife's favorite colour??"
phatlee
(Sep 21 05, 12:55)-----------
OMG, I went for an interview a few years back at a company called Purple Fish, I asked why they were called that and the response was "because the owner is a Pisces and her favorite colour is purple"I nearly walked out...
- renaphuah0
no variety.
i dont work for clients, just in house, but they refuse to use anything other than arial and impact fonts. they have this thinking that stylish/retro fonts are not good.
sometimes the visuals and the fonts dont match; it makes me look bad as a designer.
- robmoff0
client says:"we are looking for something new. so think outside the box"
translation: "nail the lid on that damn box!"
client says: "i love it! i think we may need some minor changes but this is fantastic"
translation: "the commitee of 19 is going to bastardize this little gem right out of your portfolio and into your nightmares. BWUH HA HA HA!"
- bot0
Why do I earn less than a plumber?
- robmoff0
the creatives love it. the owner hates it. start over. client hates it. start over. client hates it. show original that was scrapped by boss. client loves it.
clients wife hates it. client scraps concept. start all over.
client: "can we have someone in a gorilla suit?"
creative: "but you are a pizza restaurant!"
boss: "nothing says 'pizza' like a man in a gorilla suit! now, back to your cage!"
- i_monk0
• The daily race to see who can stay later than 6, and the expected "is there anything I can help you with?" if you try leaving on time.
• Listing to my boss puff up his lame ideas as if they're exiting and zow wow biff pow, everyone will love it!
• Trying to fill the hours of the day. I have next to nothing to do cuz my client and (other, cooler) boss are away for a while.
• Watching everyone's workload increase as our client list gets longer, but knowing it'll be a cool day in hell before another designer is hired, because that would mean leaving on time.
• Knowing that no matter how perfect a piece is, that first boss will find something to change. Kerning! Really! He wanted the kerning changed!
Actually this job is pretty good.
- Gucci0
challenge for September 22, 2005:
coping with no air conditioning in a dungeon-like basement with no windows and poor circulation... without passing out.
I'm already starting to see white spots when i look at the screen. the lights in here do that to me too.
- fezenstein0
Having our boss explain to us that we are nothing but "local designers" doing "local design" - then outsourcing all the work because he's doesn't want to "get into" explaining what he wants to be built.
- fullerc0
Project B got the green light, stuffed + posted the 400MB file......later that day....."do we have time for one more change?"
- pepe0
clients that are frustrated wannabe designers are generally speaking called Ad agencies, The bane of my commercial existence often.
- bulletfactory0
i received this email (after the project was checked off and done)....
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I have a new person coming on board Thursday and I would like all of us involved to have some input here. Let me get back with you next week with some additional information.
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wtf would someone brand new need to give input?//let's let everyone have a say so the project turns out like a homogenized piece of shit.
i feel better :)