design is unnecessary
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- fooler2
My wife is in charge of a retreat with a 70K budget. that includes travel, resort stay, golfing, food and beverage, entertainment, key note speakers, etc, etc, etc, etc...
She met with a designer that was going to come up with an identify package for the entire event and work with the foundation to help build a web page highlighting the event. The designer quoted it as a 2k job (which I think is a low ball quote) and my wife and her company decided that was too much to spend on design and that "design is unnecessary".
Do you realized what I do for a living? How I get paid? How I pay the bills?
You'll spend 70K on basically a free working vacation for people that make 6 figures but wont pay a designer 2k?
Do you think most people think that design is unnecessary and we do this for fun/hobby?
- 2cents0
I think you need to rethink your situation.
- Jnr_Madison0
Did you not tell your wife she was wrong?
- lvl_130
simple answer: no.
complicated answer: yes.
- Gilt0010
You should fire your wife.
- can you do that?
killrobbailey - I think you have to give a couple of written warnings.Wolfboy
- No Sex... come back one year!t_rock
- can you do that?
- capsize0
Tell me about presentation folders, ffs.Jnr_Madison
- skelly_b0
in this context they are probably right. What is all that "design" going to do for the attendees? Better to give them 2K more in booze.
- nadnerb0
well it might be a bit unnecessary to come up with a whole identity package for an office retreat. . . . I mean, who is it being advertised to? Aren't people going already?
- dirtydesign0
See 'Tired of Being Married' thread.
- doesnotexist0
I would agree with your wife in this instance. sounds ridiculous to find someone to do a quality job on this when half assing it will get similar results and save some coin.
- Spookytim0
Give us your address. We'll surround your house tonight and put the fear of God into her with our "Angry Mob Baying For Blood". You'll obviously be spared from any unpleasant activity that may occur before we disperse.
- CALLES0
i do think that i really dont help anyone getting paid as much as i do for doing this... it doesn't make anybodies life better
- redant0
sounds like its gonna be a really ugly cheesy looking environment
- designbot0
"Do you think most people think that design is unnecessary and we do this for fun/hobby?"
Seems like alot of people have this attitude. It's hella annoying. It's the same ignorant people who want an entire website designed for like $200.
- creatiu0
Many people despises our work... but we have to live with that, do not give up!
- ESKEMA0
tell her you do it for 3k, and whisper her that it's ok, its for you and her
- fooler20
it's a foundation that asks major corporations for money too, don't you think they should spend a little to look more professional?
I mean 8.5x11" B&W laser paper with 60 pt Arial, an arrow and some power point clip art stick figures dancing and clapping isn't going to sell anything.
- the sad thing is that that crap is so common in office settings that i don't think most of them careGlitterati_Duane
- Glitterati_Duane0
It's a sad but common thing. I have friends that support me when I complain about clients not willing to pay and then turn around and pull the same shit when it comes to their own designers.
- rasp0
You've married this chick and she doesn't understand what you do or why?