How to ruin a designer
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- Projectile0
it's lacking the most important of all.. something which I experienced on my last freelance job..
the client "tweaking" it in illustrator, and then sending back to you to "make neater". Of course it comes back with new elements that are so off brand people will think they've been sent to a new site
- monospaced0
I'm with Orbit on this one. Implying that the designer has anything to do with the creation or distribution of a "piece of shit" that you spend your money on is ridiculous. Blame manufacturers, corporations and marketing executives who come up with creative briefs. The designer only tries to make it look good.
- you didn't read the whole thing did you.bigtrick
- I did. It makes no sense from the point of view of someone hiring a designer. Fucking stupid.monospaced
- it's a joke, monospaced.bigtrick
- holy. shit.identity
- pizzafire0
(although some would argue weather they’re human or not) ... spelled "whether". and no, designers are obviously super human.
I saw a (very) similar, better written piece some time ago, can't find it now though.
- cashface0
Cliff notes please
- MrT0
Just increase the margin and take out points 1 to 8 and it might be funny.
- vaxorcist0
Every profession has a gripe list.... we get to do creative stuff and get paid for it, something many, many, many people are jealous of....
- Countryman0
This assumes that the designer on the project will accept all this BS without dropping the client. I would leave (and have) after step 5, although I have left at 3 before and told them to go fuck themselves.
Unprofessional, maybe. Satisfying, very.
- Countryman0
This could also be called, how to be ban by every designer in town.
- mirrorball0
Send her this back:
- mirrorball0
and this too:
- version30
already #2
http://www.google.com/search?q=A…
- drgss0
9. Client receives the bill
- TBO0
- monospaced0
What I still don't understand is why the client would want to make the designer's life hell in order to get shitty work back. A scenario-based joke like this is only really funny if it makes sense, and this one really doesn't.
- airey0
what's / where's this from? i'm going to do a poster of it for some clients and want to credit the funny fucker!
- really!? lamemonospaced
- well if that's lame i don't want to be not lame.airey
- airey0
holy shit, just read through the whole thread. people here need to fucking relax. this was a bit of humour. is this place so completely filled with germans and north american's (both famous for not getting cynical humour - a gross generalisation obviously) that we can't take a joke anymore? seriously?
- of course, but it's just not funny!MrT
- I agree with MrT. We GET what it's supposed to be, but it's just not quite there. It's not funny at all really.monospaced
- sure, it's not great but all the serious comments after it are insane.airey
- hallelujah0
lighten up, airey, you're taking this seriousness too seriously
- hallelujah0
I'm too fucking lazy to read it, so I'll have to take your word for it
- err0
I had a shit job at a print shop. I had to make a huge sign for a client. I asked for the logo. Over the course of 3 days this is what i got:
1. small jpg (same one they use on the footer of their email)- told them it was too small to use.
2. big animated transparent gif - told them i needed a vector file.
3. same gif saved in illustrator - fuck me- see...it's funny when the designer bitches about itmonospaced
- yup the old "raster in illustrator" is a fucking classicrascuache