design thief in office
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- Ancillary0
Dude, I work at a big agency, this shit happens all the time. Deal with it.
- meffid0
You're a dipshit. Share your ideas, be glad you can teach her something. Don't be a tool, pop over to her desk and give her some guidance.
Designers covet their work so much, you're not original or better, share what you can and more will come back to you, and the better you will get.
- cannonball19780
Be a big boy and talk to her first.
- SeriousFreelancing0
nthki has good point of communicating to your superiors regarding the redundancy, and how this can affect the relationship with the client...and the reputation of the work.
This may be an opportunity for you to suggest that everyone works together to come up with 1-2 great ideas. After all the work space is set up to see over each other's shoulder anyhow.
Although the client isn't presented 30 logos, I'd have to say that during my experience that angle was also very redundant regarding getting the most out of the agency/employees. I think it's worthy to mention the dynamics of the client/agency relationship when it comes to this point... most clients run the agency, when just by the nature of an advertising agency it should be the other way around.
Another thought would be... if you're experienced enough or really bold you could suggest that your systematic approach to design is worthy as the look/feel of the agency. Maybe you can mentor her. Maybe she needs it. Maybe she's going through a very long creative rut and feels out of place, like a shivering baby baboon on the streets of New York, maybe not. But the point is, you're going to see this person for a good portion of your future waking life, might as well take the high road?
- CALLES0
PIITB
- AmandaLee0
is she a junior or relatively new to your office? She probably feels your work is better and wants to integrate what you are doing so she can learn from it. If you have been there longer, then you know more of what the company likes to see as well...... but then again there is such a thing as taking inspiration from something and making it your own. Maybe pop by and explain you have no problem helping her out or brainstorming together but she needs to learn to do completely different pieces from yours. Otherwise what's the point of having more than 1 designer in a studio (besides workflow). (The answer is different styles and input)
- Iggyboo0
Truth is this the best thing that can happen to you is if you get burned you learn from it. If you don't want to get burned and want to play ball in the agency market then you gotta make friends with everyone seem as if you don't notice it and don't be a threat to anybody. Anything else will isolate you at work very quickly, and if you have the luck of being friends with your superiors than maybe discuss it. Otherwise take your pay check and move on.
- nthkl0
Definitely tell your Art Director and/or Creative Director about it. It's one thing to have a team oriented plan and if someone needs help. You can abandon your look and feel and go a different route (Double the work), but xeroxing other designers work hurts the team, pitch and sell overall.
At that point there isn't any variation and you're showing 2 comps in the presentation that look the same. And the client will wonder why they are paying for the same thing twice. They could go with another vendor or agency. The heat will come later when the client doesn't buy and they report that it was because they were underwhelmed with the creative. Bad news.
Another bad scenario, which I've had happen to me when someone copies you, is the copied comp get's picked... and all you do is complain to anyone but an AD or CD.
After a while, you see the production artists that xerox, and the true designers that learn from inspiration and use what they learn ethically and properly expressing credit where credit is due. In a professional environment, watch your back and be real about it.
- 74LEO0
- this is for real???iCanHasQBN
- sure1 tis on the internets has video is real74LEO
- the yellow flash is compressed carbon74LEO
- he acts like he's gonna punch her crotch, then... pinches her thigh?scarabin
- Hombre_Lobo0
^(1.46)
- Hombre_Lobo0
you need to scream at her, much like set instructed you to -
http://www.qbn.com/topics/639610…but with a little of this thrown in -
work a treat. You totally wont get sacked*.
- CALLES0
nawhen you hit fn-F!1 make sure that the page open in your browser is her facebook photos page
- 74LEO0
- < that's weak, though.akrok
- SHOW ME YOUR MOVESPIZZA
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fucking funny shit!Hombre_Lobo
- kona0
lol. i have a similar problem here. we'll work on comps and i'm really good about showing my work early and often. if we're showing three, every time we have an internal review we'll post em up and the other two designs have my navigation, or my icons, or my layout just with some different color scheme or typography. then because i'm the sr. i get yelled at because there isn't enough differentiation between the work. so i stopped pushing my work up to the shared server and it's somewhat solved the problem.
to solve your problem if you're on a mac and you see her walking by, hit fn - F11 and hide your screen. at my last job that was the running joke between my CD and i... he and i would be discussing a design and sales or PM would walk by and he'd say "dude f11" so they wouldn't try and give their 2c mid process.
- good one. i'm trying to do a fake bad design but it's coming out pretty good... pfft!robotron3k
- akrok0
by the way, you should tell her. that is to similar to mine look. you better switch/change some stuff. we need to have two different looks.
- Mr_Right0
Start off by being polite: "I'd rather not show you work that I haven't finished and fully thought through... let me get my design to a more complete stage and I'll be more comfortable showing you".
If this doesn't send her on her way say "you keep interupting my train of thought every time you look over my shoulder, I'll let you know when I'm ready to show something".
If she still doesn't get the hint just hide your work when she walks up, then turn to her and say "can I help you with something?"
Good luck.
- akrok0
make sure you get to present your comp before her.
- oey0
- oey0
Maybe he's afraid that some day they will criticize her and she turns around and says: "You have to blame my mentor, everything I've learned was with him!"
That's scary dude...
- CALLES0
charge her with lunch