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The client = creativity killer?

Sun, Oct 25, 11:56 | 2 comments

I’ve found an interesting article regarding “difficult clients”. The author told the story better than I could (into a more delicate way)
I will use here some of his quotes and let you enjoy the whole article in his website.

No matter which field we belong to, our most common complaint is “My client is really difficult to handle.”  And yes, being a graphic designer, I think we are the ones who mainly get to deal with the most complicated clients

And things I’ve heard a few times from my clients too:

“I have a neighbor that has a nephew that does websites too… So, I’ll go to him, I can bet he’s cheaper” (yes, everyone’s a designer nowadays)
“Our CEO likes them (boxes) right angled. Make them rounded. And why this color? Make them red…” (both CEO and Marketing person were women)

Anyway, go read this article. And for a complete experience over “the client is always right” read this one: “Ode to the amateur logo

 

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My design toy

Sun, Oct 25, 10:19 | 0 comments

I am an Apple user since Feb 2008. At that time I was a happy owner of an MacBook Pro. After a year, due it is nVidia card malfunction, I had to sell it and think of a new machine. Because the new MacBook Pros’ are so messy (the glassy-glossy screen) I had to give up on mobility and choose something bigger. So, I’ve got an iMac.
This week Apple came with a new model:
The new 27'' iMac

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Design: the story

Sat, Oct 24, 16:59 | 0 comments

As I said in my previous post, each step of creating this site has a story. Today I’ll show you the very first steps of it. I had in mind something very simple, clean and easy: but in time I’ve designed more and more.
These are just the pre-final sample, more others were made before this - totally different than what you’ll about to see.
The final stage

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