CategoryDesign Faux Pas

Beware clients who spell things with “Z”

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I usually try not to place people in a box, or generalize or stereotype. Not everyone is going to have the same walk of life, share the same path, and be cut from the same cloth – after all, this is the spice of life, our general differences and intricacies. But there’s a reason we have essentially our own “Spidey-sense” – our instincts and gut feelings need to be trusted. My referral...

An interesting tale with the letter G…

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WEEK ONE: Really loving the direction we are going in, can we mix and match the logo options you have provided for us? If so I have taken the liberty of doing so, and will submit my ideas; I will send you an invoice for my concepts later JK WEEK 2: We’ve decided to go another direction, I know you want to kill us — but we want something that is more clever, less obvious and maybe 3D?… I...

Why can’t you control UPS!?

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CLIENT: Thanks for building me a stellar podcast website – question, can you create business cards? If so, can you make them cheaper than VISTA PRINT, and can you have them delivered by the 15th?? And sorry to be annoying, I know I call you after work hours and text you on your days off, but we are almost there, just really really need some business cards. ME: Thank you for the nice words...

Let’s trade my custom soap for a website.

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SO HAPPY YOU ANSWERED MY EMAIL! You come from a lot of great referrals, you must be good. I need an awesome website, to go with my unique products… Get this, I make awesome soap! I know you will love it, and I have a great deal for you – how about we make a barter — your website services, for my unique, one-of-a-kind soap 🙂
Answer: NO!
… Damn Mondays!

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