Comments on: Share your client horror stories

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:03:52 +0000

ok, i just got off the phone with a client who I’ve had to sell, resell and resell again on a logo design that she loves, but then goes around later and shows to people who tell her they don’t like it. Clearly, this woman has no brain of her own. Is she just saying she likes it to please me and then once she’s gone she let’s whoever is near push her around? IT’S MADDENING! This has been going on for more than a month now. And worse yet, because she’s an independant insurance agent, she has to get it approved by ALL the diff. insurance companies before she can use it. Won’t that be fun? We can’t even get off of square ONE!!! ARGGGGGGGHHHH……

And to Asgier: It’s anonymous and besides, all of us designers need a place where we can SAFELY air our troubles… if we keep it bottled up inside we’ll explode into tiny bits of flesh.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:27:09 +0000

Moxy – Thanks for commenting, and welcome glad you liked the song.

Sera – Those last minute changed are inevitable – i know all too well. Maybe you should account for that when pricing and add a few hours for amends. Certainly for the repeat offenders.

Jez – It’s the Audio Player plugin by 1 Pixel Out. I highly recommend it.

Scot – Rock on!

By: Scot Smith

Scot Smith — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:32:08 +0000

“Make the logo as big as you can, make the logo bigger”

Perfect!!!

By: jez

jez — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:07:12 +0000

haha, the audio is hilarious, but such a beautiful player!

By: Sera

Sera — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:11:29 +0000

haha, glad you could use the song =D

As for my own horror stories, none in particular really stand out. Though my biggest pet peeve is how some people cannot comprehend the concept of designing and how much time goes into it. I mean, I can spend hours just picking out fonts and color combinations. When they tack on “a few small changes,” (and believe me, they ALWAYS do), they just don’t see they are tacking on an extra day/week/month’s worth of work. Then they wonder why it’s taking so long .. well, duh.

By: moxy

moxy — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:56:40 +0000

LMAO

Make the logo bigger…
Make the logo bigger… Damn I love that song

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:12:25 +0000

Asgeir – Maybe thats why hardly anyone has replied! Personally, I work in marketing so I AM the client and I know I can be a pain! To be honest, I wasn’t hoping for a name and shame your crap clients post, just a bit of light-hearted fun. But maybe you’re right and people’s personal risk-averse PR machines are kicking in. Well, at least the song is funny.

Tara – In my work I give branding advice to people and I see it all the time – documents with HUGE logos plastered all over them. Subtlety is so much more effective than ramming branding down peoples throats.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 09 May 2007 13:47:01 +0000

I saw this on Youtube a little while ago – its so true. I guess you can understand they are proud of their which is fine when its a nice one, its just no so great when its hidesous and you want to hide it away

By: Asgeir Hoem

Asgeir Hoem — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:12:49 +0000

Wow. The comment field blocked my tag.

By: Asgeir Hoem

Asgeir Hoem — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:11:46 +0000

Hahahaha, hilarious!

I’d like to add a couple of serious words, tho:

I don’t understand why people would want to rant about their clients like this. More than ever before are employers Googling before hiring and that probably goes for regular clients as well, and it’s probably not that interesting to hire some guy who seems to hate most of his clients.

I’m not saying you do, and I know the rest of the bloggers don’t either, but I’m saying that’s how it can be interpreted by a potential client. I don’t know which situation you are in, but still. The only reason why I’m conscious about it is because I know I will be out looking for a job in the design industry within the next two or three years.