Comments on: 13 ways to trick your client into happiness http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/ Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: papamoa http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-2/#comment-181626 papamoa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:26:24 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-181626 Hey great article, its always a challenge keeping the client excited about the project throughout...<br><br>Re: "3. Clients like shiny color stuff better than black and white stuff." <br><br>(In my experience) i have found the approach of initially presenting hand drawn, penciled concepts portraying the ideas work a treat. Talking through the concept and direction in this way let's them feel like they are included in the creation of the design - and it also saves me going down the avenue (of an idea) that they straight-up dislike. Only then will i refine and finally put into the computer to be worked up for review.<br><br>P.S. I only just found this site, and am trawling through the various articles and pages - very good stuff! Hey great article, its always a challenge keeping the client excited about the project throughout…

Re: “3. Clients like shiny color stuff better than black and white stuff.”

(In my experience) i have found the approach of initially presenting hand drawn, penciled concepts portraying the ideas work a treat. Talking through the concept and direction in this way let's them feel like they are included in the creation of the design – and it also saves me going down the avenue (of an idea) that they straight-up dislike. Only then will i refine and finally put into the computer to be worked up for review.

P.S. I only just found this site, and am trawling through the various articles and pages – very good stuff!

]]> By: JC http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-178795 JC Fri, 15 May 2009 08:18:53 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-178795 Thanks! Oh and embossing and drop shadows... oi vey, that's a client pleaser for sure. Thanks! Oh and embossing and drop shadows… oi vey, that's a client pleaser for sure.

]]> By: bedroom furniture http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-175627 bedroom furniture Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:56:15 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-175627 A good thing to do is make them think that your ideas were their ideas. It will help you gain approval faster with less changes if they think it was their own idea. You lose some authority as the designer but at this point you know that you never want to work with this client again and just want to get the job done. A good thing to do is make them think that your ideas were their ideas. It will help you gain approval faster with less changes if they think it was their own idea. You lose some authority as the designer but at this point you know that you never want to work with this client again and just want to get the job done.

]]> By: Jay http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-175010 Jay Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:02:08 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-175010 Thank you so much for this Article. Helps out a lot. I have been through a customer who is very hard to please with designs and like you said they like their old crappy design better than the new concept i designed for them. But still I explained my point of view and finally came to agree to change some thing around with their old design and present them. Thank you so much for this Article. Helps out a lot. I have been through a customer who is very hard to please with designs and like you said they like their old crappy design better than the new concept i designed for them. But still I explained my point of view and finally came to agree to change some thing around with their old design and present them.

]]> By: Alex http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-174451 Alex Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:47:37 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-174451 One amendment to number 12: Do extra work only once in a while. If you do it every time for free, they begin to expect it. I learned that the hard way with my first client. I was so stoked to even get a project that big on the first go around that I agreed to do it and did extra without pay going all out on making it look brilliant, and ever since this group wants to know if I'll do their work for free or next to nothing now. I was told I could get them to pay by another illustrator before I did the job, but in my excitement and fear at possibly losing the job, I chickened out and gave the wrong expectation. One amendment to number 12: Do extra work only once in a while. If you do it every time for free, they begin to expect it. I learned that the hard way with my first client. I was so stoked to even get a project that big on the first go around that I agreed to do it and did extra without pay going all out on making it look brilliant, and ever since this group wants to know if I’ll do their work for free or next to nothing now. I was told I could get them to pay by another illustrator before I did the job, but in my excitement and fear at possibly losing the job, I chickened out and gave the wrong expectation.

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]]> By: -KiD J http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/13-ways-to-trick-your-client-into-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-161543 -KiD J Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:58:45 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=649#comment-161543 Nice artilce bill, found it really useful. Nice artilce bill, found it really useful.

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