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TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:35 pm   Reply with quote         


Wanna here sumfin' spooky even though Halloween is 3 months away? Raising Brow

I got approached by a friend/aquaintance to build a website for his new business. This is where it starts to get eerie.

First... he insists on paying me. Doesn't want me to do it for free so that I have a site for my portfolio. Actually wants to pay me and didn't argue about the fee at all. Shocked

Second... He didn't really have a logo. He made a logo-ish "image" with Word using different fonts and highlites in overlapping text boxes. When I changed it he liked it on the first shot and had NO gripes or suggestions for changes. He was happy with it! Shocked

Third... He didn't have a clear picture of what he wanted his site to look like. Only that he was sure he wanted primary red, white and blue for the color scheme. I mocked up a first draft of the home page and toned down the garish colors. When I told him why he really didn't want to have all bright blue text he didn't argue at all and.... he liked the first draft!

Literally the ONLY change he asked to do on the front page was to to include a product photo that hadn't given me. He even apologized for having me do that minor change. That's it. Shocked

I thought design clients were supposed to be PITAs? Laughing




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YerPalAl

Location: On Deck, South by Southeast

Post Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:38 pm   Reply with quote         


Dude, you need to lay off the drugs, you're losing touch with reality. Laughing Laughing Laughing




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ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:39 pm   Reply with quote         


TofMan - GO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET NOW! THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY (and believe me they don't come often enough!) Laughing




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seamusoisin

Location: Ottawa Strong!

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:08 am   Reply with quote         


The sky is falling, the sky is falling, run for your lives.




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supak0ma

Location: Photoshop Nation

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:43 am   Reply with quote         


ha! you got lucky at 1st? it means you'll have 7 yrs of shitty clients Razz




charliesou

Location: Independent Scotland

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:56 am   Reply with quote         


Have you read Silence of the Lambs ?
Rolling Eyes




TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:31 pm   Reply with quote         


supak0ma wrote:
ha! you got lucky at 1st? it means you'll have 7 yrs of shitty clients Razz
Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing




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Wiz

Location: Brisbane Australia

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:45 pm   Reply with quote         


"Oh Tofu! How could you believe this client is real? Ha, ha, ha.

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Just kidding my friend, have a nice day

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glennhanna

Location: Eugene, Oregon

Post Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:01 pm   Reply with quote         


Obviously, you scare the hell out of your friend. Were you wearing a blood stained shirt or packing a pistol while working with your friend? Did your friend witness you murder another friend? Or perhaps he misunderstood a story you once told him. If none of those apply, then you are just a genious at what you do when you are being paid.




Designed2522

Location: my special place

Post Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:36 pm   Reply with quote         


glennhanna wrote:
Obviously, you scare the hell out of your friend. Were you wearing a blood stained shirt or packing a pistol while working with your friend? Did your friend witness you murder another friend? Or perhaps he misunderstood a story you once told him. If none of those apply, then you are just a genious at what you do when you are being paid.



lol, agreed! Smile




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