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June 11, 2010

The Dreaded Net30 Monster

We've recently run into the dreaded Net30 monster on a few occasions and the encounters have been less than pleasing to say the least. We know it's the typical deal for most companies and if we want the work, we just have to deal with it. But lately, we've been asking ourselves "Do we really want to deal with it?"

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December 7, 2009

Please Stop Asking Me to Make it POP.

Rant alert.

Most designers pride themselves on being visual problem solvers. Taking a client's needs, desires and business goals into consideration with nearly every design and coding decision.

There are varied reasons a client contracts a professional to take care of their project but every project DOES start with a problem to be solved. "Client needs XYZ." After client and designer have discussed cost, scope, timelines and goals, most times based on very well defined information from the client, there comes a moment in the design phase where the client's feedback simply consists of the words:

Make it POP.

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