Comments on: Think Inside, Work Outside

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:34:33 +0000

I once had a box named Timmy… We had loads of fun!

By: Timmy

Timmy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:22:42 +0000

boxes frighten me. id rather not think about them at all. or live in one…that wouldn’t be fun either.

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:54:05 +0000

You are right. I guess I was trying to make the point that 1. we need to always be educating our clients in how we operate, our processes, our ideals and what-not. 2. Don’t be a robot and just always do what the client asks because without proper thought and discussion, tragedy could occur and not just for them. 3. Always think about relevancy in your work no matter what size the job is. Not just for the audience but also for your client and their abilities to continue along the path you have started them down and also for you. Design projects can and should be a win for everyone involved and that us achieved through communication and proper research with a strive and focus on relevance.

If that all makes sense

By: TheLukas

TheLukas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:42:54 +0000

Nice video.
I find that a lot of the time, clients who say “think outside of the box” often means “i don’t really know what i want”.
They don’t want it to be just another website, or just another design, but they don’t know what they want, so they use that phrase.
As far as design goes, they might not actually want “outside the box”.
I mean, “outside the box” for a designer is almost definitely very different from “outside the box” in the client’s mind.
They generally (my experience) just want something good, something different, but still something similar to what they know.

Make sense?
Or am i just getting different kinds of clients?

Lukas
@TheLukas