Comments for Starving Designer :: Be Awesome!

Comment on Clients & Processes by JetPack: Clients & Processes- WHATABLOGGER

JetPack: Clients & Processes- WHATABLOGGER — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:35:57 +0000

[...] interviewed Pat Harter today to get his perspective on some of the creative processes I have developed and clung to over the years. Pat is a long time businessman, client and friend [...]

Comment on Clients & Processes by Lawrence Riddick

Lawrence Riddick — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:54:57 +0000

The secrecy and the stiff arm “keep you at a distance” approach is rampant in the larger agencies with their clients. It truly baffled me because there are millions behind these relationships and they still didn’t have that “one-team” culture within the project teams. Its very high on the list on why I left the big ad agency. I am sure that all agencies are not like that, but I do think the fatter the company the more you see this. We need a Biggest Loser for ad agencies. Great post!!

Comment on iJustine.com by Carl

Carl — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:21:14 +0000

Heya, well I like the layout of tastyblogsnack so what I was thinking is not having 3 columns that another user posted. Keep the Flat more spread out layout, but have 3 tabs on the top of the page (like a site created in iWeb). Then whenever a tab is chosen keep the same page layout but refresh the content. As for implementing the Twitter/Facebook connect that is a great idea, although the community idea I believe should been connected to your ning site. I’m not too sure on the customizable options of ning, but re-design that UI and use that as the faceplate but the URL should be a hang on to your actual blog. (eg) ijustine.com/community. So you’re redirecting the page to another server…
Use a fine, thin font like Justine used for a YouTube banner earlier this year.
Anyway.. They’re just a few idea’s that I’m sure you’ve already thought of!
I’m exited for ijustine.com

Comment on Starving Design-o-Rama Talkfest Live! by Randy

Randy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:24:26 +0000

Honestly, it was awesome.

I totally would love to show up in person, I think this is the kind of event that designers in Arizona need. An open forum to discuss topics, both in person and on-line.
The only thing that bugged me was how crazy it got via online/live, it almost turned into several conversations at once, but overall, highly successful.

Comment on Starving Design-o-Rama Talkfest Live! by Brent

Brent — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:43:17 +0000

What a great night! Thank you to all who showed up and/or tuned in. I can't wait to do this again. Please let me know your thoughts on the talkcast. I'd love to hear what you think? Did you miss it? You can check out most of it in the ustream archive. Here: http://bit.ly/vDaqs

Comment 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!

Comment on Think Inside, Work Outside 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.

Comment on Think Inside, Work Outside 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

Comment on Think Inside, Work Outside 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

Comment on AZEC Home Page Design by Tim Akinduro

Tim Akinduro — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:30:31 +0000

God Bless you Brent!! This looks awesome. I know that feeling of being stuck. It’s always best to walk away and come back..sometimes I even will go lay and take a nap(shhhh) I seem to get ideas while napping..lol