Comments on: Better Clients Pay Cheaper Invoices http://mondaybynoon.com/2008/09/08/better-clients-pay-cheaper-invoices/ A resource for Web designers and developers to read about and discuss their craft. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:29:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alen Abdula http://mondaybynoon.com/2008/09/08/better-clients-pay-cheaper-invoices/#comment-3087 Alen Abdula Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:58:45 +0000 http://mondaybynoon.com/?p=179#comment-3087 I have my fair share of design-uneducated clients that want something now and under their budget. These type of clients do not understand design process and art direction. I do my best to explain everything, why I had placed this block of text here, this design element here. I talk about symmetry, asymmetry, composition and sometimes even golden rule. I try my best to educate them, but sometimes that's not enough and art direction becomes, "i want this here, i want this there", and you just have to let it go and do as they ask or tell you. Your creativity, expertise, years of practice with trial and error goes out the window. Love this: "You cannot blame a client for wanting something to be affordable and within their budget. You can blame a client for having misconceptions and disregard for what you do and how you do it." Great article. -Alen I have my fair share of design-uneducated clients that want something now and under their budget. These type of clients do not understand design process and art direction. I do my best to explain everything, why I had placed this block of text here, this design element here. I talk about symmetry, asymmetry, composition and sometimes even golden rule. I try my best to educate them, but sometimes that’s not enough and art direction becomes, “i want this here, i want this there”, and you just have to let it go and do as they ask or tell you.

Your creativity, expertise, years of practice with trial and error goes out the window.

Love this:
“You cannot blame a client for wanting something to be affordable and within their budget. You can blame a client for having misconceptions and disregard for what you do and how you do it.”

Great article.

-Alen

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