Why to never ask favors from designers.

I love design humor.

Google Docs … ?

What is/am/are Google Docs?

Google Docs is like Microsoft office but anyone can access it for free.
Anyway, sorry I forgot you had to have a google account to see this.

This is a classic one!

Oh man, I love that site.

awesome!

although i have to admit in principal i hate the attitude of “I dont want to/dont have time to do it, but i will complain about it for longer than it will take to get it done”. I am motivated to do something like this next time im asked, but i dont want to accumulate any more haterz, haha.

What amazes me when non-designer friends ask me for favors is how much they appreciate a small effort from me. It may be a simple doodle or a quick job for you but sometimes it goes a long way for others.

That site is crackin’

I like best the wisdom of his little son:

Girls
“You can’t trust girls. When I get a girlfriend I am not going to tell her where I live or work.”

and with that I’ll leave the office spend the weekend, well (wherever)

I’ve read that before, but always worth a re-look, so good… maybe someone should have sent this to Hip Stomp?

I think this is my favorite part.


Dear Shannon,
Having worked with designers for a few years now, I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. I don’t come downstairs and tell you how to send text messages, log onto Facebook and look out of the window.

NO REWARD

terrific, thanks that really got me cracking up

I’m getting a document not found error…what might I be doing wrong?

Go here instead: Missing Missy

hehe,
I saw that a while back.
Reminds me of another thread in a design forum where somebody wanted help with PS work on a picture of him and his dad.
Let’s see if I can find it…

EDIT: yep, here it is: http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/15/kid-asks-for-photoshop-help-gets-hilarious-results/

I remember a link on core77 a while ago to a site that was a collection of bits of feedback or similar, from clients to various creatives.

If I remember rightly the site was very simple, with short paragraphs outlining the project, the feedback and the response running down the centre of the page, almost like a menu.

I’ve tried finding it again loads of times, can anyone help?

Clients from Hell. Classic stuff. http://clientsfromhell.net/

This website is gold!

I had my tablet out and was doing a quick edit to an illustration we’d be working on.

Client (gesturing to tablet): “So if I get one of those I could just do what you do.”

Me: “Well, the tablet is really just a mouse you can hold like a pen. I use it to draw and manipulate images using photoshop-“

Client: “Now don’t go on like that. You’re not that cool. Photoshop isn’t that hard. I just want to know if I got one of those things if I could do everything you were doing.”

On the subject of designing on spec…

Please design a logo for me, with pie charts: