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Sorry for the title, you can blame Craig Ferguson for that.
Eh...what?
Kinda Scary Client: Will I need the Internet to have a website?
Seraph: Um....yes? How are you on the Internet right now? You're instant messaging me...
Kinda Scary Client: Oh, well, I'm at home. I just thought I needed to buy another Internet.
Seriously?!
Seraph: Okay, now that we're almost done setting up the project, do you have any logos or photos that need to be on the website? Any colors in mind?
SC: Nope, none at all, just do what you feel is best.
Seraph: Alrighties then.
<three days later>
SC: I just looked over your mockup, and you didn't use any of my photos, or my logo. Why haven't you done any of that in your updates?
Seraph: I've sent you three updates now, and you've not mentioned anything about them....plus, I asked you BEFORE we started, and you said you didn't have any photos or a logo.
SC: Well, I meant that I did, you should've known that.
Seraph: ....Just, send me the logo and photos.
<Client sends over images, and of COURSE, the logo's orientation and color scheme requires a full redesign. Entire design had to be scrapped. My eye is still twitching.>
Wait now, this wasn't MY fault.
Client: Hey, so we got a C&D in the mail, and they are talking about suing us for the design you made. We aren't exactly thrilled with this.... You need to fix this right now.
Seraph: Wait, what? Hang on, show me the letter?
<I'm completely floored by the accusations, especially as the entire website was built off a wireframe the client sketched out for me. Upon looking over the letter and seeing the copyright infringement complaints, I notice that their design is eerily, eerily similar. I've never heard of this website though, but I have a suspicion.>
Seraph: Hey, Client?.... You didn't happen to copy their layout when you sketched that, did you?
Client: Uhm, well, yes.
Seraph: And the colors you asked me to use, you took them off their site as well?
Client: Yeah....
Seraph: So...you basically had me copycat their site.
Client: Yeah, that's what we wanted, because we liked their look.
Seraph: And so.... I used the layout and colors you gave me, and that we now have a site that looks similar to theirs?
Client: ..yea. guess we get to pay for the revamp, huh?
Seraph: Yeeeeeep. Also, please don't ever do that again. :P
Client: we won't...
Don't Do Drugs, Kids
I get an email rambling about how I need to make this TOTALLY AWESOME WEBSITE IDEA, and I need to animate the entire website to like, totally melt. And have some cool sparks and everything. And some spinning stuff. And maybe a lady shaking her finger like "no, you stop that". And then make everything melt, did he mention that. oh and AWESOME ROCK MUSIC.
A few hours later I get this:
Client: I'm, uh, sorry about that. I don't know if you realized, but I was a little high....and I sent you an email. You can just disregard it.
Seraph: Oh, I totally realized, LMAO!
Brain Filter Fail
Client: So, I uh, need some graphics for a....uh....product website...... Just like, a button that says click here, and a banner ad that just has a picture of a question mark and a silhouette of a bottle.
Seraph: Sure thing! Why the hesitation?
Client: it's just...for... a male enhancement product site.....I just need a couple of small things.
Seraph: Well then, if that's the site, it sounds like you have plenty of small things
Seraph: Uhm, sorry. Fingers moved before brain did.
Client: ROFL no that was hilarious, I'm dying. Wish i'd thought of that!
Eh...what?
Kinda Scary Client: Will I need the Internet to have a website?
Seraph: Um....yes? How are you on the Internet right now? You're instant messaging me...
Kinda Scary Client: Oh, well, I'm at home. I just thought I needed to buy another Internet.
Seriously?!
Seraph: Okay, now that we're almost done setting up the project, do you have any logos or photos that need to be on the website? Any colors in mind?
SC: Nope, none at all, just do what you feel is best.
Seraph: Alrighties then.
<three days later>
SC: I just looked over your mockup, and you didn't use any of my photos, or my logo. Why haven't you done any of that in your updates?
Seraph: I've sent you three updates now, and you've not mentioned anything about them....plus, I asked you BEFORE we started, and you said you didn't have any photos or a logo.
SC: Well, I meant that I did, you should've known that.
Seraph: ....Just, send me the logo and photos.
<Client sends over images, and of COURSE, the logo's orientation and color scheme requires a full redesign. Entire design had to be scrapped. My eye is still twitching.>
Wait now, this wasn't MY fault.
Client: Hey, so we got a C&D in the mail, and they are talking about suing us for the design you made. We aren't exactly thrilled with this.... You need to fix this right now.
Seraph: Wait, what? Hang on, show me the letter?
<I'm completely floored by the accusations, especially as the entire website was built off a wireframe the client sketched out for me. Upon looking over the letter and seeing the copyright infringement complaints, I notice that their design is eerily, eerily similar. I've never heard of this website though, but I have a suspicion.>
Seraph: Hey, Client?.... You didn't happen to copy their layout when you sketched that, did you?
Client: Uhm, well, yes.
Seraph: And the colors you asked me to use, you took them off their site as well?
Client: Yeah....
Seraph: So...you basically had me copycat their site.
Client: Yeah, that's what we wanted, because we liked their look.
Seraph: And so.... I used the layout and colors you gave me, and that we now have a site that looks similar to theirs?
Client: ..yea. guess we get to pay for the revamp, huh?
Seraph: Yeeeeeep. Also, please don't ever do that again. :P
Client: we won't...
Don't Do Drugs, Kids
I get an email rambling about how I need to make this TOTALLY AWESOME WEBSITE IDEA, and I need to animate the entire website to like, totally melt. And have some cool sparks and everything. And some spinning stuff. And maybe a lady shaking her finger like "no, you stop that". And then make everything melt, did he mention that. oh and AWESOME ROCK MUSIC.
A few hours later I get this:
Client: I'm, uh, sorry about that. I don't know if you realized, but I was a little high....and I sent you an email. You can just disregard it.
Seraph: Oh, I totally realized, LMAO!
Brain Filter Fail
Client: So, I uh, need some graphics for a....uh....product website...... Just like, a button that says click here, and a banner ad that just has a picture of a question mark and a silhouette of a bottle.
Seraph: Sure thing! Why the hesitation?
Client: it's just...for... a male enhancement product site.....I just need a couple of small things.
Seraph: Well then, if that's the site, it sounds like you have plenty of small things
Seraph: Uhm, sorry. Fingers moved before brain did.
Client: ROFL no that was hilarious, I'm dying. Wish i'd thought of that!
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