"Please design a logo for me. With pie charts."

[TheSHAD0W]

"...For free."

http://www.27bslash6.com/p2p.html

[Broomjockey]

That's hilarious. I love it.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Listen, I just hurt myself laughing. No lie, I was incapacitated with laughter. Thank God I now remember to lean back when I laugh instead of hunch over or I would have either vomited, peed myself, or given myself one of those horrible charlie horses in my rib cage.

I just pretty much spammed everyone I know who does graphic design this. So freaking true.

[PepperElf]

http://www.naymz.com/simon_edhouse_864677

Simon's rebuttal
tho i think he's possibly lying

tho... the picture he posted of simon is apparently the right one. same pic that simon has on his twitter at least...

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I don't think he was lying. I don't think he was telling the truth, either. I think he was just being funny. Which he was.

[Broomjockey]

Funny, yeah, but I kinda feel bad now, if he was using a real person for that and it wasn't at least 50% true. Would it have been so bad to disguise the name even =\

[lordlundar]

http://www.naymz.com/simon_edhouse_864677

Simon's rebuttal
tho i think he's possibly lying

Yeah, I have to agree. At no point did David Thorne resort to personal attacks (well, not direct personal attacks anyway), but you have Simon here insulting Thorne in every sentence.

Besides, this style of business isn't new. Marketing likes to play on a "payment for services approved" while designers work on a "payment for services rendered."

Which of course, brings me to this. (I always seem to be referencing this particular strip for some reason)

[tropicsgoddess]

In web design you get so many of those SC's that want a big ol' hot fudge banana split sundae with all the fixings for free. So awesome how the cheap bastard got pwned!

[PepperElf]

or those stories where the customer wants free html lessons
so they won't have to pay the designer anything
and how offended they get when the answer is "no"