Client placed a rush order yesterday to work on a outdoor simulated combat sport website. I'm excited, as I've done stuff for this type of website before, and my work was such a huge hit, that I actually designed DVD covers and more for them.
They make sure to specify that I need to remember to include "an updated logo, lots of splatters, laser sights, tactical stuff, and sexy girls".
The result came out pretty darn good for a mock, very grungey, yet not overly busy design, and some pretty awesomely posed "combat girls" juxtaposed with actioney-posed guys.
Showed it to a few friends, who were like "OMG THIS IS AWESOME". I'm thinking, yay, this will be a quickly over project!
Goshdarnit WHY DO I THINK THIS WAY. I should know better by now!
Client's reply?
We think this is too gritty. Too busy. Get rid of the girls, we don't want people thinking they'll actually find them out there. Make it brighter, happier. Smiling people in the facemasks! Brighter colors, send us a cheery one, we want people to realize how much FUN they'll be having! Get rid of the splatters too, you can send us a darker mockup if you insist, but we really would prefer a more happy version.
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You run....a SIMULATED COMBAT sport company!!....
How is ANYTHING about that supposed to evoke roses and happiness? D: Not to even mention the fact that the facemasks cover anything remotely resembling a smile.
But they're not done yet.
Please also get rid of that logo, we want you to use our current one. Just blow it up to about four times its current size on the site. Sorry, we do not have the original files for it any more, we don't even remember who designed it for us. Just use your photoshop or whatever to make it bigger. Thanks.
Their current "logo" is a tiny image that makes thumbnails look like posters in comparison. Its super, SUPER tiny. I explain to the client that it's going to be a massive project to try and rebuild their logo, let alone the fact that I can't get it looking perfect from such a tiny source.
Just do whatever, I know you can do stuff like that in Photoshop. Thanks in advance!
....
War.
War is heck.
....and so are my clients, on more than one occasion.
They make sure to specify that I need to remember to include "an updated logo, lots of splatters, laser sights, tactical stuff, and sexy girls".
The result came out pretty darn good for a mock, very grungey, yet not overly busy design, and some pretty awesomely posed "combat girls" juxtaposed with actioney-posed guys.
Showed it to a few friends, who were like "OMG THIS IS AWESOME". I'm thinking, yay, this will be a quickly over project!
Goshdarnit WHY DO I THINK THIS WAY. I should know better by now!
Client's reply?
We think this is too gritty. Too busy. Get rid of the girls, we don't want people thinking they'll actually find them out there. Make it brighter, happier. Smiling people in the facemasks! Brighter colors, send us a cheery one, we want people to realize how much FUN they'll be having! Get rid of the splatters too, you can send us a darker mockup if you insist, but we really would prefer a more happy version.
.....
You run....a SIMULATED COMBAT sport company!!....
How is ANYTHING about that supposed to evoke roses and happiness? D: Not to even mention the fact that the facemasks cover anything remotely resembling a smile.
But they're not done yet.
Please also get rid of that logo, we want you to use our current one. Just blow it up to about four times its current size on the site. Sorry, we do not have the original files for it any more, we don't even remember who designed it for us. Just use your photoshop or whatever to make it bigger. Thanks.
Their current "logo" is a tiny image that makes thumbnails look like posters in comparison. Its super, SUPER tiny. I explain to the client that it's going to be a massive project to try and rebuild their logo, let alone the fact that I can't get it looking perfect from such a tiny source.
Just do whatever, I know you can do stuff like that in Photoshop. Thanks in advance!
....
War.
War is heck.
....and so are my clients, on more than one occasion.
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