My creative process: Get given a project Long stretch of apparently no work Snarl at people who interrupt my thinking Blindingly fast making-of-stuff Show finished project to client You see the problem, I'm sure. ... My process can make a methodical person's head explode from frustration that I am not doing things the way they would; which is to say, The One True Way to Do Things.
Read MoreWith them, I could have a conversation about why good design was important; what design could do for their business; and what they should be looking for in a designer, even if they didn't hire me.... Enough firms have been burned badly by the lowballing designers -- who tend to cut corners, do slipshod work, and often don't support their work once the project's over -- that they're beginning to understand that you really do get what you pay for.
Read MoreClients feel free to send you work rife with typos, poor grammar, and bad code, but you'll be expected to fix their mistakes; and may all the gods help you if you make new ones.... So if you're also bad at proofing your work, and details elude you, here are some of the things I do to get around it: First, if at all possible, I pressgang someone else into proofing it for me.
Read MoreThis answers so many of my current work problems, that it's literally the answer to my prayers.... But still, it's good to know that Titivillus, patron demon of the design profession, answers impassioned pleas.
Read MoreSome of the categories: Best Use of Shocking Copy Best Work for any Brand you Haven't a Hope of Winning Best Work for a Client You Have but Haven't a Hope of Running Best Reject - for ads that have been rejected by clients but you feel should have run Best Use of Plagiarism Best Work for a Relative or Friend Some of the nominated ads are dreadful; others brilliantly shocking.... Of course, you have to do what the client wants, but sometimes you get sick of that.
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