How not to design a web site
Paul Boag posted a pretty funny post yesterday on the “10 things a web designer would never tell you”. It’s really great. You have to read it knowing that he’s being ironic and pretty sarcastic which is great. It’s funny how many times I’ve had clients – one recent one in particular – who said some of these same things to me.
My favorite experience was when I delivered a design mockup for a client’s home page and rather than commenting on the design this client, who has no design experience or skills, decided to create her own design in photoshop and send it to me. It was at this point that I realized this particular client needed someone with a significantly different skill set than mine and we parted ways.
95% of the time I have terrific experiences with my clients and they get that they’ve hired me for a reason – because I have skills and knowledge they don’t and because I’ll give them a terrific design that totally meets their needs and desires. Every once in a while though…….
