Posted by Ben Jackson
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:24:37 GMT
“I will solve your problem for you. And you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution. If you want options, go talk to other people. But I’ll solve the problem for you the best way I know how. And you can use it or not - that’s up to you. You are the client. But you pay me.”
- Paul Rand paraphrased by Steve Jobs
Next time a client asks for 5 different logos I'm sending them this post in reply.
Via Strange Brand.
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Posted by Ben Jackson
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:36:32 GMT
From a popular, high-traffic job board:
(Anywhere) We are a fast-growing, fully funded brand-focused videoblog network, looking to expand and hire an art director part time as we continue to grow. Designer should be proficient at hand-coding clean, well documented CSS, logo design, and if possible motion-graphics; interest in usability design; knowledge of PHP and Javascript/Flash is a plus. Examples of the current offering can be found at www.somecompany.com. Pay is commensurate with experience.
Is it me, or is this company really looking for three people? I can count the number of people I know who can do "motion-graphics", "logo design", and also write good code in multiple languages on one hand.
In all likelihood they'll end up with someone who convinces them that they can do it all and ends up doing none of it very well.
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Posted by Ben Jackson
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:22:00 GMT
On average, I spend between 1 and 2 hours out of my 8-hour day doing and reading things that are pointedly not what I'm working on at the moment. How can I afford this kind of time when deadlines are looming, the client is screaming over the phone and the neighbors are complaining about that smell emanating from the kitchen? Well, in my opinion, I can't afford not to do this. It's called research, and it's what ensures that I'll be as competitive in three years as I am now.
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Posted by Ben Jackson
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:07:00 GMT
Just tried the new meeting arrangement website MeetWithApproval. My first test of the beta, to schedule a meeting with two coworkers, sent notification emails with blank subject lines and the return address "NoReply@MeetWithApproval.com". Needless to say they were nabbed by the spam filters. As a result neither of the recipients was impressed and I doubt they will go back for a second look.
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