Thanks for this. I’m new to the graphic & motion design world and post like this help zone in on what it takes to be a TRUE graphic designer and not just a “PHOTOSHOPPER”. Sometimes you can get lost in the glitter and gold ( making it look great) and not pay attention to the real message to send or problem you should be solving. I’ve learned this and will continue to incorporate it into future projects to come.

Support group for creatives – that’s a great angle I should look at. After nearly 2 decades, I think I’m entitled to some design therapy, whether I make it myself or not!

YOU CRACK ME UP! And at the same time your words stop my mind in it’s tracks. I believe that distraction is the number 2 two reason why a graphic design fails miserably.

I found bonfx.com by accident, and I’ve been wandering around here for hours now. It’s like a support group for creatives! Your brilliant efforts are much appreciated.

Thanks!

There are too many factors that can mess with getting the right or final copy from some clients, so I didn’t bother to bring in that aspect. But, even with the wrong or incomplete information (which we get all the time), you can still be on the right track in good faith.

What’s worse is going down the wrong design track with the wrong or incomplete information mixed with a fickle client and a poorly worded revision clause in the contract, backed up against a deadline with a piddly budget to begin with. Ring a bell? Hopefully not, but I won’t begin to describe my personal horrors on that front . If I did, I’d ruin the rest of my week, and probably yours too .

Having your text, your copy, your content, your message, or your desired reaction nearly perfectly worked out is, of course, desirable. But, as sure as there are junior designers, there are junior clients and you have to learn how to tactfully extract from them the information you want!