Comments on: The Funny and Bizarre World of Client Requests http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/ Web Design & Development Blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Divena http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-7468 Divena Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:27:03 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-7468 What I hate most is when clients request 2-3 different designs to see if they like it and don´t want to pay for this, because they want to buy it after they have seen it... What I hate most is when clients request 2-3 different designs to see if they like it and don´t want to pay for this, because they want to buy it after they have seen it…

]]> By: James http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-6980 James Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:38:03 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-6980 I have literally had the half-pixel request. Was doing a cover design, client asked to move an element a little to one side. I moved it exactly 1 pixel. She said that was too much and could I move it back a smidge. I have literally had the half-pixel request. Was doing a cover design, client asked to move an element a little to one side. I moved it exactly 1 pixel. She said that was too much and could I move it back a smidge.

]]> By: SmellyB http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-6833 SmellyB Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:52:11 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-6833 I had a client who at first knew precisely what mood she wanted the website to have. It was supposed to be energetic, full of power and alive. All righty then. I thought this will be a breeze. After awhile though, she wanted the background to be blue. I tried to reason with her that blue is a calm and secure color and not that energetic. Well that didn't do it because after that she wanted it to be the brightest blue possible. I told her that it wont work as a background. It's too retro and it will over power everything. Nothing worked. I even tried to change her mind by showing the page with different variations of blue. Light blue was too dreamy or icy and dark blue was too marine. It had to be the brightest-head-and-eye-aching blue... I had a client who at first knew precisely what mood she wanted the website to have. It was supposed to be energetic, full of power and alive. All righty then. I thought this will be a breeze.

After awhile though, she wanted the background to be blue. I tried to reason with her that blue is a calm and secure color and not that energetic. Well that didn’t do it because after that she wanted it to be the brightest blue possible. I told her that it wont work as a background. It’s too retro and it will over power everything.

Nothing worked. I even tried to change her mind by showing the page with different variations of blue. Light blue was too dreamy or icy and dark blue was too marine. It had to be the brightest-head-and-eye-aching blue…

]]> By: (Anti) Social Lists 1/31/10 | (Anti) Social Development http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-6354 (Anti) Social Lists 1/31/10 | (Anti) Social Development Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:02:46 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-6354 [...] The funny and bizarre world of client requests – One of my favorites is “the unicorns don’t look realistic enough”. [...]

[...] The funny and bizarre world of client requests – One of my favorites is “the unicorns don’t look realistic enough”. [...]

]]> By: Anna http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5806 Anna Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:52:09 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5806 Here is what my client just wrote to me: "Please can you start working on this right now? Because I'm sending it to you quite late." Here is what my client just wrote to me: “Please can you start working on this right now? Because I’m sending it to you quite late.”

]]> By: Eduardo Portillo http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5798 Eduardo Portillo Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:47:50 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5798 Saddly I heard that before!! Saddly I heard that before!!

]]> By: Chakib http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5686 Chakib Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:26:57 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5686 hhahaahaha !!! Would you be able to move the image half a pixel to the left ??? that was the FUNNIEST Request everrrr hhahaahaha !!!
Would you be able to move the image half a pixel to the left ???

that was the FUNNIEST Request everrrr

]]> By: joseph http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5684 joseph Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:16:09 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5684 yeah this all stuff is funny but sadly this is the truth. There are so many clients asking me stupid things too, they don't know anything about typography, colours, white space but they thing they are top designers too. yeah this all stuff is funny but sadly this is the truth. There are so many clients asking me stupid things too, they don’t know anything about typography, colours, white space but they thing they are top designers too.

]]> By: Ernie http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5676 Ernie Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:28:40 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5676 Jesus, I am going through this right now with a client... "Can we make the fonts bigger it looks too small on my 1080p LCD television at 1980x1080 resolution at 15 feet away" Jesus, I am going through this right now with a client…

“Can we make the fonts bigger it looks too small on my 1080p LCD television at 1980×1080 resolution at 15 feet away”

]]> By: jason http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-funny-and-bizarre-world-of-client-requests/#comment-5661 jason Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:45:52 +0000 http://inspectelement.com/?p=4735#comment-5661 Client: I want this text to blink Me: sorry, the W3 Consortium outlawed the Blink tag due to overusage in the mid 90's Client: Oh, I really wanted it to blink. So people would know it was important Me: yeah, sorry, it's illegal. I can't do it Client: I want this text to blink

Me: sorry, the W3 Consortium outlawed the Blink tag due to overusage in the mid 90’s

Client: Oh, I really wanted it to blink. So people would know it was important

Me: yeah, sorry, it’s illegal. I can’t do it

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