The Customer Is Always Right....
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Wrong. This time, I have dealt with a client who has made such a mind-blowingly bad decision that I had to write a rant about it. But it has happened before.
So..let me ask you guys. When it comes to freelance art, should the customer really be always right? The thing is, there's a reason why I'm a freelance artist, and they're the client. It's generally because they DON'T DO ANYTHING ARTISTIC. Meaning I should have the knowledge of what looks great, not them, right?
Not according to some clients. They want what they want and that's final. Too bad they're condemning themselves to a terrible-looking logo because they think it looks fantastic. But do I have the right to tell them it's terrible? I don't know, it's debatable. Right now, I'm struggling to regularly get jobs, so I don't really want to lose a client by telling them they MUST be colorblind if they want those colors.
For example. This week I sketched an awesome concept for a book cover. It consisted of ... (more)
Good Or Bad?
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Firstly, I would like to thank anyone who has been reading my blog posts. While I don't think so much of myself that I would presume to actually be popular, I have been getting some nice messages on Facebook concerning my opinions and writing. Thank you for the feedback, I love it! Bad feedback or arguments are fine, too. I don't expect everyone to love what I say.
On the rant agenda today is a touch on something I discussed with a good friend and fellow guildmate in WoW last week. We spoke, and this follows somewhat from my previous blog post, about how women are insane. Now, obviously this is a generalized statement, and I am also a woman, so be patient with me as I touch on this. ;)
We spoke mostly about the breed of woman who feels the need to control and change her mate. The clothing, the company they keep..he told me about a friend of his who stopped speaking to him for YEARS because his girlfriend did not allow it. Allow it? Really? Why is this guy letting hims ... (more)
With Wisdom Comes...
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
I hope you are all keeping well and staying healthy. Not that there is an "all" actually reading this quite yet, but we can pretend.
This week has been slow for art, some of which has not been my fault. I (and my new dentist) finally decided that it was time to remove my wisdom teeth. The last dentist told me it would be okay to let them grow in (probably to save my parents and I money at the time), and consequentially, they grew in completely, but took up the remaining quark of space in my mouth and caused a ton of pressure (and headaches, most likely) and a very slight misalignment of the rest of my teeth. So, yay! A quick pull without cuts or stitches, and my first experience of anesthesia. I admit I don't like the thought that there are approximately 45 minutes of my life that have vanished from my memory.
Next point about wisdom has been on my mind lately. People are determined to grow up as quickly as possible, it seems. I keep seeing people my age having children. ... (more)
