Comments on: Your Biggest Creative Confrontation http://www.bradruggles.com/2009/10/26/your-biggest-creative-confrontation/ The Art of Living Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:02:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Reba http://www.bradruggles.com/2009/10/26/your-biggest-creative-confrontation/comment-page-1/#comment-9157 Reba Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:26:07 +0000 http://www.bradruggles.com/?p=2824#comment-9157 Ooohhh so many to tell. I am living one now where I finally had to tell a client that I could not do any more changes and we have to launch the site. I am still in the middle of it and feel stuck and frustrated. Wish I could hear this talk.... Ooohhh so many to tell. I am living one now where I finally had to tell a client that I could not do any more changes and we have to launch the site. I am still in the middle of it and feel stuck and frustrated.

Wish I could hear this talk….

]]> By: Jason Ruggles http://www.bradruggles.com/2009/10/26/your-biggest-creative-confrontation/comment-page-1/#comment-9117 Jason Ruggles Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:42:48 +0000 http://www.bradruggles.com/?p=2824#comment-9117 Hey brother, Too bad I wont be there. Rock it! Hey brother,
Too bad I wont be there. Rock it!

]]> By: i almost walked out http://www.bradruggles.com/2009/10/26/your-biggest-creative-confrontation/comment-page-1/#comment-9116 i almost walked out Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:50:19 +0000 http://www.bradruggles.com/?p=2824#comment-9116 I started a new job this summer marketing for a small business. I was told that every piece of marketing material had to have a picture of our building on it because people can't find us. We are right on the main drag in town. I explained over and over that people can't find us because they don't care, it's a branding issue, blah blah blah, but whatever. I kept designing things without the picture of the building and after pouring blood sweat and tears into it, they'd always force me to add it. They'd also force me to add neon "dayglo" colors to attract people's attention. As well as multiple fonts. And as many words as they can cram on a quarter page ad. And then they'd explain to me why my ad was ineffective, 'cause they read a book about it. I went to school for this. Now I just do what they want and take their money. That's the worst part about clients: sometimes they are so head strong about something you know is wrong and you have to fight the moral fight. Do you take the money and let them screw themselves, or try to help them? I did what I could. Now I just take the money. I started a new job this summer marketing for a small business. I was told that every piece of marketing material had to have a picture of our building on it because people can’t find us. We are right on the main drag in town. I explained over and over that people can’t find us because they don’t care, it’s a branding issue, blah blah blah, but whatever. I kept designing things without the picture of the building and after pouring blood sweat and tears into it, they’d always force me to add it.
They’d also force me to add neon “dayglo” colors to attract people’s attention.
As well as multiple fonts.
And as many words as they can cram on a quarter page ad.
And then they’d explain to me why my ad was ineffective, ’cause they read a book about it.
I went to school for this.
Now I just do what they want and take their money. That’s the worst part about clients: sometimes they are so head strong about something you know is wrong and you have to fight the moral fight. Do you take the money and let them screw themselves, or try to help them?
I did what I could. Now I just take the money.

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