Trust
Posted 30.11.2010 @ 11.24AM
People are suspicious.
Clients are even more suspicious.
Well paying clients are extremely suspicious.
You can't blame them, they:
A. They pay you good money (design is secondary, they rather spend it on something they understand)
B. You will solve their problem (how can this odd looking creative solve my complicated problem?)
We (as in designers) are always 2 : 0 behind before the match starts.
Part of the 'problem' is the profession it self, people understand advertising, people understand industrial design but tell them you are a graphic designer... ah oh really so you draw stuff...
Gaining trust for something so abstract is very hard. To become trustworthy we need to enhance our visibility and somehow become more credible. How: better platforms, discussions, more involvement professional body (AGDA's), better education and so on...
Trust Me! :-) Nice piece CD!
Impeccable References
Posted 18.08.2010 @ 2.39PM
Hi Clinton,
Interesting article. 'Collecting' is nothing new and is an essential part of creativity. Yes new technologies made things easier and definitely faster, the old school black book (note / sketch book) full of sketches flyers and other memorabilia are nothing different. But it's about collecting inspiration and not solutions. I am a graphic designer and I 'collect' stuff that I find interesting and/or stimulates me. I am not interested in solved solutions, read; design by others, but inspiration that excites me pushes me and boosts my ambition. I find this in art, nature, music and for example stories... and not in online portfolios!
It's simple, design follows concept. Concept driven design solves itself.
and I could go on and on....
Other note;
3Deep - 2010 Melbourne festival - oeps?????
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Gallery of Australia and it's new identity by Naked Communications?????????
Once again I am shocked to see another potential beautiful project getting ruined by eeeuuhhh a communications agency....
Funny how the new ID is discussed on all ad related blogs (Campaign Brief, AdNews etc.) but gets ignored by the design community... no I am not naive... Naked has of course very good relations with all ADVERTISING blogssss
Guys please stop 'designing' and focus on submitting funny videos to The Gruen Transfer...
Sorry not really related or wait actually it is... http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/moca_reverts_to_the_1980s.php
Michael
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Design NSW: Traveling Scholarship Announced
Posted 01.08.2011 @ 2.08PM
Congrats to Dave! Well done hope you enjoy your time in The Netherlands.