Posts Tagged ‘Clients’
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“But The Client Wants IE 6 Support!”
- November 3rd, 2011
- 207 Comments
Frequently, when I discuss CSS3 with other developers, the issue of stubborn clients comes up. They tell me that even though they personally don’t think a website should look the same in all browsers and they’re eager to try all of these new techniques, their clients insist that their website ...
Read more...Smashing Cartoons: May 2011
- May 25th, 2011
- 51 Comments
We all have our favorite client stories, embarrassing design flaws and never-ending user requests which are all just a part of what we, as designers and developers, encounter very often in our daily work routine. In this new post series on Smashing Magazine, we’d like to put some of these ...
Read more...The Design Matrix: A Powerful Tool For Guiding Client Input
- February 9th, 2011
- 26 Comments
I used to think the beginning of a website design project was the best part. Hopes are high. People are full of great ideas. Nobody is disappointed yet. But as I gained experience, I found that learning about a client’s brand, competitors and customers doesn’t always give clear direction about ...
Read more...Guidelines for Successful Communication With Clients
- January 24th, 2011
- 42 Comments
OK, so this is a yet another article about dealing with clients. But let’s face it — it doesn’t matter how well you can design or code; as a freelancer or if you’re running a digital agency, if you don’t get the client management right, it can spell disaster for ...
Read more...How To Identify Good Clients (and Avoid Bad Ones)
- January 14th, 2011
- 76 Comments
Peter Drucker is one of the most influential business writers of the last century. His ideas have shaped the ways we conduct business today. One of Drucker’s main ideas was the notion that without a customer, there is no business. Furthermore, customer satisfaction is the key to the success of ...
Read more...How To Convince The Client That Your Design Is Perfect
- October 6th, 2010
- 96 Comments
As designers who deal with clients, we all have to face one situation, no matter how difficult and uncomfortable, and that is guiding the client to accept that your design is perfect. Now, you already have the project, so this is not a matter of convincing them to pick you ...
Read more...Breaking Down Doors: Promoting Yourself To Dream Clients
- September 29th, 2010
- 124 Comments
There’s a saying that the School of Visual Arts in New York City once used in its ads: “To be good is not enough when you dream of being great.” We all have dream clients that we would like to add to our portfolio, but either we don’t know how ...
Read more...Turning All Clients Into Dream Clients (or Common Client Difficulties)
- September 24th, 2010
- 44 Comments
Clients can be tough… real tough. Working side by side with some clients can be an agonizing experience — an experience so painful that you often wonder what exactly you have gotten yourself into. On the other hand, some clients are an absolute dream to work with. Every day spent ...
Read more...Renegotiating The Contract (And Other Tales Of Horror)
- July 8th, 2010
- 79 Comments
You’ve met with the client, done the creative brief and gotten some kind of written agreement or contract. Work has been creative and progressing nicely. The joy and hope for life slowly return as the scent of money looms. So, with an overdose of sleeping pills no longer your retirement ...
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