Nope, pick two. You may have heard it before; it's certainly not a new concept. (There are plenty of variations floating about: quality, time, money; quality, service, cost; good, fast, cheap..it's all the same.) But I often find myself explaining to clients that as much as I would love to provide top-notch stellar quality at lightning-fast speed at the lowest rock-bottom price, I can't. Nobody can, without sacrificing something themselves. Between quality, speed, and price, you're going to have to pick two to optimize. Gosh, life is just full of tough decisions, isn't it? Let's look at "a day in the life of Jane" to illustrate this point. More

I've worked with all kinds of people.  Some people turn out to be very opinionated. Some people constantly call back with "just one more tiny change" each time they've gotten any type of feedback from others. Some people want to use neon green even if neon green is absolutely the wrong color to use, simply because neon green is their favorite color. Get my drift? There are two ends of the spectrum here: people who are driven by others' opinions — they are swayed by any feedback anybody gives; and people who are driven by personal preference — they want what they want, regardless of what anybody says.  Am I complaining?  Nah. But sometimes, every so often, if I'm having a particularly rough day/week/project, I pull the following video out of the archives to give myself a bit of comic relief. If you've never seen it, go ahead! More

I call myself a designer, but I find that I somehow morph into other entities throughout the course of client relationships. More