Comments on: How to BETTER Communicate Design Decisions to Clients http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/ Personal blog of Chris Murphy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: This Girl http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-17416 This Girl Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:32:36 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-17416 I am client-side, with a general approach to creative as "pretty colours, like the flash animation but can I measure it, is it on budget and on schedule...do I really have to pay for all of these people around the table?" Of course, I snicker-snicker when I say that client 'may not always knows best' but again, it is about finding the right team for your company/creative. When the right people/talents are well paired the opportunities are limitless. I am client-side, with a general approach to creative as “pretty colours, like the flash animation but can I measure it, is it on budget and on schedule…do I really have to pay for all of these people around the table?” Of course, I snicker-snicker when I say that client ‘may not always knows best’ but again, it is about finding the right team for your company/creative. When the right people/talents are well paired the opportunities are limitless.

]]> By: andar909 http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-17263 andar909 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:51:56 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-17263 hi, andar here, i just read your post. i like very much. agree to you, sir. hi, andar here, i just read your post. i like very much. agree to you, sir.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-17148 Brian Armstrong Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:52:11 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-17148 Hi Chris, This post is very well written and I think we actually see eye to eye on most of it. Thanks for write-up perspective! There is certainly more than one side to this issue. Take care, Brian http://www.StartBreakingFree.com Hi Chris,

This post is very well written and I think we actually see eye to eye on most of it. Thanks for write-up perspective! There is certainly more than one side to this issue.

Take care,
Brian
http://www.StartBreakingFree.com

]]> By: izmir evden eve http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-17130 izmir evden eve Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:40:06 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-17130 Thank you for sharing. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Chris Murphy http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-16976 Chris Murphy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:53:45 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-16976 Hi Tristina -- wow, you actually read through this article -- in any case, yes, there are so many facets of what we as designers/developers/etc do from a project perspective, but what it all comes back to is communication. Mr. Armstrong's original article might have been more compelling if he'd actually addressed the topic a little deeper; however, as you said, it left me with a similar "hey, wait a minute" feeling. Hi Tristina — wow, you actually read through this article — in any case, yes, there are so many facets of what we as designers/developers/etc do from a project perspective, but what it all comes back to is communication. Mr. Armstrong’s original article might have been more compelling if he’d actually addressed the topic a little deeper; however, as you said, it left me with a similar “hey, wait a minute” feeling.

]]> By: Tristina http://www.farfromfearless.com/2008/07/23/how-to-better-communicate-design-decisions-to-clients/#comment-16973 Tristina Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:00:58 +0000 http://www.farfromfearless.com/?p=137#comment-16973 I could not agree with you more. I read the article and was left with this, "hey, wait a minute" feeling but didn't really know how to express it. I think a large disconnect exists in this industry because so many facets of it are so subjective. This design may work for this client but doesn't work for another and they're in the same industry. And a lot of clients, not knowing the ins and outs of design and development, assume that we press a few buttons and presto - website! The companies that offer the out-of-the box solution don't help dissuade that assumption either. The best approach we can make to clients is, first, listening, and, second, educating. That will foster a growth of knowledge (albeit over time) within everyone's client base and we can, maybe someday, sew up this understanding gap that exists between client and designer/developer. My $0.02 anyway... I could not agree with you more. I read the article and was left with this, “hey, wait a minute” feeling but didn’t really know how to express it. I think a large disconnect exists in this industry because so many facets of it are so subjective. This design may work for this client but doesn’t work for another and they’re in the same industry. And a lot of clients, not knowing the ins and outs of design and development, assume that we press a few buttons and presto – website! The companies that offer the out-of-the box solution don’t help dissuade that assumption either. The best approach we can make to clients is, first, listening, and, second, educating. That will foster a growth of knowledge (albeit over time) within everyone’s client base and we can, maybe someday, sew up this understanding gap that exists between client and designer/developer.

My $0.02 anyway…

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