Designing for the worst of clients: myself
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Legend has it that the Pope once dispatched a courier asking Giotto di Bondone to submit a drawing proving his worth as an artist. In response, Giotto took a brush and with some red paint drew a perfect circle which he sent to the Pope.
In every field there seems to be some hallmark, a rite of passage in which, if achieved, that practioner proves his worth. And for a Designer, that perfect circle is successfully designing for themselves. I don’t think I’ve ever met a designer that’s every been truly happy with their own logo, their website, stationary, demo reel etc. Others may see it as spectacular, but the designer only sees what could be better.
I’m finally getting around to designing some business cards and the logo to go on them. We’ll see if I like this one for more than a day. I’m pretty happy with it right now. But to save space, I’ll continue blathering under the cut.