Comments on: Busting the myths: what Graphic Design ISN’T

By: MyInkTrail, Best of the Design Community, May 2009

MyInkTrail, Best of the Design Community, May 2009 — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:08:34 +0000

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By: bleh

bleh — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:35:49 +0000

I just found this article, and I think it’s great! I find that a lot of these apply to illustration as well. I can’t count how many times someone has come to me asking for a “quick” and “simple” design or illustration for free, that because they think you have talent or do it for a hobby, it’s easy for you and wouldn’t mind doing it “pro bono.” I agree with Tamixes up there–NOTHING IS EVER SIMPLE, EVER.

By: Firdouss

Firdouss — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:28:55 +0000

Very nice write! Love it. This speaks for almost all corners of being a designer! Keep it up!

ps: I don’t understand why some clients are shopping for designers and then told each one of these designers that “my nephew can do it in 17 minutes in ms word”. Why don’t they ask the nephew to do it then?
.-= Firdouss´s last blog ..Thinking of buying the iPad? Why don’t you try out web surfing on it before you do? =-.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:45:47 +0000

Thanks. This is great. I have run into so many of these with my own clients!

By: jnik

jnik — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:19:44 +0000

Great article. I liked my graphic design teacher said we are not secretaries. You no the type who type up letters throw in a clip art picture and think its graphic design all in a matter of 20 seconds. No offence to secretarial people they no word processing but they are not graphic designers.

We are artists.

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By: DennisBB

DennisBB — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:21:53 +0000

Agree with most of it.

By: PageSe7en::theBlog » Busting the myths: what Graphic Design ISN’T : Tracey Grady Design | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:25:26 +0000

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By: HFdesign Webdesign

HFdesign Webdesign — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:19:29 +0000

Yeah a common question I get when I tell people I’m a designer.. “Oh you’re a designer, you must know everything about computers. Can fix my hotmail, I can’t login?”

By: Jennifer Farley

Jennifer Farley — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:46:55 +0000

Hi Tracey

Wonderful post. I wish all clients would read this, both for their sake and mine!