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

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.

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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!

By: Dougie B

Dougie B — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:55:53 +0000

You’re right Tim! You can tell! A web site designed by a GD always looks great but functions (code wise) like crap while a Web Designer can make a website function wonderfully but make it look stale and boring….

Sorry, just had to poke a little fun at that! ;)

By: SVS-NS

SVS-NS — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:16:43 +0000

Design is not “improved” by getting “opinions” from clients’ wife, husband, parents, aunt, uncle . . . ; or by letting the 8-year-old-next-door—as lovely as she is—”have a go at it.”

: )

—SVS-NS

By: Chance Lay/Bayou Design

Chance Lay/Bayou Design — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:36:09 +0000

Hello Tracey,
After reading this, I can tell you are a true designer by nature. Everything you have mentioned here, I have come across a time or two. The only thing I can add is that design isn’t a debate. The clients sister in law does not know what would make it look better because she took a scrapbooking class last Wednesday. The client should leave the art to the artist. That is why they hire us, isn’t it? If sis-n-law could have done it, they wouldn’t be spending money on us.Usually the artist’s first impression is the one to go with. That can’t be debated. Very deep post.
Yours truly….
THE WEB DESIGNER
Chance Lay