At 10:39 AM 8/17/98 -0700, Tamra wrote:
>Actually, I've been thinking for about a month about how to use a similar
>GIF on pages that haven't been released to the client yet. You know, a
>"Produced by Hart Consulting" doodad that is "stuck" on the site until that
>last bill gets paid....No payee, no removee. What do ya'll think?
I think the "Produced by" or "Designed by" button should stay on the site
even after payment. Depending on the design of the site, it can be either a
graphical button or a text link. I do this on all the sites I produce and
have clients who even request it so they can show others who the designer is.
>BTW, I'm working on a new site for a HW company at the moment. The initial
>creative meeting was...interesting. They want something "just like Cisco,
>but different". Also, "businesslike, but fun, using cute icons but not
>cartoony" and "simple, but sophisticated". I never heard the word "but" so
>often in my life! Sheesh -- when did people start describing
>themselves/their clients only in terms of "buts"? I have vague memories of
>a time when folks actually knew how to describe themselves without
>resorting solely to comparisons. The people at this company are fun, but
>they really need to sit down and figure out who *they* are -- otherwise
>their whole company philosophy will boil down to "but not quite" and
>they'll fail in the market place. Oh, well, they didn't hire me as their
>company mission statement writer, just as the web designer, so I guess I'll
>stop whining. <wink>
It sounds like they've done some shopping around and have decided they want
a serious business that's fun yet professional. When people see something
successful they want to emulate it without being a clone. Since your
clients are fun people, they want something business-like that will allow
the kid inside each of them to come out without looking childish.
Of course, it would help if they know who they are to start with before
roll-playing with other sites. That sounds more like 'hero' syndrome.
Jim
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