The_optimist
Junior Member
I have taken on a job with a quirky fashion designer who wants a new identity for her website and a simple logo (just her name and no icon). I have met with her twice to discuss designs and ideas, and I just from these meetings I had an inclining that she was going to be very particular about things and had very specific likes and dislikes from our conversations. She is a very quirky character who designs some lovely fashion inspired from a dominant vintage theme – she loves the 1950’s. She also has a strong hand-made theme. So I sent her some logo concepts – all different , and some inspired from Saul Bass with a hand-cut lettering feel, as I felt this was very 1950’s and appropriate to suit her style. She replied and said she didn’t like any of them and rather then explain why – could she come over to mine and we work on the computer together on some designs???. My initial reaction was ‘no way, this is not how I work as a designer!’ I couldn’t think of anything worse than having to sit with a client and painstakingly go through the design process.. it would be creatively stifling and feel unnatural.
Thing is I now feel I may have underestimated the costs for this job and can just see me working on if for hours and hours. I quoted roughly between 14-18 hours to design the logo and website visuals. Now I am happy to submit some more designs that are perhaps a different approach, but if she still doesn’t like these I feel like knocking this one on the head. I don’t need the job and don’t need a client who wants everything for a cheap price.
Any advice please - what route should I take?….
Thing is I now feel I may have underestimated the costs for this job and can just see me working on if for hours and hours. I quoted roughly between 14-18 hours to design the logo and website visuals. Now I am happy to submit some more designs that are perhaps a different approach, but if she still doesn’t like these I feel like knocking this one on the head. I don’t need the job and don’t need a client who wants everything for a cheap price.
Any advice please - what route should I take?….