In light of Jacob Cass’s wonderful article on “Why logo design does not cost $5.00” and the viral video on “The Vendor-Client Relationship – in Real-world Situations”, Fischstix forwarded me this lovely exchange between Australian author and freelance designer and a former Ogilvy business developer turned entrepreneur. The only reason I laugh is because I’ve been in this situation all too often and laughing hides the anger.
I found this video as torturous as it was funny, for various reasons, but figure that most of my colleagues would get a good kick out of it. Especially on the heels of the Win Without Pitching manifesto—which friends and [d]online readers replied in unison ‘In a perfect world…”—these two posts have really made me stand back and think about how our industry differs from many others.
That’s all I feel comfortable saying on the subject, in such a public forum, though.