December 2009
“Can you make each page on our website fade in and fade out when you click on a...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
Contacts list
Vi: I wish I could remember my mom's cell phone…if only I had her on Facebook
Me: What bout your phone…like, with your contacts…
Vi: OH YEAH!
“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they...”
– Robert Frank
“That is called grain. It is supposed to be there.”
– Flotsam
clientsfromhell:
Client: You see where you have a full stop at the end of the first sentence?
Me: Yes.
Client: Can you change it to a comma?
Me: Er, well I can, but you should put a full stop at the end of a sentence.
Client: Oh, that grammar stuff is very old fashioned.
“The video looks great! Now upload it to youtube and make it go viral.”
– (via clientsfromhell)
“I briefed you yesterday, and you guys haven’t still given me the first cut?...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
No photography. Thanks for that.
7:52pm…just sat down in cultural centre. A lady immediately came up to me and told me photography wasn’t allowed. I turned around and a face full of authority turned to one of apology (she even held her hands up, hilarious). None too soon I said “did I say I was going to take photos?”
Needless to say she just went “okay” and walked away quickly.
Well at least I got...
What Camera Should I Buy? – The Ultimate Answer →
Some things that really…bugged me while reading this article
3 ) If you had to choose between ease of use and power, which would you select? If the cameras with the most “power” weren’t easy to use, I highly doubt anyone would buy them. E.g I could probably shoot continuous frames faster on my Nikon FM without a motordrive than my Fuji S3 Pro can on burst, AND my FM’s...
What did the worker at the rubber band factory say...
hidama:
OH SNAP.
clientsfromhell:
Client: We are not moving forward with the project, the shopping cart doesn’t meet our needs.
Me: Ok there is still a balance due on the project that needs to be paid.
Client: We don’t see it that way, so we aren’t going to pay.
Me: Completed work does need to be paid for.
Client: Again, we don’t see it that way.
“I want it to be small enough to not be too noticeable but bright enough to draw...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
1 tag
Facebook apps - the thing that will make Facebook...
Minutes ago I got a notification that someone had commented on a photo of me. So I clicked on that notification. It even had the icon of the real “Photos” app, so I believed it. Then it asked me to allow an application called “Photas”. So I did.
Then it took me to a Facebook page with nothing on it. Just the bar at the top and bottom. Then I got a notification...
“I’m not paying you anything extra to do the website because it is simply a...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
New Classroom Rules
1. Come to school every day, unless you would rather just go on line.
2. Come to class on time, or log into your online class anytime day or night, whenever it is most convenient to you.
3. Leave your seat only when necessary, which should be often to go collaborate with others or demonstrate something to the class.
4. Bring required materials, including your laptop and cell phone every day.
...
“I prefer that you create all the designs in Microsoft Word as this is a much...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
clientsfromhell:
“I like it with the light coming from the top, but can you make it so there is no shadow on the floor?”
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Wouldn’t a gentle light on the bottom and side get rid of the shadow?
clientsfromhell:
Client: sdfpiuaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu””””’[]
Me: What the fuck?
Client: Sorry, my cat got onto the key-board
“Can we change the black and white images on the website to color? I don’t want...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
My friend texted me and asked, "what does I-D-K...
hidama:
misterpeace:
paigesmuts:iamculture:thejoo:abirdfriend:skysignal: umbrellaboat: hotg0ssip: fantasyaction: 4footwonder: (via bobbysworld)
21st Century Abbott and Costello
Photo Website
clientsfromhell:
Client: I’d like to create a place where photographers can post their photos and everyone can go to the site and look at them. It will be like a portfolio.
Developer: Sounds great, but there are already great sites out there for this (Flickr, DeviantArt, etc). How will yours be different?
Client: Ahh, you see there is a flaw with all of those websites.
Developer: What’s...
“The odd thing about this form of communication is that you’re more likely to...”
– You’ve Got Mail (via hidama)
kirstay:
clientsfromhell:
Client: I want to hire you. I applied on elance but most only know basic layout skills. How much do you charge?
Me: Looking at the requests, I would charge about $500 as it requires a lot of work.
Client: But on elance, they were able to do it for $150-$200
Me: They have basic layout skills.
“Since I’m paying for this magazine, I don’t want any wasted space. Please get...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
No limit
clientsfromhell:
Client: [when briefing a designer] I am not going to tell you anything, because I don’t want to limit your creativity.
Air hostess fail
Me: do you know when the programs will start again?
Her: they'll restart automatically when they're finished
Me: do you know how long that'll be?
Her: I'll check
A minute later…
Her: some of the programs have already restarted
Me: do you know which ones specifically?
Her: uhhhhhhhhhhh…
She goes to check & comes back a minute later to point out the 4 movies that have already restarted
“I can’t access the internet from this computer, I haven’t downloaded google yet.”
– (via clientsfromhell)
Osaka & Tokyo
Leaving tomorrow, early morning. 7:30am, to be precise.
So here’s what I’m bringing:
Nikon FM (Fuji Pro 400H, just the 1 roll)
Nikon D50 (2x 2GB SD cards)
Asahi Pentax Super-Takumar 135 3.5
Sigma 28-70 2.8
Sigma 30 1.4 HSM
Tripod (not sure why)
4 batteries & charger for the D50
I’m not sure why I’m brining my tripod because: we’re going on...
A "rain hat" with holes
Mom: You bought a rain hat and you only wore it once!
…she takes it out…………
Mom: Oh, it's a sun hat
Me (at the same time): It's got holes in it. I'm hardly likely to use a sun hat in winter am I?
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I’ve received this other quote and you’re 5 times as expensive as they are.”
Me: “Really? Who quoted it for you?”
Client: “Firm X”
Me: “Well we’re 10 times as good as they are, so really we quoted you 50% too little.”
Test post from tweetie with tumblr api. Hope I did it right.
“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing...”
– Ansel Adams
clientsfromhell:
After designing a 15-frame storyboard to make the client ‘get the feeling’ of a 15 second Flash animation,
Client: Could you please shorten the storyboard, there are too many frames to look at.
“We do not want anything interactive. We tried internet once. Didn’t do anything.”
– (via clientsfromhell) (via kirstay)
clientsfromhell:
Me: “Do you have a vector version of your logo? We will need something that we can scale up enough to use on the signage.”
Client: “Yes, we have the logo in Microsoft Word. It’s not very big, but I’m sure you can blow it up.”
“For the site of our Kennel Club, we want a little dog chasing the cursor around...”
– (via clientsfromhell)