Designing a Project Without A Design Brief Is Like…

Here are the best of Designing a project without a design brief is like…

#1. Filling an order for a steak in a restaurant kitchen which reads, “I’ll have a cow piece, thanks.”

#2. Playing charades. Designer: “Okay, you’re pointing to a paper, so this must be a print project… no? Wait – Web! You’re holding up three fingers, so you need it in three weeks? WHAT?! THREE HOURS?”

#3. Being a fortune teller with a crystal ball. Designer: “Ooooh, I see you have a big event coming up. You will need an advertising campaign. It will be all wrong until 4 a.m. the night before we go to print. Yes, the Great Designer never guesses, she knows.”

#4. A forensic artist drawing a suspect. Designer: “From what you described, this is what you want for your brochure.” Client: “No, that’s basically my competitor’s brochure. I wanted that but BETTER.”

#5. Buying your wife surprise jewelry. Designer: “Last time we met, my client mentioned tri-folds. She probably wants a tri-fold. And she always signs her email in comic sans. She must like comic sans. And the design will match her signature!”

What to Do When You’re Bored at Work

It’s a Friday! Well, if you had not been struck by Friday Sickness that bad that you made it to your office, congratulations! Here’s an Internet High Five! I hope this wouldn’t be another drag day for you, well in case, maybe this activity just might help a bit.

1. Kill a few Flies.

2. Put them in the sun to dry for one hour.

3. Once they are dry, pick a pencil and paper… Let your imagination flow.

4. Here are a few examples…

The Mistakeables

Besides of being one of the movie flops of  2010, I think Sylvester Stallone should’ve hired better graphic designers to make him look good at least on the movie poster, check out his biceps, they don’t look the same size and look almost as a tumor, also check out everyone’s feet they’re all stepping each other and even the shadow doesn’t look right.