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title: "Designer, don't blame the client… it's your fault!"
date: 2013-03-30 02:55:39
categories: [blog, design, opinion]
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As a part of the designer's guild, I've been suffering the same problems than you everyday working with different kind of clients. I want to share with you some thoughts that may help you in your daily job and projects.

I'm tired of hearing you (and my self) blaming the client. Let's go a bit more further than a simple <em>"fuck off, they want the logo bigger, they can't teach me how to design"</em>.

I'll be referring to "you", but as I told you, I'm part of the guild. Also note that I'm talking about all kind of clients: internal and external ones.

### It's not the client's fault
In the 99% of the time, the problem it's yours, not the client. You're not doing a good work as designer, you are suffering from your weaknesses as designer, so you are blaming the client.<commit_msg>Trying to make this work…<commit_after>---
layout: post
title: "Designer, don't blame the client… it's your fault!"
date: 2013-03-30 02:55:39
categories: [blog, design, opinion]
redirect_from:
  - /2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault
  - http://adrianmato.com/2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault/
  - https://adrianmato.com/2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault/
  - https://adrianmato.com/2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault
  - http://adrianmato.com/2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault
  - /2013/03/designer-dont-blame-the-client-its-your-fault/
---

As a part of the designer's guild, I've been suffering the same problems than you everyday working with different kind of clients. I want to share with you some thoughts that may help you in your daily job and projects.

I'm tired of hearing you (and my self) blaming the client. Let's go a bit more further than a simple <em>"fuck off, they want the logo bigger, they can't teach me how to design"</em>.

I'll be referring to "you", but as I told you, I'm part of the guild. Also note that I'm talking about all kind of clients: internal and external ones.

### It's not the client's fault
In the 99% of the time, the problem it's yours, not the client. You're not doing a good work as designer, you are suffering from your weaknesses as designer, so you are blaming the client.
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