Comments on: Designing for Churches is Tough

By: Eric Dye

Eric Dye — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:01:58 +0000

Challenging, indeed.

I say, bring it: http://dyecasting.com/i-thank-god-for-challenging-clients/

By: Scott Magdalein

Scott Magdalein — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:08:01 +0000

Oh man, front-loaded client education is a must. Whether the “client” is paying you as a freelancer or the “client” is your pastor and you pull a salary, educating them is necessary.

Bottom line, it’s not their job to know best practices for the web (or anything creative). It’s your job. And the distinction of who should know the most about what needs to be clear.

By: Vajaah

Vajaah — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:51:25 +0000

@Brian Hope you get permission I’d love to see the form too

By: Brent Lacy

Brent Lacy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:56:54 +0000

You forgot this one:

I want it to look exactly like ______________’s site, but uniquely ours…

By: Nate Beaird

Nate Beaird — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:29:16 +0000

HAHA!! I’m putting your answers in my archive for answers to future questions, HAHA!!

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uberVU - social comments — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:24:32 +0000

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By: austinklee

austinklee — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:09:49 +0000

Those that give conflicting wants/desires will require tons of revisions because nothing you do can give them everything they want. While those that just leave it to your creative genius sometimes create a moving target because your designs “don’t speak to them.”

I agree with Jared: EDUCATION. Explaining to the the conflicting guy that in design you can’t really make something “fun and corporate” and also explain to the guy that doesn’t care that it is important to be involved in the project because the finished project will be better.

To underscore this education we give our clients we place a limit on the number of revisions we do for our clients. 3 rounds. Round 1 are three different designs all together. They can choose elements they like and we do 3 designs…lather rinse repeat.

After that they will have to pay for further revisions. We have found this is a great way to keep them focused and us to keep our sanity.

Anybody else?

By: Nick Shoemaker

Nick Shoemaker — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:33:46 +0000

My favorite question:

Look at the is site. Can you do this?

I have two answers:

Yes- if you want your site to suck.

Yes- if you have an unlimited budget.

I agree with Jared- educating people is the best way to gain understanding. A little information tends to go a long way.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:05:49 +0000

Sure thing! I just emailed it to you.

If the author/moderator approves, I can post a link on here. Don’t want to do it without permission though haha

By: CynthiaDesigns

CynthiaDesigns — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:59:43 +0000

I find I have to work backwards. I can usually get in the ballpark, then its a matter of what part of the project/website/ministry pages/graphics the DON’T WANT. Very rarely is there a clear picture in their head of what they want – but they always know what they don’t want.