Want mediocre work? Ask for it.

Excerpted from Seth, circa 2006. If you want average (mediocre) work, ask for it. Be really clear up front that you want something beyond reproach, that’s in the middle of the road, that will cause no controversy and will echo your competition. It’ll save everyone a lot of time. On the other hand, if you…

The design-client conundrum

Interesting thoughts from Jason Zimdars over at 37 Signals today. Of course it is totally understandable to take the ideas of those that pay our bills as gospel. But we should also be reminded that those same people hired us for our expertise. If they just wanted someone to follow orders, they‚Äôd probably have hired…