I like fairness, i hate cowardice.

What we like: critic, speed, openness, honesty. What we dislike: weakness, if they treat you like a servant.

I like that they hired me and trust me. I dislike underestimating the power of aesthetics.

Both designer and client should respect each other.

Design is often undervalued and unacknowledged by clients and in general in society.

What i like: Know what they want. Explore new ways. Fearless. Learn from them. Having fun in creating something new together. What i dislike: The opposites of my likes.

Like: When they are brave enough to try out new paths. Dislike: When they are not brave enough to try out new paths.

I like it when they know you’re the person, who can make their stuff even better. I dislike the fact that sometimes they don’t understand why work costs something.

Like: When the client inspires me with his passion and believes at his product and is ready to exchange ideas. There are always thoughts that the client brings into play, which can push the quality of the project at the end even further. Dislike: Political games.

Like with other people I prefer when they say “please” and “thank you”. And I absolutely dislike complications with payments.

Dos: Call on saturday evening for a beer, offensive birthday card briefing. Don’ts: Call on saturday evening, writing in capitols the word “asap”, birthday card briefings.

I like their general enthusiasm and how keen they are to be involved in anything creative. Often they don’t understand how long things take. They underestimate how much trial, error is involved. I hate when they ask family or friends for opinions on a design. It always produces bland opinions.

Surprise.

When they are not able to stick to what was decided in meetings and constantly change their opinions.

Bad: not letting me do what I do better, not making decisions. Good: the opposite of those.

Like: Think fast and get to the point, make decisions, be interested in discussions as well as in realizing things. Dislike: Trying to do the job of the designer instead of doing their own job.

I like to be praised for my work. I dislike impatience.

I like questions and the willingness to create something good. And i dislike clients with a know-it-all attitude.

I like audaciousness. I dislike wavering.

Like: friendly and smart. Dislike: unfriendly and stupid.

I like when clients say that they hate what you have done – to try and find out why and to make it better.

I like it when clients trust my skills and my experiences. I dislike it when clients don’t trust my skills and my experiences.

I like when they respect the fact that they are experts in their businesses and I’m expert in design.

I like when the client is disposed to understand my job and respects it. I don’t like when they are just looking for a “good” price.

Dislike: Know everything better, send hundreds of e-mails instead of one clear summary, pay late, treat you as some technical Mac operator guy, are boring, dull and unimaginative. Like: the opposite of dislikes.

The one who doesn't show some backbone.

I dislike destructive criticism based on ignorance.

I like their understanding and open mind. I dislike: “please this part bigger, we want this photo and need the headline again on every side.”

Like: open mind, non hierarchical. Dislike: not an open mind, hierarchical.

I like if they trust me. I dislike if they don’t.

I like, when clients are open for what they get and when there is trust from both sides. I don’t like, that some customers think, I am just sitting here, waiting to get their call and waiting also to design for them.

I like, when they understand what I’m doing and are interested in the process. I don’t like if they don’t.

Don’t understand the time it takes to complete tasks.

I like when they explain the reason why my work doesn’t work. I don’t like when they suggest the solution.

I like curios, taking designers seriously. I dislike narrow-minded, bureaucratic, advisory resistant clients.

I love my clients!

Open mindedness towards (non-mainstream) design approaches is perfect. if clients have very fixed ideas and only need someone to execute thats not too good.

I like when clients provide feedback and content on schedule and in an organized way. I do not like when clients prescribe specific changes rather than articulating what they perceive to be a design’s shortcomings.

If the chemistry (attitude) between the parties doesn’t fit, it is often difficult and not conducive for the work.

The client is the client. I like clients. Good clients behave good.

Why do they not trust me?

Like: dialogue. Dislike: lack of communication.

I like when they are open minded. I don’t like when they think they know the rules how to design and just need me to execute their design-ideas.

If the chemistry (attitude) between the parties doesn’t fit, it is often difficult and not conducive for the work.

I don’t know a client’s behaviour I don’t like. There only exist clients which have different opinions. This is rarely a reason to stop working together. Mostly it’s a chance for both sides to learn something from eachother.

I like when the clients have respect for what I do, and make their contribution to the project. I don’t like when they treat me like a servant, and just wait for me to solve their problems.

Assumptions and disrespect (which usually manifests itself as ignorance).

My philosophy: work WITH the client not FOR the client.

Like: Trust. Dislike: Doubt.

Like: unexpected satisfaction. Dislike: unwanted pressure.

Feedback that pulls a whole project apart. Not being able to see the work beyond its context.

I like an interested, engaged, critical, adaptive, generous client.

I like questions and i like the willingness to create something different. And i dislike clients with a know-it-all attitude.

It’s not mine.

I always enjoy a good cooperation. it’s an opportunity to learn a lot of new things for everyone involved, and i really appreciate that! On the other hand i don’t like clients limiting the potential of a project.

I love it when the client trusts me and my decisions.

Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

I like empathetic clients who treat others with respect, and who trust your expertise. I dislike clients who expect work for free, or assume that you are fine with working weekends (e.g. they treat people with a complete lack of respect).

I like if they pay me. I dislike if they don’t pay me.

I like open critics. I dislike deadlocked visions.

Indifference and distance.