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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I like fairness, i hate cowardice.

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.

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.

I love my clients!

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 audaciousness. I dislike wavering.

The one who doesn't show some backbone.

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

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.”

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.

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

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 open critics. I dislike deadlocked visions.

It’s not mine.

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

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.

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

Indifference and distance.

Like: dialogue. Dislike: lack of communication.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I dislike destructive criticism based on ignorance.

Surprise.

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

Like: Trust. Dislike: Doubt.

Both designer and client should respect each other.

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

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

Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Why do they not trust me?

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).

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

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

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

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

Like: unexpected satisfaction. Dislike: unwanted pressure.

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.

Everything is done last minute, because the designers have a lot to do themselves. Other deadlines seem to be more important than mine and my project comes last.

Creative input, good communication, giving and taking feedback. Lone wolf attitude, underestimating my knowledge about technical and creative possibilities.

I think sometimes they don’t fulfill the client’s wishes but do their own thing.

I like their different thinking with new perspectives.

I like their harmony and their willingness, their way of seeing. I dislike the chaotic time-management.

Designers are nice people, artists and it’s fun working with them.

I like when my designer involves me in the creative process. I dislike if the designer isn’t open to discussions.

I like that designers communicate a message visually and understandable. I don’t like the tendency to take criticism personally.

I like uncomplicated, open minded, communicative designers. I don’t like if they are not flexible, if they are reclusive.

Like: strong opinion on how things should be done, ability to explain their decisions that led to the design. Dislike: usage of prefabricated elements.

A designer’s work can be very inspiring and bring new momentum into a project. However if the person gets too persistent about what he/she is doing this might end not well.

They have to try to implement the customer requests, nothing else.

They are creative, take care of the view of applications. I have to connect code and view, I can’t always do what they imagined.

Like new ideas from the designer and tolerance about my ideas. Dislike stubbornness.

It is difficult, if designers don’t hit your vision or conception.

Always creative and full of new ideas. Designers should do what the clients wish them to do and not try to persuade the client.

I like: many suggestions, good arguments and reasons to explain their ideas, good presentations of their work. I dislike: lack of ideas, no adherence to schedules, laziness.

They focus to much about details and want to much creativity in things they make. They think: “no design is ever finished.”

I like when designers know what they want, and don’t have more options, different approaches.

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