Comments on: How to avoid a “Frankenstein’s Monster” of a Brochure Design! http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design Logo Design / Graphic Designer / Brochure Designer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:46:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brochures Printing http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-16790 Brochures Printing Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:28:40 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-16790 Probably the most valuable blog post I've read all week. Thanks. Probably the most valuable blog post I’ve read all week. Thanks.

]]> By: Retirement Flats http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-77 Retirement Flats Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:28 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-77 <strong>Retirement Flats...</strong> Your blog makes very interesting reading. I'm sure others will think so too I look forward to reading their comments.... Retirement Flats…

Your blog makes very interesting reading. I’m sure others will think so too I look forward to reading their comments….

]]> By: admin http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-26 admin Fri, 23 May 2008 18:53:48 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-26 Steve, 'Frankenstein Design' is probably a better way of putting it! I do try to present the best solutions rather than lots on unthought through designs, after all its quality not quantity, which is where i think your coming from too! Amanda, thanks for another post you have been busy today, much appreciated! Less is more, but like you say some clients want lots of ideas all in one design, which leads to usually a mess. I think helping the client through this process is part of the job too, thanks for your views, have a good weekend. G admins last blog post..<a href="http://www.dot-design.co.uk/create-and-build-your-own-font/" rel="nofollow">Create and build your own font</a> Steve, ‘Frankenstein Design’ is probably a better way of putting it! I do try to present the best solutions rather than lots on unthought through designs, after all its quality not quantity, which is where i think your coming from too!

Amanda, thanks for another post you have been busy today, much appreciated!
Less is more, but like you say some clients want lots of ideas all in one design, which leads to usually a mess. I think helping the client through this process is part of the job too, thanks for your views, have a good weekend. G

admins last blog post..Create and build your own font

]]> By: Truly Ace Design http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-23 Truly Ace Design Fri, 23 May 2008 17:50:28 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-23 It's definitely a danger showing a client too many concepts. I only ever show one at a time to stop this from happening. Unfortunately every now and then I get one that keeps asking to see 'revisions' to different concepts (for logo design for instance) so that we end up with about ten designs (or worse) that all look different. After following lots of confusion from seeing too many concepts, then they want to see all the designs together in one space for 'comparison'. This is the start the whole Frankestein thing when they start grabbing components of different designs and shoving them together amid my cautions of 'why this doesn't work very well'. Most of the time this turns out badly, but actually recently this happened, but the result is pretty good at the end of it all. I think that was because I had no choice but to make it work, or I was going to be working on the design for the rest of my life ;) It’s definitely a danger showing a client too many concepts. I only ever show one at a time to stop this from happening.

Unfortunately every now and then I get one that keeps asking to see ‘revisions’ to different concepts (for logo design for instance) so that we end up with about ten designs (or worse) that all look different.

After following lots of confusion from seeing too many concepts, then they want to see all the designs together in one space for ‘comparison’.

This is the start the whole Frankestein thing when they start grabbing components of different designs and shoving them together amid my cautions of ‘why this doesn’t work very well’.

Most of the time this turns out badly, but actually recently this happened, but the result is pretty good at the end of it all. I think that was because I had no choice but to make it work, or I was going to be working on the design for the rest of my life ;)

]]> By: Steve http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-21 Steve Fri, 23 May 2008 11:54:29 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-21 We have had many experiences of this - and we also refer to it as a Frankenstein design. I find this normally happens by giving the client too many options. They then choose elements that they like from each option and ask us to put it together. Because of this, we have greatly reduced the amount of choices and designs we show the client. Steve Steves last blog post..<a href="http://eightyonedesign.co.uk/blog/2008/05/what-makes-a-good-business-card/" rel="nofollow">What makes a good business card?</a> We have had many experiences of this – and we also refer to it as a Frankenstein design. I find this normally happens by giving the client too many options. They then choose elements that they like from each option and ask us to put it together.

Because of this, we have greatly reduced the amount of choices and designs we show the client.

Steve

Steves last blog post..What makes a good business card?

]]> By: How to avoid a “Frankenstein’s Monster” of a Brochure Design! http://www.dot-design.co.uk/how-to-avoid-a-frankensteins-monster-of-a-brochure-design/comment-page-1#comment-13 How to avoid a “Frankenstein’s Monster” of a Brochure Design! Mon, 19 May 2008 20:32:05 +0000 http://www.dot-design.co.uk/?p=56#comment-13 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt We would then work on the initial design concept, providing a sample cover and inside spread to give the client the general feel for the proposed brochure design. This would then be presented to the client, now usually the client would … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt We would then work on the initial design concept, providing a sample cover and inside spread to give the client the general feel for the proposed brochure design. This would then be presented to the client, now usually the client would … [...]

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