[quote=guycollege;56519]in response to papercutter - "I'm not designing it for you gratis."
Thats the magic of the internet...There at 6 billion people, i'm sure 1 person will be nice enough to help me design
out of kindness...
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Perhaps you're right. Maybe they'll even be knowledgeable.
Here's the deal: none of us have a big red button that says "design" that we can press and get a great design. In addition to the time spent on the drawing, there's the time spent interviewing you, the client, to determine how you will live with- and in- the space. While biologists would disagree, I'd say there's a strong link between the ears and the hands: I can't design something that works for you if I don't listen to you.
With most clients, the listening process takes time. Nothing is clear-cut. You like Asian style- does that mean subtle, or are we talking appropriate for a new sushi joint in Tackytown? Years of working with people has taught us not only what info we need, but how to extract it from reticent or difficult clients. In many cases, that takes a fair bit of dialogue. Dialogue=time=money, at least in my world.
My point is that this is a professional forum. I doubt I'm alone in saying that the only free design I could give you would be half-assed, because without financial compensation (this IS what I do for a living, you know- does the butcher hand out free ribeyes?), I cannot give you my best effort. And I don't send out shoddy work. Now, if you had something to post that you had designed, I could ask some questions and give some feedback that could be useful to you. It's easier to nudge someone along than to do it all for them, and I'd be ok with that.
If you've hired a designer and you're soliciting free design help online, you need to ask yourself if you've hired the right designer. Do you doubt his/her abilities? Or do you feel like something's not clicking?
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