One of my favorite client phrases is: "We already have the design. We just need you

One of my favorite client phrases is: "We already have the design. We just need youOne of my favorite client phrases is: "We already have the design. We just need you

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Sevd Atas

max

• Jun 27

One of my favorite client phrases is:

"We already have the design. We just need you to refine and finalize it."

Every time I hear that, I know I'm about to redesign the whole thing. 😅

If it isn't working, that's not polishing.

That's design!!

Sometimes it's even harder than starting from scratch because you're working around decisions that already exist.

And usually... it's an AI image they generated.

What's your "favorite" client phrase?

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Krishna Singh

• Jun 28

I think these are most difficult deals to close, when clients don't know what they exactly want?

Victor Adewole

pro

• Jun 27

I completely agree 👍

Esther Adewumi

pro

• Jun 28

Spot on

Regent Park Studio

max

• Jun 28

Felt this in our bones 😅

Alina Fedorchenko

pro

• Jun 29

I will translate "I don't like current design and i want to change everything but not ready to admit it" 😊

Nina Brylevych

pro

• Jun 29

Yeah, it sounds painful 😂

Anita Autorino

max

• Jun 29

I agree! My favorite phrase is "we want to share a more specific visual direction that feels closer to the brand identity." and they proceed to edit the designs I made with AI

Studio Sevd

max

• 1d

Ahahah yes!!!!

Reda Oumomen

• 2d

They say that's poetry hahahaha

Ayesha Javed

• 1d

Exactly!

Angelica Singh

• 1d

Haha, every designer has heard this at least once😅

Oluwadamilola Oluwadamilare

pro

• 17h

😂 Usually ends up being more work

Anita Autorino

max

• Jun 25

Client Red flags, AI Edition

🚩 Comes with a full brief made entirely of AI-generated designs.

🚩 Wants a custom brand identity, but only if it looks exactly like the AI images they generated.

🚩 Runs every concept that you created (the professional designer) through AI for "design feedback."

Any AI-related red flags you'd add to the list?

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Rachel Cohen

pro

• 1d

Stating that running your work through AI would void the contract due to copyright infringement and theft feels like a great clause to add to case studies.

Sofi.3d Sofi Kotovenko

pro

• Jun 26

My video for the Contra × Renoise Challenge.

With this story, I wanted to express what lives inside each of us—an entire world filled with its own battles, struggles, and emotions that no one else can truly see.

Through this project, I shared a small piece of my own soul.

What kind of storm lives inside you?

#RenoiseChallenge

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Oleksandra Volkova

• Jun 26

This is absolutely stunning!🖤 It really makes you pause and reflect on your own inner storms🤔 Good luck with the challenge! 🚀

Georgia Tsiouli

pro

• Jun 26

Not every project needs a client. Nocturne started as a question: what would a dark luxury hotel website actually feel like to build? Brand direction below and Framer template coming soon.

Tool stack: Claude for copy, Figma for design, Nano Banana for visual generation, Weave for mockups.