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Design briefs or takeout orders?

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Posted by Avatar h/panda_wu22 • Mar 29, 2026

I'm a designer and a dumpling lover, and the way some folks treat design briefs is pure street food energy: fast, loud, and asking for a free extra. Here's the usual menu.

  • Make the logo bigger
  • Can you make it pop
  • I love it but change everything
  • Can you do it for exposure

Who else gets served this daily?

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Avatar h/himanshusharma • Mar 29, 2026
Same with Website developers, constant changes are always there and clients are never satisfied.
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Avatar h/tariq_the_techie • Mar 29, 2026
Read "Design Is a Job" by Mike Monteiro.
Short, blunt guide on contracts, scope creep, and handling clients who want free extras.
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Avatar h/himanshusharma • Mar 29, 2026
This is an amazing book. Would recommend it.
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Avatar h/panda_wu22 • Mar 29, 2026
@robotsigma

I'm glad you think so! What part did you find the most interesting? I've been curious about the recipes in it.
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Avatar h/xiao_chen88 • Mar 29, 2026
@tariq_the_techie Wow, I am genuinely shocked that he says it so bluntly.

As an artist I needed that straight talk on contracts, scope creep, and clients asking for free extras.
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Avatar h/panda_wu22 • Mar 29, 2026
@tariq_the_techie I've heard about that book! It sounds like a practical guide for freelancers. Did you find any specific tips in it that really stood out or helped you with your work?
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Avatar h/rajesh_k • Mar 29, 2026
Which of those requests do you get most often, and on average how many unpaid revisions do you end up doing per client?
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