Haven't we already posted about this?

Ok. I thought the ebay sign thing was funny, granted. But i feel as if our little blog is in a rut. I'm really not one to bitch too much, because what good would it do? and yes, i feel really sorry for the woman who bought that new hotel logo, but, really, she didn't know any better. And that's the majority of the audience. if they did, they'd do it themselves (now wouldnt that make a beautiful world). It's the age old question of "art" against, well, everything else--and it's not just design--i see my boyfriend go through it being a chef. His hands yearn to make things like octopus jerky and pinapple caviar--but people want chicken. undistinguished palette, undistinguished sense of design. I really want to do what i want to do, of course--and there will be times when i can, hopefully. But i'm starting to think that our job is to find that happy medium, to hopefully tone down the client's comic sans and clip art infested vision into something a little less likely to make me throw up in my mouth a little when i see it. And maybe, with a little friendly, nonjudgemental steering, they may see how my idea isnt so bad after all. and maybe they might trust me next time to take the reins. that's sometimes the best you can hope for.