Post 5: Danielle Bacon

Disney

   













Hollister

I like disney because there are a variety of things to choose from. Its also very cute items which makes me a huge fan of disney. Hollister also has a variety of things. Hollister doesnt limit there options for customers. I like the beachy look and thats what the hollister company creates.
Branding- a brand name
identity-who or what a person is
Logo-a symbol or other design adopted by an organization to identify its products

Post # 4

What is the pros/cons of the self employment.  Do you agree or disagree.  Discuss in your team.  Give me 5 sentences.

I disagree with this because i believe this will make a person really lazy. If you sit at home and think of designs to make. You can get easily distracted, you can always go somewhere else to think of something but people will tend to be really lazy. Sometimes your designs will not be successful and you might  lose a  lot of money. That is a risk that you take, but if your design does become successful, you can make a lot of money. If you have someone pushing you as a boss, i think you will be more successful than a person that doesn't have a boss. It just depends if you are a workaholic, if you love to work hard then you can be really successful.

Post #3

What is the first step to work with the a client? To convince your client that your designs are perfect.
List details of the job. Make sure you know what the client wants, have a deadline, and if needed make a schedule. 
Why is a schedule so important? Clients appreciate punctuality. If you make a schedule you'll be setting yourself up for success and it'll be easier to meet your deadlines. 
List 5 points to present yourself professionally discussing your work to a client. Be respectful. Listen to your client. Give them options. Be confident. Remind them why they hired you. What is the reason that 16% of the clients leave? Dissatisfaction 
What is proper phone etiquette? Not leaving countless voicemail messages or calling clients first thing in the morning, really late at night or on the weekends. Also, avoid talking to your clients when you're in a bad mood and or any other time when your brain isn't working at full speed.
Should you share personal problems? No, sharing all of your personal problems when they ask how you’re doing creates for an awkward situation. Unless you’re client is a close friend, they don’t want to hear about your sick uncle, car problems or financial troubles.
What is the difference between offering advice and dictating opinion? 
Offering advice is when you help someone in a nice manner. When you are dictating opinion you do it in a demanding way that could be really rude.

 What is the best way to exceed client expectation?
 You want to help your client's business succeed and develop great designs for them. You could also be really clear with your goals that you want to make.

What is the best way to save time while working  with your client?
 If you stick with a schedule that you made with your client less time will be wasted.

What is a down payment?
A payment made when you buy something using credit. 
 What is a contract?
 An agreement made with someone stating that you will do something. signed by you

What is in a contract?
An agreement made between two people or businesses stating you will agree to certain terms. 
What should you provide with your contract?
Have a backup plan if the agreements in the contract don't work as planned. 
 How should you estimate a price?
 When you estimate a price you want something in that ball park because most likely they will offer lower than you offer

What is a kill fee?
If the contract states that they will give you a bigger percentage in your pay if things don't go as planned, as the contract states the plan. 
What is the delivery process? Describe the steps involved?
It is a process describing a complete and thorough of a project that you are thinking of. It will get rid of all the things that you don't need in the project. It will get rid of clients that don't want to work with the  project you are trying to do. 

Post #2

1) http://www.firstborn.com

This firm is a digital agency, and they make digital apps, 3D models, websites, content management tools and interactive presentations along with “just about anything else that takes advantage of digital technology.” They caught our eye with their product advertisements.

2) http://gamergfx.com

This firm makes logos, web designs, apparel designs and many more for the growing gaming community. They caught are eye with their amazing mascot logos.

3) http://www.bigspaceship.com

This firm is a digital agency, they caught our eye since they've worked for prestigious companies like Google, Sonos, BMW, YouTube and many more.

4) http://antiantinyc.com

Design who has worked with big design firms such as Coca-Cola.

5) http://www.pentagram.com/work/#/all/all/newest/

This design firm is the biggest independent design firm in the world and has worked for clients such as Saturday Night Live, 21st Century Fox, Wired, the Sundance Film Festival and Activision.

Post #1

The name of our design firm is DJM Designs. We selected this name because each letter in our name is one of our first initials. Danielle, John, and Matthew.
Head/Lead designer: John.
Senior designer: Matthew.
Junior designer: Danielle.