We’ve all been there, done that. Crazy clients who seem to be direct spawn of Satan. Share your story and read those of other designers who have lived to tell the tale.

Click here to read the full article on the Clients From Hell web site.

This is a fun take on the god-awful hand-made flyers we’ve all seen pinned to a bulletin board or telephone pole around the neighborhood. This designer takes these flyers, redesigns them and replaces the original with the re-designed flyer. Granted, the readability is sometimes questionable, but it’s a fun concept nonetheless.

Click here to read the full article on the Girl in the Green Dress web site.

We’ve all heard that dreaded, yet ubiquitous, question from a client: “Can you make the logo bigger?”  We rationalize, we plead, we instill the fear of a failed campaign – all to no avail.  Enter the genius of Michael Beirut with a solution to this all-too-common issue designers face. This is the most deliciously devious – make that, clever – “strategy” we’ve come across in a long while. Enjoy!

Click here to read the full article on the Core 77 web site.

We’ve all been there. “Can you make it more ‘webby’ looking?” or “Let’s try to ‘jazz it up’ a bit” or “How about this font called Comic Sans?” This is a funny look at some all-too-true things clients do to drive their designers nuts, all while expecting award-winning design as an end result. Yeah, right!

Click here to read the full article on Ghislain Roy’s web site.

This is just too good to pass up. Talk about creativity. It will crack you up. Super Heroes based on Photoshop filters. Crystallize, Ocean Ripple, Motion Blur and Halftone Pattern Maker are among the masked adventurers you’ll find.

Click here to read the full article at the Laughing Squid web site.

It ain’t easy being cheesy….OK, well, maybe it is. We all know that designers can sometimes have a language all their own. Why should pick-up lines be any different? This funny list of designer-inspired lines includes such classics-in-the-making as: “I dig your look and feel.” and “Has anybody every told you that your teeth have perfect kerning?”.

Click here to read the full list on theMade in England web site.

Sometimes, you just gotta laugh at the absurdity of things. This is a funny – and, sadly, all-too-true – list of 11 sarcastic reasons clients don’t need professional designers. Hilarity ensues!

Click here to read the full rant…err…post?…at the PiDesign web site.

An irreverant and humorous selection of custom-designed t-shirts. Sure to tickle your funny bone!

Click here to visit the Snorg Tees web site.

A fun look inside the design of a now-classic poster for the ShutUpsicle.

Click here for an in-depth look at the process of creating the prints.

This is the story of how Chris Barlett took a major risk and showed up dressed as a Stormtrooper to deliver his portfolio to a video game company. Classic!

Click here to read Chris’ full story.