What’s the worst design or copy feedback you’ve ever gotten?

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My fav is when the client wants a novels worth of info in a banner ad sequence but then hits you with “it feels too busy"

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Make the logo bigger.

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“I dunno man just art direct it” (Creative Director In response to over 10 art directed layouts)

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“Just play around a bit."

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“Write better.”
Yeah, SMD better.

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“This but gooder.”

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we need to say where we’ve come from but don’t say: tradition, heritage, legacy, always, never, path, journey, road, ours or yours.

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"No... no...no...no..emm no."
But what he actually meant was, "Please tighten the leading 2pts, then it'll be perfect."

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"just unfuck this"

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Make it sexy.

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Write a line that’s good enough to go in communications arts (said by an acd who had never had any work in CA)

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Savage

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Put a bow on it. Move the logo to the top above the headline and make it twice as big. Add heart shaped bullet points. All on the same layout

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“That idea is too Caribbean" (because I’m Caribbean) and no, the idea has nothing to do with that 🤷🏽‍♀️ #caribbeanbias I guess 🤔

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Make it more Cannes winning.

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Make it more organic

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You can’t start a sentence with and

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Make it tasty. This was not a food ad or ad with food visuals.

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@ACD3 this one makes my skin crawl.

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“It’s like we’re a meat market with everything out for sale” — about a drop down menu item

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Is worth to leave EY within 3 months for a job at Sap labs?

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Is 25 too young to matriculate in MBA (specifically HBS/GSB)? Career-wise it feels like the right next step, but I wouldn’t want to jump the gun and miss out on any of the social or dating scene

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I have offers from jet2 travel technologies and pepsico. Jet2 offers permanent work from home.pepsico is hybrid. I am confused if I should go with the brand ? Is it good to go with Jet2- GCP or pepsi - Azure?

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What are the perks that can be availed by Deloitte India employees?

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Anyone have any tips or good information for creating a subscription based financial model?

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What's the notice period in LTI for P4 if we leave within first 6 months and is there any probation period

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To renew passport VFS, should one submit all older passports or just the most recent one?

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Do you think it’s safe to move mid April given the increasing restrictions because of the coronavirus?

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I have the offer from CG where they mention 1.13 monthly gross payment. can anyone know what is the exact Net pay and deductions

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I recently became and consultant for a saas company. What options do I have in order to excel my career?
Any certifications?

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How do you handle a lead who isn’t as good as they think they are? Not even close, tbh.

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Apparently McKinsey has hit their hiring target for experienced hires for the year and will resume for the 2021 cycle.

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Anyone having issues with their Mac after updating to Mojave? My machine is running like an old Atari and creative suite is essentially inoperable. And worst of all, Spotify won’t even open 😫

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Can I say no to working the weekend?

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What are the qualities of your ‘dream manager’? (Creative director)

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How to know whether agency’s expecting too much or you need to step it up? Ex: Told to provide four unique, presentation ready logo designs in 4 hrs.

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Why do I work somewhere that makes me drop everything to work on a campaign idea that the presidents 10 year old daughter thought of

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Do copywriters typically go on shoots? And what role does the copywriter typically play when they do go? I’ve had inconsistent experiences.

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CD’s - how do you inspire your junior teams to take risks, particularly those that involve tactics you might have said no to in the past but would work for the current brief?

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Sometimes I feel totally unproductive at the office and know that I’ll get more work done later at home. Am I the only one orrrr?

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Hey everyone! I need your help: I’m relocating to NYC. I’m from Europe.
How much money it will cost me to rent an apartment?
First month and last month? First month and a deposit? Frist month, deposit and agency fee?
Considering that I do have a proof of income (a FT contract), but no credit history/score.

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Designer at Sephora, who hurt you? This circle of neglect won’t ease your pain.

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I wrote some pretty kick ass book worthy scripts for a concept that got killed by client. How should I phrase that on my book when explaining the project? Do I put it on there? Do I mention it died?

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Thoughts on starting a career in a U.S. city outside NYC, Chicago, or LA?

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Let’s pretend advertising creatives finally followed the Writers Guild’s lead and unionized. What are the things we’d no longer allow?

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Hey smarties, anyone have athlete casting agencies they could recommend? 🙏

What are the names of some client-side internal creative depts/internal “agencies”? I know Disney has Yellow Shoes, but what are some others?

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Do you think having planning/strategy comms experience helps with ad creative/concepting role later down the track? 🤔

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If you’re in the middle of your summer internship and you’ve been working hard and doing your best work, how to do you help yourself get an offer extended to you?

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