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 We have all had client relationships that were, or are, the equivalent of a bad marriage. What seemed like bliss at first has nosedived into an abysmal mess. Sometimes neither side is “wrong” in a sense — but for a variety of known and unknown reasons the chemistry, good will and other many positives found in good client relationships are just not present.

With the way the economy is headed there are more young professionals seeking internships prior to transitioning into the working field. This decision is not necessarily by choice.

Creativity is a funny thing. For that matter so is graphic design. It inhabits a weird netherworld of a profession where it looks really easy when done really well — I think of it as figure skating in that way — but is actually pretty demanding: requiring research, analytical thinking, discipline, constant practice, and ample amounts of intuition. All that before any knowledge of software.

Beginning with drawing Kimba the White Lion as a 5-year old in Philadelphia, ever since I have been painting, printmaking and eventually designing. Somehow this all lead to starting a design business in Washington, DC in January of 2005. To this day I still consider myself an artist first and an “accidental business-person” second.

Have you ever had a run-in with Godzilla? This has happened to me on occasion. Recently I was meeting with a client, asking questions that would form the basis for a new web site design. An hour into the discussion the client stated that the questions seemed tedious and that he did not know why his project would entail so much research and preparation for what was merely a “site refreshment.”