The Angry Web Designer

While reading the Web Design section in CraigsList, I found this reply to a person looking for free graphic design work - brilliant!

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Hi, i am interested in developing a logo for my new company. I do not have much to offer in return, but i am willing to allow you to keep the design in your portfolio. Please email me if you can help and i will email you back with the name of my buisness, our services and what type of logo i am looking for.
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I am tired of you douche bags coming on here saying “I can’t pay you much, but you get to keep it for your portfolios!” Yippie. It’s asshats like you that completely undervalue the services we graphic artists provide to our clients. Do you not understand the worth that is to be the identity of your company? If someone told fed me this line, you know what I’d do short of laughing in their face? I’d slap some clip art on it and call it a day because when a client says something like that to me, I’m thinking they must not care what their company is truly worth. Oh, and believe it or not, college students need to eat. “Getting to keep it for out portfolio” does not pay the bills. We are selling a worthwhile, legitimate service. You wouldn’t for to your mechanic a suggest such a thing, or to the hair salon for instance and demand high lights when you only can only afford the trim. This informative video explains what I’m getting at;

The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations

Oh and by the way, students develop their portfolio in school, THAT’S WHAT IT’S FOR!