A client in Chicago told me my color palettes were 'safe to the point of boring' last month, which pushed me to start using a random color generator for my initial sketches.

Has anyone else gotten blunt feedback that actually improved your creative process, or am I just weird for liking that kind of push?

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matthewp5219d ago

Ever have a client tell you your work looks like it was made by a robot? I got that once on a logo set, said they all felt "soulless and templated." Hurt like hell but man, it made me stop using my go-to styles. Started forcing myself to draw the first idea by hand with my eyes closed, just to get something ugly and weird to build from. That one mean note totally changed my starting point.

kim.emma19d ago

Ever wonder if the client calling it robotic actually meant it felt too safe? Like maybe they were bored and wanted something that would make them a little nervous, in a good way. Your ugly first sketch probably hits that exact spot of being interesting but not polished yet.