Meeting no. 2

I went to meet with Giles and Andy yesterday and it was all in all very positive.  They have set me some strict deadlines and Giles showed me what he is looking for.

Within my design practice I have already written a brief which consists of designing a range of posters to highlight the positive words from the bible in a way which makes sense to everyone.  Rather than bombarding people with religious terminology I want to try to explain that christian values are as relevant and hopeful as ever.  This brief works perfectly with Giles' expectations for the posters and so I will hopefully, if he likes them, be able to sell the 5 designs to him once they are finished in December.  

I learnt from this meeting that often enough clients have already a detailed description of what they are looking for from a designer which leaves not much room for creativity in the design. What I wanted to try to do for Giles was also impart some of my knowledge of being a christian understanding that there is not much design I would put on my wall specifically about the christian faith and I felt I could do this because I am the target market.  Giles seemed really open to my suggestions and I took notes on some of his as well though I explained that due to the short deadline and my 2 week holiday I would only be able to complete 5 designs with a focus on what I felt worked best which he was really happy with.

I left the meeting feeling really happy and very professional and full of ideas for the work knowing they could be bought!