Comments on: From Dream to Nightmare

By: Jon Jo Fe'

Jon Jo Fe' — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:01:06 +0000

I look forward to the rest of the story this was rather enlighting and entertaining…amazing to see what we artists go through…….I totally understand and agree!! I need to post my story up as well….

By: Notes on Design » Blog Archive » From Dream to Nightmare: Lessons Learned from Jobs that Got Completely Out of Control.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:05:34 +0000

[...] Part Two of a Two-Part Series. [...]

By: Chris Costello

Chris Costello — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:21:50 +0000

Hi Senan,

Yes, I have created many map projects, from history textbook illustrations to travel publications. The projects that involve advertising seem to be the most difficult because they involve more people in the approval process; vendors, account reps, creative, etc., and you just can’t please everybody.

Part 2 of this series is another entertaining map-type scenario that I got sucked into.

By: senan

senan — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:58:06 +0000

Hi Chris – I do a lot of work in the ski industry designing illustrated resort maps and have experienced much of what you’ve described. Learning the hard way to charge enough up front has been a challenge. Have you done any other map-type of work?

By: Joe Fritz

Joe Fritz — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:22:51 +0000

oh, no problem. it’s funny that you threw them out.

By: Chris Costello

Chris Costello — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:55:15 +0000

Hi Joe,

Sorry. Another disappointment with this job is that I did not have time to make a copy of the original because I had assumed it would be printed as is. After I saw the full-size press proofs of the poster, I was so mad I threw them out.

I saved the postcards (see posted image) because they did not reveal the imperfections at 5.5″x8.5″.

By: Joe Fritz

Joe Fritz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:46:41 +0000

any chance of seeing a before/after larger resolution image of the map?