Perfection

Does Perfection exist? Depending on your definition, of course. Here are some things that come to mind for me. My grandmother's rice pudding or macaroni and cheese; my mom's pink topped cup cakes; Dan's lobsters; Lola's tail wagging; a child laughing; a blooming dahlia; a Colin Page painting; a voice saying "i love you Auntie Amber"; a meal prepared with love; a logo that hits the mark. Perfection isn't easy and it shouldn't be strived for. To try for perfection is almost aiming at failure, to make perfection without it being the goal, may be possible.

As a firm offering design, to make a client happy and have them hark "perfection" is incredibly rewarding. More so than I could have realized. We work very hard for our clients but are always pleased when we hit it out of the park. So we continue to strive... to hit perfection. Knowing we won't always hit it, but be so pleased, for our clients, when we do.

A Quote

"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

Douglas Adams

The Worst Client

Is it ironic that I am little harbor's worst client? I am sitting here, in front of my computer, looking for ways to improve/contribute to designs for a new endeavor of my husband. It is reminding me of the pain it took to get to the new LHT site. A2 came to me with design after design after design. I kept putting her and the process off because nothing was speaking to me. The delays worked though and we got to a place where I am quite happy with our new website.

Now, however, we are dealing with a very real deadline. A marketing piece will be hitting the mail on Monday, November 30th and the website must be up to support it. We have made it to a place that I am OK with but not loving. My husband is ok with it as well. But OK isn't love. So I sit here watching DVRed episodes of Glee playing with color and concept hoping to give better feedback to A2 but in reality it will probably all just irritate her.

I guess the good news is we are close. Additional good news is it will be good. And the better news is that nothing is permanent and can be updated at will when the timing is right.