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A client in Seattle said my logo looked like a 'sad fruit salad'
They pointed out my color palette was all muted, low-saturation greens and yellows. I was trying for 'earthy' but it just looked sickly. Switched to a triadic scheme with a bright blue accent and it totally popped. Anyone else get a piece of feedback that made you completely scrap a color direction?
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amy536mo ago
Ever have a client describe your work in a way that's so brutally clear it just clicks? "Sad fruit salad" is painfully specific but that kind of feedback cuts through all the designer jargon. It forces you to see the work through completely fresh eyes, not just as the person who made it. That shift from muddy to clear color is everything.
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jackson.wesley6mo ago
Ever think vague feedback helps more than it hurts? I used to, but @amy53 is right about how clear words can flip a switch. Now I see that "sad fruit salad" kind of honesty is what actually gets things fixed.
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lee_barnes705mo ago
Last year a client said my layout felt like "a waiting room no one wants to sit in." That one phrase made me see all the empty space and cold colors instantly. I stopped trying to defend my choices and just fixed it. Now I actually ask for that kind of plain talk early on. What's the most vivid feedback you've ever gotten?
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