I finally faced the deadline choice between rushing quality or asking for more time

Had a branding client bump my logo deadline up by 3 days last Tuesday and I had to decide between delivering 4 half-baked concepts or telling them I needed the original timeframe. I went with asking for the extra time because I figured a clean result beats a rushed mess, but they got annoyed and I lost the repeat work they hinted at. Has anyone else dealt with this trade-off and which side usually works out better for you?

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the_mary3d ago

it's honestly such a crappy spot to be in, and I'm sorry you had to deal with that. You made the right call though, even if they got annoyed. A rushed logo would have just looked bad and then they'd blame you for that too (clients never remember it was their fault for pushing the deadline). I've done the opposite before and handed over sloppy work, and it always comes back to bite you in the end. People don't respect the final product when they know it was rushed, and that hurts future work way more than asking for a few extra days.

xena_hernandez983d ago

Hold your ground every time because a bad portfolio piece hurts for years.

emma_lee223d ago

Three year old bad logos still haunting my portfolio site.