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    #1
    I was wondering what kind of clients/projects will you all NOT take on?

    For example: I had a prospective employer ask if I had problems with casinos and gambling (they did A LOT of that kind of work). I didn't have a problem despite that, I didn't get the job. I another time, I once had a freelance client who had an employee approach me to work on his 'porn website'. I declined for a couple of reasons, one being I didn't want to 'do porn work' and another because I didn't trust him (instinct, and that he went behind his boss, my client, and I questioned the ethic of that).

    So.. What clients/projects will you all NOT work on??

    Christopher Powers
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  • #2
    As far as projects go, I would turn down projects for certain political parties (at least from down here) and perhaps for companies that profit from the suffering of the wildlife (seal hunting comes to mind)

    Employers? I guess it would be pretty much the same case...

    So far, I have not come across those kind of situations...

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Ahriman
      So far, I have not come across those kind of situations...
      fortunately, I haven't come across those situations either... yet.

      Though I am sure I would balk at the porn thing, or anything involving animal cruelty or hate-type stuff.

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      • #4
        A few years back in an old company I worked at I was required to make some changes to a website about "conservation and shooting" that I felt awkward about. One of the reasons I wanted to push for my chance to go freelance.

        They used to have a flash animation montage banner at the top of the home page back then and one of my collegues mocked up some disturbing ones with seal cubs all bloody on the ice and a dead fox with an autumn leaf blowing gently past. I think he had some issues with them as clients also!

        Not had a problem with anyone since that really. well, not an ethical problem anyway

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        • #5
          I would steer away from anything I deemed rascist.

          My boyfriend contacted once to do illustrations for a porn website. He didn't do it in the end. Not because of me, there where a number of reasons really...

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          • #6
            Political parties of certain stripes (read conservative or racist). Hate groups of any kind. Cigarettes (even though I'm a smoker, don't want anyone else being convinced to start). Fundamentalist religious groups (of any religion), whether they're fundamentalist to be determined by me. Porn. Anyone who wanted me to make them a flaming logo or insisted on inappropriate usage of the font that shall not be named.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by urstwile
              Cigarettes (even though I'm a smoker, don't want anyone else being convinced to start)
              Good point. I'm glad tobacco advertising is illegal in NZ.

              Originally posted by urstwile
              Anyone who wanted me to make them a flaming logo or insisted on inappropriate usage of the font that shall not be named.
              Unfortunately, too often I just have to go with what the client wants. Even if it is hidieous! You are a designer with good morals there urst!

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              • #8
                Well, if I feel conflicted about the subject matter, I'm just not so interested in the project and suggest they try someone else - I'll just say I am too busy and say I have a 9-month waiting list right now.

                Others: I do not work for cheap people, at least I try not to. I am tired of the cheating and money-grubbing and pains in the ass... I don't have time for it.

                If they do not respect my time... I probably will not take the job either.

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                • #9
                  I specialize in Flaming Logos.
                  Attached Files

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                  • #10
                    Prettymuch anything goes for me except I won't touch hate or racist stuff.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Kool
                      Prettymuch anything goes for me except I won't touch hate or racist stuff.

                      Me too .... other than that pretty much anything goes.


                      Kewl Flames Kool I want one man!!



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                      • #12
                        I'll send you all my porn work, Kool.

                        At a print shop I used to work for, we printed a menu for a brothel in Las Vegas and a sex toy catalog.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Red Kittie Kat

                          Kewl Flames Kool I want one man!!



                          Here ya go Red, http://www.flamingtext.co.uk/ But don't tell anybody, I wouldn't want it to cut into my flaming logo business.

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                          • #14
                            ooooooooooooh ......... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh soooooooo pretty







                            now I better get out of here before people start taking me seriously



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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Kool
                              Here ya go Red, http://www.flamingtext.co.uk/ But don't tell anybody, I wouldn't want it to cut into my flaming logo business.
                              is the British version better than the .com?

                              http://flamingtext.com/

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