The Brads - Interface Design
July 6th, 2010
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Michael Parente
July 6, 2010 at 6:43 amThere is a spelling mistake in the 3rd box - It should be ‘Now it’s TOO similar…’
Great comic, though.
Stomme poes
July 6, 2010 at 6:58 amHm, I’ve certainly lived this!
lexx
July 6, 2010 at 7:05 amOne of the best. So true I wanna cry
Michael Parente
July 6, 2010 at 7:12 amFixed
It is very true.
Brad Colbow
July 6, 2010 at 7:35 amThanks for the heads up Michael
Cyprian
July 6, 2010 at 10:05 amThank you :D
David
July 6, 2010 at 10:39 amI’ve had this happen as a writer/editor. Gets quite annoying.
Lee Munroe
July 6, 2010 at 11:07 amNice punchline, was wondering where it was going
chris
July 6, 2010 at 11:10 amBuahahahahaha!!!
One of your top 5 comics for sure. Nice one.
:D
internet54
July 6, 2010 at 11:15 amCan this comic be any more true? :D
Beatriz Martínez Sosa
July 6, 2010 at 11:16 amThis is so funny! But in real life this kind of clients are really annoying.
Sky Hartman
July 6, 2010 at 11:40 am“That color green is what we use in other places to show success”
Um, that’s my life ^ right there. Thanks for the laugh! (like usual)
Jonny Campbell
July 6, 2010 at 11:59 amSo true.
James J Martin IV
July 6, 2010 at 12:02 pmClassic and spot-on as usual.
John MacAdam
July 6, 2010 at 12:24 pmGreat comic. Just tell the client “usability testing”
Josh Walsh
July 6, 2010 at 4:07 pm“Dude, you’re lucky. Normally I bill $200 per pixel.”
Florencia
July 6, 2010 at 5:09 pmGreat, my husband and me…Very funny as always. Love your comic.
Carlos
July 6, 2010 at 7:23 pmThis applies to a lot of things in life.
LM
July 6, 2010 at 9:57 pmvery true. i can relate. hahaha.
Jon Victorino
July 7, 2010 at 1:41 amI have never seen my day so well described by a comic before.
Hugo Villegas
July 7, 2010 at 2:48 amExcellent. It is so true!..
Great work Brad.
Matt
July 10, 2010 at 10:51 amFantastic! Added to my feed reader
Esprix
July 15, 2010 at 9:20 amJust so you know, this is not limited to web design - as an administrator, I see this happen constantly in so many areas of my day-to-day job. Good call, and very funny!
Thera
July 18, 2010 at 3:00 pmSo true, and even worse for programmers or database administrators: at least with interface design, they see a visual difference.
Abhishek
August 6, 2010 at 1:13 amIt’s awesome work…........thanks for such a wonderful explanation whoever done this thing…..
Sherry
August 16, 2010 at 1:36 amThat is my life at the moment… help!
Ravikumar V.
August 18, 2010 at 4:46 amHad you explained the client. lol
J.L. Faverio
September 4, 2010 at 7:30 pm“yeah, I know, I was desperate” LOL I can relate. I love your work, keep it up.
Norbert
October 25, 2010 at 8:26 amIt happens allways like this. Great comic!
Swapna
October 29, 2010 at 1:13 amBrad… this is bull’s eye.. sooo much familiar..its a daily matter for me…
Terry
November 2, 2010 at 1:16 amDude this is so hilarious!!! and so true, especially when dealing with outsourcing sometimes.
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November 7, 2010 at 6:51 pmI have never seen my day so well described by a comic before.
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james
January 19, 2011 at 1:08 pmHoly Shit… What’s with the abusive continual critique comments on this blog.
WHO CARES IF THERE IS A SPELLING MISTAKE.
I’d hate to have your friends brad.
clussman
January 24, 2011 at 5:30 pmHow do I order a print of this?
Jordan
February 7, 2011 at 4:41 amAs a web designer I knew exactly what to do after reading the second panel. If something is pushed too far down the page, the simplest solution is to find a way to move it up. Seems obvious. That said I can sympathize with the “client” in the last panel. Why should he be made to pay for a designers learning experience? Clients hire a web designer with the understanding that said designer already knows how to fix these things. Not that they will be paying for him/her to figure it out as he/she goes.
That small issue aside it was a funny comic.
Connor
April 23, 2011 at 9:20 pm>>There is a spelling mistake in the 3rd box - It should be ‘Now it’s TOO similar…’
Great comic, though.
That is not a spelling mistake. There is no mistake there.
Jacob
April 29, 2011 at 5:26 pmDesign every time was hard work and ongoing process. am i right?
cap seal
May 19, 2011 at 11:32 amgood for us, thanks!
Ajay
May 26, 2011 at 5:45 pmI didn’t have patience to read all, I skipped middle ones and went to the last. But at the end I got the whole picture
that explains why Brad is so expensive.
Sharon
May 27, 2011 at 1:51 pmThis is hilarious and so true.
business cards
June 8, 2011 at 12:30 pmFunny funny, put a definite smile on my face :o)
Mark V.
September 19, 2011 at 5:50 pmPerhaps I don’t think like a designer, but I don’t get this comic.
Problem: “People aren’t seeing the submit button because it’s under the small gray disclaimer text.”
How is the solution “move the button up” not immediately obvious?
Handyman Harpenden
October 13, 2011 at 10:53 amDesigners have a very unique mindset, not one I relate with!