“Appreciations” Excerpted from Client Email
The following tidbits are quoted verbatim from emails sent to me in recent years. They were sent in response to the design and production of various projects including websites, magazines, reports, brochures, and more. Read ’em — they’re fun!
Ya know David...you’re really, really good! I mean, I knew you were...I knew how great it was to work with you, but I never realized like I do right now just how good you are at your work/art. Your style is so natural and clean, soft but powerful...simply simple and smart.
Great, great, great! Artistic, we all love it!
I LOVE IT! I am amazed David Really! It is a total breakthrough. Makes such an impact. My first impression is WOW, I want to work with this organization [The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production]. I’ve found a new designer to work with.
Our website is fabulous! I asked our receptionist to announce the unveiling of the site over the PA system. You could hear cheers and yeas from all over the Center.
Thank you, David! It looks wonderful; it’s very clear how we’ve shaped their message and what the viewers’ experience will be. Your design is so clean and sharp and accessible. We are very grateful.
You’re as important a part of the team as any activist or relief worker. It’s through you that we reach tens of thousands of people. I can’t tell you what kind of reactions we get to your work. I hope we have many more years and projects together.
Now that the report is out, I wanted to circle back to thank you for your wonderful work (we have had good comments about its design already) and particularly for getting it done so quickly. Everyone was shocked that it was already out!
WE LOVE THIS!!!!!! Bless you and your families and your friends and everyone you've every passed on the street. We're officially your biggest fans!!
WOO HOO!!! It looks really terrific!! I know I’ve said thank you before, but really, I can’t thank you enough for the energy, talent, and creativity you bring to this project.
God love ya! Incredible. Thanks so much. Not only is your work remarkable, the fact that you got all this done and set up over the weekend was way beyond the call.
Thanks David. We get so many compliments on the design of the report and website. We are very relieved to hear that you will work with us again, as it has been hard to find a designer with your talent and understanding of the issues. We cannot thank you enough for all the time and effort you put into making this project such a success. For all the pain of the many crazy hours you all put into this, we hopefully took a small step forward in building momentum to change the way chemicals are managed in this country.
The positive feedback on the site has been overwhelming. One of our funders even noted how much the easy navigation reflects “network thinking” — they are planning to use this site as a model for other CDCs. Pretty impressive.
Kudos and appreciations for the wonderful design you did for AFSC's Annual Report. The comments have been universally positive from staff and it will be interesting to hear how our donors react to it. We don't always remember to thank behind-the-scenes folks and I wanted you to know we are grateful for your skill, vision — and patience with revisions!.
I just wanted to let you know that we have gotten good media coverage of the report. We are grateful for your significant role in making the report a reality — a very handsome reality. Your cover idea was a tremendous breakthrough; it is simply stunning. We very much appreciate your efforts and your commitment to helping nonprofit folks achieve good design.
Hi David, we got the English version from the printer — they look great! But also stomach-churningly graphic [Bedbug brochure], in a good way. They’ll definitely be read. Thank you.
It’s so beeyooteeful!
Well, that silly little report that filled my life for so many months arrived today from the printer!!! It actually looks fantastic, considering everything. I am going to take a copy home today and frame it! Thank you SO MUCH for all of your work and for making a “complicated” project look great.
Congratulations on the fall issue. I just went through it and it is really terrific! The articles and blurbs are wonderful, and the layout, photos, and graphics are superb. Great job everyone!
The website is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! You have been great to work with, patient, helpful, supportive and creative. We are very, very happy with everything and want you to know how very grateful we are!
I love it... I love it... I love it! David...you are the best designer in the whole wide world!
A VERY big thank you for coming in under the original estimate — it means a lot for our low-budget journal. We really enjoyed working with you and will strongly recommend you to next year’s team.
EVERYBODY LOVES WHAT YOU’VE DONE!!!! To say that “Quaker Action” continues to work for us is an understatement. The kudos haven’t stopped coming in. People are thrilled. The response from readers has been overwhelmingly positive and staff are clamoring to get stories about their programs in the magazine.
The site worked out great. Thanks for all the great work you have done for us. Also, you should know that we have been touting your talents all up and down the east coast. You know what a stickler I can be regarding design, thus know how much I really care about and deeply appreciate all you have done for us.
This is just beautiful. The fonts and heading at the top feel perfect...fun, crisp, clear... This is not your grandmother's newsletter anymore.!!! Yeah. I love it.
The newsletter came out wonderfully. The product is beautiful. We are getting lots of good feedback.
Thank you again for all your creativity, professional expertise, and patience. We are grateful that we have found such a pleasant and talented person to work with.
Thanks for all your help! We are extremely grateful for all your support.
Thanks again for the invitation-to-attend. I put it on the first page of our portfolio at the conference and many attendees remarked, “You guys did that?!” The conference committee used words like “ecstatic,” “beyond our expectations,” “fantastic.” Thought you’d like to hear your reviews!
