Leo, please send them my way when you are done with them. I've got a lot of projects that aren't getting off the ground with my team. I need a new team!
I went back and looked at our email exchanges and I was VERY clear from day one I was looking for a redesign of the radio show site, techguylabs.com. (They also promised they'd do it by March.)
This is a major company, referred to me by Six Apart (I had agreed to use Movable Type). I am pissed.
I wonder if they looked at the current TWiT site they thought "I wonder why they want this site redesigned and not Tech Guy Labs". I much prefer smaller design companies, they have much more riding on making sure it's correct.
Sorry to hear about all of that, ya think they would have like double and triple checked with you the second they looked at twit.tv and saw how awesome it already is. Good luck on finding a new design firm.
Or could this be a call for the TWiT army to step up? Who's a Drupal designer? I have a little freebie site where we could set up a spec. We should set up a Wiki and get this project off the ground. Anybody who wants to can email me - ajpresto at gmail
The problem is that Nitwits has TWIT in it. Sorry, I don't want to joke with your predicament, but at times like this smiling or crying is about all you can do before moving on.
That is BS Leo i was looking forward to the new site. I hope you can find a better firm or person that knows what they are doing. Maybe a large discount on your site from this company.
egads, didn't they give you status reports/periodic snapshots of the design? wow, I feel your pain. Time to bounce on your exercise ball... on their heads :)
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What on earth did they redesign then? twit.tv?
2 years, 4 months ago by Y83ross
Wow! That really sucks. :(
2 years, 4 months ago by theweejenny
What did they try to redesign?!
You should hire Amber Mac on The Lab with Leo, move her to Vancouver, and turn her into your little full-time web designer!
2 years, 4 months ago by dillon
OH NO! =:o
2 years, 4 months ago by laserone
Just use Drupal w/ a nice standard downloadable template.
2 years, 4 months ago by laserone
Leo, please send them my way when you are done with them. I've got a lot of projects that aren't getting off the ground with my team. I need a new team!
2 years, 4 months ago by psimac
They sent me comps for a redesign of TWiT.tv!
I went back and looked at our email exchanges and I was VERY clear from day one I was looking for a redesign of the radio show site, techguylabs.com. (They also promised they'd do it by March.)
This is a major company, referred to me by Six Apart (I had agreed to use Movable Type). I am pissed.
2 years, 4 months ago by ChiefTWiT
Ni-TWIT web design? I thought you were steering clear of trademark infringers.
2 years, 4 months ago by ChristianBurns
I wonder if they looked at the current TWiT site they thought "I wonder why they want this site redesigned and not Tech Guy Labs". I much prefer smaller design companies, they have much more riding on making sure it's correct.
2 years, 4 months ago by dsample
That sucks! I hope you get it sorted out. There got to be SOMEONE in the TWiT army who can do this...
2 years, 4 months ago by fabsh
Sorry to hear about all of that, ya think they would have like double and triple checked with you the second they looked at twit.tv and saw how awesome it already is. Good luck on finding a new design firm.
2 years, 4 months ago by littletechguy
Ouch.
2 years, 4 months ago by CookieDuster
What you need is someone to help manage the leo online empire ... Hint hint wink wink
2 years, 4 months ago by atmasphere
Or could this be a call for the TWiT army to step up? Who's a Drupal designer? I have a little freebie site where we could set up a spec. We should set up a Wiki and get this project off the ground. Anybody who wants to can email me - ajpresto at gmail
2 years, 4 months ago by ajpresto
The problem is that Nitwits has TWIT in it. Sorry, I don't want to joke with your predicament, but at times like this smiling or crying is about all you can do before moving on.
2 years, 4 months ago by tedd
I could be wrong but I assume by "nitwit" he means the adjective and not a proper name for a company. . .
I have been wrong before though :D
2 years, 4 months ago by jaderobbin
I've had good luck with people from guru.com. You have to check their references carefully, of course, but so far it's gone well.
2 years, 4 months ago by MotivatedTurnip
That is BS Leo i was looking forward to the new site. I hope you can find a better firm or person that knows what they are doing. Maybe a large discount on your site from this company.
2 years, 4 months ago by jdwusami
Sorry for the mixup here, Leo. We'll do what we can at Six Apart to make things right.
2 years, 4 months ago by anildash
Work that's 3 months late and on the wrong site is a "mixup"? I'd hate to see a mistake.
2 years, 4 months ago by Dolphbucs
egads, didn't they give you status reports/periodic snapshots of the design? wow, I feel your pain. Time to bounce on your exercise ball... on their heads :)
2 years, 4 months ago by decjr