The Things That Hold a Designer Back from Client Success

Shannel Wheeler
8 min readJul 2, 2021
Blindfolded designer shooting arrows but missing the target.

Bad clients are the worse. I know because I used to complain about them all the time.

They make you despise answering the phone, fear opening emails, and dread the awkward Zoom calls that ruin your mood for the rest of the day. They nitpick over fonts, unapologetically change the scope, respect no boundaries, and undeniably wake up thinking about ways in which to…

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Shannel Wheeler

Left-brain creative | Brand/Design Implementation | Design Instruction and Inspiration | Creating with Purpose: https://shannelwheeler.com