{"id":24065,"date":"2015-06-01T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=24065"},"modified":"2024-04-05T00:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:20:02","slug":"20-lies-designers-tell-their-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/20-lies-designers-tell-their-clients","title":{"rendered":"20 Lies Designers Tell Their Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some clients are amazing, others, not so much. No matter who your clients are though, I&#8217;m willing to bet you&#8217;ve told a few little white lies to them over the years. Nothing big, just a harmless little fib here and there. To prove it, we created a series of funny posters that show some typical designer lies and &#8220;half-truths.&#8221;\nIf you see a lie you&#8217;re guilty of telling, Pin, Tweet, or otherwise share it out. 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