<\/span>1. Don’t try to get free work from them.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration1\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055030\/illustration1.png.webp\")
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\nHey, dating a designer is pretty useful, right? After all, you can get your site, logo, app and brochure designed completely for free. Yeah, guess what? Forget about it! A designer wants to be appreciated for their unique personality, not for their ability to save your company money. If you want your design work done for you, ask someone else.\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>2. Ditch the design-gags.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration2\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055040\/illustration2.png.webp\")
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\nI bet you know some great puns about designers, not to mention some witty chat-up lines. But before you saunter up to your love-interest and declare ‘I’m very font of you, you’re just my type’<\/a>, pause for a moment. Review that sentence in your mind. Then make sure it never emerges from your mouth. Trust me on this. Two words. Passion. Killer.\n<\/p>\n<\/span>3. Recognize their design obsession.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration3\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055049\/illustration3.png.webp\")
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\nOne thing you need to know about designers. They’re obsessed with what they do. Every street corner provides inspiration, every conversation generates new ideas and thoughts. If you want to date a designer, you’ll need to accept this. So let them earnestly pore over the color palette of the menu and instagram their smoothie. It’s what they do. Deal with it.\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>4. Avoid discussions.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration4\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055059\/illustration4.png.webp\")
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\nEnter into a debate with a designer at your peril. This can be a very frustrating experience if you’re the type who values facts and figures over aesthetics and intuition. Learn to love their creative peculiarities and you’ll soon realize that this intuitive, occasionally insane personality is great fun to be around.\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>5. When in doubt, go minimalist.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration5\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055108\/illustration5.png.webp\")
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\nWant to win their heart with a gift? Tread carefully with a designer. It’s all about aesthetic appeal, and if you get something sparkling, tacky or poorly designed, you’ll run the risk of their serious disapproval. A general rule to adhere to? Nothing with comic sans fonts, and certainly nothing with kittens on it. Unless it’s an artistic impression of a cool kitty covered in graffiti and NY urban gear. That might just work.\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>6. Never criticize the competition.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration6\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055119\/illustration6.png.webp\")
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\nYou might think that a good way to woo your designer is to compare their work favorably to others. However, devaluing the work of other designers is likely to cast you in a not so positive light. Keep your comments upbeat and complimentary.\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>7. Don’t ‘geek it up’.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration7\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055128\/illustration7.png.webp\")
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\nAs with any other person, it’s important to be yourself when you date a designer. You might feel tempted to invest in sharp designer clothes and don an artistic quiff to attract their attention, but if this isn’t really you, it’s not the best idea. Feel free to reveal your naturally nerdy nature, but don’t pretend to be something you’re not; and certainly don’t claim to know all about design if you don’t… you’ll only get embarrassed in the end!\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>8. Don’t be a ‘designer-hog’.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration8\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055142\/illustration8.png.webp\")
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\nWhen you date a designer, prepare to get jealous, because you’ll be sharing them… a lot! Designers often have to pull long hours at the office to hit tight deadlines, and they’ll be up in the small hours of the night, trying to wrestle with the demands of demon clients. You’ll need to accept that this is very much part of being with them. Not sure what a burnt-out designer looks like? Check this out<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/span>9. Know your hang-outs.<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"illustration9\"](\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/11\/09055144\/illustration9.png.webp\")
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\nI bet you know some great puns about designers, not to mention some witty chat-up lines. But before you saunter up to your love-interest and declare ‘I’m very font of you, you’re just my type’<\/a>, pause for a moment. Review that sentence in your mind. Then make sure it never emerges from your mouth. Trust me on this. Two words. Passion. Killer.\n<\/p>\n \nOne thing you need to know about designers. They’re obsessed with what they do. Every street corner provides inspiration, every conversation generates new ideas and thoughts. If you want to date a designer, you’ll need to accept this. So let them earnestly pore over the color palette of the menu and instagram their smoothie. It’s what they do. Deal with it.\n<\/p>\n \nEnter into a debate with a designer at your peril. This can be a very frustrating experience if you’re the type who values facts and figures over aesthetics and intuition. Learn to love their creative peculiarities and you’ll soon realize that this intuitive, occasionally insane personality is great fun to be around.\n<\/p>\n \nWant to win their heart with a gift? Tread carefully with a designer. It’s all about aesthetic appeal, and if you get something sparkling, tacky or poorly designed, you’ll run the risk of their serious disapproval. A general rule to adhere to? Nothing with comic sans fonts, and certainly nothing with kittens on it. Unless it’s an artistic impression of a cool kitty covered in graffiti and NY urban gear. That might just work.\n<\/p>\n \nYou might think that a good way to woo your designer is to compare their work favorably to others. However, devaluing the work of other designers is likely to cast you in a not so positive light. Keep your comments upbeat and complimentary.\n<\/p>\n \nAs with any other person, it’s important to be yourself when you date a designer. You might feel tempted to invest in sharp designer clothes and don an artistic quiff to attract their attention, but if this isn’t really you, it’s not the best idea. Feel free to reveal your naturally nerdy nature, but don’t pretend to be something you’re not; and certainly don’t claim to know all about design if you don’t… you’ll only get embarrassed in the end!\n<\/p>\n \nWhen you date a designer, prepare to get jealous, because you’ll be sharing them… a lot! Designers often have to pull long hours at the office to hit tight deadlines, and they’ll be up in the small hours of the night, trying to wrestle with the demands of demon clients. You’ll need to accept that this is very much part of being with them. Not sure what a burnt-out designer looks like? Check this out<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/span>3. Recognize their design obsession.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>4. Avoid discussions.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>5. When in doubt, go minimalist.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>6. Never criticize the competition.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>7. Don’t ‘geek it up’.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>8. Don’t be a ‘designer-hog’.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span>9. Know your hang-outs.<\/span><\/h3>\n
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