When ‘the industry’ hands you lemons, make lemonade. Not affiliated with the excellent Catalog Living.Tumblr (3.0; @industryliving)http://industryliving.net/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszlaulrwb1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The clients loved using their neighborhood kids’ input to make their financial planning website more exciting.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11385152540http://industryliving.net/post/11385152540Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:18:29 -0400reviewcreativeclientskidschildrentarget audience<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskelxqn871r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It was always important for Geraldine to prepare a breakfast spread for out-of-town clients who would never eat it.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11068145761http://industryliving.net/post/11068145761Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:16:05 -0400breakfastcateredlunchclientsmeetings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lske66gIq01r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The vendors loved to dazzle prospective clients with offerings that would never be used for a project.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11065297562http://industryliving.net/post/11065297562Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:36:06 -0400offeringsskillsuselessclientsvendors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsj06l9Qby1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The client was completely sold on Team A’s pitch. Until Team B’s pitch ruined everything.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11062565332http://industryliving.net/post/11062565332Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:51:05 -0400pitchbackupdisasterclientspinch hittersuperstar<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiyz53LuG1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The client always filed their vendor’s best ideas into the closest shredder.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11046969831http://industryliving.net/post/11046969831Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:34:15 -0400clientsideasshredder<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskdg9CBkC1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>After being forced to work nine days straight due to scope creep, Sinclair finally got his two comp days to spend with the family.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11046989428http://industryliving.net/post/11046989428Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:34:00 -0400sick dayscope creephealthcomp days<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsizdd5E7F1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The clients always sent over the best intrigues to their vendor with the greatest detail: “It doesn’t work.”</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11032880828http://industryliving.net/post/11032880828Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:12:05 -0400intriguesvaguebugsemail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiyo7YmU41r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Reginald could never get accustomed to his client’s last-minute feature changes.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11028626290http://industryliving.net/post/11028626290Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:22:05 -0400clientsfeaturesscope creeplast minute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiyq1mqhU1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The developers were always entertained by Facebook’s weekly hijinks.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11025964011http://industryliving.net/post/11025964011Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:52:05 -0400facebookdeveloperschangesbugsfeatureshijinks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiyjtaJJF1r4o2fqo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Trixie and Beatrice misunderstood the transition from AT&T to Sprint for the next iPhone from the get go.</p> <p><em><strong>Keep an eye on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apples-lets-talk-iphone-keynote-liveblog/">Engadget’s liveblog</a> for today’s Apple iPhone event starting at 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific.</strong></em></p>http://industryliving.net/post/11025043889http://industryliving.net/post/11025043889Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:19:01 -0400appleiphoneat&amp;tsprint<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiy6zlER21r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to today’s advanced computer systems, developers are always bested by basic math.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11023561976http://industryliving.net/post/11023561976Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:22:06 -0400mathprogramming<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiym3TTuJ1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Larry could never remember where to find his latest app requests and event invites on the new Facebook.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11022181947http://industryliving.net/post/11022181947Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:27:28 -0400facebookinterfaceappinvitesux<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiyhyKaQ91r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Smiths were fully prepared for their next campout in front of the local Apple Establishment.</p> <p><em><strong>Keep an eye on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apples-lets-talk-iphone-keynote-liveblog/">Engadget’s liveblog</a> for today’s Apple iPhone event starting at 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific.</strong></em></p>http://industryliving.net/post/11020982865http://industryliving.net/post/11020982865Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:26:00 -0400iphoneapplecampoutpreorderstore<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsitxgNzHS1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The client always fancied project launches on a Friday prior to a long weekend.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11008546278http://industryliving.net/post/11008546278Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:05:39 -0400launchesprojectsholidayweekend<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsiteqBRe21r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Barnaby decided to escape forthwith from the laboratory before a lunchtime meeting was called.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11008066649http://industryliving.net/post/11008066649Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:54:25 -0400lunchmeetings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsisvoR9Oy1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Smithers dropped everything he was doing for his client’s last-minute urgency.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11007556445http://industryliving.net/post/11007556445Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:43:00 -0400emergenciestrivialsuperflouous<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsist0sh1p1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mr. Jackson always enjoyed a laborious overnighter to save his clients a mere few minutes a day.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11007482815http://industryliving.net/post/11007482815Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:41:24 -0400overnighterreturn on investmentefficiencies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsisjyzWET1r4o2fqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Nothing fancied Jackson more than creating a spreadsheet from his client’s database stored in Microsoft Word.</p>http://industryliving.net/post/11007230336http://industryliving.net/post/11007230336Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:35:58 -0400excelspreadsheets