These Designers Turned Idiotic Client Feedback Into Funny Posters For Charity
Every designer has a folder — mental or otherwise — filled with client feedback so baffling it makes them question their career choices. Irish creatives Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy decided to do something more productive with theirs: turn it into art.
The project was called Sharp Suits — an anonymous outlet where designers, illustrators, animators, and ad creatives could visually vent their most infuriating feedback. What started as a handful of posters quickly snowballed into a full exhibition at The Little Green Café & Bar in Dublin, with each A3 print sold for €10. Demand was so overwhelming that five days into the show, they had to stop taking orders.
All proceeds went to Temple Street Children’s Hospital, which means every “can you make the logo bigger?” and “Irish people can’t read italics!” somehow turned into something genuinely good. Thousands of euros raised. Frustration, beautifully weaponized.
The range is brilliant — from feedback that’s merely head-scratching to the kind that makes you wonder how some briefs ever made it past the first email. We’ve picked the best ones below.
10. Let’s start with this priceless germ…err…gem
9. Granny doesn’t always know best
8. Santa’s gonna need a new outfit this year
7. This deserves an animated response
6. Yes, you are the target audience for this one
5. I hear you…
4. Sony, Nokia, Facebook – are u paying attention?
3. The mother of all Google searches
2. The elephant’s ass is the perfect response to this one
1. Hahahahahahahahaha!
Talk about channeling your frustration into something constructive. Kudos to everyone involved. Which poster did you find the funniest? What’s the worst client feedback you’ve ever received? Share this post with a designer friend and voice your views in the comments below.
