well it is one of the biggest firms in the world and has won countless design awards, not to mention, what matters most - the designs are incredible. so, calling it stupidity and arrogant....well you might as well be posting your comments from the bottom of a well.
i was asking for contributions for favorite designers btw. if you have nothing to contribute, move along.

sounds like you need a blog or something to release all of your "opinions". pretty fired up over nothing. that's all you'll get from me.

why the hostility, hhp?

this isn't the place for your debates. you're not going to come in this thread
and hijack it with your monotonous tone and truculent posts. if you want a debate on
"If you can think of a good reason for having a
"we're not telling you much" website" then open up a blog,
give your thesis, point me to it and i'll give you the abuse you want by undressing
your pettish argument with ease. this is not the thread for your obnoxious ideas.
so go open that blog or start a thread somewhere else, mkay?

Jared, you can start a thread, but don't expect to control it.
It sounds like you're the one who needs to start a blog!

BTW, I'm the only* one to answer your question so far...
But I do hope and believe you'll get some good contributions.

* Cross-post, sorry.

hhp

hrant. you redefine the world "dolt".

rs - headsofstate =nice.
the video didn't say anything about trusting them blindly, but to meet them face-to-face and they would go over their work and portfolio in person.

james - you nailed it.

in this day and age of "everyone has a site", and certainly even my grandma can do some great photoshop work in her basement on an old dell, whether people say it is arrogant or not i'm sure is of no concern as these people aren't in their demographic.
honestly, for me it was one of the best, if not THE best website for a designer. It really struck me. I've been a designer for 15 years and I don't have a site, nor do I carry a portfolio. The reason is the same reason - it is far too limiting. When I speak to a client I meet in person and put together a portfolio specifically catered to their needs...so with that being said, there is absolutely nothing arrogant about it.

It's not arrogant you fool, it's catering to the clients needs and going after projects I want to go after. I don't care about the masses.
And yes, when big business are spending thousands, millions of dollars, THE FLY OVER TO SPEAK IN PERSON. You're of the "I do graphic design from my mother's basement" variety as well as a mental midget so you don't understand that. Mods is there a way I can block this fool from posting in here?
and what is this hhp stuff? why do you feel you have to sign each one of your posts? that's pretty arrogant.

edit: I had to google you to see if I could find any of your work since you talk so much....now i understand.
You're a sad, sad, man. Go take a bath you dirty old leb.

> So you want people to fly over to you
> to see your work.

No, normally an executive at the design firm would go to the potential client's office. Even if it means flying across the country.

Landing a big account can means hundreds of thousands of dollars in billing, so it's worth spending some money to land the account.

At the design firm I previously mentioned working at, we had a Vice President for Marketing (although he used a different title on his business card so it didn't sound overly commercial). His only job was landing new clients, and he was constantly traveling, showing the portfolio, wining and dining executives at companies we wanted to work for, etc.

James, what you describe was probably a cost-effective strategy.
But I'm sure they also had a functional website, which helps:
- Convince people to let you walk in to their busy schedule.
- People you weren't targeting (not necessarily because you
don't want their business) discover you, be impressed, and
eventually become your clients.

hhp

> http://wearemanic.com/

Hey, one of my customers!
And Karen is a great person to boot.

hhp

> James, what you describe was probably a
> cost-effective strategy. But I'm sure they
> also had a functional website

Yes, you're right; they had a nice site.

I'm just speculating that the company the original poster was talking about gets their clients by other means, such as word-of-mouth or by pursuing clients they desire. Or they prefer to pitch their services in person.

Just a guess; I haven't seen the website the o.p. was talking about.

My favorites are those who use my fonts, preferably licensed.

You can't solve a problem by hiding it, so I
personally would rather it stay in the open.

Also, no matter what bad things a thread may
contain, it could also contain good things,
such as the list provided by "jabez".

So don't think of such contributions as helping
a single misguided individual - think of them
as helping anybody who's open to the help.

That said, it's also very important to publicly
counter bad behavior - thank you for doing so.

hhp

I'm just gonna skip the whole "empty website" discussion and go straight to the purpose of this post... sweet links of some of my favorite designers!

Topdollar favorites Hello Monday
http://www.hellomonday.com/

The one guy army
http://muggieramadani.com/

My type of design
http://www.e-types.com/

Staying TRUE
http://truecph.com/

Dustin E. Arnold has some serious talent across a few mediums

It’s a pity web design isn’t one of them ;-)

I think minimalism is usually out of a desire to control the uncontrollable. It's one of the symptoms of a common ailment called Modernism.

hhp