Post by @jameygannon
98% credible (100% factual, 95% presentation). The content accurately reflects a widely circulated design industry meme, with no factual inaccuracies detected. Minor framing issues include omission bias in presenting client involvement solely as a cost-increasing factor, potentially skewing the narrative.
Analysis Summary
The post shares a satirical price list image from a design firm, where costs escalate based on client involvement, captioned with the author's daily reflection on it. This highlights common frustrations in graphic design regarding client interference versus professional expertise. The image appears to be a genuine, widely circulated meme in design communities.
Original Content
The Facts
The content is a subjective personal reflection on a popular design industry meme, with the image matching known viral examples; no factual inaccuracies detected. Verdict: Authentic and truthful.
Benefit of the Doubt
The author advances a perspective valuing professional design autonomy, using humor to critique over-involved clients and promote the worth of expert services in graphic design. Emphasis is on the escalating prices as a witty deterrent, while omitting nuances like actual negotiation, project scopes, or ethical pricing debates in freelance work, which shapes perception toward seeing client input as a burden rather than collaboration. This selective framing resonates in creative niches but may overlook balanced client-designer partnerships.
Visual Content Analysis
Images included in the original content
VISUAL DESCRIPTION
A photograph of a storefront window displaying a handwritten blackboard-style price list for design services in euros, with prices increasing as client participation grows; the list is on a black background with white lettering inside a glass window; background includes a brick building, autumn trees, blurred pedestrians (including two men in dark clothing), a red car, and a small white toy mouse figure at the bottom right of the sign.
TEXT IN IMAGE
PRICE LIST WE DESIGN EVERYTHING 500 EUR WE DESIGN, YOU WATCH 800 EUR WE DESIGN, YOU ADVISE 1000 EUR WE DESIGN, YOU HELP 1500 EUR YOU DESIGN, WE HELP 2000 EUR YOU DESIGN, WE ADVISE 3500 EUR YOU DESIGN, WE WATCH 5000 EUR YOU DESIGN EVERYTHING 8000 EUR
MANIPULATION
No signs of editing, inconsistencies, or artifacts; image appears to be a straightforward smartphone photo with natural lighting and reflections consistent with an outdoor urban setting.
TEMPORAL ACCURACY
No explicit dates, timestamps, or seasonal indicators beyond possible autumn foliage; the meme style has circulated online since at least 2010s, suggesting it could be recent or archival without clear temporal clues.
LOCATION ACCURACY
No specific location claimed in the post; euro currency implies Europe, and urban street elements (brick buildings, awnings) are generic, matching typical European cityscapes but not verifiable to a exact place.
FACT-CHECK
The image depicts a real satirical sign often attributed to design agencies in Europe (e.g., similar versions traced to Berlin or Amsterdam firms via online searches); it accurately represents a common industry joke on client involvement, with no misleading elements—prices are fictional for humor, not literal quotes.
How Is This Framed?
Biases, omissions, and misleading presentation techniques detected
The satirical price list and caption frame client involvement solely as a cost-increasing interference, omitting contexts like beneficial feedback, standard project negotiations, or ethical pricing considerations in freelance design.
Problematic phrases:
"i think about this once a day"What's actually there:
Client input can enhance outcomes in balanced partnerships
What's implied:
All client changes are detrimental and should be minimized
Impact: Misleads readers into overemphasizing client interference as a universal problem, potentially discouraging collaborative practices in design.
Presents the meme's humorous critique without counterpoints, such as successful client-designer collaborations or industry standards for handling revisions.
Problematic phrases:
"i think about this once a day"What's actually there:
Freelance work involves negotiated scopes with mutual benefits
What's implied:
Client autonomy undermines professional expertise entirely
Impact: Shapes perception toward viewing clients as adversaries rather than partners, amplifying in-group solidarity among designers.
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