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Bad Design Feedback from your customers - something that you can't escape as a graphic designer, but also something that can make or break the relationships you have with your clients.

Don't get us wrong, bad feedback doesn't always have to be NEGATIVE feedback, but it does mean the way feedback is given can be a WHOLE other sh*t show.

So how do you deal with sh*tty feedback, and how can you change the feedback your client gives you so you can improve that customer relationship long-term?

In this episode of The Angry Designers, the gents take you to school for some bad feedback 101 as they share their own experiences and top tips they've gained over the past years for combatting lousy feedback.

With all this new information in hand, this episode will leave you begging for some bad design feedback!

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