What You See Isn't Always What You Get

Breakaway

I did it! Yay! I love how it turned out. The kit is awesome (for the most part- read on), the brushes that I made (used around the edge of the photo) turned out awesome, and even though it took me almost all day to complete the layout (ahem), I'm really happy that it's not only done, but looks great.

Now- for the kit. It is the first kit that I've ever purchased that disappointed me (in a teeny tiny way). It has to do with the product description- I would have liked to have known that it was 8x8, instead of 12x12. I still would have purchased the kit, but I can imagine that there are some people who would be disappointed in finding that a kit that they purchased wasn't the size that they thought it to be. While I would still have purchased the kit at this size (hey, it's on sale! Only $3!), there are probably some who would move on and buy something else.

Truth in advertising- I want to know exactly what I'm buying. Unlike paper scrapbooking, I can't browse through a gallery and know that a paper is 12x12 because I see it as the background of a 12x12 layout. It's too easy to resize digital papers to fit any size, and unless the person who created the layout told you what size the layout was, you won't know if that square layout is 12x12, 8x8, or 6x6. I think that it is in the digital designer's best interest to give all of the information up front- be honest, let your customers know exactly what they are getting. Otherwise- you might find yourself losing customers because they can't trust that what they see is what they get.