graphic design rant
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At least there's not "http://" before the www.
wow, I might have complained to the Dean of the School about that instructor.Way, way back when in art school, I did a project that listed a phone number as: 555.555.5555 instead of (555) 555-5555, and my instructor threatened to fail my project unless I change it back as "no one would understand it."
I'm in agreeance.
That used to really annoy me. I would tell my clients that it would scream their ignorance if they did that.
This was 1985ish working on a Mac 512k. The dots hadn't really come into play.
I had a painting instructor who would fail you if you used purple in a painting and she thought Salvador Dali was a hack.
I never put "WEBSITE: www.stupidpeople.com", hell I dont even put the "www" anymore... and I usually integrate the website in the design somehow instead of listing it with contact info. I do tend to put "email: ppl@stupidppl.com" because it's listed by all the contact info like so: "Phone: 555.555.5555, FAX: 555.555.5555, Mobile: 555.555.5555, email: 5@5555.com"
Anyway. Meh.
that is outragious I'd hate to ask what she thinks of M.C. Escher (< sp?)This was 1985ish working on a Mac 512k. The dots hadn't really come into play.
I had a painting instructor who would fail you if you used purple in a painting and she thought Salvador Dali was a hack.
Thats stupid... to flunk someone over something as "opinion based" as that, I would have told him to flunk me then but only after making him explain, without using the word "proper", why his way was superior in terms of communication...Way, way back when in art school, I did a project that listed a phone number as: 555.555.5555 instead of (555) 555-5555, and my instructor threatened to fail my project unless I change it back as "no one would understand it."
agreed about putting "email" if all the other contact info is similarly labeled.
Dude, you're old!This was 1985ish working on a Mac 512k. The dots hadn't really come into play.
I had a painting instructor who would fail you if you used purple in a painting and she thought Salvador Dali was a hack.
But I started learning on a Mac 128k with a beta version of PageMaker 1
Ahhh, geek eFighting 
Ive had clients want the "http://" before. I also had 1 elderly client demand that I put a "/" after his website. He couldnt come to grips with the reason why we shouldnt put it there.
Oh man I would never have made it at that school. I would have painted every painting 1000 shades of purple from that day forth.
Fvck that. Nothing but portraits of Prince with bare trees and melting clocks in the background all year long.I had a painting instructor who would fail you if you used purple in a painting and she thought Salvador Dali was a hack.
Today. Today is the day that you can stop doing that. Okay, it was actually YESTERDAY, but I didn't know you were designing business cards so I didn't send you the memo. Sorry about that...
Another graphic design irritant:
They don't know what they want, but they know what they don't want when they see it. "I wanted something more (random descriptive word here.)" Then why didn't you say that before you $#@& idiot?
They don't know what they want, but they know what they don't want when they see it. "I wanted something more (random descriptive word here.)" Then why didn't you say that before you $#@& idiot?
No shame in BC design. If you're typesetting names into shells all day is one thing but having a nice budget for a tasty stationary system with some custom dies and impressive processes gets me all tingly.ouch.
FYI, my specialty is corporate materials
me too.
wanna meet in a design forum and talk all dirty about metallic inks, trapping, and spot varnish?
Say this to yourself [to help with the angst] in a Dalek voice:Way, way back when in art school, I did a project that listed a phone number as: 555.555.5555 instead of (555) 555-5555, and my instructor threatened to fail my project unless I change it back as "no one would understand it."
"You will be ex-ter-min-ated!"
You'll feel better. Besides, not only is that guy so f'n wrong, he's probably making a 1/3rd of your own wage as a useless art school instructor!
yes!