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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 467719, member: 147"]I have been a graphic designer for 30+ years. When I started computers were not widely available but they were used by type setters. Fast forward about 10 years and every yahoo who had a computer called themselves graphic designer. No training, no experience, using MS Word - not a professional software package. </p><p><br /></p><p>I remember being horrified when I got artwork to use on a project for a multimillion dollar corporation and the product logo (Pond’s) used a foot mark instead of an apostrophe. Doesn’t sound like a big deal right? Wrong! They spent unbelievable amounts of money “redesigning” the Pond’s logo and no one down the line, from the client to the designer, knew the difference between a foot mark and an apostrophe? Really??? What has happened to professionalism <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie55" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 467719, member: 147"]I have been a graphic designer for 30+ years. When I started computers were not widely available but they were used by type setters. Fast forward about 10 years and every yahoo who had a computer called themselves graphic designer. No training, no experience, using MS Word - not a professional software package. I remember being horrified when I got artwork to use on a project for a multimillion dollar corporation and the product logo (Pond’s) used a foot mark instead of an apostrophe. Doesn’t sound like a big deal right? Wrong! They spent unbelievable amounts of money “redesigning” the Pond’s logo and no one down the line, from the client to the designer, knew the difference between a foot mark and an apostrophe? Really??? What has happened to professionalism :inpain:[/QUOTE]
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