Thursday, April 8, 2010

Things Clients Say #3

"Put our address and contact info and something that says how much it's valued at. Include disclaimer: *No cash value*"
Hmm... interesting. Value = $0?


"I need a black & white ad for a high-profile, affluent university. Their mascot is a spider and their colors are red & blue."
OK - black & white ad, colors: red & blue. With spiders. Sounds awesome... and totally impossible.


"I need an ad for [some random bridal] magazine. Classy, elegant yet modern font, all one font."
I know, how about I use Comic Sans. ALL Comic Sans. Since apparently I don't know how to use fonts properly. Oh, not classy enough? How about all Edwardian Script? That would look beautiful.

When asked for the dimensions (in pixels) of a web graphic to be created: "What is the current size of the image you provided, because we need it to be approximately 1/2 that size. We'd like it in more of a vertical position."
Riiight. That does not help.

"Take the dollar sign off and then we are good to go."
Really, you want it to say "6.99 Appetizers" instead of "$6.99 Appetizers"? So, hey customer! We have 6.99 appetizers here during happy hour. Come see them! Marvel at the 6.99 appetizers... that are not for sale.


In general, if someone works in a bar, you'd think they would know how to spell Corona (not Carona), margaritas (not margarittas), and know which beers are Light and which are Lite. I mean, seriously. Oh, and the grammar offenses.... "Complementary Appetizers" "Jose Cuervo Margarita's" "specialty martinis and Drinks" Ugh. My high school English teacher would have a heart attack. One day I will write a post about all the different ways of spelling "hors d'oeuvres."


And now for the MAC DADDY from this week....


"The font is too scripty. Is there a font maybe 1pt less cursive?" 
I don't even know how to respond to this.












4 comments:

  1. a, hahahahahahahahaaaaa at the last one.

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  2. I just had to put down my spoon so that I could laugh out loud at the last one.

    Love these.

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  3. Bwaaaahhhhh! The last one and the 6.99 appetizers had me laughing out loud at my desk this morning. Thank you for these. :) And please, don't ever worry that we will grow bored of them. We won't. Ever.

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