Is Microsoft Word Art Copywritten

[SAR.Summerlin]

well, if he doesnt come back for the lowball design quote, chalk it up as a win even though your boss wont =)

 

[WI]

Anyone have any good ideas on how I can rescue this design?

Nah, not really, and why do you care?

Look dude, when you're running chop-shop design (like most of us are, admit it or not) you will encounter a segment of the population that just cannot be reached. There is no amount of design and production you can show them that they will appreciate. Don't even try. It'll leave you old and bitter. Based on everything you've told us about this clown, he's too stupid to realize that he's stupid. I mean for God's sake he made you(r boss) reprint a sign to preserve his own misspelling. Why, why are you trying to do this guy any favors?

Take the artwork he gave you and prep it. Show the resultant trainwreck to your boss, and if paycheck says it's a go, let a rip and walk the hell away. This is not an issue of professional pride, here. This is some skinflint bottom-feeder who ought to get exactly what he's paid for and not a single dime more. If he walks out of your shop and looks like an idiot, great! Take pictures. Post 'em here. I'd love to see them.

You've done your job. Don't waste pearls on swine.

 

[royster13]

I am fortunate to have enough work most of the time and as such I can tell potential clients to take their "junk" elsewhere....Sometimes the "blunt" reply turns them around and other times not....But in any event I maintain my standards.....If it is their bad art and we supply a product, we will get blamed for it when some one asks where it came from.....

 

[Caitlin]

I am fortunate to have enough work most of the time and as such I can tell potential clients to take their "junk" elsewhere....Sometimes the "blunt" reply turns them around and other times not....But in any event I maintain my standards.....If it is their bad art and we supply a product, we will get blamed for it when some one asks where it came from.....

+1 Even though you may need the work (rather your boss) it will be his name on these bad files which may come back in an unpleasant way down the road. Not to mention your client will look cheap. But if none of this changes any minds, do as the rest here say and swallow it back

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

+1 for WI's response. You'll make yourself crazy and still end up making it the way he wants it anyway.

 

[tsgstl]

screen cap
zoom in and show them how pixelated it is
given them two options:
pay X to redu
accept the quality on the screen

 

[kanini]

And I thought my customers was crazy when one today sent me a 2kb (yes, kilobytes) large jpg and asked if it looks good as a 15"x15" on the sides on his van. Seriously the worst so far. Couldn't resist but to print a smaller draft out on the copier, he understood the problem quickly seeing 20 pixels in different colours instead of his "logo". Nice pattern though, it now hangs on my wall...