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Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by tptacek on Sunday March 07, 2010 @05:29PM (#1174136)
Plumbers and designers aren't working with even remotely the same constraints. The fact is, Papyrus and Copperplate move bingo card software, kobe burgers, and designer handbags just fine. Many normal people even find those designs attractive.
Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by patio11 on Sunday March 07, 2010 @08:50PM (#1174453)
Do I use Papyrus or Copperplate? I seriously do not know and highly doubt any of my customers do either. In 3.5 years the only time I have heard a reference to typography was "Do you have a font with an a that looks less like a typewritten a, more like a circle with a stick on the right side? Some of my kids can't recognize typewritten 'a' yet."
Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by tptacek on Sunday March 07, 2010 @09:03PM (#1174471)
Sorry, I didn't check before I wrote that. Nope. No Papyrus for you.
Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by qeorge on Sunday March 07, 2010 @10:13PM (#1174562)
Exactly. It all reminds me of the bit where the designer tells American Airlines or Zappos they're idiots, and the company tries to explain that their design is made to move shoes or airline tickets, not win design awards.
Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by thechangelog on Sunday March 07, 2010 @11:41PM (#1174668)
FWIW, the guy who criticized Zappos is the same person who put up Clients From Hell.
Re:Stop Reading "Clients from Hell" by odonnell on Monday March 08, 2010 @02:24AM (#1174913)
Except that both American Airlines and Zappos ignore the fact that clearer visual design translates to moving more shore and selling airline tickets.