log entry: some murphy's graphic design laws

.Your fonts will default
.If you have two versions of a photo, you will send the wrong one to the printer
.If the text consists of two words, one will be misspelled
.Speed. Quality. Affordability. Pick two
.Spell checkers don't
.Grammar checkers don't, either
.Global search-and-replaces aren't
.Optical Character Recognition is good comedy
.If three designs are shown to a client, your least favorite will be chosen
.If two designs are shown, a third will be requested. If provided, then one of the first two will be chosen
.The best designs never survive contact with the client
.You will misspell the name of the client's spouse
.Doctors, astronauts, and plumbers need training to do their jobs, but anyone with a copy of Publisher is a graphic designer
.No matter how detailed the tech support FAQ is, nobody has ever heard of your problem
.The client's disk won't run on your equipment
.If you purchase new equipment to read your client's disk, it will be the last disk of that type you will ever receive
.Your client won't "get it"

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