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Pressto · #1 (**permalink**) 04-27-2005, 07:35 PM

- Type in registration. Just because it looks black doesn't mean it is.
- Images butting up against a trim, with no image left for bleed... "oh just extend it"
- Stylized fonts in quark 6...
- Clients who resize the FPO files you send them of scans...
- salesman standing over your shoulder looking for their proofs....
- salesman pretending like they know what they are talking about...
- salesman period...
- "oh just figure it out and make a dummy layout so i can have a booked sample"

There are a bunch more... but this is just all stuff from one job this morning

Anyways I would like to thank you all for making this a little easier. Im totally new to this forum, and i guess still new in this field. I'd like to say that all the prepress people i have worked with are incredible indivituals... and id like to consider ourselves the problem solvers... the real reason anything ever gets printed...

SlaveToTheMan · #2 (**permalink**) 04-27-2005, 09:32 PM

- Designers using Red, Green or Blue in Quack simply because they're already in the palette. Bonus points if they Edit them to CMYK builds but don't change the names.

Oh, and welcome to the joint!

shonisko · #3 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 07:06 AM

Customers not including their images when they send the job and saying "It prints fine here"

customer wanting 9.5x12 form on 8.5x11 paper
customer asking why my pc dont have the fonts

almaink · #4 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 07:14 AM

High paid "designers" that don't have a clue.

RobR · #5 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 07:41 AM

Personal Assistant.........poses as Designer!!!

pressman2 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 08:21 AM

Any dESiGneR daT kNows EveRyTHiNg.
Which seems to be most of them, lately.

prepress_brillance_43 · #7 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 09:05 AM

How about the almighty 'MS Print It' file, lovely, really professional, and produces such quality.....

"and all this for $9.99, shit that's wonderful
and the great thing about it is if you disagree your moneys refundable."

duck · #8 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 09:16 AM

My favorite of the day:

"That's not how that Word Doc prints out from my machine!"

Joe · #9 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 09:21 AM

White text set to overprint on a black background.

4 pt white text on a black background made up of 100% C, M, Y, K. "It looks okay on my screen" or "well, just make sure you run it in register"!

bigdog3580 · #10 (**permalink**) 04-28-2005, 09:47 AM

Wrong sizes and colors on job tickets. (CSR's.. do your job)
No samples on a pickup job. (Just do it the same way as it was done 5 years ago).
Whinny BINDERY people. When they have work... "It's come help us or we can't get this out on time"

I am sure I can come up with more. Give me some time.