Graphic Arts and Networking

I worked in Mexico City for four years and I am bilingual. I have been involved in the graphic design and printing industry for over 25 years. Yes, I am that "creepy guy" who criticized an earlier posting to this site due to spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. You, my friend, are much, much worse. Just what language are you writing in? It is neither Spanish nor English. Que bruto. Ni puedes letrear la palabra "with" y hiciste más que veinte errores en tu mensaje.

My point was that, in printed communications on a professional level, words and images make up the design. The purpose of the design is to communicate a message to the viewer or reader. If you cannot spell or compose your thoughts, how are you going to be taken seriously? Here are a few tips (there are too many mistakes to even begin correcting in this brief message):

1.) You have even misspelled your explanation of misspelling (see "missed spelling" above).

2.) Learn the difference between the words "to" and "too" and how to use them in the same sentence.

3.) It is "Come on, life is too short." You wrote, "Came on the life is to short..."

4.) I believe you meant to write "understand me" not "understanme" (I am only on the second line and have not even touched on the sentence fragments, subject verb agreement errors, syntax problems, improper gerunds, etc.).

5.) the word is "planned" not "planed" which refers to a woodworking technique or an aeronautical movement.

6.) the proper spelling is "with" not "wiht"

7.) the proper spelling is "receive" not "recive"

I could go on and on, but this is too painful. Imagine if it really did not matter and you found tremendous success as a graphic designer. Perhaps one day you would be designing a collateral piece to promote Playboy Magazine. You are telling me that it would not matter if you spelled Playboy incorrectly, say, Plaebouy, for example. Or even Koka Coala! You see what I am talking about? Man, get it together and go back to school. Learn to spell and to compose sentences.

I agree that networking is a very important aspect of work. This is particularly true for freelanders and those looking for contract work. Doing quality work does speak for itself.

Hello Dan,

I was glad to get a response finally. I initiated the forum topic back on June 9. Then I posted a brief message in Spanish, hoping to persuade others to join in. Truthfully, some of my zeal for this web site diminished when I received no responses at all. I am encouraged now. Perhaps more folks will follow with comments. I am currently freelancing under my company's name, Comunicarte, Inc. The work is trickling in, but I would really like more. I do not know where you live, but, here in the Detroit area, things are very slow economically.

I have an old manual Nikon F1, which was, and still is, a fine 35mm SLR camera. I used to co-own a 4 x 5 with another friend of mine in Texas. When I moved away, I decided to sell my share back to him. I do not have a digital camera, just a digital video cam. Let me know where you are at. Perhaps, if I get a job that necessitates a decent amount of original photography, we can do some work together.

Take care, Bob