And Audee, I totally know how you feel! I still feel intimidated by the printing process… and it is different for every printer I’ve worked with. Some are very easy to approach, ask questions, etc, and some act like I should know everything and get my file to them properly the first time (I never work with those ones again!).

David, very well said - “the most important tool for graphic design is your brain”. I would’ve added - and the eye. But then everything we see is processed through our brain, so you’re still right about that

Ronald, it’s a pleasure having you as my guest writer here. I hope you don’t mind if I share this little secret with others:
Do you know that Ronald had an option of posting this very article on Devlounge but he asked me if I would publish it here. When I told him that I would love to, but my blog is not as popular as DL, and that it would get more exposure on DL than mine, Ronald answered: “I don’t care about exposure. I like your audience.”
I think it’s the best compliment I’ve received about my blog So thanks everyone!

You may have your design masterpiece on your workspace desktop monitor, but when you put the wrong settings for the printing stage… just have a little bit patient for that LOL. “what you see is not what you are getting”.

Thank you Ronald for sharing them

@Andrew,
I think I’m in the same boat, but you seem to know a lot more about websites than I do. I suppose it’s a never-ending process of keeping skills up to date.

@Vivien,
Thanks for having me. I really enjoy your audience/readers.

@Lauren,
I’m sarcastic on occasion
I’m just now getting into InDesign so I can work on an e-book for Peeve Week 3. Perhaps pointers to beginner tutorials or an e-book primer? Just a thought.

@Andrew again,
Nah, you can design on Windows too. I know some very talented graphics people that swear off Apple hardware like it was the fall of man.

@johno,
I’m glad you liked my CMYK comment. I like writing these kind of articles, so hopefully I’ll have another idea shortly.

@David,
Thanks a lot. Gives me confidence in my lack of assets so-to-speak. Sometimes I wish I was as creative as other graphic designers since I can’t dream stuff out of nowhere, but I do make an attempt.

And for the record, I hate Apple and I’m a designer (though I’m ashamed to admit, I do have an iPod… but it was a gift!!!)

I’m a graphic designer, and can say not to worry one bit about the hardware you use. After all, the most important tool for graphic design is your brain, and excellent graphic designers were still around long before the mass market of computers.

John, I’m very glad you didn’t get offended by “i don’t love typography” part linking to iLT but then you wouldn’t be you if you did get offended by that

What the heck is a CMYK? Isn’t that a clothing line?

Priceless