Thanks for stopping by! I’ve sadly neglected this blog but it’s nice to know there’s still value to others in the content ;)

Well, we weren’t talking about skilled professionals. We’re talking about those who are professionals in other areas thinking they can pump out professional looking business cards, brochures, post cards, and even web sites, using Word. I wrote:

There seems to be a penchant for non-design creatives to promote the misconception that it’s easy to look professional without the skills or the tools that make that happen.

I’m not saying a skilled designer couldn’t work up something in Word that is smart and cool but, if you took a survey, you will find that the vast majority of design professionals do not use Word. It’s capabilities are simply too limited. I’ve done layout in Word, and I’m very familiar with the difficulties of setting up line-spacing and even type-setting in the application. Image placement can be a nightmare and can even re-define what “creative” means.

I also don’t advocate amateurs going out and getting InDesign or Quark. I advocate their finding a designer who knows how to use those tools to do the work for them.

I simply don’t think Word is the right tool for the job of designing. It is, absolutely, the right tool for the writer, however!

Thanks for taking time to contribute! You reminded me that there’s more to be said on the subject and this blog needs updated severely! I appreciate your input.