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Comment by chowells

3 days ago

Because it shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work graphic artists actually do. Now if that's your brand, great. You are communicating it effectively. If it's not your brand, it's probably worth considering the subtext in your presentation.

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eadmund  3 days ago

> it shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work graphic artists actually do

No more than wearing off-the-rack clothes shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work tailors actually do.

No more than wearing factory-woven cloth shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work weavers actually do.

No more than heating a can of soup shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work chefs de cuisine actually do.

In my cases as well as yours, one certainly can choose to spend extra for the luxury of the best to meet the want, but it is also fine to spend less and meet the need. In my cases as well as yours, judging someone for the value he assigns to a luxury is gauche.

  • evolve2k  3 days ago

    The cost of obtaining the alternative; Creative Commons use images or even just inserting emojis is already free. Your argument doesn’t hold up.

KronisLV  2 days ago

> Because it shows a lack of respect for and understanding of the work graphic artists actually do.

If I cannot afford a graphic designer, then my choices are:

  - AI slop
  - MS Paint graphics (or really poorly made stuff in Inkscape)
  - stealing someone else's icons and graphics off of Google Images (or trying to find stuff with an open license)
  - not including graphics

Obviously the first one is the easiest when you want something, but also quite controversial.