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Subject:Re: Quality posters from PPT? From:"Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:02:34 -0700
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> CorelDraw is a vector program...but I think version 7 is somewhat
>> outdated?
>>
>
> Yes, but still fully capable.
>
>>
>> The graphics house may be doing more value-added stuff than "cut and
>> paste" - possibly adding some aesthetic values to the posters?
>>
>
> Not at all.
>
>
>> If I had to guess, the marketing department uses PPT as a sketching tool
>> to lay out their ideas and the graphics house turns that into something that
>> looks professional.
>>
>
> Nope. This is why I wonder about the "value-add" they bring to the party.
> Thier [sic] website is also an indicator that leads me to believe we're just
> getting repeatedly soaked.
>
> > Chris
>
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