Cutting-edge designers who can’t spell
I visited a very flash website (literally made with Flash, as well as pretty looking) which looked great, but my eye was immediately drawn to:”[Company] specialises in the strategy, development and intergration of…”
Excuse me? Since when did bad spelling become acceptable for companies that want to present a good image of themselves?
It stuck out so much because clearly a lot of time, and I suppose money, had gone into the design. Could they not afford a writer, or did they not know that such a person exists? I really wonder sometimes.
He he. I had to laugh. Just how black are pots and kettles?
Have a look at the following page, and remind me – or are you specifically trying for that type search phrase:
Yes, you are top of Google.co.nz nz sites only for the typo:
http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=sucess+stories&meta=cr%3DcountryNZ
Blog > Archive by category ‘Sucess Stories’
Archive for the ‘Sucess Stories’ Category
http://www.simonyoungwriters.com/category/success-stories/
We all suffer from the same malady – I am bound to have some typos on my site. But I also have Firefox and its inbuilt spell checker. As I write this, I see a dotted line under the word sucess – my cue that something is up.
Comment by Michael Brandon — May 11, 2008 @ 11:18 am
Of course it’s deliberate! … that’s why I’m changing it right now… :-!
Comment by sy — May 11, 2008 @ 2:10 pm
Many good designers can’t spell – especially if they are under 40. There is a slight problem saying someone just needs a writer because most writers actually need a proofreader! Like me! And even I need a ‘double check’ behind me sometimes. Every time I write something I am terrified it will have a mistake and usually – if there is a mistake somewhere – it is because of bad typing, not bad writing or spelling!
Proofreaders are there to help you, not criticise or make fun of you – so use them when you can – and please don’t rely even 80% on a spellchecker (one word, by the way)!
Comment by Adrienne — November 23, 2009 @ 2:17 pm