Designers and Photographers

Graphic designer: I’m looking for those “In Memoriam” listings. I know they’re buried around here somewhere.

2400 Grove Boulevard
Austin, Texas

Art director, after particularly greasy lunch: Uhhh. My fingers smell worse than it tasted.

Boulder, Colorado

Overheard by: the new guy

College-educated marketing coordinator: Do you know what he's asking for?
Designer: He wants you to get a quote to print the postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: I know, but what does “two comma one hundred” mean?
Designer: He wants a quote on two-thousand, one hundred postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: Oh.

Pennsylvania

Photographer during photo shoot: Wow! We're really gonna need to Photoshop you!

Denver, Colorado

Designer, walking into boss' office: Hi.
Boss: Hi.
Designer: Hi.
Manager: Hi.
Designer to CEO: Hi.
(CEO laughs)
Designer: What's so funny?
CEO: I was enjoying the “hi”s. I wanna know what comes after the “hi”s.
Boss: The lows.

Culver City, California

Newspaper reporter interviewing designer about home design: So this might sound like a silly question, but are mirrors made of glass?

Tampa, Florida

Production manager, loudly, to graphic artist nearby: Michael! You are just whipping it out today!

Van Nuys, California

Overheard by: Just walking on by

Creative director: You're making that up!
HR lady: I am not!
Creative director: Why would you want to be friends with that guy? He wanted to name a flower after you!

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Graphic designer: Ah, shut up, midget mother.
Ad sales girl: What? “Midget mother”? What the fuck does that mean?
Graphic designer: Your mother's a midget.

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Account manger to designer: Can you sex up those check marks for me?

Washington, DC