- You proudly display no less than 5 Pantone Ringed Binders
- You know the difference between Reflex Blue, Cyan&PMS; 300
- You have used a waxer with a foot pedal
- Working a photostat machine is an essential resume tool
- You used a Mergenthaler&love/hated it's painful existence
- Rubylith xacto skills are to be revered
- Clip art arrived monthly, & was inserted into giant blue 10lb binders… much of it was unuseable
- You routinely decorate a soda can to discard Xacto blades
- Your first mac (512) didn't have a hard drive… just disk swapping
- Proportion wheels are super easy to use & essential to life
- You know what bestine is, & secretly love the smell
- Metallic ink on uncoated or unvarnished stock is a rookie move
- You know what color PMS 485 is
- You embrace: double hit ink, spot varnish & press checks
- You can proof a blue-line without hesitation
- Typos live forever
- Lorem ipsum means NOTHING… why do clients insist on translating?
- Rapidographs are to be nurtured & cared for (especially the lavender)
- You understand that press checks happen during non-business hours
- You know how to SPEC type - an ancient, exotic & forgotten skill!
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