- graphic designers…can’t draw
- why designers can’t think
- how do graphic designers dress (one pant leg at at time?)
- why do designers use helvetica

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I love the “Why does photoshop…” example. Says it all, really.
@ Keith: True, true. The Google doesn’t lie π
why do designers wear black? >__<
lol
…cuz it matches helvetica?
So google thinks that designers are all males because they like skinny models? π
@ bydaughters
Google only thinks what people tell it π