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T
here were two designs finalised for this cover of Access. One
white-on-black, one black-on-white.
My designer and I liked both in almost equal measure (don’t
worry, this anecdote eventually leads back to events, if tenuously) so,
we put the decision to an office vote – definitely meriting the often
overused ‘all users’ email option.
Of course, it’s all subjective, but that didn’t stop opinions on each
design being strong and varied. Nor did it stop my working day being
interrupted intermittently by each staff member’s thoughtful musings
on the matter.
The results, gathered via a crude tally on a Post-It note, came back…
exactly tied! Leaving us no clearer in our decision-making process.
Events (see, I told you) are similarly cursed with the axe of subjective
opinion. Corners must be cut because budgets aren’t infinite.
Context is king though. Village féte dwellers won’t be expecting
chrome taps in the portable toilets, but you better believe the Henley
set love a shiny faucet at their gala dinners.
To compound all this, someone invented an always-on opinion
machine called Twitter, which can ruin a sly bit of festival corner cutting
with a cutting one-liner.
Our cover feature (p32) brings conjecture, facts and metrics on when
cutting corners at event counts, and sadly it’s often when it impacts the
bottom line. In my opinion.
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