An Open Letter to a Select Group of Art Directors and Graphic Designers

Dear Art Directors and Graphic Designers Who Change Copy Without First Consulting the Writer,

You’re a bunch of dirty, filthy, unprofessional, condescending pieces of shit. How dare you change any word or phrase without first consulting the writer. Shame on you.

Do not edit. Do not tweak. Do not abbreviate. Do not just “change one little thing.”

A deleted apostrophe. A displaced comma. An inappropriate ampersand. We will notice. We always notice. Guaranteed.

The next time you fucking do this to MY copy, I will personally delete all the fonts from your computer. Except Comic Sans. And I will encourage my writer brethren to do the same.

Back off,

A Concerned & On-Edge Copywriter Who Means Business