Besides A4 what other differences are there?

graphicbreeze

graphicbreeze

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I am curious what major differences should I expect when I arrive in the UK this summer?

I know that your standard page size is A4 where here it is 8.5 x 11 inches. Yes I said inches, sadly Canada is strongholded into using imperial measurements for many things even though we are considered a metric country. So I guess millimeters instead of inches is another difference I should expect and am quite welcoming the absence of imperial I will experience while there.

Are there any other major or subtle differences in the graphic design industry I should be ready for?

thx
 
Careful not to throw out all your imperial knowledge! We're still ruled by DPI... And I still get loads of requests for 6 5/8in x 10.5in comic books.

Other than that, without knowing what the tics of the Canadian industry are, I'm not sure what to highlight. One thing I would suggest is getting hold of some good credit checking software (assuming that you plan to offer credit). Barclays do a really good one called Credit Focus - give it a google. Oh. and look up differences in the UK tax year & system generally. You do NOT want HRMC poking around more than is absolutely necessary!
 
Can I just ask,.. Are you mental by any chance? I can't see any reason why you would want to move to England. We have crap roads, crap food, rubish weather, insane rates of taxation, useless cars and everyone & their dog owns an illigal copy of photoshop so must be a graphic designer!..


printbar said:
You do NOT want HRMC poking around more than is absolutely necessary!
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I have recently been advised that if HMRC offer a free course in your area, you are well advised to go on it!! It's not a legal obligation but they record who attends their courses and are apparently less likely to poke around in your business affairs if youve been 'trained' by them.

Minuteman Press said:
North American English vs English English is one to be prepared for. Colours / colors etc.
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And Adobe software doesn't always pick up UK/US spelling differences (regardless of how many times you tell it you want UK english)!
 
Oh, and as a after thought,... are you aware of the RA & SRA paper sizes often used in printing? such as SRA4 etc..?

ISO paper sizes in metric:
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If it helps ISO paper sizes in imperial:
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bigdave said:
Can I just ask,.. Are you mental by any chance?
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Thank you for your kind words

Everyone has some form of hate on for where they live.
Try enjoying 7 month winters that can get as cold as 50 below and living next door to to worlds political bully.
 
graphicbreeze said:
Thank you for your kind words

Everyone has some form of hate on for where they live.
Try enjoying 7 month winters that can get as cold as 50 below and living next door to to worlds political bully.
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I guess. But at -50 in canada, life goes on. Over here you get a dusting if snow and the country is thrown into chaos.

Hope you didn't find my last comment insulting, it was written with the intention of being a bit tounge in cheek. Perhaps we've found something else for you to get used to?.. Differences in humor.
 
ooooo now I'd love to watch the country go chaotic over a dust of snow that would be funny as hell.

Hmmm I better get a feel for exactly what tongue n cheek means or it is going to cause me a lot of trouble. Normally if someone here was to say something like that to someone else it would be taken as a serious insult.

So what exactly is the difference of something that is "tongue n cheek" compared to not?
 
I think as with all humor, satire subjective. It perhaps isn't as obvious in written format as it's the reader who determines how a phrase sounds and any underlying meaning rather than the author.
 
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