Christmas Cards and Architect?s Signatures
Architects are generally consider to have good handwriting ... but what happens to their signature after they have written it 500 times"
I'll tell you this much - it doesn't get better.
One of the things that is just a fact of life in a small architecture firm, is that you have to do just about everything yourself – rarely do we simply pull out the company wallet and pay for something to get done. We tend to take advantage of the manpower we have on hand and no time is this more true than the holidays.Like most firms, we would like to let people know that we appreciate their patronage and support throughout this year and in years past. Of course, this gratitude is reflected by the practice of sending out holiday greeting cards.We don’t get too crazy with the cards we send out – short, sweet and to the point … this is our modern architecture version of greeting cards. I think we sent out around 500 of these cards this year and in an effort to make them a bit more personalized, we had everyone take some time to add their signature to each card … and if you are part of a small architectural firm, you probably did the same thing.Question: Do you know how long it takes to sign your name 500 times"There’s no need to actually do the math – let’s just say that it’s times like this that I’m glad my name only has three letters in it. Something else you might notice when you sign your name that many times, back to b...
I'll tell you this much - it doesn't get better.
One of the things that is just a fact of life in a small architecture firm, is that you have to do just about everything yourself – rarely do we simply pull out the company wallet and pay for something to get done. We tend to take advantage of the manpower we have on hand and no time is this more true than the holidays.Like most firms, we would like to let people know that we appreciate their patronage and support throughout this year and in years past. Of course, this gratitude is reflected by the practice of sending out holiday greeting cards.We don’t get too crazy with the cards we send out – short, sweet and to the point … this is our modern architecture version of greeting cards. I think we sent out around 500 of these cards this year and in an effort to make them a bit more personalized, we had everyone take some time to add their signature to each card … and if you are part of a small architectural firm, you probably did the same thing.Question: Do you know how long it takes to sign your name 500 times"There’s no need to actually do the math – let’s just say that it’s times like this that I’m glad my name only has three letters in it. Something else you might notice when you sign your name that many times, back to b...
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