I honestly didn't know WordArt was still a thing.

by farmyohoho

31 comments
  1. You think that but imo this is better then giving/spending several thousands of euros.

    Also, its charming

  2. I think it’s lovely and hope all government communication will be more like this. More balloons! More Wingdings!

  3. I’d rather our customs use every available resource to focus on their core task than waste taxpayer money on a graphic designer for a stand at some event. Especially with how agressive organised smuggling is becoming.

  4. Why pay someone thousands to make a little drawing when you can have your son doing it in word?

  5. But why they feel the need to give us news? Why they even spent 5 minutes to prepare something like that, although I’m sure it takes more than 5 mins. Who is the target audience, what is the message they want to pass, how many people (besides the OP😜) will read it.

  6. TIL that Belgian designers are experts in using the PowerPoint word art gradient tool

  7. it’s captivating, it conveys all the information, it’s fabulous. Why should everything be toned down, run-of-the-mill, boring, corporate?

  8. Yeah they do, or someone freewheeled and came up with this monstrosity.

    And for people saying that we shouldn’t spend money on any design, proper communication is an important factor of any operation, whether it’s commercial, governmental, whatever. The way you present yourself greatly influences your reputation.

    This screams amateur-hour, an attribute you don’t want to affiliate with, especially not for customs. You’ll give smugglers a good laugh, you’re actively dissuading people from taking up a job at the customs operation and basically convey an amateurish and obsolete image of yourself to the wider public. How can you expect people to respect you and your job when you communicate like this? Nobody is taking you seriously, they can do the most amazing drug busts, but all everyone remembers is Word Clipart.

    So yes, they should spend some money on design.

  9. So that’s where my christmas presents are. And someone ate my Lindt Lindor chocolates 🙁

  10. >Belgian Customs Airport might need a new graphic designer.

    So that the old one can teach the new designer how to make sick ass graphics? 😎🌴🍹

  11. Microsoft Powerpoint truly is an underrated graphic design program

  12. Average affiche for the Spaghetti Avond in the parochiezaal Den Achste Hemel

  13. I am a customs agent at brussels airport and I get customs releases from an email address that says “doauane.paperless”.

    This is no joke.

    You are suprized about their designs now? :))

  14. “Which WordArt should I use ?
    Hmm, I guess… ALL !
    YEeeEeeEEhHhHhAaaaAaAaaah !!!” 😀

    Wouldn’t surprise me they’re still using MS Word 97

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