Comments on: The Bulletin Rules http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:31:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shawn http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5903 Shawn Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:46:10 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5903 Another one that always gets my OCD going... ... no overdoing the fonts! A good bulletin will employ no more than 2 fonts MAX. It drives me up the wall to see church bulletins that look more like ransom notes from all the font changes. A good serif font (like the good ol' Times New Roman) contrasted with a sans serif (a la Arial)for headings or something - that's okay. Another one that always gets my OCD going…
… no overdoing the fonts! A good bulletin will employ no more than 2 fonts MAX. It drives me up the wall to see church bulletins that look more like ransom notes from all the font changes. A good serif font (like the good ol’ Times New Roman) contrasted with a sans serif (a la Arial)for headings or something - that’s okay.

]]> By: wayne http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5893 wayne Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:49:57 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5893 Why not black and white? Think how much $'s could be saved if we just put the announcements on a 5x7 piece of paper and printed on a laser printer. Plain, simple, to the point. All the left over money not spent on 4-color printing could go to kingdom advancing things...like more church flowers. Why not black and white? Think how much $’s could be saved if we just put the announcements on a 5×7 piece of paper and printed on a laser printer. Plain, simple, to the point. All the left over money not spent on 4-color printing could go to kingdom advancing things…like more church flowers.

]]> By: Linda http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5881 Linda Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:16:15 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5881 I don't notice many misspelled words or typos in our bulletins lately. But I am sure they would bug me if they were there...lol. Run on sentences are just a pet peeve of mine. And sometimes I need to take a breath! :) I don’t notice many misspelled words or typos in our bulletins lately. But I am sure they would bug me if they were there…lol.

Run on sentences are just a pet peeve of mine. And sometimes I need to take a breath!

:)

]]> By: H http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5875 H Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:14:40 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5875 Shouldn't there be a disclaimer regarding pastoral titles and duties? Shouldn’t there be a disclaimer regarding pastoral titles and duties?

]]> By: Mike R http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5874 Mike R Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:09:54 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/06/26/the-bulletin-rules/#comment-5874 Doesn't a church need hymnals to play that game? :-) Doesn’t a church need hymnals to play that game? :-)

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