In Preflighting 101 - Part 1; Preflight Overview we went over the basics of what preflighting is for designers, publishers and printers. Today we will get into what some of the problems or common issues are, starting in the fonts area.

II Common Preflight Problems

When clients hand you source files so ancient or obscure that they’re unreadable, don’t despair. Part 1 of my file conversion survival kit will have you repurposing those files lickety split — without asking the client to lift a finger, and without forcing you to buy every application under the sun just to open the occasional weirdo document.

I bet they forgot to tell you in design school that you need to become an expert in computer file formats to survive, let alone succeed, in our field.