One of the most painful aspects of being a designer is realizing to
what extent how crappy things look outside of Photoshop. Almost as a
rule, things look crappier when they are real.
I think the only exception to this is Apple products. I imagine this
has something to do with Steve Jobs.
Engineers: Hey, Steve, check it out, it's done.
Steve: WTF. This looks like ass. Make it look like the comp, or your ass is toast.
Steve: WTF. This looks like ass. Make it look like the comp, or your ass is toast.