Drink of the Day Feb 17, 11, 9:34 p.m.

This topic has been covered in 300 different threads, but I was hoping to capture what designers drink to unwind when we get off work.
Walk in the door, meet your friends, family, fellow QBN peeps– what do you drink when you need a drink?

Art Works Logo Design: Request for Proposals Feb 5, 10, 11:33 a.m.

Coworker sent this to me; I wonder what kind of submissions they'll receive.

http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply…

In Brief:
Propose a design for an “Art Works” logo for the National Endowment for the Arts and produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online

The Government’s estimate is approximately $25,000.00.

ISO paper sizes in the US Apr 17, 09, 1:31 p.m.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any US companies or schools that have switched to ISO paper sizes for their publications, postcards, ads, marketing materials etc.
I was trying research this as I am in the beginning stages of designing a new grid system and standards for all of our publications.
Metric seems much more efficient, and easier to re-use basic layout elements.
I fear great push-back from our in-house printing (which are often difficult to deal with anyway, especially if they had to learn something new), so I was hoping to see if this has been successfully implemented elsewhere... or should I even attempt such a thing in the Midwest of America.

Is QBN's Filter Broken? Dec 8, 08, 12:51 p.m.

Is the filter working for any of you? I tried to filter it, but..... well.

Leopard and .htaccess Nov 6, 08, 7:42 a.m.

Since files beginning with a '.' are hidden from view, how do developers using Leopard (or maybe any version of OS X) edit .htaccess files? I found an app called xMod, but wanted to see if there are other ways or apps you may use. Thanks!

Logo Crit Aug 22, 08, 11:45 a.m.

Hey everyone -
This project has been especially difficult. It's for a juvenile division of a judicial circuit.
I started out designing more of an official looking seal, and stylized elements, but the client wasn't responsive. They wanted a more kid friendly approach. Main objectives were to show justice, kids, family, community. They required using scales, family, and kid reaching for a star. I would love some input - still tweaking on the kerning and not totally jazzed w/ the 'family' i've drawn. Thanks for any comments you may have!

July 27, 1998- June 18, 2008 Jun 18, 08, 11:22 a.m.

This morning we had to have our dearest dog Bully put to sleep. He went peacefully, as Holly and I held him and kept him calm.
He was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma a little over a month ago, and though he was a trooper, he just couldn't go on any longer. His suffering became apparent this weekend, so we knew it was time. He was a best friend and will be missed more than can be expressed in words. We are hoping that this isn't too difficult for Bruno; Bully's older brother, and are trying to shower him with all love and attention we can give, but it's been hard today.

Ten years is a long time, but not long enough.

You will be missed B.

InDesign CS3 to FlashPaper Jun 2, 08, 12:53 p.m.

I have a large InDesign document (250+ pages) that i have to convert to FlashPaper - but each page needs to be its own swf file. Is there a script, action or macro that can automate this process? I would hate to have to do this by hand.

Maybe I'm overlooking an obvious solution.

thanks in advance

Chuck Close May 23, 08, 7:40 a.m.

I was flipping through channels and just saw chuck close talking to big bird. ha.
ok - that probably didn't warrant its own thread.

Adobe Stock Photos Mar 19, 08, 9:25 a.m.

Any of you ever use it?

I just saw that it's being discontinued in an effort to 'focus attention on other areas'.

Overpriced anyway.

Wisdom Teeth Mar 14, 08, 9:07 a.m.

Anybody had theirs out?

I got all of mine taken out yesterday - I also set a new record, at least with my oral surgeon who has been practicing for 36 years.

I had TEN wisdom teeth (normal people usually have 4).

I am all hopped up on Oxycodone. it is AWESOME at the moment. I'm kind of drifting in an out of awareness but happy.

marchstache madness Mar 12, 08, 2:58 p.m.

I had a friend who grew a mustache last year for the month of March - It was fun to laugh at him because it looked like ass.

Anybody heard of this or have done this?

Child Care Instructions Jan 29, 08, 6:56 a.m.

you may have already seen these.

Logo Critique Nov 15, 07, 12:36 p.m.

I submitted these as a feed at qbn, but no such luck - thought I'd try here.

This is one batch of preliminary concepts I've submitted (I realize there may be some kerning issues, among others) but wanted opinions on the mark, type choice, or anything else.

This is for a local methodist church. They said they needed to bring an I.D. to a morning service that had waning attendance; they've named the service "connection".

I submitted these prelims 2 weeks ago and have not heard from them, sent them a nice email asking for their input. I hope they aren't trying to ignore me.

chicago nt'ers May 4, 07, 10:52 a.m.

where are you hanging out tonight? my plane gets in around 8:30pm and i'm not sure what's been planned.

just curious.

i remember hanging at a bar one time near wrigley that had $1.50 cans of American.

can i Apr 27, 07, 6:30 a.m.

single-handedly kill each thread in the pvn?

Amazing Death Predictor Feb 1, 07, 12:11 p.m.

http://evil.berzerker.net/death_…

Trent: At age 63 you will perish under strange circumstances involving a gallon of lotion, two nine volt batteries, and a photograph of a bicycle.

...for the record, i think unicycles are sexier

it's mozart time Jan 26, 06, 7:52 a.m.

doesn't look a day over 249

http://www.npr.org/templates/sto…

bioethics site crit Dec 5, 05, 11:13 a.m.

this is an initial layout for the american society of bioethics and humanities website. they want "something that is relatively simple + that does not require a lot of images or artwork".

please let me know what you think of the layout, color scheme, type/image usage, etc. I'm just not quite sure. start over, go with it, tweak it?

Thanks!!
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Wishlist Nov 10, 05, 6:33 a.m.

My mother asked me to give her a Christmas wishlist the other day, and it made me think...... what do i want?

It was so easy when I was a kid. I wanted a new action figure, or castle grayskull (yes, i was a he-man fan). One time i even got a nintendo gameboy.

Now, I could care less if I receive anything. My focus has shifted from the joy of receiving (don't get me wrong - that's nice...) to the joy of watching someone else's face light up when they open a package from me. It gives me such a warm feeling.

The only things I can even think of are possibly a gift certificate at a frameshop or, books on typography, logo design, grid systems, etc.... am I a total nerd?

Over the past few years it's gotten harder and harder to think about what I would like for x-mas, I guess that it's really more for the kids......

So what would you ask for? What were you into when you were a kid? Just kinda curious.