Am I wrong? Jul 6, 08, 1:56 a.m.

OK so I noticed that the girl I am dating does not walk side-by-side with me anymore, she just walks ahead of me.

Also, we went to a party tonight and I asked her to dance and she said no, then she started dancing with her cousins.

I threw a fucking tantrum and sent her to hell.

Whenever we are alone we have the best time, when she hangs out with other people she acts like a different person.

Why is this happening?

I broke it off with her tonight.

Michael Turner RIP Jul 5, 08, 12:03 p.m.

Michael Turner, one of the more popular artists from the comic book industry is dead.

"He was definitely one of the most popular and influential comic-book artists working right now," said Andrew Farago, curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum. "He was very, very much in demand as a cover artist on high-profile projects."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ente…

PDF Wins Jul 5, 08, 9:40 a.m.

Was there ever any doubt?
After several attempts by Microsoft and others to challenge Adobe's PDF format... it looks like it will become the official standard.

http://www.appleinsider.com/arti…

"Adobe has relinquished control of the Portable Document Format (PDF) to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), which will now assume developmental control of the format as an industry standard.

The ISO said the new standard, ISO 32000-1, Document management – Portable document format – Part 1: PDF 1.7, is based on the PDF version 1.7 developed by Adobe. It supplies the essential information needed by developers who write software that reads, creates, or otherwise interprets PDF files.

Since its inception back in 1993, Adobe has maintained complete autonomy as the developer and copyright owner of the electronic document format, which allows users to exchange and view the documents easily and reliably, independent of the environments in which they are created, viewed and printed, while preserving their content and visual appearance.

"By releasing the full PDF specification for ISO standardization, we are reinforcing our commitment to openness", said Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch.

The explosion of Internet use in recent years helped PDF become one of the most common formats for document exchange, spawning billions of individual PDF documents and a community of more than 2000 PDF product developers along the way.

PDF also plays a central role in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, serving as the native metafile format that replaced the once-standard PICT format of yesteryears. Mac OS X's Quartz 2D graphics composition layer is also based on a model common to Display PostScript and PDF.

As such, Apple's system-level support for PDF allows any Mac OS X application with access to a Print command to create PDF documents automatically. Apple's Preview image viewer and Safari Web browser also support the format natively.

"As an ISO standard, we can ensure that this useful and widely popular format is easily available to all interested stakeholders," said ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden. "The standard will benefit both software developers and users by encouraging the propagation and dissemination of a common technology that cuts across systems and is designed for long term survival.”

In a statement released Wednesday, the ISO added that future versions of the format will be published as subsequent parts of the ISO 32000-1 standard by the ISO subcommittee in charge of its maintenance and development."

Squirters Jul 3, 08, 1:16 p.m.

+

Broadcast Design Rant Jul 3, 08, 8:41 a.m.

I have been doing motion graphics for 10 years now and I have to admit that the quality and craft of broadcast design is at an all-time high right now. Even though I have heard whispers of an industry collapse I'm not completely sure it has merit. There is only so much quality and detail that an amateur can accomplish without working with a team of artists... and everywhere I look the quality and execution of 3d has gotten exceptionally better. I don't want to sound like a cheerleader but there is some good stuff out there, 3d especially.

As you were.

YTMND Jul 1, 08, 7:37 a.m.

Goodies.

http://JesusPlaysNHL94.ytmnd.com…

http://biggiebat.ytmnd.com/

http://insuranceattheroxbury.ytm…

http://barrelstyle.ytmnd.com/

NBA Logos Jun 25, 08, 7:38 p.m.

My logos are out of date. Are there any good resources for NBA logos out there?

Thanks.

Glasses Jun 25, 08, 4:27 p.m.

(refresh if fail)

Cinema 4d Problems Jun 25, 08, 12:51 p.m.

(refresh if fail)
I just got a Cinema 4d 10 update at one of my gigs. Cool, I thought... its has a new interface.

But:

While I was working on my next project:

WHATS UP WITH THAT?!?!
anything I am doing wrong?

Media Jun 25, 08, 9:12 a.m.

The role of the media today and in the near future is not one of informing you on the days events...noooo... media is now evolving into a tool to engage and instigate the masses...and to get people to interject with their own opinions, all while still influencing you subconsciously and getting you to buy more stuff (that you don't need).

RIP Carlin

The World Is Yours Jun 23, 08, 10:42 a.m.

Just some tech stuff Jun 20, 08, 10:42 a.m.

This thread I will post some random tech stuff that I find and like.

Today:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/2…

"Ben Heckendorn, a total techno whiz and contributor to Engadget, has completed his latest custom handheld ... this time cramming an Atari 7800 into something you can carry around with you. (It's no PSP slim, but hey.)

Heck's 7800 portable combines a 7-inch LCD screen with some notable goodies, including video out, rechargeable batteries, and a paddle controller (in addition to the basic D-Pad). As usual, Heck made the thing just to prove he could. His past creations cover a wide variety of gaming "dream tech," including a portable SNES, "PS360" controller, and a Wii "laptop." He's also the brains behind the Access Controller, a commercially available one-handed pad for PS2, PS3, and PC. The fella is crazy creative – give a look-see to his body of work!"

Telecommuting Jun 19, 08, 11:24 a.m.

I am working at a good friends company and he cannot find any local graphic designers. Without really thinking about it I told him that he should telecommute and he laughed in my face and told me that nobody good does it. Has anyone worked off-site here? Would you hire someone offsite and work with that person through the web? It should be easy... right? I thought this was going to be the era of worldwide collaboration?

I think he should do it.

When all else fails.... Jun 6, 08, 11:41 a.m.

Jesus Juice™

I Hate People Jun 5, 08, 11:01 a.m.

Now what?

Slander Jun 2, 08, 7:44 a.m.

My ex-wife is slandering me. What should I do?

Flash Complaints May 31, 08, 8:12 a.m.

I think Flash is an amazing program. Its scalability and effectiveness with vector media is most impressive. That said, why does it have so many little issues?

Just now I place my text exactly where I think it must go and yet when I publish, it moves the text ever so slightly to ruin my composition....

Its a designers nightmare.

Blog Wars May 29, 08, 9:05 a.m.

Holy shit Im at war with Holy Taco.

http://www.holytaco.com/2008/05/…

They used my image for the "Castro Hat" without permission and their thread has gone viral.

I asked them rudely to take my image off... lets see what happens.

Designing on Linux May 28, 08, 11:08 a.m.

Okay, so I love my superadvanced MAC and everything... but other than GIMP what kind of design tools are on Linux? I think I might want to get a linux machine going...

(This thread is nowhere near as cool as the Trapper Keeper one.)

Trapper Keepers May 28, 08, 10:07 a.m.

I had my Garbage Pale Kids all tucked into my Trapper Keeper...

These were the rage for about 7 years.

Great design, kept all of my stuff neat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tra…