ouch Jul 28, 11, 3:21 p.m.

stabbed in the back twice today.

first: we reviewed some wireframes a week ago and i was arguing hard for some changes that would improve functionality. the ia was on my side and we were battling it out with the strategy department. a week later the owner sees the wires, he sees the errors and has a talk with strategy. he calls me in and literally uses my argument against me. turns out strategy made it sound like i was running with the wires and made the decisions, then used my argument to improve them. wtf.

second: two weeks ago we have a client in to review some creative. i say "hey, i took your photo and had to flip it for blah blah reasons. the logos are backwards and i noticed that in a similar photo you guys did the logos were removed. what do you want me to do?" and they said "it's fine. they're so small anyways no one will notice". so today they're at their event getting lambasted for the logos being backwards, shit is hitting the fan here and the project manager, account manager and client all seem to forget that conversation ever took place. i'm getting shit on for the error. wtf.

these are the people i have to work with...

Usability... Apr 19, 11, 12:25 p.m.

will have to be solved through copy.

QUNT11 BLOWS Feb 3, 11, 11:29 a.m.

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QUNT11 BLOWS Feb 3, 11, 11:29 a.m.

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waa waaaaa Dec 17, 10, 9:32 a.m.

wtf virgin Oct 19, 10, 12:30 p.m.

haha yes, a true what the font virgin here. i've never done this before so go easy and use plenty of lu... er. nevermind.

wtf.

HALP! Mar 22, 10, 2:57 p.m.

howdy guys n gals. i'm in need of some assistance asap. we have a fairly large photoshoot tomorrow and we just realized 2 of our 1000 watt halogen bulbs are burnt out.

does anyone in the chicagoland area know where we can purchase bulbs this evening? yes i'm searching the interwebz but i figured i'd ask here to in the hopes of a quick answer.

thanks in advance!

I Mar 10, 10, 2:53 p.m.

bet you all thought this was that other guy off his meds again didn't you?

wtf May 14, 09, 6:27 a.m.

my first wtf evar! woot.

http://blackestate.co.nz/

the estate black logo. just a modified garamond yes? does anyone have any recommendation for a font that is similar in style? i'm looking for something with a bit of old world style (like the 'k' and 'a' in the estate logo) but somewhat clean and elegant.

thanks in advance buddays!

found a job! Mar 31, 09, 9:04 a.m.

i start next monday and i'm flippin THRILLED about it.

if anyone in chicago is looking for a contract to hire gig that isn't too terribly bad email me. the company i'm leaving needs to fill my shoes when i'm gone.

Yahooooooo!

02/20 - My Birthday Feb 20, 09, 8:40 a.m.

And for it I got the best birthday present ever. Cheers.

interview Jan 29, 09, 8:28 a.m.

i have one today. i'm already thinking of 5 strengths and weaknesses.

strengths:
squats
great hair
good sense of humor
not afraid to sing along to "since you've been gone" cause that's just a great fucking song
i bring bagels to work on mondays

weaknesses:
i like sweets
i have a poor memory
i don't need plush hulk hands as i have a natural pair growing out of my wrists that i use too often
i don't like to wear pants
i have a poor memory

i think i'm ready. wish me luck.

Chicago Agency List Jan 17, 09, 9:25 a.m.

holla!

anyone remember what the link was that had the complete listing for all the chicagoland design agencies? i've been looking all over with no success.

thanks in advance!

LANDesk Agent Dec 22, 08, 2:32 p.m.

was just installed on our apple computers by the i.t. department. their reasoning was so that they could push software updates and patches to us. also giving them the ability to test the patches/application/update before it's pushed out. i'm sorry... apple already pushes out updates quite well via their own software updater.

it also just so happens a 1tb drive is now running on his desk the very same week they activated landesk on our machines.

i was born at night but not last night... this is being used to track our machines eh?

reupholster cubicles Nov 6, 08, 11:40 a.m.

i'm looking into the possibility of reupholstering our shitty, er, uncreative office cubicles.

anyone know of any online resources or places that do it in the chicagoland area? i'm looking online but i haven't had much luck thus far.

thanks.

ugh... Sep 3, 08, 12:32 p.m.

i'm a week and a half ahead of schedule on a project, the cd is out for the day, it's 2:30pm and the internet is fk'n BORING right now. i've exhausted all the sites i normally frequent (gizmodo, espn, chunkyasses) and spent a solid 2 hours on youtube watching jet crash videos. haha.

what's new? help me pass the time. please....

pretty close call Jul 11, 08, 6:52 a.m.

snapped these last night as a pretty nasty storm rolled in. the first i snapped as we were walking out of the store, the second i snapped just before i got into the car, when i realized the clouds had started to swirl together... i would have snapped more but my wife was screaming at me to get in the car and get the hell out of there. as were were speeding off like some kind of scene from the dukes of hazzard just as quickly as the clouds formed a funnel and started to come down, it dispersed and went back up.

if it had formed it would have been a massive tornado. sorry for the shitty quality of the images. pretty amazing though.

what rand must feel like Jun 17, 08, 9:58 a.m.

rand = you know who
qbn members with the whole hedge thing = take a guess

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norman rockwell May 10, 08, 8:13 p.m.

a buddy of mine just bought a house and i stopped over with a case of house-warming goodness. the house i guess is 80+ years old and has only had one owner. it's kind of in bad shape, shitty wallpaper, old fixtures... whatever. so we're kicking back some beers and decide to check out the attic to see how bad of shape it's in. i pull down the stairs and take a peak to find it's filled with junk. or so at least on first glance until we started going through shit.

i pull this out of a maroon velvet bag...

i didn't get a photo of it but a bit later i found some vintage louis vuitton luggage stored away under some blankets. it's a fucking goldmine up here! haha. ps. beers and vintage shit are awesome.

nice compass / direction sites? Mar 28, 08, 7:05 a.m.

happy friday you magnificent suns a bitchez! i'm currently creating some sketches and ideas for a companies intranet and they have a catchphrase going along the lines of 'charting a healthy future today...' blah blah. i'm looking for any nice sites that use maybe old maps, nicely rolled corners, maybe old parchment paper treatment, road signs, anything of that nature. i know apple has some really nice road sign stuff going on right now for their sdk but i'm in need of some other inspiration. any ideas? thanks in advance all. -kona bologna