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- epigraph0
ya know gt-1 it's easy to sit behind your comp and play design christ.
why do you have dik as your website? I bet if you actually showed the rest of us what you have to offer, you wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
I also bet you never will...
- GT_10
I think you're a fuckin weirdo queer for caring about that sort of shit, tkmeister.
- tkmeister0
i'd love to redesign black&decker tools. i think it has a lot of potential to make them look really fucking cool.
- ribit0
you never know you might just be on to something there......
- GT_10
I'm going to start making hammers with clear plastic necks, silver powder-coat heads, white translucent polymer grips, and embedded LCD lights.
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- ribit0
I didn't think or say that they should be a statement of fashion. Its not about impressing anyone, its about having quality design.
I'm saying computers are part of our daily life, and like the other things we create, why can't they have quality in all aspects of their design, including elegance, aesthetics. Why would you want to ignore quality design iand craftmanship in ANY product?
Isn't our job as designers to make the world a nicer place to live in?
- czawada0
"didnt boz threaten to sue yayhooray? wtf ever
BonSeff
(Jul 8 07, 00:07)"Who is boz, and why did he threaten to sue YH?
Fill me in Robbie.
- joyride0
So how many of you spent a fraction of the cost for a PC and installed MAC OS on it? oh? none?
sheep.
GT_1
(Jul 8 07, 16:10)hrrmm.... maybe cuz it's not the easiest thing to do.
if it's as easy as you think it is, for sure, I'd have both running.
- GT_10
ribit, computers will NEVER be a statement of fashion, no matter how hard you geeks want them to be. Ever. Sorry, but you're a geek for even thinking like that.
- GT_10
I hear all these people talking about "Oh, it's not hype, it's the MAC OS, it's so great!"
So how many of you spent a fraction of the cost for a PC and installed MAC OS on it? oh? none?
sheep.
- ribit0
and a car is just for transport... shall we stop designing them to look nice as well?
what about furniture... houses, fashion?
- GT_10
" designer is less likely to be caught up in the hype of Apple simply because they already recognize the aesthetic beauty of Apple" -Antonelli
Ahahaa, you piece of trash. you're such an idiot. Form over function, woohoo! Lol @ thinking you're not caught up in the hype.
"That looks pretty, I'll buy it"
- GT_10
Antonelli, oh I forgot, designers just make pretty things, so they should be surrounded by pretty things.
We are talking about a tool to get work done. Function will always supercede form for a tool.
Get your girly-girl arts-n-craft Design Philosophy OUT OF THIS THREAD. You DO NOT belong in this industry, Antonelli. You probably think design is all about "montages" and decoration. Fuckin hack.
- studderine0
my mac runs faster.
- v-gates0
when I really want to communicate I use the telephone but my lawyer writes letters.
- dibec0
I am a fanboy.
- Rand0
Son uses a mac
- mrdobolina0
The Statler Brothers strictly use Tandy computers.
That's just how they roll.
- BonSeff0
the oakridge boys use pc's
not cool.
- Point50
I worked on both PCs and Macs for about 9 years; then my last 2 jobs have been strictly Mac. This computer I'm working on right now is a G4 that bought back in 2001, and it's still kickin ass. I've never had to re-install anything on this puppy (knocks on wook); I love it! I am not a Mac cultist by any means. Did I get an iPhone on day one? Yes (but I only waited in line for about 40 mins hehe). This thing kicks ass. As far as my opinion about iPods, I've had 4 (bought one that got replaced 3 times under warranty) and they all shitted out on me... I've never once thought about purchasing another one, aside from this one that I have in my phone that I have yet to even consider using.
Cultists, well, I don't know what to say about these consumer (in this case Apple) cultists... one stance I do have is that Apple has been dogged out by the masses for so many years, now it's Apple's time to shine and share in the mainstream profit; and there's those who feel like their loyalty gives them the right to gloat over these things, similar to the way a sports team fan would say "We won last night 12-9". Even though that person has absolutely nothing to do with the athletic performance of that team they feel a connection.
Bottom line, I don't hate PC; no reason to. IF you're the average consumer or are brand new to the world of computers, then I could see the turmoils of falling victim to the vicious marketing of these companies. But if you have a head on your shoulders, know what you need/want then the choice is up to you. If you bash someone for their personal choice of OS or hardware then you might as well have a bootleg sticker of Calvin pissing on an apple, or a penguin or some flying dynamic window pasted on the hood of your laptop or side of your CPU.