TheKDU
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- vague0
awesome. post.
- ukit0
What's all this KDU business about, then?
- acescence0
style vs substance
fight!
- mg330
Really curious what I was doing in early Feb 2008 because I completely missed all of this.
- jevad0
Who Is This Is?
- 2pence0
Does anyone here work at Nike?
- _niko0
funny to see son's early posts, totally different person, actually coherent.
- kona0
epic tommy. epic.
- thedriver0
Son, once again you have provided much entertainment.
Please don't change, you're priceless!
- jevad0
This thread begs the question - which former/current member/lurker is killerqueen?
- Hall0
KDWho?
- Jeremyhead0
too many gradients
- 98328923980
let them be, ffs. why would you spend time on judging theM? if you don't like it, move on. if you do, enjoy.
i am personally not checking out their work everyday, but hey, let's say, if i needed a particular artist that produces work like that i'd go and give them a call.
- doesnotexist0
jevad, we all know it's you. you're the one that brought up the question in the first place.
- pepe0
I think you guys misperceive the kdu. Recently I had an email exchange with david g. about an upcoming issue of the royal where he very specifically requested that we put thought and messages into our designs and illustrations as they pertain to the royal and to make our imagery have purpose. A lot of the kdu as you guys see it is imagery very similar to chuck and nigels work who are the poster children of the Kdu aesthetic. Does it solve the design problem at hand? no. But what is overlooked is that most of the younger kids who slap the kdu badge on their site are young like everyone else is when they first discover this labyrinth called 'design', and just like myself, they try to find their voices first through style but eventually like everyone else they discover the message dictates the look.
The kdu simply allows just about anyone with a passion for going crazy the opportunity to try and discover themselves as designers which is far more than I can say for a site like qbn which basically harvests pessimism and bicker. The kdu isnt perfect nor does it state to be, but at least david and lex and the crew provide outlets to show work instead of a forum to talk shit about other peoples.
Whats most rediculous about this thread are the generalizations made about a group that only means well and is as enthusiastic as you could ask for about making interesting work. To say the kdu sucks is such an ignorant blatant statement as the kdu even at its core represent say 20 designers and illustrators nothing alike all doing different projects, solving different problems and evolving different solutions. Get off it.
- you suck.vague
- nice work pepeMeeklo
- eat shit vaguepepe
- logged. clients dont like unprofessionalismvague
- or anonymitylifterBARON
- pepe, i got no problem with the designers, i got a problem in their pompeuse communication.tank02
- fair enough on the pompous attitude, people like son mean the best and he is a very stoked dude but i could see how his banter gets a bit heavy handed. and vague i just call out assholes as i seem them. my clients appreciate it more than you can imagine.pepe
- Silnt0
A personal opinion.
The KDU is one of those things in life that may isolate and anger those who are not part of. However it's a very important initiative, in the sense, it motivates those who aren't able to be part of it, to strive and raise their own barm, which on a greater level, does help the industry.
Being in an asian country, where there are few design portals, collectives or initiative that is able to offer international online buzz. I do feel that The KDU has presented a very interesting business model for the creative class.
I hope this helps ease any negative vibes anyone has from the entire thread. Let's all just turn around and find how and where we can become better designers and perhaps, maybe, even some publicity for it.
- kodap0
here are a lot good artists in KDU list, but I don't understand the concept or policy... is this like an agency that promotes, uncommitted, non-exclusive ?
- flavorful_haha0
*bump...haha
- gramme0
Couldn't agree more, tommyo.