1st person, 3rd person..
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- kerus
i find it really difficult to refer to myself as "we" or "us" like so many designers do.... maybe the word im looking for is corny. im not sure, but i can't bring myself to do it..
ok thats all!
is it 530 yet?
- paulrand0
an alternative is the word "moby",--for instance, to say "I am in pain" you just say "moby is in pain"
- clone0
be proud to be part of a collective that supports individualism. 'we' wouldn't have the public voice on this site if it weren't for "us" i refer to myself as i, but as far as designers and artists go... "WE" all fucking rock. i got 3:57 so no its not 5:30.
- kerus0
where's the individuality in calling yorself "we" because everyone else does? :)
- Biofreak0
i got 4:02pm
time for me to go home. (i skipped luch so i could leave early...i am very hungry and now using any excuse to eat your firstborn children while also extending the threat to your secondborn.
- kerus0
alright, in that case make fun of my shirt. my techpen exploded earlier.
- mitsu0
i get off at 4:30, too bad we don't.
- clone0
the individualism comes in the art you create and represent. your ability to decipher your thought and emotions into design for conversation and distribution makes you truly unique in your own right. no cliche, paycheck or stereotyping can ever deprive you of that
- dopepope0
Is it merely a desire to adhere to the rules of grammar because you are just one person...or do you wish not to sound pretentious?
- kerus0
dopepope: prolly both. is it supposed to sound more professional or something?
- unknown0
I always like to use 'we' in emails from work, as in 'we feel your logo is shit so we changed it' - that way its not me who gets the blame if they get upset but 'us' ie; them heheh... I actually used that in an email today (though I didn't quite say it was shit, more 'slightly dated and doesn't represent your forward thinking approach'... though I like to use I when necessary, ya gotta mnake sure the good shit you produce is known as yours!!
- dopepope0
It's like a very subtle exercise in positive thinking and projecting a positive image. It subconsciously evokes an image of grandure that may or may not be true. 'We' meaning a group, a staff, a team...a collective of the best. I say it cause I'm not the only one. Sometimes I am though.
- AD0
AD doesn't like the third person