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megroot
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That's really, really nice.
That good be on the box to.....
Marc
That good be on the box to.....
Marc
gordy
A Fixture
Thanks Marc,
I designed it with simplicity and elegance in mind
still there was much back and forth between my drawing and the laser!!
I designed it with simplicity and elegance in mind
still there was much back and forth between my drawing and the laser!!
kansas kid
A Fixture
I've yet to learn much about our Planeteer leader
Gordy:
Seeing your picture of the design for PF Figure of the year award, made me
remember that I am relatively new here; and I don't really know much about
most of the Planeteer's background. And that really hit me in the face as I
looked at your beautiful test shot of the FOY award. The design is really
beautiful, so simple (and simple does NOT mean easy) and yet so effective;
the idea of a Planet like Saturn and the rings cut into the top right edge of
the award. I also like the selection of the type faces and the point sizes of
the wording and the spacing. Well done.
You are a very good designer. Was that field part of your schooling?
Jayhawk
Gordy:
Seeing your picture of the design for PF Figure of the year award, made me
remember that I am relatively new here; and I don't really know much about
most of the Planeteer's background. And that really hit me in the face as I
looked at your beautiful test shot of the FOY award. The design is really
beautiful, so simple (and simple does NOT mean easy) and yet so effective;
the idea of a Planet like Saturn and the rings cut into the top right edge of
the award. I also like the selection of the type faces and the point sizes of
the wording and the spacing. Well done.
You are a very good designer. Was that field part of your schooling?
Jayhawk
gordy
A Fixture
Thank you Rick,
I struggled with several designs and the criteria i set my self was it needed to be monolithic (so it doesn't break or fall apart) lightweight (for shipping) clean, unique and able to modify the text for future use (special awards, etc)
The biggest challenge was to find a "stencil" font that didn't look like the text sprayed on an ammo box
I wish I could say I'm an educated designer, but I am not- just have a knack for collecting ideas and observations over the years!
I struggled with several designs and the criteria i set my self was it needed to be monolithic (so it doesn't break or fall apart) lightweight (for shipping) clean, unique and able to modify the text for future use (special awards, etc)
The biggest challenge was to find a "stencil" font that didn't look like the text sprayed on an ammo box
I wish I could say I'm an educated designer, but I am not- just have a knack for collecting ideas and observations over the years!
kansas kid
A Fixture
Thanks Gordy. . .
Gordy:
Thanks for taking time to explain more about your concept and about you as
a creative person, and as a designer. Some people just have a gift. . . it is
not about a formal education in a certain discipline. You seem to have it.
All the mo betta'. . . Re the type faces, yes, you picked one that would stencil
quite well and not have those tiny serifs to make reading the wording more
difficult. Good show,
Jayhawker
Gordy:
Thanks for taking time to explain more about your concept and about you as
a creative person, and as a designer. Some people just have a gift. . . it is
not about a formal education in a certain discipline. You seem to have it.
All the mo betta'. . . Re the type faces, yes, you picked one that would stencil
quite well and not have those tiny serifs to make reading the wording more
difficult. Good show,
Jayhawker
gordy
A Fixture
Thanks Rick - my biggest concern was getting everything spelled correctly!
kansas kid
A Fixture
Haa ha haaaaaaaa
Oh my Gordy:
Ain't it da truth. All those years in the newpaper biz. Whoa I had some
major typo problems that really got the local paper readers all stirred up.
Proof read, proof read, proof read. Ha ha. . . . Most people have no idea. On
TV the mistake is gone in an instant. But when the typo is on some printed
or stenciled matter, it is there for them to hold up in your face, and point to
for as long as they live. Wow, does your point bring back nightmares.
Once while at The Miami Herald, I was doing a map on deadline, and it was
of south Florida and the coast line. I mistakenly put the label "out in the
ocean" to the east as "Pacific Ocean" and 4 other editors who looked at it
before press time missed it, and I missed it too. Whoa, Nellie. what an
embarrassment. Won't bore you with how that happened. Had to do with
having a lot of the bodies of water all ready in cold type to use when ever
I needed them, and I picked the wrong one in my haste to meet the dead-
line. Been there, done that, and . . . drum roll please. . . bought the
T-shirt.
rick
Oh my Gordy:
Ain't it da truth. All those years in the newpaper biz. Whoa I had some
major typo problems that really got the local paper readers all stirred up.
Proof read, proof read, proof read. Ha ha. . . . Most people have no idea. On
TV the mistake is gone in an instant. But when the typo is on some printed
or stenciled matter, it is there for them to hold up in your face, and point to
for as long as they live. Wow, does your point bring back nightmares.
Once while at The Miami Herald, I was doing a map on deadline, and it was
of south Florida and the coast line. I mistakenly put the label "out in the
ocean" to the east as "Pacific Ocean" and 4 other editors who looked at it
before press time missed it, and I missed it too. Whoa, Nellie. what an
embarrassment. Won't bore you with how that happened. Had to do with
having a lot of the bodies of water all ready in cold type to use when ever
I needed them, and I picked the wrong one in my haste to meet the dead-
line.
Been there, done that, and . . . drum roll please. . . bought the T-shirt.
rick
Clever design, and a very nice award.
Carl.
Carl.
gordy
A Fixture
Rick,
That's a troubling story indeed! Those were the days before spellcheck
Carl,
Thanks! I'm anxious to see the winner!
--gordy
That's a troubling story indeed! Those were the days before spellcheck
Carl,
Thanks! I'm anxious to see the winner!
--gordy
I'm not sure if it is too late or even if it is a category, but I nominate the Jay hawk as my favorite poster. Whenever I see his name as the last post I have to read it, and I read all of it. The Jay hawk is the only person I know that can type out exactly what he is thinking, and we all know what an adventure that can be. So, my hat goes off to my buddy the Jay Hawk, and.. in the immortal words of Bill Murray " I want to party with you cowboy".
Keep it up Jay Hawk I enjoy reading them all, and that is the truth.
Thanks for your passion.
Keep it up Jay Hawk I enjoy reading them all, and that is the truth.
Thanks for your passion.
kansas kid
A Fixture
Oh my goodness, Mike
Hello Mike:
And yes, I am a big fan of Bill Murray, and my favorite film of his is Lost in
Translation. Scarlett Johannson(sp) ??? Oh my. . . old codger
Jayhawk, don't go there. . .
But Mike, you are so kind. I am completely floored. As you know, we all
have something to say! And being a former frustrated amateur
actor/song&dance man, I'm always looking for an audience,
I guess. And we old folks have plenty to say. Whoa Nellie, . . .
how much time have you got, podna?
Best wishes to you Mike. You have certainly made my day. I'm flattered
and sincerely touched.
rick brownlee, The Miami Jayhawk
Hello Mike:
And yes, I am a big fan of Bill Murray, and my favorite film of his is Lost in
Translation. Scarlett Johannson(sp) ??? Oh my. . . old codger
Jayhawk, don't go there. . .
But Mike, you are so kind. I am completely floored. As you know, we all
have something to say! And being a former frustrated amateur
actor/song&dance man, I'm always looking for an audience,
I guess. And we old folks have plenty to say. Whoa Nellie, . . .
how much time have you got, podna?
Best wishes to you Mike. You have certainly made my day. I'm flattered
and sincerely touched.
rick brownlee, The Miami Jayhawk
