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- _me_7
Signs your getting old?
I, still to this day, mourn the loss of Aldus Freehand.
- I remember at one point, it had 4 pen tools.CyBrainX
- and multiple artboardsfooler
- Shhhhh... I still use it ;)OBBTKN
- Not Aldus, but Macromedia Freehand MX!OBBTKN
- yipAQUTE
- I did have an old laptop still running it for quite the time - but alas it's battery expanded and tore the keyboard off..._me_
- Same. I loved Freehand. I could never get into Illustrator.skinny_puppy
- Freehand was legendary, and I will never forgive its loss.Continuity
- Quark too!sab
- PhanLo10
- The wet pavement is just...stoplying
- https://blog.ekosyst…PhanLo
- imbecile6
QBN stickers
did everyone finally receive their recipient list link? I received mine this morning.
so many things I thought were ready didn't work, now i am having problems sending emails using the server.
I'm still not sure if it sent to everyone as intended as even (unchanged) email verification isn't sending quickly anymore
if anyone could confirm receipt, that would be great, of course, check spam. if there are still problems, i'll send with my personal email.
thank you for your patience as I try something new.
- Got it.noneck
- email receivedBabySnakes
- I got minelemmy_k
- Got it, thanks!bezoar
- sweet, thximbecile
- Yup got it!_niko
- Got it, toojamesbeat
- I received it tooD4W33D
- Received it too, thanksOBBTKN
- I got it. Thanks. Because I'm creepy and nosy, I googled most of the addresses and was fascinated by where people live.CyBrainX
- Jp, tnx!fisheye
- Ramanisky214
- what in ai heck is thisprophetone
- 100% AI generated movies are coming in the upcoming years, thats for sureHAL9001
- So creepy, but I can't stop watching it.Akagiyama
- Gardener8
- that's no iceberg... it's a glacier!sarahfailin
- lolYakuZoku
- “Wood!!!”Ramanisky2
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- autoflavour5
florida is whack
this sucks tho.. a friend of mine who is the director of Shine Mural festival which was meant to start tomorrow in St Pete has had to evacuate a bunch of the artists who had just arrived..
St Petersberg is directly infront of Tampa so will get smashed, which sucks, its such a lovely little part of the world
- like sucks for everyone obviously, but you work an entire year to organise a mural festival and then the day before it starts, you get a hurricane.autoflavour
- to be fair, when we were there in 2022 for Shine Hurricane Ian was just about to smash Tampa pretty much a week before, and then diverted last minuteautoflavour
- kind of glad the talk of us revisiting Shine this year fell off tho.. would not want to be there nowautoflavour
- Yeah that sucks, so much organising and stress. :-(PhanLo
- Sucks but why did anyone show up? Its not like it wasn't known it was coming for a week or more.ArmandoEstrada
- Krassy10
- autoflavour1
making beats
also an update..
so I cancelled my Ableton Move order in disgust..FUCKING BLATENT FALSE ADVERTISING..
The whole split it over 6 months bullshit, checked my visa last night and it was $50 away from being over drawn because the processing company basically puts a hold on the FULL AMOUNT as security that you can pay.. like what the fuck point is that.. If I wanted to max out my credit card and pay extra interested I would have fucking purchased that thing outright.
contacted support and got the most form letter response, so they clearly knew this would blow up on them.
for real, left a very bad taste in my mouth.. I used to love ableton.. but this and knowing a couple of people inside and hearing the horror stories about how they treat their staff, yep, for shame.
- to be fair, kind of dodged a bullet tho, this Fjaerlett order came in today and would have been crushed money wise if I had to pay for bothautoflavour
- dangprophetone
- They do tend to go into auto-response mode when there's a big release to manage the spike in inquiries.mort_
- yeah but still, I literally made it very clear I wanted to cancel my order and then I had to email again confirming. like FUCK OFFautoflavour
- and it wasnt just a normal form response, it was totally crafted to appease people who were pissed..autoflavour
- Yikes! That's a bit dodge! Good job you checked.cruddlebub
- monospaced29
blog
I got laid off this morning, after 16 years at the firm, building an in house agency and leveling up the whole team. Such a cold ending to this part of my career.
- Bummer. Sorry to hear. Package must be good, hopefullyGnash
- Ouch! Very sorry. Now rest, gain strength and when you're ready, fight again!
All the best, good luck!OBBTKN - Hang in there mangarbage
- Oh shit, Mono - that's gut-wrenching news, I'm so sorry. Did they give a reason..? I hope what Gnash says is true, I guess so for that sort of firm?Nairn
- be strong man!renderedred
- Just business “transformation,” not personal. Thanks all.monospaced
- oof—sorry, mono—been there. 16 years shows your loyal, experienced and probably have a solid folio—ignore the 'cold ending' and move on to the next beginning <3PonyBoy
- ^OBBTKN
- Very sorry to hear this - hope the severance is decent and new, better opportunities come in bunchesstoplying
- *you're :)PonyBoy
- 16 years!? can't imagine. Definitely a big shift, but know that it's all for good. You definitely have new horizons to explore now.Beeswax
- XO @monospaced.
(Sh)it happens.
"Aggressively underemployed" over here too...ideaist - I'm with you Mono...in the exact same position in almost every detail...exador1
- thank fucking god i just finished paying off the mortgage in the spring... that, along with the severance gives me some breathing room...exador1
- Take this as an opportunity to finally start your own 3 agencies. :P
You will bounce back. You're the least I would worry about here.
You got thispango - Good luck bro!utopian
- Holy shit, mono, that's awful.
Take the time to regroup and think.Continuity - awe fuck man, sorry to hear, welcome aboard the got laid-off boat, I hope we're both off this bitch soon.YakuZoku
- That’s not nice. Hope new adventures come your way soon.mort_
- I’ve got some months to figure something out. Maybe it’s time to rebrand as more than a designer.monospaced
- sorry to hear mono. i like your idea of rebranding as more than a designer, this has been running through my brain a lot lately. good luck.capn_ron
- Feels. Few days ago wanted to ask you how things are at work... I was reading about lots of changes.sted
- So so hard to not roast you over this job, but I hope you will rebound fast, best of luck!grafician
- Good luck mono, sure you'll find somethingHAL9001
- Their loss, fuck 'em.bezoar
- go ahead, roast me, neck beardmonospaced
- lol nah faith hit you already it seems
also FYI that was my actual LONG beard mate, seen from front! had LONG hair too ;)grafician - I have no idea what you look like. Fuck off already.monospaced
- Then mind your business mate
Oh waitgrafician - But again, best of luck in any new endeavoursgrafician
- Hey Mono. Sorry to hear it man. That's shitty. You might have lost your job, but you sure haven't lost us! Here you need anything man.Ianbolton
- it only will open new doors!milfhunter
- and fuck companies, they don't give a shit about loyal employees.milfhunter
- Companies do weird shit these days. Instead of taking it personal, consider the chain of command, and how they are reacting to new things like AI. They may havecherub
- done you a favor. I think designers from here on out do need to rebrand to defend against AI.cherub
- For sure. On to new things.monospaced
- lol at graf defending his own neck beard.whatthefunk
- Give em' hell mono. Take it easy, enjoy the holidays, pick up some freelance work, focus on full time in the new year. 16 years, respect, take a bow friend!whatthefunk
- Karmas a bitch ehRaybandana
- bummer dude. one minute you're a highly valued member of staff, the next an expensive overhead. business really is a nasty coldhearted, erm, business.hans_glib
- ^this +1000.
Sorry to hear Mono. 16 years is wild.
Are you freelancing?futurefood - Hang in there. You'll find something great.instrmntl
- Karma? Spoken like a true fucking asshole.monospaced
- I’ve already got people calling me with leads. :)monospaced
- You'll do great wherever you take yourself next! In the meantime, spend some quality time with your fam (not just with the QBN one :) ) Best wishes, dude!Krassy
- You'll find something better in no time, and it will feel refreshing :) chin up, good sir!rzu-rzu
- Sorry to hear, mate. Restart! Best of luck.maquito
- I’m already enjoying the extra time with my kids, and I’m not losing any sleep. Thank you all (mostly) for the support and encouragement.monospaced
- Enjoy your free time and keep us updated. You've got this!
We have real class acts here, they never lose an occasion to makes asses of themselves.palimpsest - I was done there anyway. Top of salary band, no upward progress in sight, the brand was stale AF, design not valued as much, and budgets were drying up.monospaced
- I might try to pick up a couple of small brand or print freelance projects while I look for a new position. Maybe something with a good cause. That would be nicmonospaced
- Yes mono, take advantage and enjoy your kids, our industry is living brutal times but focusing in family helps alot. Take care!OBBTKN
- <3monospaced
- PhanLo5
- NORamanisky2
- Lt Dan is the best part of thisautoflavour
- Go Lt. Dan you da man!renderedred
- Ramanisky23
- it always tripped me out why they don't make houses out of brick and concrete in US areas like thisYakuZoku
- Probably double to triple the cost to build with concrete/bricks. Hard to compete with plastic, paper and a handful of sticks on both materials and labour.monNom
- In the USA anyway. I think Caribbean islands tend to use Cinderblock/brick/ce... likely they can produce that locally rather than importing everything.monNom
- Looks like a guy driving with a mattress on the roof of his car and one arm out the window holding it downnb
- Not today, Milton. This baby ain't going anywhere.Krassy
- Ramanisky22
- Apparently it worksPhanLo
- that'll be fun to take out afterYakuZoku
- That window won’t be there in a couple of hoursmonospaced
- I would love to see the "before & after" photos.utopian
- he did covered that window with wood, still waiting for the update.sted
- rzu-rzu3
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