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"Cultural Influences: All my pals (who rule so hard), Dutch and Flemish paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries that break my eyes and heart, danger, Joanna Newsom, blogs and magazines, eccentric people, everyday people, night walks and rides around the city, history, Dave Eggers, Lau Nau, contemporary art, adventure, the photo book section of libraries and bookstores, Neutral Milk Hotel, being outside, Leonard Cohen, animals, mystery, Miranda July, Banana Yoshimoto, Edward Gorey, David Lynch, Dario Argento and my cat Tubs. "
- the guy sounds like a douchebag. is he a douchebag?emukid
- bollocks.MrOneHundred
- rather eccentricuan
- it's a woman photographer********
- now i think she's awesomeemukid
- people always try so hard to sound esoteric********
- Sounds like Joanna Newsom and Miranda July put together.Jaline
- I would make sure her eyes were broken before I dumped her in a vat of concrete.********
- Does concrete come in vats?********
- Guaranteed she wears white way farers********
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back in 2004 removing vowels was oh so very cool.
- fall out boy?omgitsacamera
- WHT?NotByHand
- however, the whole 'removing consonants' never really caught on...NotByHand
- bllcksMrOneHundred
- a e ueMrOneHundred
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I was just thinking how hard I rule the other day
- with an iron fist********
- at least you are not into fisting like the obamasemukid
- with an iron fist
- omgitsacamera0
I guess High ISO is not all that bad
- Had to use 1200 in the gym as part of an assignment. Was still a bit dark.Jaline
- NotByHand0
In 2009 removing consonants is oh so cool.
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For Rand...
1) Can you give me a bit of background about yourself and the kind of design work you do?
My name is Paul Macgregor and I'm a graphic designer and web developer. Originally from Scotland, I'm currently living in Los Angeles helping to set up a new office for my London based employer, Jam. There I conceive and develop online creative campaigns, primarily for the film industry, including websites, games, media and viral. In addition to my online work I like to create logos, posters, album covers and other print work, either self initiated or for friends and family.
2) Briefly, what was your 'day in the life' project about?
19/02/08 is simply a graphical account of my day at work on that date. It came about soon after timesheets were introduced in the office and I became interested in creating a more honest and visually exciting representation of my day.
3) Once you'd decided on a system for representing the information - ie colours for activities, hours in the day - were you surprised with how the graphic looked?
I think I was certainly lucky that the hours I spent in the office that
day, when represented in a circular graphic (from 9am to 9pm full circle) made quite a pleasing shape. But I had no pre-conceived notion of how I was going to represent the data I collected, so there were no real surprises.4) What do you think you've learned from the project and/or how might it
influence or inspire future work?I've learnt that a simple idea, when given a nice colour palette and an
audience, can prove quite popular. This popularity however brings an
> inevitable backlash. As my friend commented recently on a similar piece of work, 'Is this more stuff where data and stats are used to create something utterly meaningless and shallow, because it looks cool?' I can't help but agree with the sentiment.5) What is it about creating circular info graphics like this that you think designers find interesting at the moment?
Designers are concerned with visualising data and the circle is one of the
most immediately recognisable forms there is. It makes sense to combine the two. Perhaps the increased popularity with such projects is a result of easier access to data. The internet can now provide you with statistical information on just about anything, from song lyrics, to the number of people killed each year by a certain disease. Designers will always be interested in re-packaging that information in a graphical form.- lol, what a nob.********
- well doneNotByHand
- I know everything now :PJaline
- knobJnr_Madison
- lol, was that rasko that said that?Jnr_Madison
- i now********
- nah, kelpie.********
- btw I think the interview is fine, I was just calling you a knob.Jnr_Madison
- where was this published? also, it was good to see your infographic in data flow.emukid
- it hasn't been yet. should be in computer arts in a couple of weeks though...********
- the dizzy heights.********
- actually, not knobbish at all********
- pffft********
- hahahahahaha.kelpie
- Fascinating. Could you now make a bar graph and tell us about that please?********
- lol, what a nob.
- emukid0
last night i woke up in the middle of the night because i went to bed at 8.
- most of my blog posts relate to sleep and/or my drug habit. i am not sure why that is.emukid
- lack of originalityemukid
- What else would you talk about?locustsloth
- Horp0
Jesus, I just watched War Of The Worlds - the Tom Cruise Speilberg one. I liked it. I thought it was an acceptable waste of my time. It had some good cinematography, it stayed faithful to the essence of the theme despite shifting a long way from the original story or the original film. It had some shit bits too I guess, but this is no high art, its burgers for the eyes.
Thanks for listening Jesus.
- The big let down was the aliens, they looked pish.Jnr_Madison
- i hated the endingemukid
- and tim robbinsemukid
- and dakota fanningemukid
- and that son who came back from the deademukid
- effects were spectacular thoughemukid
- You just nailed all the shit things on the head. The rest though... great movie!!!Horp
- original was pish too. A cold, a fucking cold.Jnr_Madison
- Jaline0
According to women I have talked to, if they do part their hair, they choose one side over the other because it just feels "right" and the opposite side feels strange. Or it's because they like one side of their face more than the other. I tried the other side today. Not too bad, actually. It's a bit weird to have my hair fall near my left eye instead of my right one, but I'm not extra clumsy or anything.
(Seriously, I walk into the sides of walls and objects all the time).- are you mocking me?Jnr_Madison
- Jaline is getting progressivley more weird.Horp
- My sense of balance is getting worse every day. If I concentrate, I'm fine, but otherwise....Jaline
- That makes sense.NotByHand
- It must have to do with my eyesight. Sometimes I grab for things and I miss. It's kind funny to witness, heh.Jaline
- Horp0
Hey Emu, I never got my film.
- Big sad face goes here.Horp
- I hated the bear.Jnr_Madison
- and dakot fanning.Jnr_Madison
- and tim robbins.Jnr_Madison
- the bear looked like pish.NotByHand
- I don't have mine yet either. It's coming...Jaline
- horp, probably because you never ordered it?emukid
- its a shit film though. you are not missing much.emukid
- I did didn't I?Horp
- did you seriously? i just checked all the past orders and couldnt find itemukid
- Fuck man, maybe I didn't. I remember doing the thing. I did. I FUCKING DID DAMN IT ALL. Or did I just join the newsletter?Horp
- and mine?********
- "pwned"********
- Emukid, I want one. I though I did the thing but I'm thinking maybe I just up for updates or something...Horp
- ... is it too late to buy one now?
Horp
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thank god for a new page.
and horp of course.
- Thanks Paul, I'm never far.Horp
- Paul and Timmy.Jaline
- Having said that though, I am often nowhere near a computer.Horp
- You can shut it, party-head.Horp
- (party, as in side party...parting... forget it, bad gag)Horp
- Messy-haired TimmyJaline
- HAHAHAHA
SHUT IT.
I AM WOLVERINE.Horp - You know how to entice me...Jaline
- ... I just fell down the back of the sofa.Horp
- Horp0
Hey Nairn, I was going to call you when I came to London but to be honest, when I really stopped to think abut it I couldn't shake the thought... "Why the fuck would Nairn want to give up a portion of his weekend to meet some daft, deluded shite-spewing cunt off an internet forum?" and a general kind of crushing self-doubt prevented me from doing so. Would have been good though. I wandered alone and felt really gloomy. I think was mainly to do with the Evening Standard's bill posters on every corner declaring "BRITAIN ON BRINK OF RECESSION".
- Jaline0
I don't understand many of the things you post at Twitter, digdre, but I'm following you anyway.
- NotByHand0
Where should I stay next time I go to London?
I've been there several times, but I'm still overwhelmed and feel pretty touristy when I'm there. Last time I was there, I stayed at the "One Aldwych"...
As a graphic designer, where are some fresh areas with shops and such.
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ohhh wtf. why yould someone pay 3€ for this ringtone?
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i don't understand twitter...
i think i have probably posted this here before but we (the agency i work for) once threw a Juno party and special screening for a select group of influential bloggers. I went to the party, free beer init, and at one point one of the bloggers shouted out, hands up who twitters, and everyone threw their hands in the air and cheered. except me, i looked at the floor and tried not to cry.
- Horp0
Digdre, would you mind using your twitter to let everyone know that I'm sat on the sofa typing this message to the blog thread? I don't have a twitter of my own.
Thanks man. Appreciate it.
- i just refer to jnrs website for my spooky updates.********
- slow though.********
- url please.Horp
- http://www.gordonmcm…********
- What the fuck is that al about?Horp
- Blame Jnr.Jaline
- I just don't understand?Horp
- i just refer to jnrs website for my spooky updates.