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10:06 AM
@scott its just a preference, theres nothing thats ays your selection plane must match what you see.
@marcusdoesstuff what?
@scott you can make is somewhat morew sesnitive tough
 
 
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11:51 AM
@joojaa scott's crazy talk.
 
ah yes
 
 
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1:52 PM
greetings people..
 
hello
 
morning americans
 
merica'
its like I have a lot I need to get done but the train wont move... transmission troubles..
 
@Darth_Vader I saw this yesterday and thought of you imgur.com/pCmsLnV
 
@JohnB O_O
 
1:54 PM
and to think sometimes I feel guilty putting two packets of sugar in my coffee instead of one :)
 
you will be happy Ive been on coffee so far
only a red bull now and then
@JohnB I drank 6 cups of coffee
 
oh boy
 
@JohnB wonder how many tablespoons of sugar that is
 
a lot!
 
wait.. that almost 4 tablespoons
 
1:58 PM
hey Ryan
 
wonder if I can X the sugar in coffee and go with creme
 
I use light or heavy cream when it's available
 
@JohnB hi
I need some sugar. Was so light headed last night I downed a bunch of raisins cause I didn't have any donuts or poptarts handy
 
ive been drink a lot of water though.. but it has no flavor and the propell sucks after while
 
@Darth_Vader I get those "mio" type things, though the generic brand at my supermarket
0 calorie, lots of flavors, tastes good
 
2:02 PM
@JohnB but are they healthy for ya?
says the guy that drinks red bull, lol
 
meh, I don't think there's any nutritional value, but I don't think there's anything bad about them
they just use artificial sweetener instead of sugar
 
Crystal Light is what most bodybuilders swear by but then it was first to market. I'm not sure if there's any huge difference between Crystal Light and Mio and any of the other ones that now exist
Just don't get Sangria, it tastes nothing like Sangria :(
 
hah
 
@Ryan lol
 
I really need to figure out my niche market so I can focus in on it and get out of the 9-5 stuff
 
2:06 PM
@Ryan you looking for different work?
 
no not exactly. Trying to get side work though that I care about
I really wish I could work remotely and/or part time here
 
@Ryan I work remote part time and find I get more done in my envirnoment
 
Problem is marketing myself is hard when I don't really have a niche. I mean do I focus on email marketing, print design, copy writing / messaging, SEO, video..
Depression about social life probably doesn't help much but thats another story for another day
Oh and I HATE this damn iPhone. Typing is so much more difficult on it
 
2:23 PM
let me beta test your seo then Ill tell ya =P
 
 
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4:53 PM
Just saw the logo to Tokyo 2020
noooot a fan
I like the Paralympic logo more
 
hmm I like it ... but I don't understand the relevance at all. It just looks like some Bauhaus design to me. No significance to Tokyo or The Olympics
 
"T" for Tokyo, the red dot is a callout to Japan's flag
silver and gold medals (screw bronze I guess)
 
well that's what I thought but according to the internet that's not at all what its supposedly means
 
ah well
that was just my guesses
 
"The black colour of the central column represents diversity, the combination of all colours. The shape of the circle represents an inclusive world in which everyone accepts each other. The red of the circle represents the power of every beating heart." - underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/…
 
4:59 PM
u dont like it because I dont understand it
 
Yes because a solid black column obviously represents the combination of all colors :\
 
just looking at it I wouldn't have gathered tocko but I did get the red dot
 
@Ryan I guess you could say that about any logo with black it then :p
sounds like some BS post-design symbolism, similar to the circle diagrams explaining a logo's construction
 
I don't get the grey thing. Is it L? Why is it L? Or what is it for? Is there supposed to be some negative space because it doesn't connect enough visually for a large negative circle which seems to be what they intended based on the inverted image as well
 
yeah the L is confusing to me too
 
5:12 PM
so if you're building two layouts when do you decide to just use jQuery to fire on a button to cycle the CSS sheets?
 
ping zach?
 
Looking at a Brush Pack off DeviantArt. The person has terms but the link is dead. Checked one of their other Brush Packs and doesn't even make mention of terms..
 
@Darth_Vader I don't understand your question
 
ya.. kinda in thought when I wrote it.. looking at cycling content for a site and doing a brief CSS sheet and a detailed CSS sheet for the layout because I thought that would be easier then trying to fire jQuery on certain styles I can just execute it on the sheet itself
plus Im stuck on how to style based on choose, if you choose 3 style like this but if you choose 5 style like this
im confusing aren't I?
 
5:26 PM
So essentially you want to cycle through themes on click of some buttons?
 
think of it like you would visiting an eCommerce site, you can cycle a four column layout VS a detailed list
 
So for a particular page then
 
im looking for a quality solution then indiviually targeting
for the blog
 
sounds like you should just setup your CSS to be based on a parent class
meaning something like this:
.firstFormat .childSelector { ... }
.secondFormat .childSelector { ... }
.thirdFormat .childSelector { ... }
 
I could see that, then use jQuery to change the CSS parent
 
5:29 PM
if you're using a pre-processor it's easily sectioned to do that
but definitely not required
 
that would be a Bootsrap style nightmare, lol
 
Bootstrap customization is always a style nightmare :P
 
indeed
 
And by the way, jQuery isn't needed these days. JS can do everything jQuery does just as easily for the most part
 
might be time to polish my javascript.. Im waiting for apple to release a better version of their JS for applescript before I go back
 
5:36 PM
I don't know any regulars in the HTML room on SO that writes jQuery over plain JS these days
 
Not jQuery but this article is a nice showcase of recent JS stuff reindex.io/blog/you-might-not-need-underscore
 
@JohnB nice ill read into that later
@ZachSaucier html room scares me.. not very welcoming, lol
 
it just takes some getting used to
it's nicer than several popular rooms on SO, haha
 
there's an HTML channel on freenode that is hilariously the scariest support channel I've ever seen
 
but it is admittedly less friendly than GD. It has to be because of all of the people that come
 
5:42 PM
it is strictly about HTML, no CSS or JS whatsoever
 
i see JS questions time to time
 
he's talking about the freenode one, not SO
 
the SO html room doesnt work with my GD room
 
yeah fractured chat network for some silly reason
 
yeah, it's annoying
 
5:44 PM
i think this weekend Im going to create a site with pure open sans..
 
I have to have two tabs open (three if I want to be on the meta one) at all times
 
rush print job today, the worst feeling is sitting here just waiting for the product to get delivered. It pretty much needs to go out tonight
not much I can do until I have the product
 
container issues still?
 
how'd you guess :)
 
@Darth_Vader by pure Open Sans you mean Text Only website or you just mean that will be the only font you use?
 
5:48 PM
only font I will use..
 
Cause if you start doing Ascii art I want a link. In fact I might have to make a GD question about Ascii art now, cause its winning.
 
what about it?
These room tags aren't very good
room topic changed to The Ink Spot: An open room for art, design, and cat gifs [adobe-creative-suite] [designers] [graphic-design] [print-design] [website-design]
 
I don't know what they were but that looks good
 
they had line-art and illustrations added without print-design or graphic-design
 
ah
 
5:55 PM
who cares about the room tags?
 
helps searchability
 
Me. I'm a good room owner :P
 
though I've never searched for a room by tags
or am I totally wrong about that?
yes I am
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A: How do chat room tags work?

BoltClock's a Unicorn What is the benefit of tagging a room? Based on how they're used in the Teachers' Lounge, I used to think it dictated what questions were fed into the room, but that's based on the room's feeds, not its tags. So what purpose does it have? Certain tags may cause a link to the room to sh...

 
I would doubt individual chat rooms are very searchable... it's more so to help people who join the room know what things are on-topic
I didn't know that
 
I think your explanation is probably more useful
 
6:00 PM
Hahaha nice @ZachSaucier telling people not to answer lazy questions
I'm about to hammer another piece of wonderful
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Q: How do I transform my image #1 into image #2?

jacobHow would I transform image #1 into image #2 using either Photoshop or Bohemian Sketch? As background, these images are samples from the Startup Design Framework (DesignModo.com), and I'd like to use my own application screenshots. I am a developer, so I have no idea how to do this kind of stuff...

 
ha beat me to the close by 5 seconds
 
it's really difficult for me to understand how someone can find it easier to find our site and post a question like that rather than look it up on Wikipedia or whatever
 
some people are really bad at googling
 
well in second one he's an SO person so probably that's why he came here
 
yeah, I had the margin one in mind
 
6:12 PM
I think he just wants a tutorial
 
I feel special....
According to an email I've received, I've been selected as one of the 2015 "Women of Distinction"... I'm just honored :)
 
I see a new avatar in your future.. one with long hair
 
and pink... because yeah.. if it's female related it HAS to be pink, right?
I've discovered I'm kind of an "age-ist".
I click the link here: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/57157/… and am immediately rolling my eyes because the voice sounds as if he's 10 years old. I shouldn't be that way... shame on me.
 
:hides:
 
You 10 Zach? :)
 
6:26 PM
double that, but hardly so
 
Well I'm not THAT bad. It's the elementary school voice that threw me.
 
lol
I didn't think it sounded that bad
 
Not bad.. just 10-12 years old :)
In context, I guess I'm a bit too hard on technical aspects from young voices. But consciously I realize that it is completely possible for someone to use an app for 5-10 years and still be under the age of 17 now. :)
Not very "woman of distinction" behavior if you ask me.
 
6:43 PM
Great B2B Copywriting article if anyone's interested: snip.ly/RtVZ#http://www.docurated.com/all-things-productivity/…
 
6:53 PM
If anyone ever feels I'm going too far as a mod please feel free to let me know - I've got thick skin. Until then I'll just happily continue hammering anything I see as lazy :\
 
It hasn't even crossed my mind anywhere @Ryan
 
@Ryan I don't mind. The only thing that has crossed my mind is that I see you closing most as opposed to equal distribution across mods, but that's because you're around more often right now, it seems
 
I just have no life, thanks for pointing that out :P
 
I'm actually okay seeing more things closed when users are posting lazy questions :)
 
I wish more people would ask actual design related questions. If I have time to finish my digital painting finally I'll post a question about that
 
6:59 PM
Do any of you get a bit freaked out when you don't get emails for a day or so?
 
Nope but I never get much email. Last job a busy day would be about 10 emails. Now I don't even get that since I've got less contact with outsiders
 
@Scott that never happens, so I can't say
 
hmm.. just me then. I'm used to getting at least SOME response. I sent out like 20 emails to different clients Friday and got NO responses. Freaked me out. Turns out everyone responded yesterday and today.. so there wasn't a problem. But I was concerned my email was dead Friday. It was just really, really odd here.
.. eh.. just cabin fever probably :)
 
@Scott you ever hear of Will Terrell? Just found his YouTube channel and really enjoying it. Good information and great personality
 
Name sounds kind of familiar.. lookign now.. seems interesting
pretty cool.. I'm sure I'll watch a few
thanks
 
7:11 PM
yeah I just started looking at CubeBrush.com and found that guy on their stickied resource thread. Love his laugh, he just seems so happy its infectious
 
Why does YouTube even bother witht eh "skip this ad" button.. does anyone NOT click that????
 
@ZachSaucier it comes and goes depending on mod's work loads, lol
plus Im tired of always closing, if its no effort I'll close it immediately
 
@Scott once or twice I've wanted to watch... more often than not if I don't click it immediately its because I got preoccupied with something else though which is probably their reasoning. Even if you aren't paying attention you'll hear it like a TV commercial
 
@Scott if they're not around the computer they don't
 
It's just like the "Agree" and "Disagree" button when installign software.... no one ever clicks "Disagree" :) ... and I mean if your'e sitting there watching. of COURSE you skip the ad if your'e paying attention :)
 
7:53 PM
@Scott I click it.. because I am a rebel
 
New blog post on personal studies
 
@ZachSaucier man you need an editor
 
what do you mean?
isn't that what you guys are for? :P
 
o.O
 
But seriously what about it makes me need an editor?
 
8:00 PM
Overly wordy, same message could be said in far fewer words. There's also some grammar issues.
For example "life-changing affect" should be effect.
Then just strange wording like,

"It has become incredibly easy to better do this in modern times by only sharing parts of our lives online that we want to share, whether it be an edited photo or a one sentence update, to the people whom we have pre-approved to view it."
 
No, it should be affect
or rather, it could be either I suppose
 
No, it shouldn't. Affect is a verb. You need a noun.
 
but I suppose you're right there
 
"It has become incredibly easy to ... better do this." isn't what readers expect at all. Its just strange wording.
 
Sorry I'm strange :P
I changed the misspelling
 
8:06 PM
hey you asked :P
 
Thank you!
 
Then just little editing tip, one that I do ALL the time:

One effect of this ability to easily glimpse into people’s lives is that it has increasingly caused people to focus on creating those little glimpses that they are portrayed by
Go back through and sentences like that could be worded better if you get rid of being verbs
 
mind fixing that one as an example?
 
"Is that it has" loses a lot of power. This is one of the easiest ways to improve writing especially on resumes
 
my resume uses no fluff at all, haha. It's straight points, data
 
8:10 PM
Um I can try to fix it, I'll keep it as close to what you have as possible. If it were my own writing I might make more heavy handed changes
let's see
give me a minute just got an email I have to take care of
 
@ZachSaucier you need to hire @Ryan as your proof editor, lol
 
It's a blog :P
 
so.. people still do that, they charge by the character count
 
It's a blog by a college student that no one reads
is that a better reason?
 
8:19 PM
lol
 
@Darth_Vader I'm more interested in if you agree that the two sentences I pointed out read strange? Maybe its just me :\
 
I dont know I havent read it, still writing out what I need to work on tonight.
 
8:35 PM
@ZachSaucier Alright well I rewrote a bit more than just that sentence but this is how I might begin approaching it:
 
As humans, we want people to perceive us in the best possible way. With modern tools, particularly social media, we allow others to view small preapproved glimpses of our lives. This is the way things should be – we should have control and security over the things we post. But, like everything that affects our lives, there are consequences we don't necessarily see when the change first occurs.

Increasingly people focus on getting the right combination of imagery and words to present a glimpse of an experience to others rather than enjoying the full experience for themselves.
 
Much better, haha
 
Its why they pay me the big bucks ;)
 
Thanks a lot, @Ryan!
 
Any time, hope it helps
 
 
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9:51 PM
I just grabbed a copy of this amazon.com/gp/product/… I look forward to it, hand lettering is awesome (I have thought about asking about it on GD but all of my questions were too broad right now)
When checking out I realized I had some money on my Amazon account already that I forgot was there :D
 

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