The Ink Spot

@Vincent semi-nice, we're tossing around the idea of printing on transparent juice pouch packaging so you can see the juice inside. That's kinda fun from a design perspective :)

Ryan

1:32 PM

impersonally?

I'm going to enter an art festival. Deciding on photos, doing test prints on different papers, and general planning right now

Vincent

@JohnB that's the idea :)

JohnB

oh that's awesome Ryan!

Ryan

hopefully. goal is to enter a small local show to get a little experience with the tent, number of prints, etc... and to win the Photo Category

then try moving on to gradually larger shows

while also building up an email list

Vincent

oh wow

that's... wait for it... good exposure!

JohnB

*groan*

Ryan

1:38 PM

got that test print done at a local shop last night and really like the paper

JohnB

ooh, very nice! came out great!

Vincent

@JohnB :D :D

Ryan

I enjoyed the pun @Vincent

Vincent

apparently, groaning is a default reaction to a good pun.

It's also an amazing shot, @Ryan

Ryan

Vincent

1:41 PM

same location as the one you got wet for?

Ryan

Close, it was probably about a half mile walk up the coast. (.8 km)

I need to figure out framing and also wondering if that paper will work for all shots. Not sure if it looks good using different paper for different shots. Feel like that may make it seem inconsistent

Vincent

I know miles, no need to convert ;)

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Ryan

2:45 PM

Q: how to calculate dimensions

I would like to make a 3 demential inflatable can and want to keep the proportions the same. 12 US fl oz or 355 ml. The US standard can is 4.83 inches high, 2.13 inches in diameter at the lid, and 2.60 inches in diameter at the widest point of the body. I would like this inflatable to be 65 in...

dimensions

things are getting weird

dementia weird

JohnB

a 10 foot high inflatable can

that sounds wild

Ryan

You mean 10 ft wide

because that makes more sense

JohnB

that sounds even more wild

Ryan

it is demential

Vincent

3:22 PM

must be a dementor

guys, I'm off for a week of holidays. See you later!

Ryan

@Vincent want to do a last good deed? graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/107404/2611

Vincent

@Ryan flagged

Ryan

oh, the diamond still shows but guess your powers are gone

Vincent

no they are not :P

I did however remove this one

Ryan

yeah CAI removed the other. I was torn between suspending, deletion or warning. I really don't take his question as a question but as a plea for free work

Vincent

3:26 PM

waves

Ryan

have a great weekend!

happy Easter if you celebrate and thats a thing there

Vincent

next time we meet, I may be de-powered

thanks, good egg-eating to you guys as well :)

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WELZ

6:51 PM

@Vincent sad to see ya go :(

Emilie

7:02 PM

@Vincent Oh, big news! You did great as a mod imo :-) I can barely imagine how much time each mod must spend on this site, it's a huge time investment overall

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johnp

9:10 PM

What are you guys using these days for affordable web hosting (i.e. for a personal/folio site, nothing fancy)?

bleepbloop82

9:29 PM

@johnp Have you tried sites.google.com

15GB of files for your sites for free

having a site under google's domain is slightly less tacky than any other free web hosting. It's also free.

johnp

heya @bleepbloop82

thanks for that!

i see what you mean haha

plus a custom domain may not be too bad. have you had any issues/downtime with it?

BESW

In my neck of the woods, wordpress is king.

johnp

Yeah I've used wordpress myself. I have a colleague who's adamant on not spending any money on this xD I dunno. Free sites bring me back to the trauma days of college web projects

@bleepbloop82 With Google Sites, do they only provide templated webpages?

BESW

9:52 PM

@johnp Wordpress.com is free.

It's template-only, but with a number of good options.

(Wordpress.com is the blog host; wordpress.org is the CMS.)

johnp

They're looking for a site with custom domain I'm afraid

BESW

10:39 PM

What’s an Archive Salon? It’s a presentation on some aspect of design history, but instead of scans or photos of things, we show the actual things. An overhead camera & 4K display gives everyone a close look. Join us tonight for Salon 03 w/ Stephen Coles: https://letterformarchive.org/events/archive-salon-03-new-uses-for-old-type