citizenzen
Dec 22, 11:06 AM
My impulse would be to simplify it, the little touches like the leaves and the mains plug, add to a sense of disorganisation. Personally, I'd start with a solid green and leave off the white swash at the bottom unless that's a critical part of the branding.
Prioritize the key words.
I'm going to confirm the same message.
I was particularly bothered by the bottom swoop. And since this has to do with e-waste, clean and technical is the way to go... no need for any leaves.
The main message is FREE E-Waste Recycling HERE... it's not an ad for a service, it's a signal to people that right HERE is where you drop e-waste off for FREE. So I'd definitely make those two aspects very clear. Arrows can help reinforce that, but it needs a little work.
The e-waste part is more difficult. What exactly is e-waste? Do batteries count? You can't explain all of that in a simple sign. So while I like the idea of adding a few icons to help illustrate what e-waste is, I think they could be much smaller.
Another thing that I'm missing here is availability. Can I just drive up and drop things off anytime I like? Are there specific hours or days this is open? If so, is that information clearly available elsewhere or does it need to be included?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words... but sometimes a word is worth a thousand pictures. Once you use the word "Recycling" you don't need to include the recycling symbol. You certainly don't need to give it such prominence.
I hope that helps some. Now that you've gone cross-eyed starring at this thing for so long, we just gave you number of reasons to stare at it a while longer. Sorry. Designers will do that to you. :o
Prioritize the key words.
I'm going to confirm the same message.
I was particularly bothered by the bottom swoop. And since this has to do with e-waste, clean and technical is the way to go... no need for any leaves.
The main message is FREE E-Waste Recycling HERE... it's not an ad for a service, it's a signal to people that right HERE is where you drop e-waste off for FREE. So I'd definitely make those two aspects very clear. Arrows can help reinforce that, but it needs a little work.
The e-waste part is more difficult. What exactly is e-waste? Do batteries count? You can't explain all of that in a simple sign. So while I like the idea of adding a few icons to help illustrate what e-waste is, I think they could be much smaller.
Another thing that I'm missing here is availability. Can I just drive up and drop things off anytime I like? Are there specific hours or days this is open? If so, is that information clearly available elsewhere or does it need to be included?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words... but sometimes a word is worth a thousand pictures. Once you use the word "Recycling" you don't need to include the recycling symbol. You certainly don't need to give it such prominence.
I hope that helps some. Now that you've gone cross-eyed starring at this thing for so long, we just gave you number of reasons to stare at it a while longer. Sorry. Designers will do that to you. :o
ITASOR
Nov 8, 01:49 PM
To be honest, I think the only way to achieve 100% Excel compatibility is to, well, use Excel.
I mean for ordinary personal stuff I'm sure cross-compatibility will be no problem. But if you are running a business in which you are constantly sending and receiving Excel files, I'd probably just bite the bullet and continue to use Excel.
It may be somewhat easier to achieve good results with Excel than Word though, since spreadsheets typically are less focused on style and formatting.
And not only Excel, but to 100% guarantee things look the same, you need to use the PC version (if you're dealing with PC customers) and you need to make sure you use a font that they have, the same screen resolution they are running, etc.
I mean for ordinary personal stuff I'm sure cross-compatibility will be no problem. But if you are running a business in which you are constantly sending and receiving Excel files, I'd probably just bite the bullet and continue to use Excel.
It may be somewhat easier to achieve good results with Excel than Word though, since spreadsheets typically are less focused on style and formatting.
And not only Excel, but to 100% guarantee things look the same, you need to use the PC version (if you're dealing with PC customers) and you need to make sure you use a font that they have, the same screen resolution they are running, etc.
craiger902
Apr 17, 07:31 AM
How dependable will your Mac be in 10 years? I'd say it's pretty much irrelevant. Do you really think you'll be using the same computer in 10 years?
I converted to a Mac for the first time last year at this time. I researched a bunch of stuff online and watched a number of videos to see the differences between Mac's and PC's. Once I got the Mac, I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
In terms of security, I don't use any security software and I haven't noticed any problems.
For file organization, I'd say it's very easy to keep files organized.
I converted to a Mac for the first time last year at this time. I researched a bunch of stuff online and watched a number of videos to see the differences between Mac's and PC's. Once I got the Mac, I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
In terms of security, I don't use any security software and I haven't noticed any problems.
For file organization, I'd say it's very easy to keep files organized.
sally456
Oct 28, 08:29 PM
so nice pics, I like this cool gallery :p
Hmm, I also found many cool Halloween apps, share here: http://www.appolicious.com/topics/389-top-10-best-free-halloween-ipad-apps-for-download
Just enjoy Halloween on the go ;)
Hmm, I also found many cool Halloween apps, share here: http://www.appolicious.com/topics/389-top-10-best-free-halloween-ipad-apps-for-download
Just enjoy Halloween on the go ;)
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Macmadant
Dec 5, 01:49 PM
any ideas guy's
premierjg
Feb 21, 11:27 PM
Its still here. But you need to have a minimum number of posts before you can post or view it. I think the minimum is 250 or 500 posts.
I better start posting. Thank you for the help, trying to avoid craigslist.
I better start posting. Thank you for the help, trying to avoid craigslist.
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legreve
Mar 13, 03:07 AM
Pretty nice start Royce. The whole learning to film and video edit is about trying something out, look at it with a critical eye and the fix what can be better... And with your age, and effort, you could probably become really good. You seem to have a basic idea of what you want to do.
Now to the constructive critisism :)
I think looking at these videos, my next move would be to try and stabilize the shots even more. Make your pans really smoothe... do this by panning 1-2 secs more than you want in each end of the shot and then edit that part out. It's often the beginning and the end where some stuttering occurs, especially if you don't have a video head for the stand.
"Less is more"... a popular phrase that still holds merit. In this case try to give more variation to your zoom shots. I think I noticed 3 zooms in a row... that might be too much for some. Also do test runs with these zooms so it's nice and tight and you don't have to adjust angle during the zoom.
You know, one thing I absolutely love is sideways dolly shots. This can ofcourse be a bit hard without an actual dolly, but you can achieve something similar with a homemade stabilizer (the t-section one with metal piping works pretty good...). Then do the finishing touches in something like AE or anything else that can track movement.
I don't want to sound like you did a poor job, because you didn't. I wish more guys like you would spend time learning how to do this job.
So get out there, and like you said, you can make movies about anything... don't let anyone tell you you can't do this or that. Your imagination will decide what's right!
:)
Edit: realised I didn't see your mud race vid. I actually think that was nicely done, apart from the excessive contrast ;) (a matter of taste, some like it some don't... let the client decide.) Your zooms worked fine and the freehand motion came more to its right here than on the beach.
I might sound old fasioned, but I like when the camera movement fits the atmosphere of the scene... therefore a more tranquil movement might have suited the beach shots better. Where the raw action environment of the huge trucks work excellent with hard zooms and a little motion in the pans.
Now to the constructive critisism :)
I think looking at these videos, my next move would be to try and stabilize the shots even more. Make your pans really smoothe... do this by panning 1-2 secs more than you want in each end of the shot and then edit that part out. It's often the beginning and the end where some stuttering occurs, especially if you don't have a video head for the stand.
"Less is more"... a popular phrase that still holds merit. In this case try to give more variation to your zoom shots. I think I noticed 3 zooms in a row... that might be too much for some. Also do test runs with these zooms so it's nice and tight and you don't have to adjust angle during the zoom.
You know, one thing I absolutely love is sideways dolly shots. This can ofcourse be a bit hard without an actual dolly, but you can achieve something similar with a homemade stabilizer (the t-section one with metal piping works pretty good...). Then do the finishing touches in something like AE or anything else that can track movement.
I don't want to sound like you did a poor job, because you didn't. I wish more guys like you would spend time learning how to do this job.
So get out there, and like you said, you can make movies about anything... don't let anyone tell you you can't do this or that. Your imagination will decide what's right!
:)
Edit: realised I didn't see your mud race vid. I actually think that was nicely done, apart from the excessive contrast ;) (a matter of taste, some like it some don't... let the client decide.) Your zooms worked fine and the freehand motion came more to its right here than on the beach.
I might sound old fasioned, but I like when the camera movement fits the atmosphere of the scene... therefore a more tranquil movement might have suited the beach shots better. Where the raw action environment of the huge trucks work excellent with hard zooms and a little motion in the pans.
whooleytoo
Dec 9, 12:20 PM
SmartMoney (http://yahoo.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20051208&afl=yahoo) posted an interesting article yesterday on Apple's strength in digital media and its move into the living room.
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lordonuthin
Oct 21, 09:05 PM
Still haven't figured out what the problem is with GPU2 in wine.
[19:50:44] Working on queue slot 01 [October 21 19:50:44 UTC]
[19:50:44] + Working ...
Warning: Ignoring unknown arg
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] *------------------------------*
[19:50:44] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[19:50:44] Version 1.25 (Mon Mar 2 19:49:32 PST 2009)
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[19:50:44] Build host: vspm46
[19:50:44] Board Type: Nvidia
[19:50:44] Core :
[19:50:44] Preparing to commence simulation
[19:50:44] - Looking at optimizations...
[19:50:44] - Created dyn
[19:50:44] - Files status OK
[19:50:44] - Expanded 68640 -> 357580 (decompressed 520.9 percent)
[19:50:44] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=68640 data_size=357580, decompressed_data_size=357580 diff=0
[19:50:44] - Digital signature verified
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Project: 5915 (Run 13, Clone 422, Gen 13)
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[19:50:44] Entering M.D.
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading sasa-enabled ir 0 0
Initializing Nvidia gpu library
[19:50:50] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 2601313573 3913075720 1380217986 614781101 1211686473
Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[19:50:50] SEH code: 3221225477
[19:50:50] Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[19:50:50] Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- Gromacs cannot continue further.
[19:50:50] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[19:50:50] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[19:50:54] logfile size=4917 infoLength=4917 edr=0 trr=23
[19:50:54] - Writing 5453 bytes of core data to disk...
[19:50:54] Done: 4941 -> 1839 (compressed to 37.2 percent)
[19:50:54] ... Done.
[19:50:54]
[19:50:54] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
[19:50:44] Working on queue slot 01 [October 21 19:50:44 UTC]
[19:50:44] + Working ...
Warning: Ignoring unknown arg
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] *------------------------------*
[19:50:44] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[19:50:44] Version 1.25 (Mon Mar 2 19:49:32 PST 2009)
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[19:50:44] Build host: vspm46
[19:50:44] Board Type: Nvidia
[19:50:44] Core :
[19:50:44] Preparing to commence simulation
[19:50:44] - Looking at optimizations...
[19:50:44] - Created dyn
[19:50:44] - Files status OK
[19:50:44] - Expanded 68640 -> 357580 (decompressed 520.9 percent)
[19:50:44] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=68640 data_size=357580, decompressed_data_size=357580 diff=0
[19:50:44] - Digital signature verified
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Project: 5915 (Run 13, Clone 422, Gen 13)
[19:50:44]
[19:50:44] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[19:50:44] Entering M.D.
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading sasa-enabled ir 0 0
Initializing Nvidia gpu library
[19:50:50] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 2601313573 3913075720 1380217986 614781101 1211686473
Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[19:50:50] SEH code: 3221225477
[19:50:50] Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[19:50:50] Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- Gromacs cannot continue further.
[19:50:50] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[19:50:50] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[19:50:54] logfile size=4917 infoLength=4917 edr=0 trr=23
[19:50:54] - Writing 5453 bytes of core data to disk...
[19:50:54] Done: 4941 -> 1839 (compressed to 37.2 percent)
[19:50:54] ... Done.
[19:50:54]
[19:50:54] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
nagromme
Aug 26, 05:11 PM
An interesting comparison.
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Dreadnought
Feb 2, 03:37 PM
I have this weekend a game weekend coming up, so a couple of friends are bringing their pc with them. I really should install folding on all of them :D
kalimojo
Apr 9, 08:22 AM
Xcode on leopard 10.5.8
Hi
Im a recent switcher. I bought a powerbook g4 on ebay and it came without an install disk. I now want to run gcc and found that i need xcode 3.1.4. Any idea where I can get it ? preferably free.
tia
Hi
Im a recent switcher. I bought a powerbook g4 on ebay and it came without an install disk. I now want to run gcc and found that i need xcode 3.1.4. Any idea where I can get it ? preferably free.
tia
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doubtofalex
Mar 18, 06:49 PM
well despite the rumours of delays, check this out http://www.alexbragg.co.uk :)
a 5pm release thats a whole new ball game :/
a 5pm release thats a whole new ball game :/
quantum003
Apr 29, 10:35 AM
I didn't know they had vinyl banners, those are cool. I have a couple of the Think Different posters: Picasso and Earhart. Nabbed 'em right off the wall from my old work immediately after they went out of business- yoink! :D
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Cyberheart
Mar 15, 06:06 AM
lolz i must have not seen it :(
damson34
Sep 21, 11:56 AM
Would you stop putting your quotes at the bottom of your posts like that? It's driving me insane...
Just for you!
Just for you!
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Hans Brix
Apr 20, 07:42 PM
I knew I should have bought bigger guns.
mag2001
Feb 3, 01:21 AM
trade for a 16gb ipod touch?
KeriJane
Mar 24, 09:08 PM
Hello.
Software Update got me a 26MB update correctly labeled Canon Printer Update 2.3 for my ip4500.
Apparently the size of the download varies.
Have Fun,
Keri
Software Update got me a 26MB update correctly labeled Canon Printer Update 2.3 for my ip4500.
Apparently the size of the download varies.
Have Fun,
Keri
liketom
Jan 17, 02:21 PM
I'm a teacher who has brought his class every year to MacWorld. We always come on Friday. I don't think that any booths close down on Friday until the late afternoon. My kids like the fact that vendors are more willing to give away free stuff on Fridays.
So...I don't think it would be a waste of your time.
thats really cool for you to take them to macworld ! when i was at school our teacher took our class to the police station to have a look around - in a way most of my class seemed to love that place as they keep on going back :D
So...I don't think it would be a waste of your time.
thats really cool for you to take them to macworld ! when i was at school our teacher took our class to the police station to have a look around - in a way most of my class seemed to love that place as they keep on going back :D
nerdykarim
Sep 23, 03:00 PM
i'm in search of three ipod shuffles and i need them as cheap as possible. iirc, the apple store for education is selling refurbs (which are okay, as long as they're apple recertifieds) for 79 each. if anyone can find something for 69 (or less!) please let me know. i need them as giveaways for a program at my school.
thanks...i appreciate it.
thanks...i appreciate it.
fedupwithIbook
Nov 16, 01:56 PM
Bose makes the best speakers for computers and they work with the Mac and I-pod. The best thing is their price--less than $100 (right around that price). They come with the subwoofer builtin, making them easy to move around. They are called Media Mate. They come in a few colors that definitely match the Imac or any other Mac color.
As for which computer--I say stay away from the Ibook. They have a logic board problem that still is not fixed--I know I've gone through 5 of them already.
As for which computer--I say stay away from the Ibook. They have a logic board problem that still is not fixed--I know I've gone through 5 of them already.
Broc27
Apr 26, 05:39 PM
Unfortunately it isn't since they aren't using the same chipset.
You could, however, upgrade the 8-core base model to a 12-core or upgrade the quad core base model to a single 6-core.
You could, however, upgrade the 8-core base model to a 12-core or upgrade the quad core base model to a single 6-core.
msmith2112
Sep 17, 07:40 PM
LOL, it took me about 20 min. to make this. Seriously though, do you think a phone is really in the works?
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