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50 reasons not to date a graphic designer

Shibani — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:41:29 +0000

They are very weird people.
There are billions of them in the world, like colors on the screen of your computer.
They will analyse conversations in layers.
You will spend the day assembling furniture from IKEA.
They drink and eat all kinds of weird shit just because they like the packaging.
They hate each other.
You’ll come out the last out of the movies because you have to see the full list of credits.
They cant change a light bulb or without making a sketch.
They fuck up all the tables with their cutters.
They rather study the paisley pattern on your outfit than listen to what you have to say.
They will fill your house with magazines and whatever is out there that has drawings.
You never know if it is really an original or a copy.
They make collages with your photos.
They do not know how to add and subtract, they just understand letters.
They idolize people who nobody knows and speak of them as if they were his colleagues.
They take pictures almost daily and all are cut in weird shapes.
They ask your opinion about everything but they do whatever they want.
Everything is left justified, right or center unless they arrive late.
They hate Comic Sans with the same passion they love Helvetica.
They use iPhone for everything, because everyone has one.
You can not decorate the house without consulting them.
They steal street signs.
Always carry their hands painted with something.
They buy dolls unfinished for them to paint.
Everything becomes something other than what it really is: cards as tickets, cards as …
When arguing, you will be nicknamed like the OSX spinning wheel (not affectionately)
Do not know how to dress without consulting the Pantone book.
They hate Excel.
They read comics.
They want to save the world only with a poster.
You will spend the day brainstorming.
On vacation they will take you to countries that you do not know exist and have no beach.
Museums are their second home.
They know more positions than the Kamasutra.
They can’t go to a restaurant without secretly critiquing the menu design.
They listen to music you have never heard of.
They can’t cook a normal dish, they always have to experiment with new ingredients.
They read rare books: stories of children, Semiotics …
When you are going to tell you something, everyone has read it in their facebook and twitter.
They have own iPods before you knew they existed.
The orgasm they remember is when they heard that Adobe was acquiring Macromedia.
They have their own shops just for them and there are the most expensive in the city.
They want to spend all the money in the Apple Store.
You will never understand their gifts.
They see ordinary objects and laugh.
You wake up in the middle of the night hearim them screaming “When is the deadline?”
They see CMYK and RGB like Neo sees the Matrix.
They dream of the day nobody will make a single change to their designs.
They rather pay for a font than for a special birthday gift.
They are always sleepy because they work 24/7.

From: a bourbon for silvia

An Ode On A Typeface

Shibani — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:55:11 +0000

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Merawala Tattoo

Shibani — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:28:50 +0000

I found this image on a tattoo website. This is the closest to my name being tattooed on anyone’s arm. Am I lucky or what!

Jazz

Shibani — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:55:38 +0000

Went for a play called JAZZ at Prithvi Theatre with Bharath and his mom. Aunty is a darling

Excerpts from the Prithvi Theatre newsletter

The play, based on the research of Naresh Fernandes, is written by Ramu Ramanathan and directed by Etienne Coutinho. It is a wonderful explosion of a rich musical genre. An Indian jazz player in a retrospective mood recounts his life to his shagird. The scenes after his death are projected on a big screen behind. People who came into his life talk about him while he comments on their reactions. The play talks about a genius who could not establish himself. It is a story of a man who lives in nostalgia, one who loves to love. The character symbolizes the cultural anxieties and relative isolation of the Christian community in the 50s and 60s. At another level, it is also the universal story of an artist who refuses to compromise his artistic integrity.

Jazz is a very well written and and very well directed play. The audience is floored by the sheer brilliance of the performance. It’s a slice of that era brought alive through its music. It comes out so naturally that we are not overwhelmed by all the details. The performances of Bugs Bhargava and Rhys Dsouza were pretty impressive. Music and script compliment each other and merge so well as to be indistinguishable.

Had a wonderful evening. Also, have become a fan of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five

Entangled

Shibani — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:44:47 +0000

I call this one ‘Entangled‘ and it speaks of the various trivial shackles that grip us. It mocks at us and the fact that we are tied by our own fears and convictions. If only we had an open mind then we could free our souls and reach a higher existence -a place where objects and beings co-exist in serenity.

Actually, this is a product of a website that allows you to ‘paint your imagination‘. Thought I’d place my imagination and some gyaan here