Jul. 11th, 2007
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debgeisler for the link and the interesting discourse, here is a column about an area of my chosen profession I had somehow or other never stopped to think about:
How terrorist organizations design their logos
Aside from the ethical implications of designing for violent and/or bigoted groups, can you imagine the logistical problems? Would they even pay you? And if they didn't, how would you track them down? Or even if they did, would you have to have client meetings in a dark alley somewhere? Gods know, some of these look like their groups could use a few tips on effective use of line art and typography ("Simplify, Ahmed, simplify! Less is more!"). I may be desperate for work, but I'm not that desperate...yet.
debgeisler for the link and the interesting discourse, here is a column about an area of my chosen profession I had somehow or other never stopped to think about:How terrorist organizations design their logos
Aside from the ethical implications of designing for violent and/or bigoted groups, can you imagine the logistical problems? Would they even pay you? And if they didn't, how would you track them down? Or even if they did, would you have to have client meetings in a dark alley somewhere? Gods know, some of these look like their groups could use a few tips on effective use of line art and typography ("Simplify, Ahmed, simplify! Less is more!"). I may be desperate for work, but I'm not that desperate...yet.
My next concert gig
Jul. 11th, 2007 11:00 amThe good news: filkertom hisownself has deemed Your Humble Correspondent worthy of a half-hour concert slot for Dragon*Con this coming Labor Day weekend. The bad news: now I gotta find me someone who can accompany me on guitar and will be there for at least the day I'm performing. And I gotta come up with a set list.
Aside from "A Simple Country Doctor," which I already know everybody likes (hey, it won a Pegasus Award, dinnit?), what songs of mine do y'all think should be included in a six-to-seven-song set (that being usually the amount of material needed to fill out a slot between changeovers and in between banter)? Suggestions urgently requested from anyone familiar with even some of the over 70-odd songs and parodies I've made public in one form or another over the years.
filkertom hisownself has deemed Your Humble Correspondent worthy of a half-hour concert slot for Dragon*Con this coming Labor Day weekend. The bad news: now I gotta find me someone who can accompany me on guitar and will be there for at least the day I'm performing. And I gotta come up with a set list.Aside from "A Simple Country Doctor," which I already know everybody likes (hey, it won a Pegasus Award, dinnit?), what songs of mine do y'all think should be included in a six-to-seven-song set (that being usually the amount of material needed to fill out a slot between changeovers and in between banter)? Suggestions urgently requested from anyone familiar with even some of the over 70-odd songs and parodies I've made public in one form or another over the years.