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JustineFW and I went down to Jackson Hole for their silly "Set the World Record for Skiers in Jeans" event. Over 3000 people turned up in denim; the previous record was apparently about 120 or something. It was a beautiful dayâhighlighted by this Sun Dog! That thing lasted for over an hour; we could see it from the valley floor as a sort of rainbow around the sun, but from the top of the lift we got the full circle, both dogs, and rays coming off all 3. Everyone getting off the top of the lift just started reaching for their phones... these are not camera/phone/photoshop things, you can actually see them just like this. By the time we got back up for our second run of the day, it was over.
That is extremely cool. And now the story I heard about some one in a denim speedo seems a little more likely... and unfortunate.
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Dec 11, 2023 - 4:46pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I decided to move this post here so I can find it later...
JustineFW and I went down to Jackson Hole for their silly "Set the World Record for Skiers in Jeans" event. Over 3000 people turned up in denim; the previous record was apparently about 120 or something. It was a beautiful dayâhighlighted by this Sun Dog! That thing lasted for over an hour; we could see it from the valley floor as a sort of rainbow around the sun, but from the top of the lift we got the full circle, both dogs, and rays coming off all 3. Everyone getting off the top of the lift just started reaching for their phones... these are not camera/phone/photoshop things, you can actually see them just like this. By the time we got back up for our second run of the day, it was over.
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I decided to move this post here so I can find it later...
JustineFW and I went down to Jackson Hole for their silly "Set the World Record for Skiers in Jeans" event. Over 3000 people turned up in denim; the previous record was apparently about 120 or something. It was a beautiful dayâhighlighted by this Sun Dog! That thing lasted for over an hour; we could see it from the valley floor as a sort of rainbow around the sun, but from the top of the lift we got the full circle, both dogs, and rays coming off all 3. Everyone getting off the top of the lift just started reaching for their phones... these are not camera/phone/photoshop things, you can actually see them just like this. By the time we got back up for our second run of the day, it was over.
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I heard a piece about this record setting event on NPR this afternoon and, no joke, thought of you and JFW!
I decided to move this post here so I can find it later...
JustineFW and I went down to Jackson Hole for their silly "Set the World Record for Skiers in Jeans" event. Over 3000 people turned up in denim; the previous record was apparently about 120 or something. It was a beautiful dayâhighlighted by this Sun Dog! That thing lasted for over an hour; we could see it from the valley floor as a sort of rainbow around the sun, but from the top of the lift we got the full circle, both dogs, and rays coming off all 3. Everyone getting off the top of the lift just started reaching for their phones... these are not camera/phone/photoshop things, you can actually see them just like this. By the time we got back up for our second run of the day, it was over.
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And they're all pulled outta someone's nethers. I'm not going to the mat and saying this is the best solution ever, but it makes for some pretty dramatic signage, easy to read from a distance, and feels right when I see the posters in a shop window...
Maybe you could add a buffalo sending a carrot ass-over-teakettle
And they're all pulled outta someone's nethers. I'm not going to the mat and saying this is the best solution ever, but it makes for some pretty dramatic signage, easy to read from a distance, and feels right when I see the posters in a shop window...
Maybe you could add a buffalo sending a carrot ass-over-teakettle
And they're all pulled outta someone's nethers. I'm not going to the mat and saying this is the best solution ever, but it makes for some pretty dramatic signage, easy to read from a distance, and feels right when I see the posters in a shop window...
I'm a total amateur at this kind of stuff. I've never taken a course in graphic design. But as a schlub who gets bombarded with ads and come-ons all the time, I say this works pretty damned well. It makes me wanna go to the farmers' market.
Maybe he's an interior designer, not a graphic designer - but that being said, he still got the proportions wrong: https://www.thespruce.com/time...
I think you're right about such a "rule" applying to interior design (and his proportions were wrong as you pointed out). I've never heard of any arbitrary "color proportion rule" in graphic design, and I've been in that field for over 40 years. Oh, and that design looks great, Scott.
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May 26, 2022 - 11:59am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
And they're all pulled outta someone's nethers. I'm not going to the mat and saying this is the best solution ever, but it makes for some pretty dramatic signage, easy to read from a distance, and feels right when I see the posters in a shop window...
I think it looks great - visibility means more people see it, and more people who see it might actually read it, and more who read it might actually attend, etc.
Maybe he's an interior designer, not a graphic designer - but that being said, he still got the proportions wrong: https://www.thespruce.com/time...
And they're all pulled outta someone's nethers. I'm not going to the mat and saying this is the best solution ever, but it makes for some pretty dramatic signage, easy to read from a distance, and feels right when I see the posters in a shop window...
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May 26, 2022 - 11:14am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
We have a webmonkey guy who's been telling me everything we're doing wrong.
As for The Branding, it's not a matter did I don't like it, the thing that really threw me off was the big huge blast of yellow in that back ground. There's a design rule that I learned with colors actually just recently. I didn't think it through on these particular Graphics but there's a rule of 50/30/20 as in proportions of color and the overwhelming yellow is what throws me.
As for the holes in the logos and things like that, that's just not something I've ever seen done.
I don't often think, "who the hell are you to be telling me..." but man, this guy.
/rant
Maybe he's an interior designer, not a graphic designer - but that being said, he still got the proportions wrong: https://www.thespruce.com/time...
We have a webmonkey guy who's been telling me everything we're doing wrong.
As for The Branding, it's not a matter did I don't like it, the thing that really threw me off was the big huge blast of yellow in that back ground. There's a design rule that I learned with colors actually just recently. I didn't think it through on these particular Graphics but there's a rule of 50/30/20 as in proportions of color and the overwhelming yellow is what throws me. As for the holes in the logos and things like that, that's just not something I've ever seen done.
I don't often think, "who the hell are you to be telling me..." but man, this guy. /rant
We have a webmonkey guy who's been telling me everything we're doing wrong.
As for The Branding, it's not a matter did I don't like it, the thing that really threw me off was the big huge blast of yellow in that back ground. There's a design rule that I learned with colors actually just recently. I didn't think it through on these particular Graphics but there's a rule of 50/30/20 as in proportions of color and the overwhelming yellow is what throws me.
As for the holes in the logos and things like that, that's just not something I've ever seen done.
I don't often think, "who the hell are you to be telling me..." but man, this guy.
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Apr 15, 2022 - 8:40pm
maryte wrote:
This is excellent news to hear. Dio's car Fredo (so named because it gets no respect) is limping along, so we'll be looking at a new/new-to-me vehicle for me (and he'll get Fenway, my gently-used Mazda3). Good to know we should just be patient for another year-ish.
No one can get a good deal on anything right now. If you drive a hard bargain you can pay MSRP, but others will bid you up.
At some point in the next year, the chip shortage will end and there will be a huge flood of cars hitting the market. New cars beget used cars. Most manufacturers will try to throttle sales somewhat but some have years worth of stuff ready to ship
Your lips to God's ears. I'm nursing my 2012 Grand Cherokee (Lola - cause she looks pretty and drives tough) waiting, waiting, waiting for the chip issue to resolve itself so I can replace it. I figure a $1000 repair bill every 6 months is like 2-3 car payments so I'm ahead of the game waiting. (I hope)
This is excellent news to hear. Dio's car Fredo (so named because it gets no respect) is limping along, so we'll be looking at a new/new-to-me vehicle for me (and he'll get Fenway, my gently-used Mazda3). Good to know we should just be patient for another year-ish.
Nice to see someone who gives their cars names. My late Best Friend always had funny names for his vehicles. Some of the classics were The Good Fella, because it had a huge trunk. Another was The Chick Magnet, when he inherited his late mother-in-laws beat up granny mobile.
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Apr 10, 2022 - 7:33am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
No one can get a good deal on anything right now. If you drive a hard bargain you can pay MSRP, but others will bid you up.
At some point in the next year, the chip shortage will end and there will be a huge flood of cars hitting the market. New cars beget used cars. Most manufacturers will try to throttle sales somewhat but some have years worth of stuff ready to ship
This is excellent news to hear. Dio's car Fredo (so named because it gets no respect) is limping along, so we'll be looking at a new/new-to-me vehicle for me (and he'll get Fenway, my gently-used Mazda3). Good to know we should just be patient for another year-ish.
So here's what I want to know Scott. My oldest son still drives a shitbox 2000 Honda without anti-lock brakes, and only driver-side airbag, and he won't take my hand-me-downs. Can you get him a good deal on smallish used car? And I mean good like "How stupid can you be not to take this?"
