Posted by Nate on January 3, 2007 at 1:12 am
Happy 2007. Back to work we go…
I had a good Christmas in Wyoming with my wife and my parents. The coolest wife in the world, to be more specific. She bought me a Holga! see below…
Google this little guy. It’s a lot of fun. Plastic lens, 120 film, 6×6 prints, light leaks, manual film advance = FUN. I’ll post some pics when I get them back from the lab. (remember the Lab?!)
Also, I was able to get my NHL fix, by visiting the Pepsi Center in Denver for an Avalanche game last Friday. If you know me, you know this is a big darn deal. I was like a kid in a candy store. Equally cool was the best damn hot wings I’ve had in a while at Brooklyn’s. Good memories at that place, I tell ya.
So, back in Vegas, I’m refreshed for a fast start to year number 3 for Black Diamond Digital. Today I booked a shoot in Phoenix, an architectural shoot tomorrow, and it looks like I might have a super cool new assistant starting next week.
Never a dull moment. Cheers!
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Posted by Nate on December 17, 2006 at 8:32 am
Whilst surfing out the download link for Photoshop CS3, I crossed this really cool new project the folks over at Adobe Labs are cooking up. It’s called Kuler, and it’s a great utility that I’m planning to use to create color schemes for my creative projects. It’s not really new, there are other sites like this – but this one is very intutitive (advanced?). There’s a learning curve to it. I recommend playing around with it for a while. I’ve only scratched the surface, so far. The only downside is that I’ve noticed they’re having some speed issues – likely due to the the increased traffic from designers like me, surfing out and downloading the new Photoshop CS3 beta. Anyway – check out Kuler here.
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Posted by Nate on December 15, 2006 at 2:54 am
OK. I’m stoked to see that Adobe is ready to recognize the thousands of people who can’t run their flagship app on their new Macs. Word on the street (internet) is that Adobe is releasing a public beta (free test version) of Photoshop CS3 tomorrow, Dec. 15th, and I will, for one – be downloading it. I’ll follow up this post with some info and a link to it when I get it.
I’m not that big of a nerd, (yes I am) but I picked up a shiny new MacBook Pro so I could design from the couch, the Starbucks, the client’s office, the bathroom (kidding – as far as you know) – you get the idea. Thus far, I’ve been forced to run through an emulator (geekspeak definition: crappy translation program you need because you’re behind the times) and I’ve been less than pleased about Adobe’s lack of Universal-ness in their Creative Suite. Heck, my old beige G3 in the garage would be a worthy competitor to my new Intel Core Duo 2.16 laptop! That ain’t right.
So, with a little luck, I’ll be ending my gripe session, and smoking along on the newest photoshop in about 14 hours time. At least, until the beta expires. I’ll keep you posted.
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Posted by Nate on December 13, 2006 at 5:55 pm
For our next trick…
We’ll be attempting to get quality, pricing, and speed from another online printing company…
I’ve tried a half dozen of these jokers, and let me tell ya: BEWARE of the disclaimers. From my experience, 7-10 days means 14 days. Guaranteed typically means not guaranteed. And quick is a very subjective term. Don’t forget shipping, either. Sure, they’ll print it overnight, but remember next day air isn’t cheap. Oh, and one time, my business card order ended up in Kentucky, when it should’ve been in Colorado. And one of my personal orders went to my neighbor girls, and subsequently, all over their lawn.
This isn’t propaganda to support my local print shop, but I will. Make your own decision carefully if you choose to clown around with the online printing circus.
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