http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog Production Artist Rants from the old man, sitting in the corner, cursing under his breath. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:53:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is in response to a discussion group for Print Production Professionals. This guy was bummed cause he's having a hard time getting a print production job that isn't considered an entry level position with low pay. But if he does interview, they think he's a little nutty for his ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=86 I'm starting to see a trend with this blog and myself. Looks like once a month is all that I can really stomach at this point. It's just one more thing hanging over my head, and I feel like I should be doing something more productive most of the time. ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=73 I think I might just start talking like a robot all the time. You know, kinda like monotone and sorta slow. 24/7. One syllable at a time. Say stuff like "DOES-NOT-COM-PUTE" and shit when anyone uses slang. Think anyone would hang around me? You would always have to have, like, ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=68 If telecommunications had been invented after texting technology, no one would ever text. Imagine, you only type 7-10 digits, and get a real human being on the other end. And, you actually understand them by hearing emotion in their voice. It may only take a few minutes to complete a ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=47 Here is a New York Times blog posting that a friend of mine sent me. We were having a conversation about "quality of work" nowadays and how in the past couple decades the technology has gotten better, but the actual finished product in many cases leaves something to be desired. ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=37 ...Nobody ever grew up wanting to be a Production Artist. http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=33 I thought that title might be blog slang for "long time no see", but then again, if it was a true blog acronym it would be LTNW. See, the holidays came up and I got lazy about posting new blogs. And by holidays, I mean starting with Halloween. My intention ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=28 "Social Media is just buzz technology that companies are trying to shoe-horn into their websites to remain on the 'cutting edge'. It's the digital equivalent of a 40 year-old mother who dresses in her teenage daughter's clothes." Oh, the games we play in advertising. This was sent to me by a former ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=23 Just for fun. Funny shit. http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=18 The old saying goes, you learn something new every day. That couldn't be more true in our business of advertising.  Sometimes this can be a humbling experience. Lately I've been getting a few PDF files returned to me from pubs letting me know there were transparencies in the file and would ... http://ijdesign.com/Production-Artist-Blog/?p=16