I’m reposting a letter (not only because I don’t have anything good to write about) to ABS-CBN News by a friend regarding a poorly written article. I actually have read the article yesterday and noticed the errors, but what she pointed out in her letter was more than just the typo. Read on.
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One of the perks (or perils, to some) of working around people who are quite knowledgable in Photoshop is that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, your face will eventually show up on someone else’s torso. Some will retaliate and some will take it seriously and ignore you for a week. While some, well, they hold internal contests.
Yesterday, a colleague buzzed us a link of another colleague’s glamour photo whose name shall not be divulged in this post:
A few seconds later, another colleague sent out a YM blast about a design contest of sorts. Whoever edits this photo best will win a prize (a toy at his discretion, he said). After a few minutes, I came up with a couple of comps. But this one won the third prize just this morning, as judged by the victim himself:
And the spoils of the skirmish:
Hotwheels Chevy Camaro® Concept
2nd Place wins Watchmen Issue No. 1
1st place gets a Captain America® Bobble Head
I love this office these people. Great job! ;)
A few days ago, a colleague shared this:
I’ll be nice and not comment on the haphazardly done faux-”floor” that looks like someone just bled to death on the entire set. Maybe someone forgot to clean up after himself? Stock photo geeks would know that the familiar watermark over the puzzle pieces tells us that the photo is from iStockphoto. I did a quick search using the keywords “jigsaw puzzle” but apparently somebody did a good job in using one that isn’t easily searchable. And besides, I don’t like the idea of spending the entire day going through over a thousand images just to find the exact photo.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for free (and nice) stuff. But I also believe that when you do something not legal, you’d make all the effort not to get caught.
I return from yet another biblically long hiatus with a home computer with RAM modules that have gone so bad, you’d consider giving it a glass of one of those memory enhancer milk drinks. Now I can’t take on outside projects. Tsk. And to think that just a few weeks ago, I had problems with moisture build-up INSIDE the rig, thanks to the recent drastic changes in weather… though little rats with poor bladder control were the initial suspects.
In other news, here’s something that an officemate shared to us this morning (you’d have to click the thumbnails to see the full video because I’m too lazy to embed them here):
Vodafone “Street” · JWT London, 2006
Coke/Buhay Coke · McCann-Erickson, 2008
Hmmm… ’nuff said.
Thoughts