Saturday, April 09, 2005

Ibidfeyasccada

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Now, today's story...

I was looking forward to a sausage, egg and cheese McGriddle this morning. Every once in a while those things just make you believe in heaven. Unfortunately, it's possible I forgot to set my alarm clock. Yeah, I woke up at 10:20. It eludes me how these people can stuff a heart attack in a Big Mac but can't find it in themselves to serve breakfast past 10:30 in the morning.

That wasn't interesting. But this is. At the office today, my boss was interviewing potential graphic artists. (Still not the interesting part yet.) The paper is in need of someone who can, you know, actually do the job. I won't use her actual name, but let's just say I've-been-in-design-for-18-years-and-still-can't-create-a-decent-ad (we'll call her Ibidfeyasccada) has been "sick" and "out of town" recently. (Semi-interesting part.)

I like the story about how my boss saw her in Chinese restaurant with her husband the day she called in sick. Too sick to work, not sick enough to avoid Chinese food in public... around the corner from the office! (Hopefully the intersting part.) Ibidfeyasccada has also decided that fonts chosen by anyone but her are no good. Neither here nor there.

The interviews, were especially interesting to me, as a part-time graphic artist at the paper. (The office is 25 miles away from my campus dorm making it strikingly difficult to go at it full time.) The first guy had some great work but it was the second interview that I was struck most by.

His name is Josef Mancino and he had a very unusual portfolio. It's a CD in a specially designed cardboard case (that he designed, of course). The CD includes everything that's on his website, which happens to be here. I recommend it even if you have no interest in graphic design. He does great work.

So... nice knowing you Ibidfeyasccada, but it'll be even nicer having someone around who knows what he's doing when creating the look of the newspaper.

Disclaimer: I personally have nothing against Ibidfeyasccada, but it is pretty funny to me that someone who claims to have so much experience could be quite so addle-minded. I suppose it's none of my business. Or yours. Why are you reading this? Stop it. Stop. Seriously, dude. Stop. Now.

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