The following blog was written out of frustration as no documentation can be quickly found on the internet about the following .pdf printing error experienced when using InDesign CS4 to ouput older ID CS version files. Maybe this information will help others in getting results from ID CS4/Acrobat Pro. Adobe does provide some good documentation on the troubleshooting of printing pdfs from InDesign and in printing .pdfs in general
Tags: .pdf, adobe, Adobe Illustrator, cs3, cs4, diemaking, error, InDesign, ppd, printing pdf
It always rained on studio days at Franklin Terrace.
All of my friends hated you. You gave them Cs and tore up their drawings. I didn’t know what to think when I got better. You liked one type of woman who was always the model. The others were silent or crying.
Outside, you smoked. You once told me how you’d worked for Calvin in NYC like it wasn’t a big thing. I saw later why it wasn’t for you.
Tags: Art Foundation, drawing, Franklin Terrace, illustration, studio, VCU
Andy Warhol once said that in the future everyone would be so busy that we’d all have to take amphetamines to keep up with the times. As factory fans know, Andy was already doing so.
I guess he was half right, because it seems like today there are so many people getting pick me-ups from Starbucks or some other venue.
Pure delicious energy
I have recently joined the ranks of said drinkers. I don’t regularly drink much caffeine, so the last few weeks have been quite a change for me. I’ve been trying to learn some intense stuff and getting up very early to do it. My drug/drink of choice is the Iced Caffè Mocha with Soy Milk, still taking the whipped cream. I still consider myself vegan I guess, but I’ve been slipping a bit lately.
Being quite the newb, I didn’t even know what to ask for or how at SB. I found the vernacular, abbreviations, and culture a bit intimidating, though I’ve found the staff at River Road II (reprezent!) to be very nice and accommodating. This could also be because I’ve been rather chatty and pepped up. Who knows, maybe I’ll make it to “customer of the week” and get my signature beverage everyday for a week?
- Notes from a new connoisseur
- A Caffè Mocha from Barnes & Noble (satelite SB) does not taste as good as my standalone location.
- Staff at SB have to listen to the newly released albums you see at the “impulse” section over and over.
- Tall means small and they rhyme.
- If you take your SB receipt to any SB location after 2, you can get any iced treat for 2$ (cheap – through 9/09 I think). This is called a “treat receipt”.
In other news, David Flanagan, author of this acclaimed masterwork actually returned an email from me today. Rad.
Doin’ mad work!
DK
Damn, it’s hot in New York during July! Missy and I went to see the sights and Paul McCartney last weekend.
It was a good trip. We missed our little bean and are glad to be back with her now.
Below are some highlights, including the concert.
We have a new private joke now when we make meals. “See this meal, you’d pay $XXX for this in New York.” This is because it was crazy expensive to eat there.
We didn’t see anyone famous, but we saw a lot of each other, and that was great.
Paul appeared at the Ed Sullivan theater during the week as well. The Beatles first rocked Ed Sullivan on their first visit to America in 1964.
There were really great visuals at the show along with pyrotechnics! I really like “sing the changes”.
Another version of “sing the changes” at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Tags: band on the run, broadway, citi field, fireman, new york city, paul mccartney, photos, sing the changes
I wanted to share notice of the Ovation channel’s annual American Revolutionaries series. I think this is the final week, but it’s worth catching if you can. Blues, Jazz, Rock and everything else intertwine, telling the stories of American music and how it really got to be what it is today.
Son House ~ ex. I never knew that he had influence on Robert Johnson.
I am very impressed with the programming, and have learned a few things that I didn’t know before on subjects which I thought I had down.
I’ve got so much going on I’ll probably end up renting most of them on Netflix and watch them on my own time. The blues docs are done exceptionally well, especially since most of them seem older.
This film is relevant and also has a great soundtrack. Maybe I’ll watch it again soon.
I’m fixin’ to get all of my smithsonian folkways albums and guitar out soon.
BTW, Ovation has a great online community that I often get emails from but haven’t had time to look at. You can chat it up and share with the greatest of art/rock snobs.
Enjoy it if you can.
Tags: american, blues, Music, ovation, robert johnson, son house, tv
Beck Hansen
The artist Beck is always inspiring to me. His recent project is called “Record Club”, in which he and other artists will cover great albums with no rehearsal. I’m really diggin’ this content, especially since the first choice is one of my favorite albums complete with Warhol ties. Check out the video for “Sunday Morning” from the album, “The Velvet Underground and Nico”, at Beck’s Website.
A long time ago, Beck did the robot for me outside of the Arthur Ashe center with a Bill’s Barbecue bag in his hand.
Not to brag, but it was so rad.
I can’t say for sure, but I think Mr. Reed could be proud of this project.
Tags: andy warhol, beck, Music, velvet undergound, video
The Walrus in NYC!
Well, they’re not that old. In celebration of my Beatlehead wife’s completion of another tough schoolyear, we’re going to see Paul McCartney together.
She loves Paul and has turned me into a much bigger Beatle fan over the years. We’ll be traveling to New York City which I’m stoked about. I usually end up there on business, so to be free will be great.
The show is one of the inaugural events for the new Mets venue, Citi Field. The Beatles also performed this same service when they christened Shea in 1965.
My favorite recording artist is Bob Dylan. The week after Paul performs, he will be continuing the “baseball” tours he did back a couple of years ago. He’ll be in Norfolk and so will I. 
The show will serve as what I think is a grand climax in recent Dylan obsessions. From “I’m not there” (my favorite movie ever) to listening to as much as I’ve never heard on LaLa, I can’t wait for his appearance. Dylan is my quintessential American artist hero person, along with Warhol of course.
In other news, I’m working hard to be an expert at PHP. WP 2.8 is smooth as silk, and I still haven’t figured out a way to stop time to do all that I want.
Still Inspired!
I guess you could just call it “greatest music ever month”.
The video below is one that I play over and over. Masked and anonymous is such a great film too. I love the monologue in the beginning. The eternal mystic. Enjoy.
Tags: bob dylan, concerts, paul mccartney, video
This week I attended, RAUG, the Richmond Adobe User Group. It was my first time, and there was a WordPress speaker there!
Matt Walters spoke on design considerations and the way WordPress can act as a CMS. Mr. Walters has much knowledge of WP and its construction and I would recommend his services to those starting a WP site. That’s not to say that my old workplace can’t help you too. (Shout out to O’Leary)
Oh yeah.
I asked a lot of questions. So many, that I won a great new book to add to my Flash arsenal! The book seems to have an intensive direction for animation in Flash, which is right up my alley. I also never win anything. I had a great time and all of the folks in the group were great. If you’re a creative livin’ ’round these parts, you should take a session in.
I can’t say enough about WordPress and how great it is becoming for both designers and developers. The fact that fortune 500s are now using the platform says a lot about its power.
I also can not say enough about the new innovations to the Hot Bar at Ellwood Thompson’s market. There new “Bakeshop” stuff is so delicious and sooo Vegan.
Yay, I’m inspired.
Tags: adobe, ellwood thompson's, flash, inspiration, matt walters, RAUG, wordpress
After about a year and a half, I’ve been able to release a new website. The site is a collection of the efforts of many. Historians, proofers, and staff from the General Assembly all helped in the creation of this new educational tool which includes SOL components. The website is a virtual tours application where visitors of all ages can learn about Virginia’s Capitol and its grounds in great detail. The application is faceted, allowing users to explore the venues with educational, historic, and restoration viewpoints. The site also allows students and other visitors to experience this historic treasure in these tough economic times where they may not be able to physically visit. Much of the work was done by myself along with my co-worker and friend, Maryann Horch.
The product is something for which I’m proud and grateful to have been a part of. It’s funny how when you’re involved in a huge project that you’re all set up for and trained to do, you come across scenarios and challenges you would have never though of yourself doing. Sure, I learned a lot of new high technology techniques to be able to produce the site, but I equally had a lot of education on the business end on this one. A lot of “people skill” stuff that was great to take in.
I listened to this a lot in '08.
The project has been powered by various things, The Walkmen’s, “You and Me”, Odwalla Super Protein, and at first, lots of Vanilla Coke.
It’s been so long in the making that I just had to share.
It will be good to see my family more.
I will also be preparing a new version of my self-promotional website complete with a new portfolio of current work.
Go here if you get a chance and take a tour. You need Flash to see it.
Tags: flash, portfolio, project, virtual tours, work