Category — Magazines

I’m always having issues with this - for some reason when you want to apply to craigslist.org posts you get this error message “Craigslist has a 150KB limit on the messages we’ll send. Please reduce the size of your mail and try again.”

Of course my file is 400kb, not big but just too BIG for craigslist…

So what to do? google it..and figure it out and here are some tips - the best one was the last, saving from InDesign using the Adobe PDF option

http://mai-chu.blogspot.com/2009/03/create-smaller-pdf-files.html

Fun Fact: As a graphic designer, 92% of your time will be spent on unpaid favors.

Illustration by Tobias Lunchbreath

Seriously I am losing it lately..I usually go through this now and then but more so now..

Work. It’s a place I have never seem to have much luck with, I underestimate my skills, try to share my ideas (which I can say are usually pretty good and logical) without trying to be a know it all and my ultimate goal is to be better designer with never reaching that opportunity every time.

It seems every design position I’ve been in - I’ve tried to create and design and editors, publishers, sales, even janitors - they all want to do the designing and won’t let me just do that part of my job that really is MY JOB.

So I fight hard, as hard as I can but then in the end just have to let it go because it’s a constant struggle of insanity

Now if I put more effort into fighting for my own company, or going out to get more freelance then maybe I could let go of this other struggle and just fight for myself. and win.

So in the midst of my vent I found this site and I cried and laughed all at once because really - I’ve heard almost every single one of these scenarios in my years of freelancing and I don’t know why I thought for so long that I wasn’t able to put up with a lot, I have, I do and I probably will continue to do so..but helps to know others in my field are going through this

www.clientsfromhell.tumblr.com

I’ve been playing around with Issuu..simply because it’s free

Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, books, catalogs, reports, and more. In just a few seconds users can create beautiful digital editions simply by uploading their publications. It’s our mission to empower individuals, companies, and institutions to publish their documents across all digital platforms.

I’ve always had a dream of creating my own magazine..about what though I don’t know since my interests are all over the place..and I can get interested in many things at once to the point that I loose focus..so it would have to be about anything and everything…hmmmm Everything Magazine. That actually might work..

Drat. The url is taken and I should know this because I subscribed to it before - everything.com  so much for that idea..well I won’t give up though. The magazine isn’t out there so..

Most recent copy of Golf Range Magazine - Winter 2010 using Issuu.com

FPO Magazine..an idea I’ve always had was a magazine geared towards editorial designers..I worked at a magazine about the magazine industry but they didn’t like art directors much..that was my first warning sign. When the editor says after my first few days “your not pompous like most art directors”..I knew I was in for a ride..

I kept asking if they would focus some pages for the designer but they didn’t think it was worth it - the focus was on the publishers, the people that mattered because they made the budgets, approved what got bought..art directors look at “the pretty colors”..

I’ve always fought for the underdog..and that’s how I felt. We were the people dealing with the deadlines, fumbling over our schedules to get things done since we know how great editors are with time mangement..or at least from my experiences..

So anyway it’s nice to see a magazine focusing on the little “pompous” people..and nice to see this comparision list on digital vendors. I’ve used Issuu and love it…and love that it’s FREE!!

http://www.fpomagazine.com/digitaledition/

Is there nothing this man cannot buy..I know it’s just a magazine but he’s filthy rich..I want to know how and why, I feel like some Madoff scam is going to reveal itself - it’s just impossible for one person to be this rich..

Headlines “Bloomberg adopts Paola”  Adopt me Bloomberg, adopt me!

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/

They should of went with Lois from The Family Guy..she seems a bit more the type for Playboy…what the hell am I saying?

This quote from cnn.com “Playboy magazine teams up with “The Simpsons” to capture a younger audience”..like what the 12 year olds?

http://www.cnn.com