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[rant] Complex Power Relations [/rant]
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| Lira |
I'm not fond of power relations in general, but the more complex they get, the more potentially obnoxious they are.
As some people here might not know, I've been working as a web designer (and, sometimes, as a graphic designer too) for quite a few years - mostly, for educational institutions.
A department at my university hired me to design a poster for them. The theme should be the Japanese "Girls' Day" and it would be used as an advert for the annual academic forum (you know, those boring off-line forums in which there are no threads to reply :p).
So, after being told by the university about what to do (no way you could do it formally, with a written briefing and all that), I spend all night working on what they had just asked me.
On the next day, first came the relief - all the professors loved the poster. However, a few hours later, the sponsor seems to be against everything, including the theme. And, ironically, the sponsor is another client of mine :/
Here I am, losing another night :( |
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| Omega_M |
| I totally thought this was gona be a mathematical question. :o |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
I totally thought this was gona be a mathematical question. :o |
i got misled when i read "japanese girl's day" and was thinking i wouldnt mind being on the rough end of that power relationship :D |
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| Fast Turtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
I totally thought this was gona be a mathematical question. :o |
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| shiny one |
| I don't get it, did the professors tell you something wrong, or were the people just too picky? |
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fast Turtle
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I'm totally serial :wtf: For one moment I though he was gona rant about some nasty complex variable calculus problem (which is totally understandable, if you know what i mean :o ) |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by shiny one
I don't get it, did the professors tell you something wrong, or were the people just too picky? |
Unintentionally both: the professors wanted one thing, the sponsor wanted another, and because they didn't talk among each other about it as clearly as necessary, the conflict only appeared after I finished the god damned poster :( |
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