Brandon Schmittling
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Monday, June 06, 2005

That Movie Was Kind of Like My Life

Thank you, Josh Hartnett, for portraying a web designer and bringing legitimacy to my chosen profession - I'm guessing there's more than a few pixel-pushing 20-something's who also wish to thank you but maybe don't think enough of your work (really I don't either, and I'm not a fan persay). But I personally wonder just how long you will make it at "Window.com" when the only time I got to see some of your "work" it resembled print-layouts rather than actual screen comps. Ever spent more than 20 minutes between lattes actually designing something? What was that on your desk at home - a VRML book? What would you be doing with a VRML book unless it were stragetically placed there to make people THINK you knew what you were doing (or you were creating a virtual walk through of the Hall of Hotties that evidently throw themselves at you). By the way, what time do you actually go into work, Josh?

Hell, move me to San Francisco and I'll abuse my Effects Pallete for 60 grand and a bagel every Wednesday. Also, the company I'd work for would not only have a mini-bar and Victoria Secret models working in marketing, it would have COMPUTERS so we could do actual work. Whatever. Word of advice to all aspiring designers: There's more to creating good design than doing hot chicks and adding a bunch of layer-transfers to stock photography. No one has made a movie out of Rem Koolhas' life, and I suspect that the Emigre documentary is a long way out.

Would life be great if it imiated movies? Maybe. But I think sometimes movies could use some help getting semi-important details correct.

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