Comments on: Calling all designers, the Mutiny needs you! http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Floridian http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85820 Floridian Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:40:59 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85820 <p>Time magazine, National Geographic, the opener for 60 Minutes, Wall Street Journal, USA Today - all media icons, all unchanged for decades. In my 22 years of running an ad agency, I have battled many clients who got bored with their own brand names before the public had even figured out what the heck those brands represented.</p> <p>My advice to you - don't change a thing. Unless there are functionality problems, which I have not noticed, SM is great the way it is. I particularly like the pictures of movie stars of my generation - Saira Banu, Rishi Kapoor, Devanand. I see a lot of significance in capturing the images of the 60's and 70's on a blog that is written by the children of the 60's and 70's immigrants. Like me.</p> Time magazine, National Geographic, the opener for 60 Minutes, Wall Street Journal, USA Today – all media icons, all unchanged for decades. In my 22 years of running an ad agency, I have battled many clients who got bored with their own brand names before the public had even figured out what the heck those brands represented.

My advice to you – don’t change a thing. Unless there are functionality problems, which I have not noticed, SM is great the way it is. I particularly like the pictures of movie stars of my generation – Saira Banu, Rishi Kapoor, Devanand. I see a lot of significance in capturing the images of the 60′s and 70′s on a blog that is written by the children of the 60′s and 70′s immigrants. Like me.

]]> By: Dutti wes Indian ShoTTa http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85789 Dutti wes Indian ShoTTa Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:05:20 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85789 <p>How bout makin this an HTTPS site and hidin/securin your code a lil better, LoL..?</p> How bout makin this an HTTPS site and hidin/securin your code a lil better, LoL..?

]]> By: Communis Rixatrix http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85772 Communis Rixatrix Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:51:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85772 <blockquote>Its just that there are news stories and issues that I would like to discuss with mutineers.</blockquote> <p>Why aren't comments adequate for that purpose?</p> <blockquote> Plus that would help also keep the blog comments on track (ex. colourism in every Bollywood related post).</blockquote> <p>I doubt that. Keeping comments germane is like attempting to herd felines.</p> <blockquote> You know how many poisonous comments they'd have to ban? With a forum they'd have to be full-time Mutineers.</blockquote> <p>Ah, a voice of reason. I agree completely. I have no desire to wade through any possible additional idiocy. And yes, I love the banners, too.</p> Its just that there are news stories and issues that I would like to discuss with mutineers.

Why aren’t comments adequate for that purpose?

Plus that would help also keep the blog comments on track (ex. colourism in every Bollywood related post).

I doubt that. Keeping comments germane is like attempting to herd felines.

You know how many poisonous comments they’d have to ban? With a forum they’d have to be full-time Mutineers.

Ah, a voice of reason. I agree completely. I have no desire to wade through any possible additional idiocy. And yes, I love the banners, too.

]]> By: alybaba http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85768 alybaba Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:59:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85768 <p>True</p> <p>Its just that there are news stories and issues that I would like to discuss with mutineers. Plus that would help also keep the blog comments on track (ex. colourism in every Bollywood related post).</p> True

Its just that there are news stories and issues that I would like to discuss with mutineers. Plus that would help also keep the blog comments on track (ex. colourism in every Bollywood related post).

]]> By: Deepa http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85733 Deepa Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:44:13 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85733 <p>You know how many poisonous comments they'd have to ban? With a forum they'd have to be full-time Mutineers.</p> You know how many poisonous comments they’d have to ban? With a forum they’d have to be full-time Mutineers.

]]> By: alybaba http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85721 alybaba Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:02:18 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85721 <p>Can we get a forum too?</p> Can we get a forum too?

]]> By: Janeofalltrades http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85683 Janeofalltrades Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:23:53 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85683 <p>You need to woo Priya aka <a href="http://www.pomegranita.com/">Pomegranita </a>ASAP!!</p> You need to woo Priya aka Pomegranita ASAP!!

]]> By: kachofool http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/09/08/calling_all_des/comment-page-1/#comment-85676 kachofool Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:35:47 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3767#comment-85676 <p>I've been a web/gfx designer for a long time... and while I don't have any time to contribute to redesigning Sepia Mutiny, I'm just asking that you guys keep the banner in the same style that you have it (as in, it refreshes every time the page is loaded, and you have a bunch of cool desi icons in each of your banners (like amitabh!)...so yeah). I think that's one of the coolest features of the site.</p> I’ve been a web/gfx designer for a long time… and while I don’t have any time to contribute to redesigning Sepia Mutiny, I’m just asking that you guys keep the banner in the same style that you have it (as in, it refreshes every time the page is loaded, and you have a bunch of cool desi icons in each of your banners (like amitabh!)…so yeah). I think that’s one of the coolest features of the site.

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