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POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Saturday, October 10, 2009 05:06
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PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 3:23 AM

Haaa, those are great And no stretching on my end.

Okay, so what you are about to see is... well, I'm not sure what the short version would be. Y'see, I was contacted several months ago about doing some design stuff for a Browncoat group. I couldn't help them with what they initially asked about, what with time restrictions, but when it was mentioned that they were wanting labels for some Firefly-inspired tea, I got pretty excited at the idea. I love tea, I love Firefly, I love design, seemed like a good idea all-around. I came up with a couple labels and emailed them off. While waiting for a response I happily designed several more.
Well, I never got a response.
Email again. No response.
Email again. No response.
Email again, sans attachment. No response.
Frustrated. Email again, sans attachment. Response is that nothing else, apparently, has gotten through.
Very frustrated. Email request for alternate email that may be better equipped to receive attachments. No response.
Resend. No response.
Resend. No response.
Resend one with attachments, one requesting alternate email. No response.
Tearfully, sobbingly frustrated. Rinse and repeat.
So, right before DragonCon, I sent one last email, with all new subject line, asking for any kind of acknowledgment. Anything. Even a "We're actually not interested, stop bothering us." Nothing.
Here we come to the crux of the matter. All in all, I'm very proud of what I came up with for this tea. I would like it to see the light of day. So. I'm going to float small versions of my designs onto this, my beloved Firefly forum. At least this way I can know that some fans will see them, maybe like them. And maybe the parties who originally brought the whole idea to the table will finally see and/or acknowledge what I've done. Maybe not. I'm beyond caring at this point. Yeah, I would like to see something I did be in actual print, maybe generating actual revenue, but mostly I want the hours of work to go beyond my own hard drive. So maybe the short version is "I give up" and maybe it's "Here's a semi-pointless and mostly selfish post for all to see" or, hopefully, it's "The ball is trying to get rolling again" but whatever it is I think I've rambled about it quite long enough and should get on with posting images.

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MANGOLO

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 4:24 AM

Beautiful work. I know a few Tea Growers (in fact my neighbor has a couple of acres of tea), but I don't think they can use these names.

But I'll keep my eyes and ears out for possibili-teas.

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 4:44 AM

Thank you

The names, descriptions, and images were tailored to the 'SereniTea' developed by this group. I'm happy to take on any projects, if labels might be needed... So long as I get actual responses from potential clients

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PEULSAR5

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 4:57 AM

WOW! Very shiny work. Probably would have sold well at conventions and such.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 2:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Well, I never got a response.
Email again. No response.
Email again. No response.
Email again, sans attachment. No response.
{et cetera}

((sigh)) I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, Rose. Been there, done that........

Your designs are lovely.
I think the Badger one is my favourite,
from an overall composit / blending standpoint,
followed by Miranda.

If I may offer a small critique...?
Perhaps it's more visible in the original file,
but the strawberries in the Kaylee design seem sort of lost in the background;
it's difficult (for me) to make them out because of the pinkish hues of the nebula.
It's entirely possible, though, that it's just due to the odd darkness of my work monitor.

Just a teeny observation of what I see.
(I avoid making unsolicited suggestions, cuz I hate it when people do that to me.
"Oh, that's really nice, but it maybe you should have put _____ right there"
or "Wow, that's awesome, but it looks like you need to add ______ to it".
Yeah? Really? You think so? F-off, Peanut Gallery. XD )

MSA

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 2:30 PM

is lovely Rose....

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 5:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
((sigh)) I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, Rose. Been there, done that........

Sorry to hear that

Quote:
Your designs are lovely.
I think the Badger one is my favourite,
from an overall composit / blending standpoint,
followed by Miranda.

Those two are my favorites as well!

Quote:
If I may offer a small critique...?

Of course

Quote:
Perhaps it's more visible in the original file, but the strawberries in the Kaylee design seem sort of lost in the background;
it's difficult (for me) to make them out because of the pinkish hues of the nebula.
It's entirely possible, though, that it's just due to the odd darkness of my work monitor.

It's a little more visible in the larger design, I think, but I did struggle to make them stand out more every time I worked with the file. Stopped tweaking it, for obvious reasons. Could be your monitor is dark and that exacerbates the issue, but I certainly appreciate the feedback. It was the first one I made, I think I got a lot better as I went on

Thanks, everyone, I feel less dispirited.

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FLORALBUNNY

Friday, October 9, 2009 8:49 PM

Gorgeous labels, PR.
Bumping so more can see.
Con photos so darling.
Navy, the face-fur was adorable.
One question: NVG's boots are what size?????
Well, all right, a second question: when is the baby due?

bun
inquisitive Browncoat

MSA

Friday, October 9, 2009 9:37 PM

Hey Bun:)

NV wears a size 16 boot ( goes with the massive shoulders and 6'3" height)
Baby is due October 31st.... but we shall see what the baby wants to do.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STEGASAURUS

Friday, October 9, 2009 10:54 PM

Isn't it fun going by their schedule, MsA?

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