First off, there's something you all should know about me. And it's this: I cuss. Every single day. It's not classy or very lady-like but damn if it doesn't help me get my point across. So, I considered keeping this title family friendly but everyone in blog land lately has been talking about keeping it real. So this is me keeping it real. I don't like to haphazardly throw profanity around on the blog but I will use it when I need to. To make a point.
So now that I've got my potty mouth fully disclaimed let's move on.
Last night I went to see the guys from Good Fucking Design Advice speak at AIGA Oklahoma. I almost asked Brian and Jason for a photo but after embarrassing myself in front of Pinterest's Ben Silbermann I decided to play it cool by saying something lame like "Hey. I'm looking forward to your presentation." One of the most fascinating part of this presentation was learning that it was these guys' first!
So Jason and Brian (best friends & business partners) gracefully move through their presentation with back and forth banter about drinking 40s and starting up a company out of their basement. They humorously described the endless amounts of hard work that went into this project and how things just kept going wrong. But the point was that what started as a silly side project became this thing that harbored a lot of passion for these guys. The vision goes way beyond posters and coffee cups.
Good Fucking Design Advice gets a lot of attention for the eff word but it's so much more than that. Fuck just helps get the point across.
That is why I love you and your blog. Thanks for keeping it real.
ReplyDeleteSometimes censoring doesn't really project what you're trying to say, or how you feel. I agree. It's cool to hear from people that are really passionate about something too. I bet it was an interesting presentation.
ReplyDeletethese guys rock!
ReplyDeleteI like keeping it real. Too many bloggers sensor themselves and it's boring as shit. So keep being real, I dig it.
ReplyDeleteI heard something on NPR once about the phonetic reasons why "fuck" is such a cathartic word. If I remember correctly it has to do with the short vowel and hard consonants. Or just because it's fucking fun to say.
ReplyDeleteWe were totally discussing throwing an F-bomb into an internal advertising campaign yesterday. Probably not going to happen, but oh man would it be *so* good if we could.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Thank you! I am a TOTAL potty mouth, and have considered making it part of my brand, because I hate censoring the hell out of everything that I blog/tweet/facebook. I don't like keeping it clean.
ReplyDeleteSo, thank you for this, from one potty mouth to another.
fuck yeah!
ReplyDeleteRead lots, post every once in a great while :)
ReplyDeleteDid I just see Donny Vomit on 'Oddities'?
I love that this post is bringing out the guys. Maybe I should cuss more often.
ReplyDeleteRory - I love that my filthy mouth can be backed up by NPR and science.
Scotty - Yup! That's him! He's been making the reality show circuit this month.
Fucking is sometimes just the best noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Keep on keepin' it real.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes down to it "fuck" is better than fifty exclamation points. After living in NYC for four years, I had such a potty mouth, but then I started working with small children and had to completely change my ways. These days, I'm mostly PG, but you know I'm serious when I slip in words like fuck.
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