Saw this and thought of the track day

Lying in stuff you publish, I mean. I do think there's a responsibility to be clear to the audience about what is real and what is not.

No, I don't think everyone lives up that standard, and there are obviously gray areas.

I think you are overintellectualising some average photoshop work found in some London Olympics promotional material.

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Does seem a little lazy considering how much Adi spend on advertising.
One click would have sorted it.

Does seem a little lazy considering how much Adi spend on advertising.
One click would have sorted it.

I would have done it for them, I normally charge £20 for this kind of shit.

ASDF put it best

it doesn't need p-shopping

that's how close I am on your wheels, sucking the life out of you.

ALL of you.....

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

there are obviously gray areas.

And grey areas as well.

Photoshop or no photoshop. If those bad boys; riding 40mph for 4km with no brakes, drift 6 inches to the right and they are going to come a cropper on those staples

Or the turd the bloke who cloned the wheels forgot to retouch out.

http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ They've kind of failed with their current post, though.

that shit's fucked up

excellent. someone created, and signed in with, an alias. that's brilliant.

though I'm enjoying the debate/banter, the desire that seems to manifest itself on this forum and I'm finding in general internet life, for everything to be perfect, and the pointing out of all mistakes, however small/slight/insignificant, seems like a really cheap way of saying I'm smarter/better than you, because I saw this and pointed it out and whoever made it was a hack, an inexpert, unskilled photsoshop monkey.
Or even just being plain old cynical and universally saying everything that isn't produced by my excellent self or the really smart people I know is shit.
Does it take away from the idea, does it piss you off to the extent that you want to boycott all adidas products, or find out who the designer/photographer was and email them to let them know of your displeasure.
Its an ad! One which I think tells a very cool bike related tale, and it seems that posting that tale up on the forum just makes it fodder for anal nitpicking. Do you like it, yes or no? Does it make you want to get down to herne hill and draft like a motherfucker? does it get you excited about the olympics and the GB teams chances? Or is it all about the mistakes.
Lots of bods on the forum are designer types, and that informs everything you do and to question and critique other design work is expected, but when thats all you do, whenever an image comes up doesn't that drain the enjoyment out of looking at anything? When do you switch the critiquing off? Can you ever?
I posted said ad to generate debate about the track competition at the olympics, about how the sport is gaining a higher profile, more track success leading to a possible GB team in the TdF, a greater awareness of track bikes, and hopefully a more balanced view of the history and culture around them, but I just get a reaction like this.

Ignore them Corny, they're all fucking fucked fucktards... BTW Sounds like you need a holiday mate, before you start gettin' all uber-Pistanator on our arses... ;]

In (sic) posted said ad to generate debate about the track competition at the olympics, about how the sport is gaining a higher profile, more track success leading to a possible GB team in the TdF, a greater awareness of track bikes, and hopefully a more balanced view of the history and culture around them

I totally see where you're coming from, but those are a lot of implicatures right there.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the people on this forum don't even know what a velodrome is, let alone give a shit about the country's amazing track heritage.

If I'm going to be accused of being a grammar nazi here and there, I think we need some kind of design nazi emblem that we can post when the visual-analists get carried away.

Or the turd the bloke who cloned the wheels forgot to retouch out.

Photoplop.

I'll get me coat.

I know what a velodrome is but frankly couldn't give a fuck about the Olympics, cycling and all.

you really think i give two shits about an adidas ad? no chance, i built websites for them for 3 years, bunch of fucktards.

We've done stuff with them and they're a bunch of cunts who don't pay up on time and dispute invoices.

zactly

@novocaine - yeah, that'll do :)

though I'm enjoying the debate/banter, the desire that seems to manifest itself on this forum and I'm finding in general internet life, for everything to be perfect, and the pointing out of all mistakes, however small/slight/insignificant, seems like a really cheap way of saying I'm smarter/better than you, because I saw this and pointed it out and whoever made it was a hack, an inexpert, unskilled photsoshop monkey.
Or even just being plain old cynical and universally saying everything that isn't produced by my excellent self or the really smart people I know is shit.
Does it take away from the idea, does it piss you off to the extent that you want to boycott all adidas products, or find out who the designer/photographer was and email them to let them know of your displeasure.
Its an ad! One which I think tells a very cool bike related tale, and it seems that posting that tale up on the forum just makes it fodder for anal nitpicking. Do you like it, yes or no? Does it make you want to get down to herne hill and draft like a motherfucker? does it get you excited about the olympics and the GB teams chances? Or is it all about the mistakes.
Lots of bods on the forum are designer types, and that informs everything you do and to question and critique other design work is expected, but when thats all you do, whenever an image comes up doesn't that drain the enjoyment out of looking at anything? When do you switch the critiquing off? Can you ever?
I posted said ad to generate debate about the track competition at the olympics, about how the sport is gaining a higher profile, more track success leading to a possible GB team in the TdF, a greater awareness of track bikes, and hopefully a more balanced view of the history and culture around them, but I just get a reaction like this.

Cornelius, don't worry about it, it is just an aside, nothing to worry about, I bet Gabes made his 'clone fail' post and thought nothing of it, just a passing comment, I can same the same for most of my posts.

Calm down, have a fag (if you don't smoke start today on the patches) and a cup of coffee. :P

^^^LOL

tynan, not worried about just slightly frustrated that the initial reaction to anything is to comment on a small blemish. rather than interact with the image itself. I like it, and clone tool fail or not, will continue to like it.

Ps. Just given up the fags, no patch required, and most of the forum has no need to see me on caffeine (not a quiet sight). ;-)