I already hate this kinetic typography fad

[DS1]

it looks like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiKXVYF6-hY


and 99.999% is unimaginative BULLSHIT!


and now Ford has picked it up with their F150 commercials, and it just makes them look stupid.


Fuck you, you goddamn piece of shit wannabe animators.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. It's because if something doesn't move once every 0.10 seconds, Americans get bored.

And you are right - it's total amateurish wanking, and incredibly unimaginative.

I'm sure the college kids who think they're artists fucking love it to death. Probably fits well with their emo music and emp wanker posturing.

[crispini]

2. The mainstream is picking that up? Gosh, I saw that in videos and stuff

like six months ago.

Seriously, being on the internet is like living in the future sometimes.

[jeff30997]

3. That's pretty annoying.

And it makes me dizzy.

[Tom Kitten]

4. that was really annoying

If I wanted to hear more swearing and yelling I'd just as soon get another crazy roommate and have at it when the bills are due.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. That made me nauseous...

x(

[ghostsofgiants]

6. It's one of those things where the first time someone does it, it's like "Oh, that's kinda neat"...

And then every bandwagon hopping graphic designer hops on board and does the same thing. That shit's nothing new in the graphic design world, I've noticed.

[DS1]

7. I know

it's been around for a year, started with pulp fiction.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. I'm a typography nerd, so I think it would be cool if someone did something original with it

But just typographically interpreting Tarantino movies? Come onnnnnnnnn. Lazy, unimaginative fucks.

[Auggie]

9. The current trend in America -- style over substance

Why? It's harder to do. It takes brains. And it usually costs more.

[gmoney]

10. If Ford starts using the F-bomb in commercials, that would be fun...

"BUY THE FUCKING TRUCK ALREADY... WE'RE FUCKING DYING HERE!"

[JVS]

11. And some people say that there is no need for the death penalty.

Fools!

[Jamastiene]

12. Fads are annoying to me, period.

I hate bandwagons. I hate the mainstream too most of the time. By the time the masses pick up on anything (and run it into the ground until you are sooo beyond sick of it, you want to pull your hair out...or pull their hair out for therapy), the rest of us internet geeks have moved about 20 steps ahead of them. That's practically lightyears.

The worst part of it is that where I live is rural. Any of the fads popular in mainstream right now won't hit here for 6 years. So, in 6 years, Richmond County will latch onto that like it's the Holy fucking Grail. I'm not looking forward to it. It does not amuse me.

I hate fads. I like what I like and that's that. If I don't like something, I'm not going to start liking it just because the person next to me likes it. I like something or I don't. If only we'd all do that, we'd have a more diverse way of life and evolve much faster. The rest is just a bunch of bandwagon types trying to be like everyone else. That's annoying. Either you like something or you don't. Gah. You know what I mean?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Dupe.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

That's just plain sick.

I was offended.

Soooooooo glad I don't watch mainstream TV.

x(

[RadiationTherapy]

14. I can't believe you didn't rap this.

Next week, all of your posts should be youtube links to kinetic text videos.

[Orrex]

15. I hate that gimmick, and...

Even worse, I hate when a commercial is nothing but words appearing on the screen while someone is reading them. Banks, credit card companies, and investment firms do it a lot, and it forces me to spew vomit at them like a turkey vulture.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. I could not watch the whole thing. It made my eyes hurt and my

head ache. meh. :thumbsdown:

[tigereye]

17. it's interesting and effective the first time you see it, I suppose

:shrug: For some reason it makes me think of the Pillow Book.


Isn't the auditory language itself effective enough, plus the visual effects of the film? I think Kill Bill is plenty powerful without that- that actually sort of minimizes the intensity of the language and the images.


Hmm, my tendency when seeing that is to wonder what kind of neurological processing people are trying to evoke when they make commercials in that style. ;)



My husband says that 20 years ago they will look back and say "that's when they had all the stupid flying type!" ;)

[RandomThoughts]

18. I am actually glad you posted that post.

Something that always amazes me is that type of attitude. To use current folk lore, in Highlander, the good ones worked together and did not fight, and only got down when the bad ones were out and about. Although the premise of the movie itself is dark. There are things to learn from everything. And the lines between good and bad are blured by judgement so it is a dicey thing to judge.

"There can only be one", is a trap. And those that look for a fight, spend their days doing just that. It truly amazes me how many people must try and convince others they are somehow better, or they won, or it was them, or it is their legacy that matters. I believe billions of people contribute to the coarse the world takes.


In summation.
This is what I think the meaning of what the Wacko kid said "I threw down my guns, and got shot in the ass by a six year old." Pretty funny when you think of it, and really is a good reason for a drink :-)

[CreekDog]

19. i could read every word perfect but couldn't tell you what it said overall

it's worse than powerpoint.