Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Skit

Do not ask. Just read:

Boss: Carla! Give me a report on last year’s sales.

Carla: Right away sir. At what month?

Boss: March.

Carla: Alright. Just give me a minute.

Boss: ok

After an hour…

Boss: Carla! Where is that “a minute” you are talking about?

Carla: Wait sir, is just that we need to scan a lot of papers. March of last year is too far behind.

Boss: What I am doing here is almost done. I just need a few data on that report. So, are we going to have that paper or not?

Carla: We already have that paper, is just that…

Boss: Forget it! We need to find a solution to this data keeping problem. What is the phone number of the system developer that you presented to me 2 days ago?

Carla: Here it is sir. 387-0095 and their website is www.mysitemalixi.com

After a few months...

Boss: Carla, I need the last month’s sales report. The complete one.

Carla: Alright sir, just need to do some few clicks. Here it is.

Boss: Thank you. That Database System is really handy. I almost forgot, I didn’t ask them (system developer) about security. Carla, I would like to talk to them.

Carla: of course, but I would like to refresh you about the meeting that we had with them. If you may.

Boss: Go ahead.

Carla: It says that, all our data and transactions are kept securely wherein confidentiality is held at the highest regard.

Boss: Is that so. How nice of you to remind me about the meeting. I’ll give you a raise for that.

Carla: Thank you very much sir.

Do I still need to further elaborate this? Ok, this is a typical office scene wherein someone is trying to find something with difficulty. Everything must be kept systematically. This is true especially in keeping very important data. That is where our Database System will come in handy. Plus, it is available online. That means you can access your data everywhere you go. For as long as you are connected to the internet. As we go along the above lines, you will notice the word “security”. Data security is held at the highest regard. It is kept under extreme confidentiality. We do not disclose any data to any other parties. Still doing things manually? Save time, money and energy with our Database Development Services. With our Database Development Services, you are truly “Maximizing the Power of Technology into Your Business”.

Yury Dizon
Writer

The Dividing Line

The magic of visual effects is very astounding. As the saying goes, "a picture paints a thousand words". Almost everybody can design. Right? Everyone with enough knowledge on computers can sit down and learn the craft. But what is the difference between designs made by an amateur to that of a design made by a professional? What is the dividing line between them?

Let's take this one to the test. Invite over an amateur graphic designer and a professional one. The task is to let them design a specific project for you. Have them sit side by side on each other so that you may have a better look on what they are doing. Give them both a computer having the same specifications and applications installed. And present them the same kind of topic. Let the test begin...

This is the scenario that will most likely to happen. An amateur quickly opens the graphic design application and instantly begins pouring in a bunch of colors. The professional one thinks the design over and may get a pencil or a paper to start with. The amateur rallies all the illustrations the he has and starts plucking them one by one and punching it over the artwork. The professional, still undecided what to do, looks over the internet so that he may get enough ideas for the project. The amateur, relying on his own ideas about the subject, applies the finishing touch. The professional, on the other hand, finally gets a concept, a concept that is just right and will fit a given audience. With just a few patches of colors and a few counts of manipulations on the main subject of his design, he was able accomplish the intended output effectively.

The result, the amateur tends to put all his best to his design by involving every trick that he learned basing from his little experience. Squeezing it all without minding his client and the target audience. In short, his concern is just to please himself not to the intended people. The professional, on the other hand, finishes his work with these 2 very important principles in mind, the design and most importantly the target audience.

That is the main difference between the two. Graphic design, just like any other mediums of advertising, does not concern itself only on the technical side of the picture. It also involves the further study of the group of people that they are targeting with. The magic doesn't come out instantly. Now, which one do you prefer?

Yury Dizon
Writer
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