Funny that of all the things that I write that can really get up someone's nose, the thing that got up most people's noses today was my blog's new look! Yes, I have gone green. My offline critics have gone into great detail to explain the impact of my newfound green-ness:
Here's one:
najah: is my green too green?
Mohamad: it is ok lah ...
Mohamad: most important you like it
najah: better or worse than the orange
Mohamad: I just made a comment ... that is all ...
najah: i have another critic that's not so merciful..
Mohamad: well ... I worry if it is a reflection of how you feel though
Mohamad: so I'm blacklisted coz I am a critic?
najah: no you're not..
najah: so it tells u that i feel sick?
Mohamad: :)
Mohamad: hmmm ... somehow ... green does not have a comforting feeling generally. Religiously and socially is different ...
Mohamad: even though you made teh effort to have it Pastel green
najah: how different
Mohamad: hard to explain actually ...
Mohamad: we see green as comforting and fresh
Mohamad: as asians mainly
Mohamad: interestingly enough ...
Mohamad: it is mentioned in some of teh design guides ...
Mohamad: that Green has different "implications" especially in advertising use.
najah: ah.. like?
Mohamad: it was said that it grabs attention ... but does not have a simillar calming effect as some of teh pastels
Mohamad: or even earth tones
najah: correct. my other critic says it looks like what ppl see what they're high
Mohamad: yet interestingly enough some people say green is teh color of harmony and balance
najah: can I publish excepts of our conversation on my site?
Mohamad: can ... I can get you a reference if you like
Mohamad: (Link: http://www.solarraven.com/GREEN.html)http://www.solarraven.com/GREEN.html
Mohamad: just see how some see it ... some text are interesting
Mohamad: but yet possibly mis-aligned
Here's another:
zoodin88: green!!!!!
njhnssr: what's wrong with green?
njhnssr: what's with you people!
njhnssr: hmmph!
zoodin88: no lah... i didn't say that there was anything wrong
zoodin88: just surprised at the.... brightness :)
njhnssr: it's not that bright lah..
njhnssr: is it?
njhnssr: i thot it'd be less intrusive than the orange
zoodin88: orange was nicer...
zoodin88: fluorescent green...
zoodin88: reminds me of.... the old mymesra! :))
njhnssr: it is not flurescent green!
njhnssr: it's fresh cut grass..
zoodin88: no grass on earth looks like that! :D
njhnssr: i call it the issey miyake of websites..
njhnssr: so when u look at it and smell the perfume, it goes togehter
zoodin88: maybe your monitor needs reconfig...
njhnssr: i did it on rizal's monitor. and on mine it looks ok
zoodin88: because i see fluorescent green
zoodin88: hahahahah...
njhnssr: hang on, i'm getting a second opinion
zoodin88: hehheeh....don't worry about it.... what's important is that you're happy with it
njhnssr: my other critic sez that it looks like i'm sick.
zoodin88: sick? nahhh
zoodin88: fluorescent green = neon city wannabe
njhnssr: ok. so it's urbane. that's good right?
zoodin88: hhehehe.... yes, that's good
njhnssr: i've got a comment here that green doesn't convey good feelings..
zoodin88: depends on the type ofr green i suppose
njhnssr: so this one?
zoodin88: if it looks like puke green
njhnssr: puke doesn't look green!
zoodin88: this one is fluorescent green'
zoodin88: hippy feeling
zoodin88: like the stuff you see when you're high...
njhnssr: hahaha!!!
njhnssr: ok. good.
zoodin88: 70's Show, anyone?
njhnssr: i like ppl to think that i'm high... NOT!
The peak of laziness - I cut and pasted the conversation. Something for you guys to think about and deliberate. I'll take some time to think about it too. Till then, whip out your shades!
Posted by Najah Nasseri at 2003年03月10日 13:05