Comments on: The Non-Neutrality of White http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/ Religion, Philosophy, Life Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Amber Simmons http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-11049 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:14:32 +0000 http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-11049 That's exactly it, Megan: it's boring! It's boring and it doesn't mean anything. It doesn't say anything. I didn't get into design so I could shrink away from stirring the pot. I got into design to take a stand, to speak my mind with something other than just words. As long as I'm doing my design thing, i'm going to be doing in out loud and in living color. I'm not PC, and my work definitely ain't. Emily: this is where I need that rainbow F-U! logo. One F-U for each minority in a row! :p That’s exactly it, Megan: it’s boring! It’s boring and it doesn’t mean anything. It doesn’t say anything. I didn’t get into design so I could shrink away from stirring the pot. I got into design to take a stand, to speak my mind with something other than just words. As long as I’m doing my design thing, i’m going to be doing in out loud and in living color. I’m not PC, and my work definitely ain’t.

Emily: this is where I need that rainbow F-U! logo. One F-U for each minority in a row! :p

]]> by: Megan http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-11022 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:02:32 +0000 http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-11022 I hate those contrived diversity pictures too. Like they deliberately picked a model from each category because some manager didn't want to leave anyone out. How about some photos of plain old regular people?? I used to use a lot of stock photography in my previous job and I always had problems finding photos of non-perfect (thin, white, young, happy) people. And what's with people wanting "neutral, non-evocative" imagery anyway?? It's so boring! Bland stock imagery on websites is one of my pet peeves. Actually, that happens with design in general... all because some manager is paranoid about offending anyone. Great post! I hate those contrived diversity pictures too. Like they deliberately picked a model from each category because some manager didn’t want to leave anyone out. How about some photos of plain old regular people??

I used to use a lot of stock photography in my previous job and I always had problems finding photos of non-perfect (thin, white, young, happy) people.

And what’s with people wanting “neutral, non-evocative” imagery anyway?? It’s so boring! Bland stock imagery on websites is one of my pet peeves. Actually, that happens with design in general… all because some manager is paranoid about offending anyone.

Great post!

]]> by: Emily http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-9657 Fri, 18 May 2007 16:59:07 +0000 http://breathlessnoon.com/2007/04/26/the-non-neutrality-of-white/#comment-9657 I know, I'm late to the party again... The only thing I can't stand more than the non-neutrality of white is the "let's put one of each in a lineup" shot. C'mon, folks, use some sense! I know, I’m late to the party again…

The only thing I can’t stand more than the non-neutrality of white is the “let’s put one of each in a lineup” shot. C’mon, folks, use some sense!

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