Comments for reneestephen.com

Comment on UBC by Ed

Ed — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:40:01 +0000

I think you absolutely nailed what’s wrong with the standards (and why).

I don’t think I agree that boring is better than stupid. At least stupid stands out and can be memorable — at least, that’s been my experience.

Comment on UBC by Renee

Renee — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:14:53 +0000

Hey, yeah! And Tuum est also translates to “It’s up to you”. It’s so great it has two meanings.

Comment on UBC by Evan

Evan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:31:40 +0000

UBC’s entire re-branding is a disaster. The colour scheme is hideous, the layout of the new ubc.ca front page is horrid and the new motto is rancid. What exactly was wrong with the official UBC motto which they have used since inception, the Latin phrase “Tuum est” which translates to “It Is Yours”.

The new branding effor makes me literally embarrassed to work at UBC.

Comment on UBC by gillian

gillian — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:55:44 +0000

Bitch all you want, but I was there during the Martha Piper years and the “Think About It” branding which IMHO was far, far worse than this. I recall she commissioned a composer to create a choral work around that theme, even. Blech.

At least this one isn’t stupid. Boring is better than stupid.

Comment on UBC by Renee

Renee — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:35:46 +0000

The “brown doesn’t go with blue” rule is new on me, but sure, the Place of Mind site isn’t perfect. It’s just waaay better.

I definitely think UBC should adopt your slogan. I’ll bet we’d get a lot of press for being honest…

Comment on UBC by Minor Mogul

Minor Mogul — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:30:08 +0000

You can’t expect the place to use these “colours” you speak of, and abandon the installed user-base of monochrome monitors, can you?

And brown doesn’t go with blue — or at least, that brown doesn’t go with that blue. But if you do want to use colours, what’s wrong with … oh … red? — a very popular colour, I’m led to understand. The green on “Eating green” is nice and vibrant, but seems out of place on the rest of the drab page.

“A place of mind” is kinda cute. Perhaps you’re letting your Phoolosophy background distract you with “theories of mind” and stuff. It sounds better than “Your last chance to study something you’re actually interested in before you enter a depressed employment market and have to take a job, any job, to put food on the table.”

Verdict: dull, but not offensive. Perhaps “drab” is the word.

Comment on tread by Adam

Adam — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:09:22 +0000

Have you ever read The Long Walk by Stephen King, great book!

Comment on tread by Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:34:23 +0000

Yo dogg you need to finish yo

Comment on tread by Renee

Renee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:56:22 +0000

Only if you promise to give me a ceremonial ogle. And perhaps a wolf-whistle or two; but that’s not essential.

Comment on tread by Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:51:18 +0000

Gams, you say? Let’s do coffee. :D