PrePress:IT Dept? what the ...

OK, why is it that whenever someone in our company can't receive email they automatically come running into Prepress? How did prepress inherit the management of all things "internet" related, and how can prepress unload this responsibility onto somebody else? Why do sales people ask prepress to help them fix their computers at home? Don't they know we hate them? Just because I drive a car doesn't mean I want to change everybody's oil! Yet, whenever a dirty email gets blocked by spam filters, or a salesman can't surf porn on the internet because a pop-up window won't go away, prepress is interrupted and expected to save the day.

Obviously, we know the sales department won't be able to handle IT problems, since they can't manage to set an alarm clock that would get them to show up for work on time, but I'm still not convinced it should fall onto the laps of prepress.

Does anybody have an actual IT department, or do you simply abuse the poor geek in prepress who stupidly admits to having a PC at home and enjoys watching Star Trek reruns? (There's one in every shop.)

The Process of design

THE PROCESS OF DESIGN

I've been asked to write a brief article about the process designers use to move an idea from thought to execution. Since design is the result of both left and right brain activity in varying proportions, it's subject to the individual nuances of individual brains - it's highly unlikely that any two designers would solve the same problems in exactly the same way."

UiTM: communication breakdown

So what's happening?

Putting global peace, holy wars, an election, terrorism and the escalation of unrest in the world aside for a minute, can anyone identify or predict with any accuracy the next trend or cycle? For me, the word that has the most relevance right now is "shift." It's a good word. My kind of word. Fast and crisp and in the moment. While we were all tucked comfortably away under culture's blankets the game changed."

I need to do

Things i need to do now!!!
1.Be the master of my domain
2.Reevaluate my Research Proposal
3.Be vary of my financial state
4.Critically, effectively plan about the future
5.Basically ...to survived!!!

Ready or not?

15 August2008. appointment with my supervisor Prof Aris.. need to complete my new proposal. in fact, i need to understand him first. his a very smooth old man with character, by the way, Mahatzir advice me to go slow with him, listen to what he got to say. I ready for a battle, argue with the My supervisor of course!.iskh. Key point here...after i explain whatever i had in mind the right words is : "what do you think Prof?...." in stead of im doing a case study which in fact will reflect my bias toward PDF, better for me to measure the perception of designers...in regards of the standartdize final files...PDF is not the best solution..u know,...erkhh..im stuggling!!..

Perassan Hasad dengki: never ending story

14 august 2008.. i ve been requested to attend to the hearing of case. Pembahagian harta..call my mom this morning. tell her that i could not make it to the hearing. I got class!...well

3. Problem Statement

Monday21 June 2008
This is what i came out so far..for my research of course!!!

3. Problem Statement

Reliability of native application files format have long become argument among designers and printers. As far as the designers concern, reliability to be successfully output the files greatly dependent by its environment: the software and the hardware. Obviously designer cannot control the prepress infrastructure unless it intended to be locally printed. Designer do, however, have some hand in the ability to predict finished printed sheets by proofing to the in house printer.

Even though proofing served as initial guide, error in the content always to be blamed as prepress operator struggle to maintain graphical feature as intended which prohibited it to be converted to a compatible input file. To address this issue, it is important to verify the errors and plan a critical approach to prepress requirement.