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JUICE DROPS MISTAKEN IDENTITY
After reviewing the Juice Drops DVD that came with the last issue of DJ Mag, I decided to purchase a 10 volume set of Juice Drops. I am responsible for e-learning for Polycom and I have my own photography business as well. The DVD with the interactive application was a GREAT idea! It provided the impetus to purchase.
I have a question about something I saw in the Idea Book example on page JD04 of the May/June issue. The "Eight Fashion Days" design that used JD#1217 from JD12: retroFRESH. I didn't see the same elements of just non-circular geometric shapes the way the piece showed in the ideas library. Was something more added that wasn't mentioned? I am not a graphic designer and don't pretend to be one, but I would like help to produce nice coordinated marketing materials.
-Tricia A. Allen, Training Program Manager, Polycom, Milpitas, CA
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| This Juice Drops sample design was created based on JD #1261 (left) from JD12: retroFRESH and not #1217 (above) from the same volume, as was incorrectly indicated in the Juice Drops Idea Book from our May/June 2006 magazine. |
You may not be a graphic designer but you do have a sharp eye, Tricia. The wrong Juice Drop background was indicated and shown as being the basis for this design in the Juice Drops Idea Book in our May/June magazine. Although some inspiration was taken from JD #1217 for this design, the basis, as can clearly be seen at left, was JD #1261 from the same Juice Drops volume. To this background we added some external elements such as a pink horizontal color bar, the outline of a woman's figure, the headline text and the logo of the design school.-CP
MAKING A CASE OUT OF IT
I've been a long-time user of Digital Juice products. So long, in fact, that my Editor's Toolkit 1 is in ten large Alpha cases, not the pretty, sleek wallets that your products come in now. Is it possible for me to purchase a case for my old ETK1 discs so that it takes up less room on my shelf, and so the other collections I own will stop laughing and pointing at #1's outdated wardrobe? I mean... come on... it's embarrassing for the big guy. It's bad enough that he's getting a little older, he should at least be able to wear the latest fashion!
-Brent Altomare, Executive Producer, Groovy Like a Movie, San Diego, CA
As a matter of fact, you CAN get some new threads for those old discs, Brent! Just like the fashion trends, the style of our Toolkit cases has changed over the years. We've had four different case designs since our first Toolkit came out. You can update your cases for a nominal fee (less than 15 bucks) so your shelves will look good and none of your Toolkits will feel self-conscious about their clothes. Bear in mind, our new ETKs have fewer DVDs, so the new cases have fewer pockets. Give us a call at 800-525-2203 to make sure you get a proper fit.-CP
STX IDEA
I'd like to encourage you to create a classical masterpieces collection of StackTraxx with harpsichord, strings, piano, woodwinds, maybe some brass and timpani. As a husband and wife production team, we find your products to be extremely useful, easy to use, and very pleasing to our limited clientele. Keep up the great work!
-Margie Smith, rlsmith@cuonlinenow.com
Thanks for sharing your idea, Margie. We are now producing new StackTraxx volumes at a blistering pace (with new volumes coming out every month, and hopes of making them even faster). We are always interested in hearing what our customers would like us to produce. As a matter of fact, Classical, Orchestral and Romance Stacks are all ideas that we're considering now. While I can't promise that we'll drop everything to crank out Classical Stacks next month, rest assured that we'll give the idea full consideration as we plan upcoming music volumes.-CP
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