Wiardgroup

Just looked at the CGS panels again - not as risque as I 
remembered - the actual Cat Girl ones are cute, but still wouldn't 
fly in my household. I like the plainish (by comparison) gradient 
ones, too - with sectional definition and little diagrams. There are 
infinite ways to do this stuff - I guess my original point (did I have 
one?) was that if a mass producer of modules has an artsy 
pattern (or a lurid color scheme, remember those 80's ART FX 
units in the pink and grey?) on their front panels, it'll be off putting 
to some. To extend someone's vehicle analogy: how many mass 
produced cars do you see with patterns (well many do have 
pinstripes!)? On the other extreme, if they are too plain, others 
will complain. Maybe it's kind of a liberal vs. conservative taste 
thing. I guess my tastes run more conservative. Layout, 
connector type, knob size, legending, graphics, etc. all contribute 
to the functional aesthetic. The bottomline for a synth is how it 
sounds, not what it looks like, but what it looks like can effect 
who will buy it and even how they use it. Again, no offense to 
Grant, Ken, Paul or Jurg(?).

Barry


--- In wiardgroup@y..., "coyoteous" <satori@t...> wrote:
> Oh yes, I've seen it - there ain't no way the wife would let me 
have 
> one of those, the funny thing is we have a good bit of (tasteful) 
> nude art. I'll show her the CGS and maybe she'll at least let me 
> expose my orange knobs. ;-)
> 
> Barry
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@y..., "Les Mizzell" <lesmizz@b...> wrote:
> > 
> > What? You guys have never seen Ken Stone's famous "Cat 
Girl 
> Synth"?
> > 
> > Now THERE'S some panel art I tell ya!!
> > 
> > 
> > http://198.164.142.50/~cgs/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Les Mizzell
> > 
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> > "Did you ever walk into a room 
> > and forget why you walked in? 
> > I think that's how dogs spend 
> > their lives." -- Sue Murphy 
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