I don’t think that will translate well.

I guess if you speak Japanese you wouldn’t really understand so I’m not making fun of this person but I’m finding it kind of funny that someone tried to translate the lorem ipsum on the Sink Or Swim site. Also funny, me and the special lady are trying to think of visual ways of describing “partners” and “motion”. We’ve come to the conclusion that these two words sound like they should be the name of some sort of mobility store. You know, for the elderly. They would sell wheelchairs or walkers or scooters. Maybe those bars for the sides of shower walls and walk out tubs. Anyway, I realized this has already been so perfectly solved on the back cover of a 7″ by one of my favorite bands and so, ladies and gentlemen, I present, “partners” and “motion”.

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Published:: 11.8.07 / 6am

Category:: Design

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Signal Response is written and maintained by Wade Sakundiak, a sometimes designer and all around ok guy from Canada. Usually, Signal Response is home to snarky posts about design or television or music. Lot’s of the time I post links to things other people on the internets have clued me into so forgive me if you’ve seen it before. Some of the language is crass, some of the writing is horrible but it’s my little corner of the internet and I’ll make as big a mess as I feel.

Regan 11.15.07 / 11am

Can you think of a visual way to describe “pictures”? Because that could/should be involved too. That’s where the beloved acronym PIMP comes from. But I mean, I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to here, this is just in case you were wondering how “partners” and “motion” came to be involved with “television.”

wade 11.15.07 / 1pm

Hey Regan. Yeah, we get that but you know, when people go searching for things on the internet, you don’t really want them reading your blog and going “Is he talking about us? What an asshole.” So, you know, you keep some things out to distance yourself from Googles wandering eyes. You know.

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I don’t think that will translate well.

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