Mitch O'Connell's glitter graphics

I mean, I can see how his have a little more effort put into them than most, but that's like buying a The Best of Larry the Cable Guy album. Just because it's "the best" doesn't mean it isn't tacky white trash garbage.

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#5 posted by unnes , December 11, 2007 6:13 PM

What's next, linking blingee.com?

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#6 posted by edgore

, December 11, 2007 6:21 PM

A technicality, but it looks like while the original art is Mitch's, the glitterification was actually done by the person - www.myspace.com/colleenshutterbug.

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#7 posted by halfsquatch

, December 11, 2007 6:23 PM

like his work. why would he bother with fucking christmas?

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#8 posted by seanfish

, December 11, 2007 6:42 PM

The art is nice in a COOP wannabe (minus the delicious zaftigs) kind of a way... the glitter just makes me feel vaguely nauseous I'm afraid.

If there were a way to rehabilitate glitter art this could well be it, but ultimately I have to give it the big thumbs down for myself.

Then again I'm of the opinion that umpty million bebo users CAN be wrong.

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#9 posted by keefry , December 11, 2007 7:50 PM

I see enough of this crap on MySpace.

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#10 posted by mouser882 , December 11, 2007 7:54 PM

I have to say, there is such a difference between having a border "glitter" or the little outfit or something, and having a different "glitter" or "shimmer" effect in every other square of the entire image.
It's a bad line to cross!

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#11 posted by cloudsoup , December 12, 2007 4:02 AM

I loathe the hyper-PC 'Happy Holidays'. It's called Christmas, it's a takeover of an old midwinter pagan fetival and I'm an atheist - but I still can't abide the implication of 'Happy Holidays'.

Happy Christmas.

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#12 posted by BooBerry Bill

, December 12, 2007 5:20 AM

Boy! What a bunch of snobs!

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#13 posted by ehkca , December 12, 2007 7:59 AM

Shiny things!

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#14 posted by noen , December 12, 2007 8:21 AM

I think the combination of Coop and glitter is perfect... snobs.

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#15 posted by morehumanthanhuman , December 12, 2007 8:27 AM

He should make the next unicorn chaser.

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#16 posted by Jenny , December 12, 2007 8:47 AM

Geez! Whatta bunch of haters! Lighten up like that glittery widdle lamb, willya?

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#17 posted by jan , December 12, 2007 9:09 AM

i agree with jenny above. grumpy old men. give gif a chance, check out www.myspace.com/gifmenger

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#18 posted by Oneiroi , December 12, 2007 9:17 AM

I'm amazed at when the kitch becomes "hip".

Don't some of you understand when things become so bad they become good again (ie garden gnomes, unicorns)?

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#19 posted by gretagretchen , December 12, 2007 9:32 AM

Unicorns bad?

Nooooooooo

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#20 posted by klg19 , December 12, 2007 11:22 AM

Wow. That reminds me of the sort of mandatory-exchange Valentine's Day cards we used to get when I was in grade school in the '60s. So very very shiny.

Hey, grumpy CLOUDSOUP: it ain't Christmas for me. I'm Jewish. And since no one can tell it to look at me, I'm very happy with being wished Happy Holidays. I will concede, however, that when the image is bearing a Santa Claus cap, you might as well not waste the PC effort and go with Merry Christmas.

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#21 posted by anthropomorphictoast , December 12, 2007 1:31 PM

I usually hate the glittery shit that people plaster on their MySpace pages, but these actually look cool. :P

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#22 posted by Welcome to Wallyworld

, December 12, 2007 2:59 PM

Ah yes...nice and cheesy but have you seen the Make Your Own Glitter Writing Thingey

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#23 posted by EricT , December 12, 2007 3:46 PM

Well aren't we just a bunch of Grumpy Guss's

Now take those frowns and turn em upside down

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#24 posted by musicman

, December 12, 2007 4:24 PM

Happiness Pie time for some of you. "happy freelance artists" has always made me lol, not because I don't know any, just because he's trying to jam so many syllables into a small space.

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#25 posted by dculberson , December 12, 2007 5:40 PM

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#26 posted by Epicanis , December 12, 2007 6:24 PM

So cute and glittery, we need a goatse.cx chaser!

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#27 posted by grey , December 12, 2007 6:28 PM

@18: And then absolutely everyone on earth latches onto the kitsch, waters it down, Hallmark starts making stuffed Christmas ornaments of it, and it stops being cool again.

@11. Happy Hanukkah.

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#28 posted by dculberson , December 12, 2007 6:47 PM

I..

I what?!

I can't post the 'sms speak' heart, that's for sure.

I (heart) GlitterLamb!

Better known as:

I ♥ GlitterLamb!

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#29 posted by Gatfish

, December 12, 2007 9:07 PM

"Posted in: ART"

Hahahahaha!

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#30 posted by Rick , December 12, 2007 9:33 PM

So if we don't like the cheesy graphics we're grumpy sourpusses?

Oh no! Peer pressure! If I say it's irritating and kitschy, like multicolored HTML blinking text or banner ads that flash and vibrate, they'll say I'm grumpy and dig up some old cartoon about grumps! Noooo! Heeelp!

Dude...

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#31 posted by bpm140

, December 12, 2007 10:03 PM

I thought they were a hoot, but there's one that I just can't look at.

The way this one was done makes it impossible for me to focus on anything specific for more than a split second.

Damn you, establishing reflex!

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#32 posted by Joe Cunningham

, December 12, 2007 11:13 PM

These are just great. The subject matter quality is inconsistent. He should really edit his portfolio in half, but some of them are painstakingly executed and a lot of fun on the eyes. Jessica is especially cool.

Snobs... can't spot fun when you see it.

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#33 posted by c o l l e e n , December 16, 2007 4:10 AM

I love them! They are scintillate, scintillating fun, just as I intended them to be. They are not all the most wonderful ever, but I'm still learning.
I love them all anyway.
I really think glitter graphics are an acquired taste
This is my favorite...
http://www.mitchoconnell.com/index1.html

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#34 posted by c o l l e e n , December 16, 2007 4:16 AM

Oops, wrong link...never mind though, I just love em all.

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#35 posted by c o l l e e n , December 16, 2007 4:25 AM

I'm thinking I should really preview before I post.