Briefly posted. thought and summaries from last night’s Great Pizza Hunt outing will be posted this afternoon as they come in.
nv out
Briefly posted. thought and summaries from last night’s Great Pizza Hunt outing will be posted this afternoon as they come in.
nv out
It seems I’ve started something with my declaration of Zio’s being the best pizza in four states (those states being, officially and for the record: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Iowa. If you live on either of the coasts, or London, just imagine the most boring place on Earth to eat pizza and that will represent well against what we are talking about). This was a statement made, like many of mine, without much reason or thought, and as such has begun what I can only describe a medium-wide debate. Well, I am open to being corrected on this matter, but will only do so based on physical evidence, not assertions or opinions. Here’s how this is going to break down:
The 1PT.Rule Great Pizza Hunt
The Great Pizza Hunt will begin tomorrow, August 20, at Zio’s Pizzeria on 130th & Center, in Omaha. We (should you choose to accept this mission) will order slices of pizza to our individual likings that will become the baseline for measurement. We will then travel to other pizzerias and attempt to order the same slices of pizza, and determine then which is better. In this way we are comparing apples to apples, so to speak.
The second stop will be at Yia Yia’s in Lincoln, Nebraska, as it has been the most staunchly defended since Monday as the actual best pizza in Nebraska. If you want to take part in this first leg of The Great Pizza Hunt, you need to attend the local AIGA’s Third Thursday tomorrow at Zio’s for a comparison slice, otherwise your opinion on the matter will be moot.
Other important rules:
Any attendee who participates tomorrow’s inaugural outing will be considered a part of The Great Pizza Crew and may suggest a venue for testing.
Only pizzerias, where pizza is the driving force behind the menu, will be considered for inclusion in The Great Pizza Hunt. If your venue choice offers pizza as only a few choices of a much broader menu selection, it does not count (thus, using Omaha as a baseline, The Upstream is out, Bene Pizza/Pasta could conceivably be in).
Qualifying statements such as “…when this is half price it is totally better…” automatically disqualifies any establishment from consideration. If if needs to be half the price to be enjoyable, it is not enjoyable enough.
Some travel will be necessary, but let’s face it, we’re not driving to Wyoming just for pizza, and South Dakota is a stretch (though Souix Falls is nice, I’d go there again). If you live there, mail us pizza and we will hold an event. Otherwise I’m certainly willing to cross the stream over to Iowa, and would consider going as far as Des Moines if the Pizza Hunt Crew (TBD) is up for it and there’s some sort of design happening, er, happening.
If you are man or woman enough to take part in this epic adventure, sign off in comments below. If not, STFU about your pizza and watch helplessly as we decide your fate.
Your important links:
Yia Yia’s (no real website–WTF Lincoln designers?)
–Nate out.
The nightmare has ended! 1PT.Rule is back and alive on Monday mornings!
Those who have already listened to our insightful, inspirational, and slightly educational interview with designer Bill Grant will have caught a preview of today’s strip quickly during the show. We’ve interviewed so many designers over the past few years the answer to “how did you get started in X?” usually turns out to be “…the client asked if we did something we didn’t do, but we said yes because we wanted the work.”
AIGA Nebraska’s monthly Third Thursday social event has recaptured my heart after a string of very enjoyable times the past few outings. There’s networking to be had, and a chance to meet up with people in real life that you know you only really see on Twitter and Facebook anymore. Also, they were kind enough to let me pick this month’s location, and I have settled on the very best pizzeria in a four-state area (that also serves tasty, frothy beverages). I would very much like to see you there.
I am not going to even pretend to be one of those designers out there having a shit-fit about the new Nickelodeon logo (or rather, the passing of the old logo). The new logo is perfectly competent, just aimed at different goals. Will it last 25 years? The better question is probably will it really affect your life if it doesn’t? Most people in my age group grew up with the splatter as a major part of our afternoon programming (I still refuse to acknowledge Nick-At-Night exists due to lingering anger at them taking away my night-time cartoons when I was like 4), and so most designers bemoaning this change are simply holding onto the lingering remains of their past. But, like Transformers, and now G.I.Joe, the time has come to let it go.
Just to let you know, today’s comic started with children, moved on to dogs, grandparents, and finally settled on hobos. That’s how my mind works, so please be grateful to all of my friends and family for installing a self-censor into my mind, even if it only works half the time.
–nv–
Annnnnnnnnd scene. We’re done with this thread now folks. Thanks for coming along on the ride. Make sure you stop by our new downloads page to check out a ton of 1PT.Rule goodies for you life!