Recent Posts by Manuel Martensen

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

@Coudal
I didn’t start this discussion, someone else spoke to me and i replied to it.

@luckhole
What’s wrong with being friendly? Nothing, mate.
What’s wrong with being friendly while judging? It’s paradox.

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

@Veerle

Popularity fucking up personal opinion? Yeah Veerle, sad indeed. I mean, sad that it actually is like that. But that is a totally different story, and my tongue turned this thread enough already into a off-topic cruise.

But since you, one of the contestants, replied directly to me, i feel i owe it to you to explain my voice once again:

This is a match, right? Why do you feel better, if 20 people say to you with sugarcoated words that they “like Cindys stuff more than yours” instead of 20 people saying “shit girl, that sucked” — why?

Why is that better? At least you would know what people really think, instead of that crap that came thru their politeness-filter to you.

Blame yourselfs that you can’t take honest judgements anymore, because we are all so used to polite bullshit.

And here is the part of my apology that might makes it better for you: I was kinda grumpy already when i saw all that polite talk here when i “tried” to judge your volleys, so my tongue was a bit fucked up already when that word crap came out. But still, i think this game sucked (i probably thought you guys could do much better than you did).

POLITE: from Latin politus: polished, made smooth

I did not want to be rude, i just spoke my personal opinion. It is just me, just a nobody, why the big deal? Should i be polite because i should be worried that the name Manuel Martensen will be associated with rudeness from now on by the Coudal fanbase and because nobody will visit my site now because i am known to be rude? Why should i care? This is me, and i am like that, and i won’t start polish up my thoughts and make them smooth, just because people like it better and can digest it more easily.

It really sucks that all of you feel so different about this. If we could judge in numbers, 0 for bad, 10 for great, would a 0 be un-polite as well? :D

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

Guys, i am sorry. Not because i might digg me a hole here, i could care less, but because you took all of this as it was ment to be rude.

When i used the word crap, i used it because i don’t like it would be an understatement. The color composition, the layout, the fonts… weird that everybody seem to like it. I just can’t believe it.

Fuck Dane Cook, what has that crap to do with this? ;)

Anyway, i gotta go to sleep. Sorry if my language offends anyone in here.

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

@Kevin G

Using the word “fucking” is a big deal? Sorry so (didn’t know we are in a fucking meeting). But i don’t think so. But calling one’s work crap needs an apology. Even, and i give you that, it is kinda pathetic, i could have used another word, but why, that was the one that came to my mind, so sorry for that.

Patronize much? No sir. I know Veerle is cute, that’s why that came into my head. Relax on that one, please.

This is not ment as an offence was ment like don’t take it too personal. Jesus, are you a knight or someone like that? :p

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

I never spoke to Veerle or Cindy, so there is no reason for me to be friendly or unfriendly, but are you guys just friendly because that is how you are, or do you actually really like that stuff?

I know, i sound like a grumpy asshole and i can already hear “show us better”, but kidding beside, do you?

Topic: Veerle Pieters vs Cindy Li - 1/11 / Conversation About The Match

This looks fucking creative, i give you both that, it really does, but — excuse my language — it looks like crap. This is not ment as an offence, hell no, i just can’t find another word for it.

I don’t understand how you got so popular, if you send stuff like that out. To me, this is just cute girl drawings.

Ok, maybe this whole thing is not ment to prodice outstanding results, but to me it does. Sorry girls.

Topic: Aaron Draplin vs David Nakamoto 11/16 / Conversation About The Match

Crap, fuck, shit, bugger, arse!

I missed the game! Despite of what i said and how disappointed i was last time, this one – finally – rocked again! I mean really, really rocked …

Thank you guys.

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

Maybe i take that whole thing way too serious, hence my critique here and there, but this is like meeting my favorite movie star! Like looking over Kevin Cornell’s shoulder while he tries to whip something up. This is our x-games!

Like Maaike said, technically great & savvy. And i like Scott’s and Rob’s portfolios as well!

So i don’t know what happend here tonite. And that’s why i said “the rules are too loose”. Coudals, please check the rules again, please.

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

It’s official. Both of them are drunk :)

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

Johnny Brazil: 15 minutes is almost no time, but this is what should separate these guys from the rest of us, right?

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

I am sorry i kinda started this critique thing (i think i did, at least it feals like it), but what is this now? I don’t even want to know what that font is called!

Even if that is funny, colour vs. color, grey vs. gray, this is supposed to be Layer Tennis, right? Not copywriter golf, or preprep copypaster x-games intl. XII, or is it?

Like platicmind, i feel awful writing this, but i can’t help it. Sorry guys :(

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

santiago b.: Have you ever thing take place to a layer tennis match, Manuel?

I agree Manuel, I know these guys are good, but that much work in 15 minutes (minus save/export/import time) is just nutty!

Anyways, relax a lil’ mate :)

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

I don’t frikkin get it. Think the rules are way too loose. Looks like just posting pre-prepped work to me. Where is that a match? Keeping the background somehow, woooooow…

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

Those who struggled with toast and totally should now leave the building. I mean wtf does it read? :D

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

agrayspace: while both volleys are lovely, Cordiners return has a serious lack of attention paid to the original source.

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

How is that Scott-guy drawing with such a weird mouse? It’s got a pole instead of a scroll wheel! Insider shit i guess…

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

ALISSA WALKER’s introduction blew me away and the game has not even started yet! Looking forward to the commentary as well this time!

Topic: Scott Hansen vs Rob Cordiner 11/9 / Conversation About The Match

Perfect timing here in central europe: Layer Tennis starts at prime time! Too weird that you guys choose 2 pm, but thanks anyway! Let the games begin…

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

I knew it! Congrats Marian.
Thanks for the game Armin!

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

Think everyone in here enjoyed that terrible 3 hours of yours, Heather. Cheers :)

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

Armin’s volley no. 8 is the first one i really like by him. Good one. Even the stupid arrow sign fits.

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

nae: If that arrow leads to more of that typography, I think i’ll stay here with Abba.

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

Uh uh, now, after that sign, it sure will get political. I suspect a hard hit from the left (or to the left).

Topic: Marian Bantjes vs Armin Vit 11/02 / Conversation About The Match

Crap on a stick, i missed the start! Damn frikkin’ timezones.

Isn’t Marians vector style handwriting a killer? Man, that bird mazes me, first “Restraints&rdquo, and now this simplicity in vector graffity handwriting style!

Topic: Chris Glass vs Naz Hamid 10/19 / Conversation About The Match

Now with the remixes available maybe someone starts using layers more frequently. I mean how can this match fall in the Layer Tennis category?

I love Chris’ photography (after i viewed his complete flickr stream), but this match was a bit off-topic, wasn’t it?