What is UberModern?

Nick Waind

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Jul 15, 2002, 7:31:41 PM7/15/02

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Hi guys,

Was wondering whether anyone could give me a definition or indeed an
example of what Uber Modern is considered to be. It seems to be a bit
of a buzz word at the mo, so I thought where better a place to ask than
a design forum.

Please let me know your thoughts,

Thanks in advance,

waindy

el wado

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Jul 15, 2002, 7:44:48 PM7/15/02

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funny you should ask

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Limelight

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Jul 15, 2002, 11:52:00 PM7/15/02

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Oh, so you mean that Uber Modern is a person who thinks they are above
others, knows everything and withholds information from those who seek....?

Helen
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Fungusamungus

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Jul 16, 2002, 12:35:42 AM7/16/02

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it's a design that's so sickenly crappy and modern looking, that you just
want to shove it up the designer's butt and never have to look at it again.

Or maybe it's something else, I could be wrong...

;Ž

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Dimitri

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Jul 16, 2002, 1:19:22 AM7/16/02

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Uber Modern is a minimalist who's three months behind in rent.

Luis

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Jul 16, 2002, 1:46:24 AM7/16/02

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luisbruna_...@vtr.net
remove _yourundies to send mail.

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Minimalist interior decoration is a euphemism for "I really can't afford
furniture at the moment"
or "I utterly dislike tidying up" or "My wife left me and that night table
is all she left"

Minimalist design is a euphemism for "You bastard deserve only a couple of
gifs and some short text body for what you're paying me" (Web version). "I'm
not sure I'll get colour accuracy with those pictures so I'll send them to
the trashcan" (Printed version).

Uber sounds like German to me. I don't speak German but it looks like it
could be Over Modern, or Beyond Modern just as the next step after Post
Modern?

Luis

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gabe

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Jul 16, 2002, 2:19:22 AM7/16/02

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uber was originally taken from the german term "uber allles" which
means "above everything else". it's come to signify anything greatly
above the norm and is used by very nerdy, dorky people.

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Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio

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Jul 16, 2002, 2:27:34 AM7/16/02

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<quote>
"...and is used by very nerdy, dorky people"

If it's like this, so....spell it *rite*!!!!!!!!!! >>über<< - >>ÜBER<<
SO THERE!!!!!!!!!

:-)

Pepe
Milano, Italy
PS: we can't possibliy dissapoint the dorky and the nerdy...

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el wado

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Jul 16, 2002, 8:33:11 AM7/16/02

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how on earth did you figure that out?

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Jeremy

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Jul 16, 2002, 9:26:26 AM7/16/02

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Actually, Fungus, I think you hit the nail on the head...

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> it's a design that's so sickenly crappy and modern looking, that you just
> want to shove it up the designer's butt and never have to look at it
again.
>
> Or maybe it's something else, I could be wrong...
>

> ;Ş

Jeremy

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Jul 16, 2002, 9:29:07 AM7/16/02

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Not sure. It sounds like Pig Latin to me. Then again, so does Ebay. Ebay
ebay ebay. Sounds weird, doesn't it?

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Limelight

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Jul 17, 2002, 1:05:13 AM7/17/02

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hehehehe, 'coz I'm slightly Uber Modern myself ;o)

Helen
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William Starr Moake

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Jul 17, 2002, 12:56:07 PM7/17/02

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Sounds like Neo-Nazi propaganda to me. As in:
Deutschland UBER alles (Nazi slogan)
UBERmensch (Nazi superman)

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Limelight

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Jul 17, 2002, 7:31:27 AM7/17/02

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Well than, I'm not Uber at all! Only modern darling...

Helen
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Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio

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Jul 17, 2002, 7:59:42 AM7/17/02

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I've never seen a picture of yours, but I've got a hunch that you could be
>überbabelicious<

Am I wrong...?

:-)

Pepe
Milano, Italy

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Fungusamungus

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Jul 17, 2002, 7:22:42 PM7/17/02

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hehehe :]

confession time!

When I said to Helen that her site was the first one I bookmarked from ADG,
I meant that photoshoot that she had done *blush*

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Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio

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Jul 18, 2002, 2:13:47 AM7/18/02

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Photoshoot...? It's not on the site...

(arms crossed, foot tapping)

Spell it out, buster...

:-)

Pepe
Milano, Italy

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Limelight

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Jul 18, 2002, 8:03:07 AM7/18/02

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You've got me laughing and blushing at the same time! I don't know if that
site is still up. Was meant to be a portfolio for some extra work on
television etc but nothing eventuated. Oh well!

Helen
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Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio

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Jul 18, 2002, 8:32:15 AM7/18/02

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Don't worry, Helen...just post your bath costume picture and you'll be
forgiven!

...

Well...I didn't think so either...

:-)

Pepe
Crawling under the rock I came from
Milano, Italy

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Fungusamungus

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Jul 18, 2002, 3:45:41 PM7/18/02

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Should I post the link? (don't want to do so without your say so, and yes,
it's still online :}}}

and you shouldn't be embarassed. Those are some great shots! You're very
photogenic :]

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Limelight

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Jul 18, 2002, 8:03:15 PM7/18/02

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You're a gentleman for asking Fungusamungus, I appreciate it thank you.

You may as well post it again..........I originally posted it ages ago 'coz
I was so wrapped about it, and as you said, nothing to be embarrassed about
(just the fact that it was brought up again and I forgot all about it!)

PS: Thanks for the compliment....

PPS: If your going to look at the ones of me, the least you can do is check
out my gorgeous brother and my even more gorgeous boyfriend! My boyfriend
has atleast had a fair bit of work on tele but now he's a primary school
teacher now and has given that side of things up.

And this way you can see my photographic skills too.....so make sure you
look at the following links.....hehehe

http://limelightpromotions.com/brad/ (my bro)... (I love that old gas pump
in the photos.....)

http://limelightpromotions.com/gareth/ (my darling)

http://limelightpromotions.com/gareth/8.html (this is the photo that is
shown on the homepage of http://www.akkia.com.au/
(which is our clothing label) and my brother is on this site aswell.....

No more showing off for now....

Helen
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CutterJon

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Jul 18, 2002, 8:54:46 PM7/18/02

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In article <K9VY8.43199$1q2.2...@e3500-atl2.usenetserver.com>,
Jeremy <jer...@NOSPAMcreativejuicebox.com> wrote:

> Not sure. It sounds like Pig Latin to me. Then again, so does Ebay. Ebay
> ebay ebay. Sounds weird, doesn't it?
>

try "ladle". ladle ladle ladle.

libbies libbies libbies
in your ladle ladle ladle
then you spill it spill it spill it
on your über modern table...

Limelight

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Jul 18, 2002, 9:09:34 PM7/18/02

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Lol, very clever, ladle is funny isn't it.

Helen

Fungusamungus

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Jul 19, 2002, 5:27:46 AM7/19/02

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This link survived two hard drive changes and an OS upgrade :}

http://www.limelightpromotions.com/helena/gallery.html

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Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio

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http://www.limelightpromotions.com/helena/gallery11.html

Me like...the picture, of course!

:-)

Pepe
Milano, Italy
PS: see you at the bADGer Lounge...!

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Jeremy

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Jul 19, 2002, 9:33:42 AM7/19/02

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Hey, great work on the Strategic Data site.

Kudos,
Jeremy

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Limelight

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Jul 19, 2002, 9:33:37 PM7/19/02

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Thank you!

Helen
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CutterJon

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Jul 19, 2002, 6:59:12 PM7/19/02

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My target market never knows what hits 'em.

I can also stand on my head...

Jon

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