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02-19-2008, 12:02 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Newton-le-Willows, NW England
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UK (Old) Newbie
Hello to everybody here.
I am a 41 year-old fellow living in North West England.
A couple of years ago I decided to pursue a long-held ambition and try and become a Graphic Designer. I have a lifelong love of the subject and some of my earliest memories are logos - how many other infants were mesmerised by Francesco Saroglia's Woolmark logo I wonder?
I completed a HND qualification in Graphic Design last July but since then things have been slow other than a few days freelance work!
Still, I'm optimistic about the future and am ready for another serious push to gain employment in this competitive sector. This seems to be a fantastic resource and hopefully I'll learn a lot.
Cheers!
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02-19-2008, 02:34 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Pignut, best of luck with your new career direction! Welcome to GDF!
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02-19-2008, 03:08 PM
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Archduchess of Avocadoes
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Between the North & South Poles
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Welcome aboard, Pignut!!
Interesting screenname you got there... 
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02-19-2008, 07:06 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, FL
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I was in a band with a guy nicked Pignuts about a decade ago.
how did you pick up that name? its not one you'd find in a book of common nicknames...
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02-19-2008, 07:18 PM
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Baroness of Buffet
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: AK, New Zealand
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Welcome! I didn't understand what your avatar was at first but now it all becomes clear 
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02-19-2008, 11:20 PM
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~♥~Glitteriffic!!~♥~
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Upstate NY Oobalicious!!!!
Posts: 54,756
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Welcome Aboard Pignut!
Nice to meet you!!
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02-20-2008, 04:22 PM
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welcome to the forum pignut!
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02-20-2008, 04:50 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Newton-le-Willows, NW England
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Thank you to everyone for the greetings.
I'm a bit surprised at so many comments about the screen name! It was just a daft word I remember using when I was a kid.
I didn't realise that there was such a thing as a pignut, although a quick google reveals that they are something to do with hickory trees which I don't think we have too many of the UK.
As for the Avatar, I recently thought of working under the name "Pignut Designs" (it seemed like a distinctive enough name - easy to remember for the URL) and just designed the logo/symbol around what I thought a "Pignut" should look like.
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02-20-2008, 04:51 PM
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pignut = porcine testicle
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02-20-2008, 05:21 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Newton-le-Willows, NW England
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Two-Toe Tom
pignut = porcine testicle
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Explains why my work is often described as a "load of bollocks"
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