ExoticBlanks AI generated banner miss (humor)

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BHuij

BHuij

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I love ExoticBlanks, and have never been anything but happy with what I've ordered from them. But I cracked up looking at this. Either pen technology has advanced in new and mystifying directions in the last few days, or the marketing intern cut some corners on QA before publishing this one ;)

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The 3 pens on the bottom left center all appear to be made of some sort of futuristic technology. 2 have odd tips and one seems to have a floating clip. The a in exotic blanks is also a different color than the rest of the words
 
When I first looked at this yesterday I was not understanding what the issue was. I tried working out the math of the discounts and didnt find anything odd about them. I just shrugged my shoulders and went on with my surfing.
Now that some other have piped in I see what the OP is possibly talking about but it's not really that big a deal to me. The different color "a" is so you can see it on the dark background it is printed on (notice the top left of the "n"). The "futuristic" pens are not that big a deal either because I've made a pen from a kit that looked very much like what is shown in the ad. I don't remember the name of the kit but I have attached a few pics.
 

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Mortalis said:
When I first looked at this yesterday I was not understanding what the issue was. I tried working out the math of the discounts and didnt find anything odd about them. I just shrugged my shoulders and went on with my surfing.
Now that some other have piped in I see what the OP is possibly talking about but it's not really that big a deal to me. The different color "a" is so you can see it on the dark background it is printed on (notice the top left of the "n"). The "futuristic" pens are not that big a deal either because I've made a pen from a kit that looked very much like what is shown in the ad. I don't remember the name of the kit but I have attached a few pics.
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They should've just made all the letters lighter then, just changing one is tacky
 
It's really just this. Clearly AI image generation invented some odd looking "pen-like" objects, as well as a type of blank that seems to seamlessly meld from a reddish wood into a black non-wood. I got a laugh out of it. Particularly the one on the left that looks like a fountain pen after sitting in a crucible for a a few minutes. It's okay if you didn't think it was funny.

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Mortalis said:
... I have attached a few pics.
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This is the first I've ever seen a hooded nib in a kit. I know you said you don't remember the name of it, but if you can recall any details of where you got it or where I might find one, I'd be very interested.
 
Maybe, it is an exaggerated, playful way of presenting mixed and matched kits - as in mixing-up the components. In other words, you don't need to buy X number of the same kit to enjoy the discounts.
 
BHuij said:
This is the first I've ever seen a hooded nib in a kit. I know you said you don't remember the name of it, but if you can recall any details of where you got it or where I might find one, I'd be very interested.
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www.woodcraft.com

Buy Arete Fountain Pen Kit Chrome at Woodcraft

Arete (ahr-i-tey) is a term meaning “virtue” or “excellence,” which is the perfect name for this kit that will certainly become one of your favorite kits to create, use, or gift to someone special. The kit’s simplistic design features smooth sophisticated lines, postable cap, gem accented clip...
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BHuij said:
It's really just this. Clearly AI image...
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It's nothing of the sort.

There were multiple images layered in Photoshop, and the top part of the "odd-looking pen objects" were hidden behind the layer with the discount amounts. Whoever did the artwork should have selected those three pens and used "bring to front" - as they did for the 4 pens to the right.
 
duncsuss said:
It's nothing of the sort.

There were multiple images layered in Photoshop, and the top part of the "odd-looking pen objects" were hidden behind the layer with the discount amounts. Whoever did the artwork should have selected those three pens and used "bring to front" - as they did for the 4 pens to the right.
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I don't actually have the energy to argue the point with you here, and you are welcome to believe as you see fit. But I am very, very confident that the weird melted-looking "pens" at a minimum, and quite likely the entire banner, is created with generative AI, not some Photoshop layering issue.

There's nothing wrong with using AI for a banner in your advertising on your website. I'm a big fan of Exotic Blanks. I just thought this was funny. Apparently I ruffled more feathers than I expected to by posting it.
 
Fred Bruche said:
www.woodcraft.com

Buy Arete Fountain Pen Kit Chrome at Woodcraft

Arete (ahr-i-tey) is a term meaning “virtue” or “excellence,” which is the perfect name for this kit that will certainly become one of your favorite kits to create, use, or gift to someone special. The kit’s simplistic design features smooth sophisticated lines, postable cap, gem accented clip...
www.woodcraft.com www.woodcraft.com
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I'm not usually an EF or F nib guy, but these are so fascinating (and on clearance at a great price) that I picked up a couple of them just to try them out. Thanks for the link!
 
BHuij said:
I don't actually have the energy to argue the point with you here, and you are welcome to believe as you see fit. But I am very, very confident that the weird melted-looking "pens" at a minimum, and quite likely the entire banner, is created with generative AI, not some Photoshop layering issue.

There's nothing wrong with using AI for a banner in your advertising on your website. I'm a big fan of Exotic Blanks. I just thought this was funny. Apparently I ruffled more feathers than I expected to by posting it.
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I appreciated the post. Definitely got a kick out of finding the little oddities.
 
LouCee said:
Is this clip out of place and unattached or am I confused?

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It is hard to tell from the angle, but could it be a pen clip that trimmed then added as a roll stop for the fountain pen? Unusual location but this is the only image of all the pens that you cannot buy a kit as is. Mix a clip and match it with a fountain pen.

What a great promo - they are getting some mileage out of it.
 
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