Designer Hate #1: Heaven and Earth Designs (HAED)

It seems like the popular thing to do is to fawn and drool over designers who, pursuant to a previous post, own a copy of PC Stitch and use it to its maximum potential. Which is shitty. One of the most egregious offenders in this category is, in my opinion, Heaven and Earth Designs. Which abbreviates to “HAED,” but some morons call it “HEAD” for short. (And giggle, I’m sure, but that’s another rant for another day.)

First of all, their website pisses me off. I hate the Papyrus font, and am inherently inclined to distrust anyone who uses it. Papyrus is sort of a shortcut to convey the message, “Look at me, I’m arty and so very deep and shit, and if you don’t GET ME, then it’s ALL YOUR FAULT! Also I like to write poetry and post shitty Dave Matthew Band lyrics in my AIM profile and away messages.”

HAED claims it’s not computer generated, and this may well be, but the designs all look like hammered shit to me. Maybe I’m just not down with all the come-hither-fuck-me faeries, demented pink half-unicorn cats, and white tigers in space.

Yes, you read that correctly. TIGERS IN SPACE.

I’m all for shitty fantasy art if it’s what makes you happy, but I’m not going to fall all over myself to buy these charts, much less stitch them. I’m following the progress on a HAED design in another cross stitch community, and…it’s leaving me flat. Her workmanship is good, like it always is, but every time she posts an update, everyone is falling all over themselves to say, “Holy crap, that’s so PRETTY!” and “OMG U r Soooooo AWESUM!!!111″ Yeah, it’s nice, but…

…tigers in space. I can’t get over that.