Here's an awesome infographic displaying how much renewable energy was used for the Superbowl last night. Very clean and well done by greenmountain.com:
Monday, February 6, 2012
Computer Arts Magazine
I've officially fallen in love... with Computer Arts magazine.
I noticed this gem of a publication a few months ago at the Barnes & Noble in Ellicott City (who I must say, has the best newsstand out of all the B&N's in and surrounding Baltimore). It's a UK publication that not only gives designers inspiration and business advice, but also has excellent how-to articles for various design programs and projects. The other day I learned how to make an ipad app for a magazine! Now I just need the necessary programs to create it...
To all my fellow designers, I highly suggest checking out this publication. The Brits really do it up right here.
I noticed this gem of a publication a few months ago at the Barnes & Noble in Ellicott City (who I must say, has the best newsstand out of all the B&N's in and surrounding Baltimore). It's a UK publication that not only gives designers inspiration and business advice, but also has excellent how-to articles for various design programs and projects. The other day I learned how to make an ipad app for a magazine! Now I just need the necessary programs to create it...
To all my fellow designers, I highly suggest checking out this publication. The Brits really do it up right here.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
We've come so far...
Last Thursday marked the first day of my last semester in the UB Pub. Design program. In a way, I felt like it was the first day of the rest of my life as I'm about to receive an important degree, and make a lot of important and life-changing decisions in the coming months. Anyone who knows me well knows that I get incredibly excited about states of transition so of course, I couldn't be happier right now! We'll see what happens.
As for right now, I just started working on assembling my final portfolio to be presented at the end of the semester. The way the process works is you weed out all the work that you've done that can't be used in a professional portfolio (i.e. obvious student work such as typographic exercises, design boards, stuff that's just bad etc.), take what is now your best work or not-so-great work, and re-do/refine it as necessary. Basically for most assignments, you take away all the qualifications of the assignment and make it look as professional and "good" as possible.
In a nutshell: you all are going to get to see a lot of before and afters! Starting now!
This is a freelance project I worked on during my very first semester. It was a brand identity for a local framing shop named "Mat About You Framing and Gallery". This is the final version of what I came up with for the client:
With a little editing and finessing, this is what I came up with today for use in my portfolio (pending critique):
Personally, I think it's way more clean and concise and grabs attention better. What do you all think?
As for right now, I just started working on assembling my final portfolio to be presented at the end of the semester. The way the process works is you weed out all the work that you've done that can't be used in a professional portfolio (i.e. obvious student work such as typographic exercises, design boards, stuff that's just bad etc.), take what is now your best work or not-so-great work, and re-do/refine it as necessary. Basically for most assignments, you take away all the qualifications of the assignment and make it look as professional and "good" as possible.
In a nutshell: you all are going to get to see a lot of before and afters! Starting now!
This is a freelance project I worked on during my very first semester. It was a brand identity for a local framing shop named "Mat About You Framing and Gallery". This is the final version of what I came up with for the client:
With a little editing and finessing, this is what I came up with today for use in my portfolio (pending critique):
Personally, I think it's way more clean and concise and grabs attention better. What do you all think?
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The War on Women Infographic
I found this incredibly powerful info-graphic today via Planned Parenthood's facebook feed. With two wars being fought overseas in 2011 and a sinking economy, one would think that trying to make it really, really hard for women to get abortions wouldn't be such a high priority. This graphic makes it very clear where Congress' priorities are:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Bar Mitzvah Invitation
One day I might be more concerned with the level of refinery that I show on this blog, however as a student I am way too amused with the silliness of what I've been creating that I just can't help myself!
This week I was assigned to create a concept for a bar mitzvah invitation. Having never been to one myself, I did some research and found that most people nowadays have themes to their mitzvahs. Putting myself in the shoes of a 13-year-old boy, I decided that I would have a guitar-themed mitzvah. Hence, the invitation:
If I were a 13-year-old boy I would love this! I mean, I'm a 29-year-old girl and love it! It's a total party! Yeah!!!
This week I was assigned to create a concept for a bar mitzvah invitation. Having never been to one myself, I did some research and found that most people nowadays have themes to their mitzvahs. Putting myself in the shoes of a 13-year-old boy, I decided that I would have a guitar-themed mitzvah. Hence, the invitation:
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| Front View of Invitation |
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| Inside of Invitation |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Baltimore: Place to Place
Hey all! I'm extremely honored and excited to announce that I have a photo appearing in a photography show tomorrow night at Wind Up Space! Here's the link to the event info:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=172489556169932
If you're in the area, come out to support the local arts and local music (there will be bands and food and some readings by participating photographers as well).
I guess I could just post the photo up here so you all could see it but then you wouldn't have as much reason to come so...you'll just have to come see it, huh?
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=172489556169932
If you're in the area, come out to support the local arts and local music (there will be bands and food and some readings by participating photographers as well).
I guess I could just post the photo up here so you all could see it but then you wouldn't have as much reason to come so...you'll just have to come see it, huh?
Mid-semester freak out! Gah!!!
I had a plan and I think it might have failed. As many people know, this hasn't been the easiest semester for me--in fact it's been the hardest in many ways. Coming into my selection of classes, I was extremely excited to embark on a semester where the highest priority was developing my creative voice as a designer and illustrator and focus on the ideas behind the work, not the work itself. As we all know, it doesn't take a genius to make things look good, but it takes a special kind of mind to think of good creative ideas.
However, I hit a road block during the first week of classes as I and many close friends of mine suffered two giant losses in our lives. Needless to say, September was not the most creatively productive month, although I have been able to tap into some surprising sources of inspiration since then. Afterwards, I needed to thankfully switch gears from somber to celebratory as two of my best friends were getting married!! And I was in their weddings!! And it took up a ton of my time (an upside down exclamation point could be appropriate here). But I had a plan of action. My POA was to get through October the best I could and put off everything I could until afterwards (meaning I totally blew off my independent illustration study and all the many, many revisions I have to do until now).
Of course, now my plan has been thwarted as I found out last night that I have four (four!) additional projects to do for my Creative Concepts class AND all of our revisions are due by November 30th. As well as these extra projects. Gah!!!!
New plan of attack: good-bye, sleep! It was nice knowing you...
However, I hit a road block during the first week of classes as I and many close friends of mine suffered two giant losses in our lives. Needless to say, September was not the most creatively productive month, although I have been able to tap into some surprising sources of inspiration since then. Afterwards, I needed to thankfully switch gears from somber to celebratory as two of my best friends were getting married!! And I was in their weddings!! And it took up a ton of my time (an upside down exclamation point could be appropriate here). But I had a plan of action. My POA was to get through October the best I could and put off everything I could until afterwards (meaning I totally blew off my independent illustration study and all the many, many revisions I have to do until now).
Of course, now my plan has been thwarted as I found out last night that I have four (four!) additional projects to do for my Creative Concepts class AND all of our revisions are due by November 30th. As well as these extra projects. Gah!!!!
New plan of attack: good-bye, sleep! It was nice knowing you...
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