oatmeal type.

soo... we all showed up for type class today and the plan had changed. today was pick a word from a jar, and create a typeface out of found objects based on the word. our groups word was "warm" and after brainstorming we came up with oatmeal! so here it is after shooting the letters. i'll post after we finish the second part making a haiku with the letters.

an end to continuum.

the class got a lucky break and although the poster were "due" wednesday, we got one more round. which was just a nice way of telling us we all weren't finished and they still kinda sucked. anyways today was the due date and they are all done this time. as for my feelings on my project, i knew i wasn't finished with it on wednesday. there was still things that bugged me and i didn't get enough time to step back and not really think about it. so i didn't think about it for about 24hrs and with a little help i made some tweeks, made some things "pop" a little more, added a dash of legibility ( which was cause by my love for hairline type ) and ta-da. complete. i am actually pretty happy with it, except for tickets, something me still irks about it. the color is my favorite. im gonna have to make up some more quirky colors, as my teacher put it. anyways here is the final, i think i might just kern the type in a few more places and then its done, done, like i put it in the portfolio, no more fixing, done. oh if only things were ever really done done. im sure i will find something. oh, and scroll down to see its evolution.

continuum revisions... more.

continuum.

just an early comp of my poster for orchesis. its a project in my advanced type class, as charmaine likes to remind us... "in no way are we advanced." which is very true. anyways. just a rough idea to really get the idea dialed in. now to refine. i need to kern type, trace my swirls, ( because live trace should never be used for a final go ) and draw some new doodle dancers too. i'll give more details on the project when i actually finish.

happy new year.

i would just like to say.... I have 2007, 2008, and now 2009 worth of blog posts! although I haven't posted that much. ah, but guess what, my new years resolution ( for my blog ) is to post at least once a week. i have enough going on now with senior project, advanced type, freelance stuff, being a junior designer at iiiDESiGN, building my portfolio, revamping my .com and getting close to graduating. see a lot going on.

so with that bring on the new year and some new opportunities.

ta-da! some new work too. this is a comp of my first project for advanced type with charmaine. the project was to combine three separate bodies of text ( chosen for us ) using what ever methods we choose. the only rules were that only one type family could be used ( the whole family could be used though, bold, demi, italic, etc. ) and the use of lines are aloud. my concept was to create two spaces one for the male and female voice, with the radio text acting as white noise and the coffee directions interrupting the females train of thought. so there you have it, check it out, and let me know your thoughts.

my final project for photoshop class.

its a combo of watercolors (tweaked for color palette), photos done in the studio (thanks eric and friends), and the my personal touch of illustrations to bring a little bit more personality to the final images. not gonna lie I still need some practice blending and cutting out people, i am gonna go back and work some more but these are the finals that i turned in. i printed them somewhat poster size (17x8 in). i would love to try this concept again in a more graphic way... will see.

photo illustrations.

a little creation that will soon be a part of a photograph series. it will be a bit until the project is finished, but i will keep you posted. check back.

happy start to school.

so its been a while and again i will say i am going to try and post more often. many changes are going on here in the next month or so. school starts again and much more. currently working on a re-design and possibly a transition to another format. i am doing some research and having to teach myself a lot so its taking some time. but expect a new layout and hopefully more of a direction of my content. toodles for now and check back. ill try and post some inspiration for in the next few days to hold everyone over.