A day in my life...

Can't make a decision!

I'm having trouble settling on a design. I thought I had finally decided on the really intricate, flourishy one, but something just wasn't letting me love it, so I made a simpler one, and I kinda like that one, too. Also, wondering what you think about the different shapes of the labels....

A day in my life...

The very first thing I do in the morning is make coffee, usually with my eyes still closed....

Dirty dishes...it's usually very difficult for me to get any work done at home because I get distracted and end up doing housework instead of working on projects...


aaaand because of this little booger, Daphne, who I got for my birthday.

she's just so cuddly, and really likes paper.

so when I get distracted at home, I walk down the street to Starbucks where I can zone out without distraction.
My boyfriend is a finance major, so he offers a very practical perspective to my work, and looks at it in ways that I never would.

A card I made for our friends...
We carved pumpkins kinda late, and I wanted to get one last picture of them before we had to toss them out.

I stumbled upon this photographer's site the other day.
romantic. nostalgic. whimsical.

maxwanger.com

Illustrative Type Advertisement

Mead, anyone?

I went to the farmer's market today after class to look for more potential wine bottle redesign candidates (by the way, Spain's section had by far the most well-designed bottles of all the countries in the wine aisle, why is this? I had trouble finding even one that needed to be redesigned).
I came across an interesting bottle of Honey Wine (Mead) and thought it would be a really fun project. Seeing as photography of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the market, I figured it would be just as easy to look up the wine online.
So apparently, this wine is so obscure (it's made in Germany and distributed from Florida), this is the only picture I could even find of it online (thank you, flickr). It'll have to do for now. I didn't want to buy it until I got some feedback. Do you guys think it'd be a good one to redesign? I think I could do a lot of fun typography with it.

It's the one next to the Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce.

Finished Type Alphabet

ok, this is my final post about type alphabet.
I think this redesign will make for a much more successful ad.

Rapunzel, Rapunzel...

My new and improved illustrative alphabet! A-F got cut off in the scanning process. I'm having trouble deciding what to do with the face...I want to make it clear that it is a face, and I'm afraid leaving out some sort of indication may lead to confusion. Any suggestions?

Each week I feel I must check in at____

There are a few Blogs that I check in with regularly throughout the week, or before I begin a project.

poppytalk.blogspot.com
I know I've talked about this one on more than one occasion, but it really is my favorite. It encompasses such a wide range of art. I find a lot of unexpected inspiration, so I try to visit it at least once every day or two.

methanestudios.com
postercabaret.com
These are super cool sites, too. The designs make me think, "why didn't I think of that?"

I also usually plop down in a Barnes and Noble or Starbucks when I need to concentrate. Currently, my home studio is not conducive to creativity. I always get distracted by something...like reorganizing the pantry or cleaning out my closet. Hopefully this will change when I move in a few months, but until then, starbucks will have to do.

alphabet de coiffure

The final product.

project runway with type

using typography to design posters around proverbs.

Blog assignment #7

I love Flannery O'Connor's stories...they're all very strange and twisted with sometimes violent endings that tie into her strong roman catholic background.The descriptions of her characters are so vivid and crude...sometimes I feel like it brings out my dark side which translates into my designs.

I've been looking through CMYK a lot recently...

I hope this isn't an early sign of a hoarder...

Over the past few years, I've found myself collecting glass jars and using them as random containers around the apartment...I guess I like the idea of repurposing. Most of them are jelly jars, some are from behind the bar at work. My favorites are the Martinelli's apple juice jars. I don't even like apple juice, but they are the most beautiful jars...I thought the big one would make an interesting wine bottle...maybe...

The large jug-like jar in the middle is the Martinelli's apple juice bottle.

illustrative type so far

still missing a few letters, but here's what I have so far...they're out of order

Blue Ridge Country image inspiration

I found all of these on flickr.

Blog assignment #6: Workspace

I'm moving in a few months, so I'll have a whole room for my studio and won't have to migrate between my bed and our dining/living room that I've taken over as my workspace.

Blog assignment #5: Block of type

Lead article and image ideas

Well, I still can't post on the 4100 blog, but here are my ideas for my lead article....

Blue Ridge Country (still not sure if I want to leave Country there..) covers a broad area of any and everything that is the Blue Ridge Mountains...so to narrow it down, I think I'll focus on the outdoor aspects of the area (camping, hiking) as well as events such as music and arts festivals, and historical gems.

I found an article from Backpacker about how to make the best camp side pancakes. I thought this would be feasible as far as images go, as well as fun.