Thursday, January 28, 2010

wonderroot final ideas...





1.) I think of the hands as people, coming together to make art and things artsy and beautiful, helping one another. I think this can be communicated without going down the "dirty hippy communal" negative associations. For this idea, its the hands, that develop the art and the output of Wonderroot. I wanted what "grows" to be an amalgam of sorts, of all things arts. Hence, the pseudo tree top will somehow have art tools in it. Maybe I can add in a dramam mask or so. I really like the handwritten type, I think that is somethign essential to Wonderroot's identity, as I do not want any of it to appear as "strict, rigid, or corporate".

2.)I also like this idea a lot, going intot he southern roots of Wonderroot, almost like a moonshine label, "art juice" of sorts. At the top is some curly lines, I am still not sure what to put there, if anything at all. But this is a direction I would like to go as well with Wonderroot's brand.

3.)Back to hand drawn type. This time I was going with something more organic, free flowing, like the ideas and ideals of Wonderroot. Maybe there is a way to incorporate this organic sense to either no.1 or no.2. I am not sure if this alone will work, as It reminds me a bit of the"Sid and Marty Kroft" era. Bugaloos, anyone?

website thoughts.



From a doodle to the web...
I want my website to have this look and feel, like...drawn stuff on paper, or white space, maybe an off-white color... but very linear, loose, and free...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

finished!


I'm pretty content with this one.

uh oh Nev...


go beat him up.

idea board for wonderroot.



ta dah!
im thinking bright, colorful, to match the community. But I wouls also like to incorporate the "southern" side, kinda like the old vintage labels on moonshine and such, maybe there is an interesting connection there...

Monday, January 25, 2010

Sunday, January 24, 2010

More like this one...


This is more what I am aiming for.
The stuff off to the side is prior ideas, I just kinda keep em off to the side, like a digital sketchbook or something.
Still want to add a little something, not sure.
Any and all feedback is welcome. thanks.

Beautiful Losers, revisited.


I want to draw more, especially for this one. Any and all feedback is welcome.
The border thing around the header is a placeholder, I want to draw one and in place of the makeshift vector one.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

WonderRoot.

1. What do you offer? Define the qualities of this.

Wonderroot provides studio space for artists, among them include studios for ceramics, music production, recording, darkroom space,and a digital media lab. They also provide limited space for performance art. Wonderroot also takes place in organizing various workshops and events in order to unite artists with the community to empower artists with a sense to be more proactive with their careers, and to give back to the community. Workshops range from poetry, music production, to bookmaking and illustrator/photoshop.
From the site :

"We believe that a healthy arts scene is vital to a growing city such as Atlanta. For this reason, we are passionate about offering arts-based service programs to Atlanta artists and people in need."

The programs/workshops fall into 3 categories:

1-Artists helping artists
2- Creativity for kids
3-Public art/beautification

2.What are the core values of what you offer? What are the core values of your company? generosity, inspiration, instruction, guidance, motivation.

3.What is your mission?(from the site)

"WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization committed to uniting artists and community to inspire positive social change."


4. Any Specializations within your company? Art. Any and all mediums. WonderRoot believes our society is deeply engrossed in so many mediums of media, that it seems the perfect place to play as a catalyst for change to unite the arts community to give back to the world.

5. Target audience market? Everyone. WonderRoot is not biased, as the sense of uniting the community encompasses all. Target audiences range from small children to the most experienced/seasoned artist.

6. Existing tagline or slogan? What message is it sending?(from the site)
"Uniting artists and community to inspire positive social change"

7. From the answers you've gathered so far, what is a personality/character that could represent you? (Celebrity, car, etc.)I can aimagine a much more modernized, much cooler and hip Bob Ross, a sort of "cool art teacher" that some people have been lucky to have.

What qualities about this character stand out? Is the personality innovative, creative, energetic, or sophisticated? Informative, patient,imaginative.

8. How does this personality interact with your target audience? Which qualities get the attention of your audience? As an instructor, one that engages the viwer/audience with an unbridled sense of enthusiasm about art and life.

9. Review your answers, create a profile, describe the personality with words just as if you were writing a personal ad. be creative.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

more options

atlanta community food bank
www.acfb.org

wonderroot

wonderroot.org (thank you, Min)

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

letterpress fun

and you get to make 25 vday cards, looks fun.

[http://www.atlantaprintmakersstudio.org]

Valentine Card Printing Workshop

Friday, February 5, 2010, 6:00-10:00pm
$50 APS members / $60 non-members

Sunday, January 17, 2010

possible non profit organizations I consider

sherpanipartners.org
cobbhumane.org
youthpride.org
saferideamerica.org
payitforwardfoundation.org
lifesouth.org

Thursday, January 14, 2010

some links about rebranding

http://first.emeraldinsight.com/samples/mcdonalds2.pdf

http://www.mudvalley.co.uk/collateral/content/86.htm

http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/branding/imageandbrandingcolumnistjohnwilliams/article159470.html

http://www.marketingprofs.com/ea/qst_question.asp?qstID=8506

a case study:

http://www.stingconsultants.com/pdf/STING-casestudy-brandix.pdf

http://www.brandingasia.com/cases/nokia.htm

http://www.edgebusinessstrategies.com/case-studies.htm

http://buildinternet.com/2009/07/the-rebranding-of-a-company-a-case-study/

http://tutor2u.net/business/marketing/casestudy_rebranding.asp

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

the pattern is back.




and she brought friends.

another

old school bitches, 1993 i think.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Inspiration

No, really. It gave me some ideas.

Thank you Kari

I forgot all about vimeo.

Flash animation from Joana Teixidor on Vimeo.


When I look at this one, the process makes mroe sense to me, and something along these line smight actually be an obtainable goal for me.

and...

Chick from Mayki on Vimeo.


I really like the grittiness of this one.

and

The Lemon Tree from William Campbell on Vimeo.



this is the kinda stuff, I see I would never be able to pull off.

Monday, January 11, 2010

another

I like this one, because its nice and morbid. Cartoons don't always have to be happy, you know. Plus, accents always make things yummier. I like the use of photography and illustration together in it.



But really, I'd like to see the kid take an M-16 or one of those really big guns and give em hell.

animations



This is a cute one about traffic. The sound doesn't work on it, or maybe there isn't any. I like the style this is drawn in, almost has a retro feel about it.