it's required.

No fancy electronics here...

2010-08-30T09:45:00.000-07:00

Just amazing...choreography..and ...something. I don't know what they call it, advanced puppetry?
Brilliant. I didn't realize how innovative and creative they are.

And... new video too. I'm gonna have to buy this, I think. Pretty...visual, I'd say.
"Tonight when I pull my pantyhose out of their egg, I'm gonna fined me that man, a man that smells like cocoa butter and cash!"

Amazing video

2010-08-30T09:22:00.000-07:00

Scissor Sisters- love how this video is literally the credits of the video, presented as opening credits to a movie. Very Bond -esque. Clever.

iphone wallpaper sizes

2010-05-19T14:22:00.000-07:00

in case anyone is interested.

Width 320, Height 480, Resolution 72 in

mother's day

2010-05-08T21:26:00.001-07:00

I made a card!

rich's revisited.

2010-04-30T22:41:00.001-07:00

better? I added numbers to the sequence, with a small description at the bottom.

Does this look like a board to you?

2010-04-30T22:01:00.000-07:00

I mean, a successful one?

i took some more photos today

2010-04-30T08:56:00.001-07:00

out in the shade, behind the house. I was aiming for a "natural" setting, since the brand of the wine is butterfly.
How do they look?

better?

2010-04-30T08:36:00.001-07:00

it is more consistent now with the loook of the sneaker alphabet setup.

how does this look?

2010-04-27T21:32:00.001-07:00

I am trying to make a board with photos of the wine bottle. I do not want to bring it in, I know I am clumsy, and I will get nervous and drop it. It's fragile enough already w/out me messing it up more.

for Paige

2010-04-22T13:00:00.001-07:00

a touch up

2010-04-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

I dunno why I did it, but it took about 20 min to do it. At leat I found the signage files I thought I had erased.

Because i just have to beat a dead horse.

2010-04-18T11:50:00.000-07:00

I will not let this hold me up, this will not be another shitty darfur poster, I am determined to fix this. And while I do not feel so hot about it now, I do think it is a vast improvement over that horrid blue gradient.

Sleeve for lizzy

2010-04-18T09:13:00.001-07:00

This is my proposed sleeve for the cd, its a sleeve(duh) that will slide off, in the upwards direction. the water part at the bottom will be cut away.

new Iron Man?

2010-04-17T21:49:00.001-07:00

Been reworking this a little

more chuck

2010-04-15T17:48:00.001-07:00

so, I added color...

Remember Richs, Bi*ches?

2010-04-15T15:13:00.001-07:00

I set these up as possible entries for exit review etc.

wonderroot items stuffage

2010-04-15T12:43:00.001-07:00

alphabet

2010-04-12T19:00:00.000-07:00

so I am thinking of putting this in my exit review

chuck, so far.

2010-04-11T07:55:00.000-07:00

So my title for his will be" Hat's off" . I love it. Can't settle on a cover though, I really like the one with the small hat below the type.

some case studies

2010-04-06T15:33:00.000-07:00

http://ideas.epromos.com/
http://www.brandingcasestudies.com/
http://npbrandit.com/articles/nonprofit-branding/branding-case-study-friends-of-karen/

and chuck

2010-04-05T15:30:00.000-07:00

more hats
I still cannot think of what to do with this, but I love these hats, they're fun.

Thinking of Lizzy

2010-04-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

I will name it "growing up" . I think the title says a lot. I find with musicians, the second album is always something, like you have to prove yourself, or just in about how you go after the debut. The title" growing up" could represent lizzy as an artist, developing, growing up and doing it on her own and not with the help of daddy(which is an admirable thing, in my opinion).
I would like the cd packaging to open up, long ways, like growing taller. The background will be a old picket fence of sorts, covered with vines, flowers and some bees, ants, etc. Kind of like "an old soul" growing. The circle is how I want the dosc to look, a flower. There will be other flowers, vines, etc. This is a rough of what I want. I would like the vines to possibly be silhouettes, filled with some texture with a wash-like look. The flowers and bugs will be in detail, as will some of the details on the fence. Once opening up the fold, the inside will have credits and such, along with a holder for the disc.

Some wonderroot signage

2010-04-01T18:08:00.001-07:00

meee owww.

2010-03-31T13:55:00.001-07:00

meow.

2010-03-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

this is it.

2010-03-29T20:04:00.001-07:00

done done and done!!!

Chrissy

2010-03-29T20:01:00.001-07:00

Just a taste of what you missed, meow.

on a saturday, to boot.

2010-03-29T14:08:00.001-07:00

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silkscreen vid

2010-03-29T13:13:00.000-07:00

This is how I imagined Justin would make a vid for this. Was helpful to me, explained it waaaay better than the darn Speedball manual.

Lizzy+ Chuck

2010-03-27T07:56:00.000-07:00

So for Lizzy, I am thinking of something like " love for sale". My idea is for the cd to appear like an old catalog, but the items for sale would be non corporeal things, like Love, Integrity, Morality, Conscience, etc...
Either that, or the song titles could be the things for sale(my muse, James, etc.)

As for Chuck, i keep thinking hes a man with many hats. What if I produce some for of image, out of hats? Like a blossoming flower, huge, open. Or maybe The handle of a guitar, but the tuning knobs (is that what they are called?) are hats? As for a title, I am not certain, somethign with a eference to hats. I will think on that...

heh, more

2010-03-27T07:46:00.000-07:00

I have become obsessed with this, and fixing it.
I vote top, yes?

to space or not to space

2010-03-26T21:38:00.001-07:00

that is the question.
I think I have spent far too much time on this, I need to get rolling onto other things. But Ive been really happy with this. I have stared at it so much, it's hard to tell if its readable anymore.

finished logo

2010-03-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

And bam! there it is. I will keep "the design fancy of" for web use. It will drop off for business card, letterhead, and such. I am pretty happy with it, thought i am considering going back to the vector version.

hmm...

2010-03-25T15:16:00.001-07:00

so the alphabet is finished, drawn, scanned, etc.
Now how does it look? i am not sure if the clean,polished vector is better or not.

resume, so far.

2010-03-24T13:34:00.001-07:00

Still very much a work in progress, it's gettin there.

amazing free app for designers.

2010-03-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

It tracks your mouse movements, clicks, etc. And generates artwork based from it. Looks really neat.

iographica.com

Lots of images on Flickr showing what it can do.

And... www.notcot.org... very much like ffffound.com

informationisbeautiful.net great source for info design and really nice examples.

the alphabet, vector-wise

2010-03-24T06:38:00.000-07:00

is now finished. Now, to print them all out, trace them, and scan back in. if it doesn't 'work' I will resume with the vector versions. We shall see.

and more

2010-03-22T13:09:00.000-07:00

toying with card ideas. i really like the ones with drawn stuff behind it.

so this is what I am aiming for....

2010-03-22T12:52:00.001-07:00

Honestly, I think I am really digging this. is this better, readability wise? I have been staring at it for so long, I cannot tell anymore.
The drawn stuff is mostly a placeholder, I doodled them quick to scan them in and see how they would look, I think the curvy, organic lines compliment the blocky-ness of the typeface.

identity crisis, the usual.

2010-03-19T21:14:00.000-07:00

so..I started these letterforms. I made them in Illustrator, now I want to print them out, trace them by hand, and scan them back in. But the treatments are how I think I will brand myself. I am really set on black/white/gray. But surprisingly, I am a little fond of something bold and adventurous like black /white/hot pink. It's fancy, I know. I may actually use helvetica too! It's crazy, I know. I also intend to draw some of those organic vine thingys I have been obsessed with as of late too, to come out of the letters/name. Any thoughts?

others i forgot

2010-03-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

www.djeco.com i like the look of this, very colorful

www.tracychapman.com not a fan, but really love the look of this site, and the interaction.

some nifty portfolio sites

2010-03-16T20:35:00.000-07:00

www.lotie.com

http://www.laszlo-kovacs.com/

http://www.albertocerriteno.com/index.html

http://www.aaronbaggio.com/

list of sign materials

2010-03-04T16:05:00.001-08:00

http://www.signwave.com.au/sign-materials.html
This is what I was looking for.

more fun with vectors

2010-03-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

more workin with the vectors

2010-03-01T17:25:00.000-08:00

Kinda cute, very much inspired by James Jarvis, after readin his article/interview in this month's Juxtapoz .

experimenting with vector art

2010-02-27T20:32:00.000-08:00

Keep seeing stuff like this in my dreams, and No matter how much I sketch it, it doesn't "look" right, so I decided to try it out in all vector, and I never do that, really...but here it is.

wondersignage

2010-02-25T16:00:00.001-08:00

Now, to take care of the interior/main entry ay signage/look, and organize it all more on boards

the wonders of signage

2010-02-23T16:47:00.000-08:00

more wonderroot signage stuff

2010-02-23T11:44:00.001-08:00

wonderroot sign ideas

2010-02-16T14:53:00.000-08:00

I was thinking of possible signs for the various studios they have there.

Possible needed signage:

*Outdoor sign next to the building, so you can see it and not pass by.
My goal for this outdoor sign might be cut out of the material, maybe with some lights below it.
*Directionals, because the area i checked seems kinda odd, you might miss it.
*Possible t-shirts, for events and staff. Screen printed to keep with the handmade look.
*Signs for the studios.
*Maybe some vehicle signage.
*And signs for parking, that needs some help.

this is awesome video using logos/icons.

2010-02-12T09:15:00.000-08:00

a trip down memory lane

2010-02-09T13:18:00.000-08:00

for Nathan

2010-02-09T13:15:00.000-08:00

This song and video always make me think of Nathan, i don't know why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VPyso87fZU

Mute records is finicky, they will not allow embedding.

A doodle gone awry

2010-02-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

I think I like the one on the left more, the one on the right almost looks like a creepy face.

recap for Kim

2010-02-06T11:17:00.001-08:00

these were the ones I pinned up tuesdau

more wonderroot, goes on and on...

2010-02-06T09:27:00.001-08:00

more color options... I think I will end up with blue or orange...

Being John Milam.

2010-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

SO I have been experimenting with trying to make textures. This time, I used washes of watercolor and india ink, along with items from the cabinets(oatmeal, salt, and rubbing alcohol). I thought it was really odd they way the rubbing alcohol interacts with the ink, leaving those wierd white splotches.
Anywhoo, just trying some new stuffs.

more wonderroot

2010-02-05T13:05:00.001-08:00

more color explorations. ugh. I really want to avoid green, there is far too much of that going on in my portfolio atm.

wonderroot

2010-02-04T16:18:00.000-08:00

color options here. not feeling set on any of em at the moment, except maybe the blue, or the orange-ish one.

the tree...so far.

2010-02-04T16:02:00.001-08:00

Yea, its rough image wise, but it does what I need it to do. This was a pretty good idea afterall. No matter how many lists i make of what I have /want to show, seeing it all lined up like this definitely gives me a better idea of what to put in, whats missing, etc.
I am definitely missing something print/editorial wise. Maybe I should now do some form of brochure, or article spread like we did in Illustration class. I would like to add in another package design, too.

I need to mark this down

2010-02-04T08:29:00.001-08:00

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wonderroot logo (so far)

2010-02-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

just needs some minor adjustments
and thank you everyone for telling me "yes! that's it!"

wonderroot final ideas...

2010-01-28T11:39:00.000-08:00

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.

2010-01-28T11:37:00.000-08:00

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...

finished!

2010-01-26T20:56:00.001-08:00

I'm pretty content with this one.

uh oh Nev...

2010-01-26T16:09:00.001-08:00

go beat him up.

idea board for wonderroot.

2010-01-26T13:20:00.000-08:00

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...

another revision

2010-01-25T20:18:00.000-08:00

More like this one...

2010-01-24T08:15:00.000-08:00

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.

2010-01-24T07:23:00.000-08:00

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.

WonderRoot.

2010-01-21T11:40:00.000-08:00

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.

more options

2010-01-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

atlanta community food bank
www.acfb.org

wonderroot

wonderroot.org (thank you, Min)

letterpress fun

2010-01-19T12:38:00.000-08:00

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

possible non profit organizations I consider

2010-01-17T12:09:00.000-08:00

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

some links about rebranding

2010-01-14T13:56:00.000-08:00

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

the pattern is back.

2010-01-13T18:41:00.001-08:00

and she brought friends.

another

2010-01-13T08:50:00.000-08:00

old school bitches, 1993 i think.

Inspiration

2010-01-12T20:44:00.000-08:00

No, really. It gave me some ideas.

Thank you Kari

2010-01-12T18:46:00.000-08:00

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.

another

2010-01-11T17:32:00.001-08:00

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

2010-01-11T17:14:00.000-08:00

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.

finished

2009-12-01T11:32:00.000-08:00

print it, board it, turn it in.

recipe, more work

2009-11-30T21:40:00.000-08:00

makin small changes, trying to give it a more retro feel

portrait so far

2009-11-29T09:23:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to do something totally random and off the wall. I spent more time trying to figure out what to do than actually doing it. At first I wanted something that would make a great portfolio piece. But now...ugh. This won't be going in there, that's for sure. Still trying to iron out some bugs or...something.

recipe update

2009-11-26T16:52:00.001-08:00

made a few changes, still not done, need to work out the recipe type

birthday card update

2009-11-25T09:51:00.000-08:00

so this is what I am going with, my mom'c bday is monday so I thought i'd make a card. I figure its also a good way for them to maybe understand what exactly it is I do at school other than "art"
im thinking about making an envelope to match it as well

recipe thingy so far

2009-11-24T13:17:00.000-08:00

So I am going with the "1950's retro-housewife" look. Like the kitchens of homes on TV shows I grew up with; leave it to beaver, bewitched, etc.
Tater tot casserole is a dish that just seemed to fit that era as well.
I dont think I will be going with that typewriter type on the recipe cards, but something else a lil more fitting.

I have an awesome neighbor

2009-11-21T08:47:00.000-08:00

So every now and then I come home and notice my driveway is leaf free suddenly, and I found out my neighbor blows it for me. really nice guy, a really good neighbor to have, so I thought I'd make him a thank you card and something to go with it.

possible birthday card

2009-11-14T23:13:00.001-08:00

for my mom. still in the works.

this is depressing

2009-11-13T21:44:00.001-08:00

www.kuduhost.com

more work in progress

2009-11-13T13:09:00.001-08:00

cookie studio home page, work in progress

2009-11-13T08:39:00.001-08:00

ignore the green tags at the right, theyre not meant to be there

idea for portrait

2009-11-13T06:39:00.000-08:00

So I had this assignment back in drawing 2, to draw yourself like a monster...so I went with a merman, or creature from the black lagoon or something. I took a photo of it, and live traced it into illustrator.I thought this might be a good starting point.

illustraion site found on accident

2009-11-09T10:16:00.000-08:00

Pikaland.com

the site itself is great, plus links to even more fancy design and illustration

as well as

undergroundartschool.blogspot.com a great quarterly magazine

another

2009-11-08T08:50:00.001-08:00

I couldn't sleep last night, so I made these too.

entries

2009-10-30T08:32:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to have fun, do something I felt like doing. I will end up using these as cards to send out this year i think

Camp MODA

2009-10-26T12:37:00.001-07:00

Print this, ready to go. Gonna try to finish the other one as well.

MO MO MODA

2009-10-25T11:46:00.001-07:00

Ok, so, with the badges...what if they were 4 of them, arranged like the moda logo?
And the other, I did some variations. I went thru all those beads and picked out the red ones, with some red pipe cleaners from the ones I bought 2 weeks ago or so, and thought I would scan those in and put them on the page.
I still haveny given up on the badges idea, been sketching some badges out, but they just don't look "right".

Better?

2009-10-19T21:06:00.000-07:00

The sticks that frame the "camp moda" were done roughly, to show what I was aiming for.
I would like to add some type of hand-drawn embellishment, like drawn lines or something to the effect of marker. Good/Bad?

coming along...i think

2009-10-16T15:14:00.000-07:00