Senior Project Experimental Type


We had to work with "experimental" type. How we wanted to approach it was up to us, but the point of the assignment was to think creatively and use non-digital techniques. The type treatment could be used in our final project if we wanted. Other than that, this was to get us to think differently. This was modeled after the ink work I did with a brush.

8 Years Later // HELVETICA MOLESKINE


Can't believe it's September 11 again. I still remember what I was doing the morning I found out what was happening. I turned on the news before going to school for no reason and the first thing I saw was a tower in smoke. I arrived to class and the art teacher brought in a TV so that we could all watch what was going on. I couldn't believe what had happened. At that point in time, I don't think I was really aware of "terrorism." Was the rest of the US living in obliviousness just as I was? Makes me sad that One World Trade Center (aka the "Freedom Tower") has not been completed yet.

I saw this book at Urban Outfitters called The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn't) and so I went and got it off of Amazon. Pretty cool book, as it breaks down different terms into separate categories, such as "Words You Should Know But Probably Don't," and "Foreign Idioms You Should Know."  My other goal of this summer was to learn a few new words. I think I did "learn" a couple until I forgot them. :B

Went to Michael's the other day and bought 3 shirts. Now that I've received my red Helvetica Moleskine, I plan on making a shirt to match. No screen printing for me. Instead, I'll be hand lettering by using a stencil and filling it in with fabric paint. (I think it's fun to paint shirts...but I'm also too cheap to invest in a screen printing kit.) So happy about my moleskine...got myself one of 500 copies!

Top: Red and Black versions. 

Left: The cross on the front cover.

Right: Helvetica in German, French, Italian, and Romansh, respectively. (Romansh is one of the four national languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French, and is spoken in the southern regions of Switzerland.)

Funny, Funny, Funny!

Today work was definitely the funniest day of all. I couldn't stop smiling. I almost LOLed, too, so I had to cough to try and mask it. My Life is Average is pretty funny. Amy pointed out that a lot of them are more like "my life is awesome," and it's so true. I found these three on the same page today, and felt that they fit well with Amy, Eric, and Jenn, respectively.

Today, I took a test in science class. One of the questions was "What is arguably the most dangerous element?" I said the element of surprise. I got extra credit. MLIA. 

Today, My chemistry teacher asked our class if anything occurs when you mix an alcohol with a salt. I said a margarita. He gave me a bonus point. MLIA. 

Today I played with my sister's iTouch. I opened up her safari app, and the two pages she had open were MLIA and wikiHow: How to be a Ninja. I'm glad we're related. MLIA.

I can't remember why I looked up this commercial, but it's definitely one of my favorite commercials of all time. I wish we had more / funnier commercials in the US.

I had a mental list (in no particular order) of goals I wanted to accomplish this summer. Needless to say, a lot of it is still in progress, but I believe that if I actually write it down, I'll get more done. Shoulda done this earlier!

1.) Learn the basics to AfterEffects
2.) Brush up on my art history
3.) Make some more shirts
4.) Drink more water   
This has been accomplished. Yay for pale pee, but having to go every 10 minutes is not ideal. I need to pace myself!
5.) Get inspired with cool design
6.) Finish vectoring the series of posters ("Now Panic and Freak Out!")
7.) Clean up my music—file naming conventions, info, etc...

8.) Clean up my apartment. There's a ton of stuff and not enough places to hide them in. Time to throw stuff out?
It's definitely been a summer effort. I'm constantly cleaning but more needs to get done! 
9.) Catch up on the latest technology and gadgets. I love this stuff! But yes, I do this anyway. Summer just lets me indulge.

10.) Watch the season finale of Lost and the series finale of Prison Break.
I'll never get over how good of a show Prison Break was. Come back, Wentworth Miller! Admittedly not really a "goal," but more a part of this extended To-Do list.
 
I hate you, mouse. I really hope my keyboard + mouse comes soon! I need it before I chuck my mouse out of the window.

My Blog: 3 Years Later

I can't remember what sparked me to go to my "group blog" tonight, but long story short, it led me to make some changes on this blog. I had to MANUALLY go through 100+ posts to change them to drafts instead of having them show up in the archive. There should be an easier way to do this! Am I just not aware of it? (Come on, Blogger!)

Reading some of the posts brought back a lot of painful memories. I think that's why I avoided blogging so much. Then there's the lazy factor. I get so detailed in what I write that I actually put time and effort into it, so blogging becomes a chore. I don't exactly enjoy writing and I don't feel that I'm a great writer either, so I guess it doesn't even make sense for me to have a blog. Then again, blogging could be therapeutic?

I'm in love with Phoenix's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album. I first heard of them when I was in Urban Outfitters this summer and "Lisztomania" was playing. I don't normally like a song after I've only heard it once, but this was the case. I Googled the lyrics, and then got the album. LOVE IT. I listened to it 3 times today. THREE. They remind me of The Strokes, and I remember listening to Room On Fire like twice a day everyday.

I think I'll try to blog more and post things I find interesting / funny / or thought provoking...maybe my fifth year of college will be filled with worth-while blog entries, hahah!