a taste

finishing up my application for camp firebelly

i'd hate to give away my whole portfolio here
would much rather people see it in real life
or when i launch my site this summer

color

how i decided on my envelope color




also its 90 degrees inside my apartment right now
heres my mess from making dummies and books and emaline passed out

procrastination

I'm posting here instead of printing right now.
I am pretty much ready to print a handful of my work so I can begin trimming and binding.
But, part of me is so afraid to begin printing. I don't want to run out of ink or paper.
When I think about how much I have spent on printing in my three years in Graphic Design I want to cry.
I am also afraid of doing all this printing then finding a mistake. I think I have been looking at this stuff for way too long. I just want to have it done and not look at it anymore on screen.
Next week I am submitting a poster for an AIGA competition and sending in my application to Camp Firebelly. After all of that I just want to focus on the presentation aspect of my work. My box is almost done, I have selected my envelope color (prepare for that) and the paper to print my resumé on.

carded

hey we got a lot of business cards yesterday!
and i am still content with the design i decided on two months ago!
it was cool seeing everyone come up with something completely different even with the same limitations. go gdes'ers!

inspiration

i finally got around to setting up my google reader the other day. how great it is.
so a lot of new totally inspiring stuff has come my way recently and its just what i need at this time in the semester

check it

1
woodgrain is the best and i freaked out when i saw this print by Bryan Nash Gil.
too bad its $4000! and from an edition of 12





2
grace posted this on her blog via designdaily. i think birds make for bad pets but this little invention just might change my mind



3
these cute little cards by threefold on etsy.



4
david sent me the link to this video the other day and i still cant get enough
thanks david!

The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.

5
ive posted about the pink couch sessions before.
ive been in need of new music so i picked up nana grizols cd "love it love it" through itunes.
this cd is so great and the opening song truly reminds me of richmond. somehow i missed out when they played at rumors


6
and lastly on my music soap box
i finally got around to listening to the latest matt & kim cd "grand"
i like it a lot. perfect upbeat sping music

refine

during the week i hide away at night and work on my portfolio

heres some of what i have going on right now

none of these are finished yet

sorry for the image quality

crits welcome!






sample spread from my guidebook


part of my magazine

peace+love