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This blog has been discontinued, as current work is now being uploaded to my new blog: www.shiftydanger.blogspot.com

Flash Fun

www.rectangulaire.com

www.destroysdesign.com

www.ernestgaspard.com

Extreme Craft

www.ExtremeCraft.com

All I can say is that if you haven't visited, check it out...Perhaps one of the best resources for DIY/Craft madness. The editor of the site came to Georgia State about a month and a half ago and I got to hear his lecture. He is also involved with Readymade Mag and a few other collaborative efforts..very interesting character to say the least. Anywho, I went on there today and spent about three hours searching about, so beware...it will hook you.

Updated Fantasyland Ad/Poster+ Drop Shadow

so I don't usually use digital drop shadows or gradients in my designs. most of the time, i can think of better ways to achieve the aims of these effects through other means, but tonight i thought..."why the hell not?" I was looking at this piece i've been working on and was trying to think of different ways to tweak it, and I decided that I might as well try the effects out for once...couldn't hurt. Or could it? Either way, I was brain dead and willing to take the chance. So here it is...my very first design with the one...the only....drop shadow :)

Fantasyland Advertisement/Poster BG Change

Threw blue in the background to get more of a height factor out of the statue by making a 'sky' background. I've been looking at the other one with the cream logo color as the background, so it sorta looks strange to me...but maybe it's because I'm used to the other way around. Who knows?

Fantasyland Advertisement/Poster

So here's pretty much my final draft for my updated Fantasyland advertisement/Poster. Added the slab with the text. Pretty happy with the turnout, might tweek a few things here and there before I go and show my client the full monty. Either way, it's much more exciting and satisfying than the previous ads I came up with. Anywho, let me know what you think.

Something else...

...either for an advertisement or a poster. Going with the idea I had earlier in the semester to use classical works of art/statuary references with actual images of a record integrated into the piece somehow. Here's the first basic layout I've come up with, the statue of liberty. The slab in the left hand of Mr. Liberty will look cohesive with the body of the statue when I'm all finished. I think I may put some sort of engraved message into that says something like "Carry the Tradition" or "Carry on the Tradition" or "Carry on Tradition". Who knows?

Even though the semester is over, I can't seem to get out of Fantasyland. It is quite lovely there this time of year, though.

Fantasyland Record Specialty Item Photo

Didn't have a chance to photograph the final construction of my DIY CD Packaging Kit before I turned it in for portfolio, but I did take a photograph of the envelope, cd label and cd with applied label. Believe it or not, this really took me a long time and it was a huge hassle. Couldn't find blank cd labels forever and when I finally did, I had to do about 100 prints (no kidding) before I could get the labels to print correctly. I learned a lot from the project, though. Unfortunately, I had to finally end up printing the package on Matte Paper, as opposed to what I really wanted to print on (Luster or something of the sort)...I had to make the package about 15 times and I couldn't ever make the folds with the Luster Duo paper without massive creasing. Anywho, I have no choice but to be content at this point.


Photo of Envelope/Cd Label





Board Layout

And another one...

Added color and experimented with a couple new options for layout. The one's on the left are one-sided layouts, the right is double-sided options.

Oh, and something I didn't mention before...She has many different skills, so instead of making a direct reference to one of these skills or spelling them out, we decided to go for a more generic, classy look with a feminine twist. So there...

The inclination

So even though the semester is over and I should probably take a break and regain my sanity, I've still got the inclination to design. Today, I started catching up on projects I've promised friends and relatives that I had to put on hold during the semester.

This is the beginning of the first project I'm working on. My friend, Martha, is about to begin looking for another job and wants me to create her graphic identity which she will use for business cards, a website and potentially a full set of stationery if all goes to plan. So I threw together some different typeface combinations and took some of the ones I liked and made some layouts for business cards.

I sent her the file a minute ago, and she told me that she's digging the card on the second row, second one down (the one with the decorative/feminine "MAD"). More to come...

Ceramics

Some photos of some recent ceramics work. I've got a bunch more coming that are waiting to be glazed.














I also found an old 3D project I did back in the day. The assignment was to make a replication of an object out of cardboard. I decided to do a camera. I made it to where you can actually move and turn the "lense". Pretty sweet.

Portfolio Submissions: Logos

These are the three logos (excluding my personal logo) that I am planning to submit for portfolio review. I'm definitely submitting the Ernest Gaspard and Fantasyland logos, but not 100% on the APT Logo. I have business cards made for APT and the logo is displayed on their website...but I'm not sure it's one of my best pieces. Any thoughts?


Ernest Gaspard Logo (interior design showroom)




Fantasyland Records (Atlanta record store)




Advanced Pool Technologies, Inc (A company that inspects pools and adds the necessary chemicals for sanitation)

Specialty update

Specialty Item update

Specialty Item Sketches/Drafts

Here are some sketches.






Here's a really rough draft of my DIY CD Packaging Kit Layout.

The "Art" of Panchiko Machines

So what the hell is going on here?, you might ask.



Video and Explanation From http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/made_in_japan_vol_3.html

Circuit Bending Pachinko Machines -
Pachinko is somewhat of an obsession for many in Japan, and the craze for new pachinko machines in pachinko parlors leads to a very constant turnover of new machines coming in and old machines going out, making them them a prime candidate for "artistic repurposing" projects such as circuit bending. Pachinko machines are part pinball, part video slot machines, and part music makers, and as anyone who has stepped foot in a pachinko parlor can attest, these machines are LOUD and good at making noise to begin with. YouTube user DevgonAsh has taken to circuit bending outdated pachinko machines, tweaking everything from their sounds, their video screens, to their mechanical motors and solenoids and linking them up various controllers, matrices, and even regular old spoons.

Specialty Item Examples

Scanned in some postcards, stickers, invites and other things i had laying around.

Burned

So I am really feeling burnt out and this is not supposed to be the time for that sort of business...any suggestions, anyone? I've always thought a quarter system would be marvelous...

More Ad Drafts...

Blah...I am bored and finished with these layouts. Now that I've got these finished, I'm going to try and bust out some crazier collage type ads this weekend and get started on specialty pieces (which I'm quite excited about).

Ad Typography

Just experimenting with typographical based ads. This was the first series I came up with.

...and Another.

Ad Layouts using vinyl so far.

2 Directions

These are the two directions I'm currently working with. I feel like I'm getting closer, but haven't quite hit the mark yet.

Record Photography

Since I wasn't able to photograph my records in my light box, I had to come up with an alternative plan. So I ghetto-rigged my lighting system with the same fabric I used on my lightbox and taped a white piece of paper over the fabric to dim the light because records are quite shiny/reflective. I set up my tripod to where I could take a straight vertical shot at each record. After I set up the very first record, I made a mark in the center so that each record would sit in the same place when it was their turn. This helped to keep the lighting and effect the same for each photograph.

Here are the records I've photographed thus far (cropped) and a couple of photographs of my set-up for this process.

More Ad Drafts

And more inspiration flows...