latest project: Carson Boone Photography

I am doing a really awesome project right now, not just because of the design work.. but because each story that Carson Boone has behind each photograph, taken in his later years of life, is so vivid.

We planned to make a 3-5 minute film, but as he committed to writing copy for each photograph he tried his best to be concise, but he is just not that kind of guy. I would never say that Carson is ever out of energy, because he is always looking for something new to update. Instead he is just incredibly passionate about his work as well as Eastern North Carolina.

It has been an honor to work with such a motivating person, and I hope I can only do justice to his big personality and pristine photography skills.

Stencil art. The Grammar of color

my process:

1 Trace designs from the book

2 Separate the colors from one pattern into two different layers

ex/ the blue and orange in

picture, two layers same pattern

3 Laser cut each individual layer from sheets of thin, floppy plexi

4 Get crazy paper and crazy color spray paint

5 Use blue tape, secure one stencil onto the paper... spray a color

6 Register the second stencil and spray the second color

7 Whalah!

LZR

bored in the laser cutting room, my job is taking about 5 years.

havent updated in since october, oops

cutting this out, to make stencils.. paper and plexi.. to glue together, spray paint

just experimenting...

A Grammar of Color by TM Cleland is inspiring these small projects to aid the exhibition of the book.

nothing like some old 1900s text, drawings, and colors

working that mag

working on a masthead, and some magazine spreads.

the idea behind that magazine is that it is.... a "New Vintage Magazine" to help you get that "Old Vintage" look... but affordably. It has a DIY section as well.

Maybe for the audience of: those interested in interior design or decoration, those interested in the value of the thrift.. or just any art student who loves clutter.

Revisions 1,2,3

Okay, maybe got the hang of this, maybe.

I was able to play a lot with color and typeface choices. I finally figured out the rollover and other link changes, the thing I could not figure out was background images. In class I watched Matt place an image in the background that was fixed as you scrolled. I really wanted to figure out that.. but for some reason NO images will show up. I have asked around in class... the word, if you use Minima it is difficult to figure out images. I have had this blog for a while, and completely changing the interface would mean I loose a lot..

Hopefully I can keep working on this.

I have to say once I got the hang of this, I couldn't stop trying different things... even though it always turned out looking wacky.. it is a way to discover what is where. CSS is not very easy to grasp at first glance.

CSS

I am trying to tweak the CSS of the page to try to customize this blog a little more.... and the outcome is typical. I am struggling. I can watch Matt and understand everything he is doing in class, but it is impossible for me to get it to work. I am typing in the codes, but nothing ever seems to change.

HELP.

feet back on the ground

We hit the ground running and wasted no time getting back into motion in studio.

Right now we are learning flash, working on concept maps, and working type.
I have been revising the typeface I started in Prague, Tesi Me... Here is what I have made.


A typeface inspired by the language of the Czech Republic, Têší Mê is designed for both English and Czech communication with the addition of the diacritical marks. It was created with three different sized pixels, a personal expression of the cobblestone walkways throughout the city of Prague. Being inspired by signage, architecture, gravestones, the people, and unknown translations, this typeface is a mix of what is unclear and what becomes clear through travel.