published on July 27th, 2010 no comments »
My trip to chicago was like one incredibly long, realistic dream. Everything was perfect. The warm, bright sun kissing my skin. The hustle and bustle of a beautifully crafted city. The vibe of a significantly large amount of beautiful people. The warmth of meeting new, interesting friends. The feeling of incredible satisfaction having an adventure provides. Having a natural urge to just smile almost every minute of the day and absorb everything around me, aware of all my senses.
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archived under Life & design
published on July 26th, 2010 no comments »
Playing around with a new font I found called Chocolate Box.
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published on July 22nd, 2010 no comments »
So i’m in my final design class called ‘Resume & Portfolio’ right now for school. We just got this new assignment where we have to define creativity in our own words. Cool right? I know! Personally I feel like we should have gotten this assignment early on in the program just because it helps you understand creativity better which is one of the basic, essential ingredients to being a good designer. Here is my definition of creativity:
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archived under Graphic Design
published on July 11th, 2010 no comments »
Recently I got a new part-time gig at this place called 50 Below. They are a growing company located in Duluth that helps other businesses put their products and services online. Basically they provide thousands of websites for people.
At first I was hesitant to work there because they use various templates for all their websites. I wanted to work somewhere where I could learn how to be more ‘creative’. I figured it would be good to just go in for the interview, ask some questions, and get a feel for the place.
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archived under Design for students, Graphic Design
published on June 19th, 2010 no comments »
You don’t really need a designer. I mean a logo? Comon really? That is pretty easy to do. Just a couple simple lines and shapes here and there, throw in a nice font like Helvetica. You could really just do it in Microsoft Word or even MS Paint.
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archived under Brand identity, Business, Graphic Design, Logo design, Typography