and a WTF moment brought to you by web ads..
Alright, normally I don’t like to make fun of things on the internet, but this was just too good to pass by without comment.
I bring you.. shaadi matrimonial service…
a) boo on consistency..
b) sign me up to “date other toes” ?
Props for getting my attention though! Something’s working for them I guess.
j*
Design Machine
Time to create a webpage for our graduating class! (AH! It’s so soon)
I am really excited to see where this project goes. It is going to stretch our knowledge of webpage design and hopefully we will all learn some new techniques!
Yay team 
JJJNAT.
j*
Design Gangsta
Dianne, you made my day!!
O.D.G
Original Design Gangsta. — Hilarious!
This is so up my alley!! A bunch of my friends and I were in class one day, and Nikko (who is juuuuust about as gangsta as I — kidding!) just started rapping miscellaneous design terms. It evolved into a group rap lyric-writing phenomenon. I would post the lyrics, but I’m waiting to see if we are going to evolve them into something more elaborate than just the words..
I am so going to miss the inside jokes that we come up with you guys!! (only 7.5 more weeks of classes – AH!)
j*
Yodabaz
This guy is extrememly talented in web design!! Love his ideas : )
Check out his portfolio HERE.
j*
Possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen!
PLEASE WATCH!!
The best part is looking at how they made it here!
J*
Human Interface!
I think this video is so clever and cute!! It’s a little long, but if you have time watch it!
Link is here if the picture doesn’t work.
SO cute his update is cute new little glasses! Aww.
J
Video Production
Alright so, I decided to blog a little about my new hobby: video editing. Haha.
Taking the video production class was a little boring at first, but once we surpassed all of the “theory” and stuff, the actual hands-on portion was quite fun! First I had to make a 30s commercial, and I chose to do it for Lancome perfume. You can see it here. It’s really horrible, I’m not that proud of it (I also didn’t have a tripod, courtesy of Jason, so cut me some slack) The real lesson is seen by my next and final project: a 2-3minute video on a subject of our choice. I chose to do a cooking segment that would be seen maybe online, like a “webisode” if you will, or during a regular program on, say, the food network. In the spirit of the holiday season, I cast my BFF Keenyn to be in the video, *props* and I LOVE how it turned out! Check it ouuuuut:
I was really inspired by seeing everyone’s commercials in class last week, and totally had a blast with different camera angles, lighting and sound effects. I also used some help from the lynda.com website when I was in a rut. I could find easy video tutorials here.
Anyway, I was just mentioning this fine new tool that allowed me to really think in 3D, and it was great preparation (I think) for the new found animation module we are doing in Joe’s class. Creating cut-in shots and a variety of angles provides an extra level of detail to a video piece. I am excited that I have this new-found knowledge in regards to animation, time-lining, storyboarding, planning, shooting, and editing! I think it will really help me out with Flash and allows me to create extra elements for other pieces of design.
J
New project, perhaps?
This week I discovered a very curious project. It is a book-cover redesign series that was given to a handful of very prestigious designers. I will quote some writing from the original post author and initiator of the project (I think!), John Gall, the art director for Vintage and Anchor books.
“Nabokov was a passionate butterfly collector, a theme that has cropped up on some of his past covers. My idea was also a play on this concept. Each cover consists of a photograph of a specimen box, the kind used by collectors like Nabokov to display insects. Each box would be filled with paper, ephemera, and insect pins, selected to somehow evoke the book’s content. And to make it more interesting for readers — and less daunting for me — I thought it would be fun to ask a group of talented designers to help create the boxes.” read more here.
I loved the idea because it reminded me of a school project, only instead of students, it’s the big guys doing the work! Regardless, I feel like this would be an extremely handy project for us design students and am going to suggest it to Wayne. It tests the ability to layout typography and imagery in a 3D space. From start to finish (planning, physically building the 3D boxes, photographing, and printing on the actual cover) would be an AWESOME school project. Also also also: You only get to use like 3 or 4 materials. It’s perfect! What’s that Wayne? You’d like to hire me on as an instructor?
Alright, let’s focus on the details… Michael Bierut, one of the most (if not THE most) quote unquote successful designers of our time was called to do this project (his was alriiiight- see it here)! My favourites would have to be Glory: Martin Venezky, The Luzhin Defense: Paul Sahre or Transparent Things: Marian Bantjes (below). Actually, to be honest, it is unfair to say some are better than others. As a set they work well, but everyone had a different book title, and the final concepts are all great for their subject matter.
The slideshow of all (or almost all) entries begins here.
In all, I hope to one day see this project (or something like it) in the Design Studies Curriculum. I feel like it would be a great asset for students to explore many methods and aspects of design in a constructive context! What do you think?
j*
ps. I am retiring my signature quote. Shimmer is great, but I’m kind of getting bored of it.
