myself as an environment

so i thought to myself, what if i represented myself not through a tangible object such as a book or poster but instead through an environment? what would this environment look like, what kind of objects would it contain, and what would it be used for?

i came to the conclusion that the best environment to represent me would be my idea of a perfect studio. i took the liberty of deciding what i want in my studio someday and laying out a floor plan. i am very particular about how i like rooms arranged so everything is very thought out. the couch has to be against a smaller wall, facing opposite a window next to the bookcases.. the desk cannot be on the opposite wall from the door because i cant have people walking in and scaring me from behind. i HAVE to have a whiteboard wall to doodle on.. yadda yadda.

you're all jealous now and cant wait to design your studio huh.

So one day I was at an outdoor mall and saw this cute little mod shop. It was a clothing store but i wanted to see if i could find a way to show the same idea with furniture since i seem to be leaning towards that kind of store anyway. So i know its kinda silly, and in case you can't figure it out the things in the windows are those pod chairs that hang from the ceiling, but it looks like a little boutique. The kind that people our age go "oh my gosh! have you ever been there!? i freakin love that store!" like people do when they talk about ikea...well i should say, when I talk about ikea at least.

As for the exterior my interior design and architectural background is coming out when i find it oh so awesome to have a trim and proper building with old classic style, crown molding and all, paired with bright colored lights modern textures and asthetics displayed in signage and perhaps a glass door, as well as an interior full of funky furniture. Love! I would totally live there

Day 4

I've noticed these past few days there has been a lot of exchange of sweets between some of the people I know and wondered what Soto would be like if it was a line of chocolates and made the front of a box of chocolates. Tried to use the texture of paints (as chocolate was unavailable) for the background to make it feel a little more organic.

The Taste of "flamenca"

I was hesitant to do something food-related because it's been done already for this project, but, what with my brand directly involving scent experiences, I felt this exploration would be appropriate. I spent time contemplating the sharp/smooth contrast of "flamenca, " and determined the characteristics of ginger ideally define the complexities of that contrast. By itself, ginger is a bitter, shocking taste. In food, and particularly chocolate, it tones down and develops a sensual, enveloping aroma that is experienced beyond taste buds and into the olfactory. And it doesn't hurt that it's delicious.

FullGive (Day 4)

This mock-up is an idea that I had for a catalog of the FullGive product line. FullGive uses random found objects (ie: the soles of shoes, textured fabrics, etc) with interesting patterns for stamping, which add interesting textures using acrylic paints. I wanted the cover of the catalog to show part of the creative processes used to create these products.

Day 4: Neverland

So this was a light box that I made. I was going to take more pictures but my camera battery died. My camera still hasn't full recovered from kanarraville falls hike.

Of Love Possessed

If love is like the wasp and the orchid; love becomes an engagement in the production of subjectivity. It is no longer spontaneous, romantic, or passive. It then being a production of affective networks, schemes of cooperation, and social subjectivities is and economic power. This leads to the production of the common and under these circumstances love itself becomes susceptible to corruption.

Lets have love defined by the common and then through the introduction and reoccurring encounter and experimentation of singularities within the common we can produce more common and more singularities. It is in the reproduction of singularities that we can study how people are and analyze the passions that actually animate them.

The productive, passionate, and industrious bee and its relationship with the flower as a common overtakes in its singular relationship the hedonistic relationship of the wasp and the orchid.

This is a response to an art forum article, Reckoning with Empire. The piece produced today is a further response to the issue of love, self, and identity.

Many "trains" of thought

After going through a couple of ideas about what I wanted to do to work off of what I did yesterday, a little. Without being so damn dramatic.

So I remade K.O.D. as if it was my own album cover. I knew that I loved the music I listen to because of where it can take me, or where it can take me from. Obviously how I relate to it, as any of us do. So I just put myself in it, hope this doesn't seem to egotistical heh heh.

Recipe for a perfect Tuesday Afternoon

These daily blog uploads certainly do make you think!

I decided after my last Tuesday Afternoon image that I

liked it as a music label. I guess it could be something

that encompasses a creative way of life—with everything

from how you live and surround yourself at home, to

what is important to you as a person. What kind of music

do you listen to, how do you spend your free time, and

what are your passions in life?

For me, music is a way of life. I wrap myself up in it

like a blanket on a cold day. I play it, I breathe it, I live it.

I know Autumn is a little bit past, but I thought it goes

so well with Mozart. I was imagining if I could bottle up

the perfect day I would capture a beautiful cloudless sky,

bottle some beautiful fall leaves of all shapes and sizes to

remind me how amazing life is when you live in the moment.

And, I imagine hearing Mozart because his music is so uplifting

and happy.

Would anyone care to

comment on the logo

I made? It probably

still needs a bit of work.

FYI that little lightening

looking shape above the

(a) is a symbol for a rest

in music.

Day 4: Cendrillon: A frame of mind.

So I know that the parameters call for a 6"x 6" but my idea called for a little bit more room than that. I totally forgot that I had a Kolob Canyon Review meeting on Thursday, but I think there was a reason for that. I fell in love with Cedar again on Thursday. I took this video as well as some amazing photos the day of the morning snowfall. I just had this feeling that I needed to go for a drive that afternoon and see what happened. I found heaven on earth. As I thought about this, I really didn't want to use this for any school assignment, but keep it for myself. But that has changed.

What if Cendrillon was a frame of mind instead of a tangible object. When I uploaded this video a lot of the quality is lost but the idea and emotion are still there. Design is all about portraying a message through type and imagery. Usually the type is what's "loud" and grabbing or even yanking for someone attention, just like my last post. But what design offered peace, and quiet like this snippet of heaven on earth?

Glo Mobile

So I was really trying to think of a way that I could portray or design my brand to fit another sport or something along the lines fitting an energy drink but that is not really what came out.

Some of my friends were watching one of the "Tomb Raider" movies. Now in the movie there is a part where she is in an ancient tomb and happens to be in the rights spot at the exactly right moment to see some hieroglyphic-hanging-mobile-type-thing. That gave me the idea that I and the huge desire to make my Glo Logo out of a mobile, like the movie.

Then I was trying to think of a good slogan befitting the design. I was thinking "It helps you at the exact time you need it" or something like that but I don't know if its that good because you almost have to have seen the movie or require an explanation. Anyway I'll think of a good slogan later. I hope you like the "Glo Mobile!"

Day 4 - Altable Interior

Today I was thinking of how the Altable product line could be expanded and I realized why not cover whole rooms in the product?! Hanging pictures, whiteboards, and posters would be a cinch. It could also have a great potential in craft rooms or workshops to hang tools and supplies. People with OCD could also easily align everything in their room using the holes as guides. The holes pattern might look pretty cool, especially if the wall behind the board was a bright color. And you would never have to go through the awful task of putting up ugly wallpaper ever again.

It might be kind of hard to see in this photo, but the picture above represents a craft room with the walls covered in the Altable peg board system.

Essentials

So today i was thinking, What is the core of Kenpo? it doesn't have any fancy flashy stuff. It is just basic "what works" moves. Its not showy. So i thought of welding paperclips together to make the logo. Its not flashy, fancy or showy. its just the base "what works".

Today I wanted to do another "add-on" for the lemonade stand. Kids can now purchase matching Lemon Time aprons to wear while selling their lemonade.

Seeds

Today is cold and dead, so I wanted my project to have life and warmth to it, cause I'm not a fan of cold.. So when I was thinking about how I could do that, I started thinking of life and how everything starts from something small and grows. which led me to this Seeds. I mean what better way is there for Nature's Niche to go, but back to it's roots? (sorry I for the awful pun couldn't help myself). So naturally (oh god I did it again, its been a long day) I decided to make nature's niche into a gardening company. I wanted it to have a different look than the generic seed packaging that already exist so that it would stand out on the shelf and make my target audience chose my brand over the others. So I added COLOR and PATTERNS to my design, aren't you surprised? I know using color is a bold move for me but I felt that it needed to be done... Enjoy

Freudentisch and Knock-Off Brands

This morning I thought about parent companies and knock-off brands. I especially contemplated the Great Value, Western Family, Kroger, Kirkland Signature, and other similar generic brands. I wondered if they were designed poorly on purpose. That thought led me into the idea of becoming your own competition. If people are determined to buy knock-off brands, then that would be ample motivation for big name brands to create their own knock-off in order to have a share in as many portions of the market as possible. I set to work trying to make a knock-off of freudentisch. At first I focused on a close English translation, Happy Table, and I made a paper maquette with the face in the style of a generic brand. Since I was going for knock-off, I even went with the stereotypical yellow 'happy face' color. After fiddling with it, I realized that it was very close to street warning signs. So that's where today went.
"Warning: Designer at Play."

once upon a time, i was a swimmer. i was given an energy drink before one of my races and i cut 2 seconds off my time. it was pretty awesome and i was excited so from then on, i had one before that exact race. i thought it might be kinda cool if there was an energy drink marketed specifically for swimmers. i put a shark with it because it's a pretty fierce type of animal in the water and so i went with that. after this design and thinking about all the fun memories of swimming, i've learned that i miss it...but making the design was fun.