CCMA

So colorful...in more ways than one!

Glo Gamers

Well today I was remembering the old proverb that says "The eyes are the windows to the soul" and at the same time I was thinking a lot on different things and how my mood can influence my design. Later I was playing some video games and then I began to realize that this is probably another good aspect or area that energy drinks readily market to... video gamers. So my mood board is a little basic but I just wanted to illustrate a point that when we are doing something that we like, most of the time we get completely involved in it and don't want to stop doing it. Then that leads into the advertising of Glo Energy Drink that it can help you stay awake or whatever you need to continue with your goal. I took a bunch of pictures from the photographer Phillip Toledano (who took photos of people while playing video games) and some others and cropped them down to really focus on their eyes, like my initial mood with the proverb of the eyes.

Entertainment

One feel or view of martial arts is through the movies and entertainment. I thought that this is a important view to point out. It is a style and art all its own. wile not practical on the street, it makes for one great show.

FullGive (Day 11)

Finger painting… it has been a long time since I last finger paint but I thought that it would be a good way to connect with the material on a more intimate level. I also wanted to use colors that are more contemporary, and fitting for the type of crowd at say an Urban Outfitters or Anthropologie. The mood of this board was really more experiential than it is a visual mood board; which really connects with the philosophies and processes of Fullgive.

lonely chair in the hour of secrecy

Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness- for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
In life before thee, are again
In death around thee, and their will
Shall overshadow thee; be still.
—Poe 1827

Home-Baked

Yummy Home-Baked goods....this lemonade-stand sells more than just drinks. Feel right at home with warm, fresh, baked goods.

The Texture of "flamenca"

I hope everyone has seen Fantasia. During the winter scene of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, little fairies flit around touching the fauna, freezing the core of all the leaves. The frost spreads, creating a beautiful and delicate visual tapestry. Real frost is even more incredibly detailed and its creation strictly follows mathematical and natural laws. The dance of flamenco is severe and seductive and requires the dancer to have great technical skill as well as dynamic and impressive beauty. The impression the fairy scene creates is sweet and demure but has underlying themes of aggression as the fairies are literally killing the plants. That aggression is strongly seen in flamenco.

Day Antique

Here some really old things that I found. I call this Antiquness. The feel of old and fragile items.

Day 11

I think that mood boards can be deceiving. Take thus example... One might ask, "Did Hyrum really do this?" while another might pose another question such as, "AHHHHhhhhh... who could have done this?" While yet another question could go along the lines of, "Did she really have something happen to her (acted upon) or did she do something to someone else, thus the cause of her actions produces such consequences (cause and effect). So then my question, what is the real mood that I am portraying here? Is it a physical or emotional mood. Is it phycological or temporal? I like to leave that answer to the viewer... you tell me!

Signed,

Mert-O-Matic

different colors

I wanted to change the color of things up. Ever considered your audience might be colorblind?

Day 11

It's always nice to come home and find that a whole dinner has been prepared and you get the surprise of getting a delicious homemade meal. It's always relaxing to have a real "natural" meal rather than fast food. You always feel better in the end.

First of all i apologize about the quality of my photo, i currently have no idea where my little camera is so a cell phone had to do. I hope it translates okay. So before i mentioned creating custom patterns for furniture. Just showing some colors and patterns that interested me. The colors reflect the kind of clients i suppose would want to make their own pattern to splash onto their own furniture. I want to do this someday.

Freudentisch vs Wax

I am a sucker for crayons. I love the feel, the smell, the experience of working with this surprisingly satisfying yet difficult medium. Crayons are a representation of working with something, rather than against it. If one tries to overwork with crayon, well then, they're most likely going to end up with a muddy mess. If they work to enhance the natural propensities of the medium, then they are more likely to succeed. It's something that children seem to know, but adults seem to forget. Crayons are organic in a way that seems paradoxical, seeing as how they are made from pigmented wax.
My roomies enjoy drinking tea. I like to examine the packaging and smell the interesting flavors that they keep on their shelves. Tea is one of those things that is awful if underdone. If it is not allowed to steep long enough, then it will just taste like hot water with a hint of organic flavor. If it is oversteeped, then it can usually (though not always) be corrected by adding milk or other such things. Of course, there is no substitute for a well-brewed cup of tea. One of my roomies last night tried to make a Red Chai tea. Unfortunately, though she had allowed it to steep for longer than the recommended time, she was disappointed because it was not strong enough.
This provides an interesting contrast and complement for crayons. Both tea and crayons require good handling in order to be changed from something ordinary to something really, truly, honestly enjoyable. Skill and time factor in. There is no substitute for experience, though we can never go back to seeing and behaving in such natural order as children. That is what Freudentisch represents.

Cable Table reDesign.0111

Wanted to do a retro look for at least one of these mood boards, and I came across a retro grunge tutorial. I followed it and added some extra things as well. I like the mix between the retro style and the grunge textures.

Crafty

Today I wanted to revert back to the craft table feel that I experimented with in week 1.

Asian

For this mood board I was inspired by the soft asian colors and textures. I first thought of the Idea while I was digging through my closet looking for something for a different mood board. While searching I came across these bamboo paintings I have, I was inspired by the light tone of the wood and the almost pastel colors used in the paintings. I have known that I wanted to do a cultural mood board but I just assumed I would a middle eastern one, but when I saw those paintings I knew I wanted to do an Asian Inspired mood. I went the pinks for a fresh feminine feel, and brought in the browns natural colors to accent. I chose to bring in feathers again because there are often birds portrayed in asian art. I would have liked to add some cheery blossoms but I didn't have any and I didn't want to just print them off.

BLOODY SUNDAY

I thought I'd try something very different than what I've been doing thus far. I was in a kind of violent mood and I got thinking of a particular symphony I once heard by Shostakovich about the 'Bloody Sunday' events of 1905 in Russia.

It was January 22, 1905. A large group of peaceful protestors (some 300,000) led by a priest, Father Gapon went to deliver a petition to Tsar Nicholas II at the Winter Palace about strikes going on all over Russia for workers' rights. They were gunned down in cold blood by the Imperial Guard without any warning. About 4,000 people died that day.

It is a fascinating and chilling thing to hear, but I highly recommend listening to it once. It gives one an appreciation for what we have in the United States.

It starts out quietly with a kind of march—slow and mournful with an almost menacing melody in the background. Trumpets sound a warning tocsin. Strings pulse, kettle drums throb. Flutes play an innocent tragic tune. This carries on for a while to build the unease and tension. You know something terrible is coming.

In the second movement the trumpets build, drums pound. The guards are approaching and still the people march on unaware. Then everything builds to an uncomfortable point of unease and foreboding.

To hear this for yourself go to

www.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6lYSvg6BUE&feature=related

FullGive (Day 10)

Skate or die... I was looking through an old skate mag and the look and feel of the magazine itself really reflected the look and feel of fullgive. So I found some graphics and colors that fit into the gamut of one of fullgive's styles and threw them on a skate deck for a mood board pic.

Cable Table reDesign.010

Going back to the roots of why the Cable Table was invented. My audience was lifehacker.com and the people who follow the tips and advice of their blog and 43folders.org (by Merlin Mann). This is a photo of just a few of the tools I use in my own life to become more efficient and a better lifehacker.

knowledge

knowledge is a major part for the practitioner of kenpo. The books i have chosen to photograph have a connection to the Martial arts. Philosophy, arts, and science are all subjects that influence and apply to the knowledge gained from Martial arts. If you really want to know how each book is relevant, just ask.

living H

What if we were to ask the better question, not how we want to live or where or what do we want to have, but how do we make and escape of where we are. A careful study at the fringe of the idea of appeasement.

This piece was derived while listening to "Living", by Moby.

Snuggly and warm perfect for cocoa time!

I was attracted to colors in this piece fabric and chose the other textures and colors to compliment it.

i'm an idea-bot

the text says it all.



this is about the contrast between the three-dimensional world and the two-dimensional world: always fascinating. inspired by the kitchen. as usual for me

till next time

Day 10

I was going for my original idea from day 1 for this and collected images that would give the mood of relaxation with the sound and flow of water. The colors are chosen to closely reflect natural tones to intensify this mood as well.

Freudentisch vs Slush

These colors were inspired by a combination of slush drinks and malt shoppes. The vibrant yellow and blue represent energy, youth and life. The eggshell white is a neutral color to balance the energy of the brighter colors. This mood represents a modern interpretation of nostalgia, similar to how the table pet is a modern interpretation of a pet rock.

opera

I was in an opera mood today and wanted to give a flavor of it in the black top hat, the white gloves, the rose, etc. Of course now days people are so casual that some don't dress up at all. But people used to get in their fancy evening wear and go out looking their best.

I was also playing around with type samples and wanted to match the kind of type faces I thought might represent the composer which is why there are so many variations.

And maybe this is too much, but I couldn't resist the urge to throw in the Viking helmet cliche worn so often by beefy women who have the voice capacity to shatter glass and ear drums.

Opera is sensational!

Beach mood for suite furniture or cabana. nothing else cool to say.

Clutter vs. Clean - who will win?

With today's mood board I wanted to convey to opposing moods, the stressed and lazy feeling associated with clutter and the satisfaction associated with tidy surroundings.

A Tribute to Delta!

So once again I have been in a really graffiti style type mood. I was wanting to do something dealing with it but at the same time I really wanted to do something different. Then I remembered a graffiti artist that I really liked in high school. His name is Boris Tellegen a.k.a. Delta. He does this really awesome geometric art but all with spray paint so he actually considers himself a fine artist, which I agree on. His stuff is amazing so I recommend you check it out. As for my mood board I drew out a bunch of little pieces that resemble Delta's work and then fit them all together and put a little background texture color behind it.

glo makes everything like a fairy tale.

Day ? : sorrow/uneasy

Twinkle Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are....

CCMA....Get dressed up!

Cedar City Music Arts.....a reason to get dressed up sometimes.

desert

i went on a night hike. turns out that can be a little more treacherous than you might first imagine it to be.

todays moodboard was inspired by our local landscape. these towering red rocks, endless blue sky and scrubby bushes are always fascinating to me for some reason.

emphasis on:
"snapshot aesthetic"
texture
warm vs. cool contrast
pattern and line



hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I was thinking how some schools are very strict and some are not at all. And I came from a strict school of karate. We used tape on the floor as markers and distance trackers so that we can make sure we where within parameters, lines where strait, angles were right. They were a point of reference, and during some drills, they were the only point of reference. I wanted to bring this to my project. The idea that tape can influence the way your world is structured.

fullGive (Day 9)

Introducing the aspiring business professional, a new line of fullgive cases designed to give you the confidence and style needed to set you apart from the rest of the monkeys in suits.

easy petals

Warm blossom filled days skipping through clouds and nights sailing along a river of stars. Someone works very hard to keep things rolling smoothly for her. Moods change, but circumstances may not. We were all 4 years old once.

texture

i made this one more about the texture of what the drink would be like and came up with smooth (using soft textured cloth) but with an edge to it (the jagged paper).

Day 9

Everyday the floor in the living room of my apartment is usually cluttered with something that relates to a creative side. For the past few days there has been much sewing pursued, so I wanted to capture what you would need for basic sewing needs. Textures of fabrics and utensils to get the job done is definitely something I believe would get the job done.

Sweet Suites

Somehow everything i do ends up relating to candy. The silk swatches are the colors i chose for this mood. Some furniture, packaging, and examples of some products sold in the shop. Oh and digital chocolate art. It a store devoted entirely to chocolate, need i say more...