The trend continues with a quote from one of my favorite flicks. Save the Empire!
SVA SUMMER PROGRAM IN ITALY
In lieu of Design #5 this evening (you'll see it tomorrow) here's my dream summer vacation. I'll be taking donations.
Spend two weeks studying visual communication—especially typography—in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition. Study with the best typographers in Italy. Visit the Trajan Column, the Pantheon and the Arch of Titus. Examine inscriptions on Roman buildings and monuments that have long been a typographic ideal. Our workshop in design history, theory and practice is an intensive period of study that enables students to research and analyze the roots of typography, draw type and letters from the classic models while practicing contemporary design with Italian and American designers and design historians.
The cost of tuition is not bad $6,700 and that covers pretty much everything except lunch and occasionally dinner. The application deadline is March 15 and there are limited openings.
While I get all googly-eyed about workshops like this, for some reason they also scare me out of applying. Fears like "I'll never be good enough" or "My skill level will be horribly low compared to everyone else there" always keep me from applying. So, with that being said, I probably won't be applying for for those who do - good luck!
For more pictures, check out the photo gallery from last year. *drool*
DAY #4: AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE
Day 4 hails to Albert Einstein. Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
DAY #3: MATH IS EASY
Looks like I'm on a vintage/retro kick this week. I found today's quote on a really great site by Chris Coyier called Quotes on Design. It's interesting, thoughtful, funny, and a great time killer.
DAY #2: LET IT BE
Today's quote design challenge comes from the one and only Beatles. Let it be.
DAY #1: TELL THE TRUTH
Today is Day #1 of my Design a Day (or at least every work day*) Challenge for 2010. I will be posting a design each work day based upon the theme for the month. January's theme (or challenge) is to design a quote or phrase. *I realized right away that I wouldn't be able to create a design every day - my weekends tend to be hectic. Why set myself up for failure?
The quote for Day #1 is from Mark Twain.
GOALS FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR
You're experiencing a first ladies and gentlemen - I've decided to create a few goals for 2010. At some point, I read that people who write down their goals, are 33% more successful in accomplishing their goals than those who simply formulate them. So, for the first time in my life, I'm creating an official list of goals for the year. None of these are lofty goals, but I figure you have to start somewhere. 1. Participate in Smashing Magazine's A Design a (Work)Day Challenge
2. Finish my portfolio website (it's been down for a year)
3. Apply for grad school
As a side note I have several new projects that desperately need to be photographed and put online. However, since my portfolio site is still in the "Coming Soon" stages, I have two Christmas projects to share.
1. I participated in the Brooklyn Bride Blog Handmade Christmas Card Swap this year. It was fun to receive beautiful cards from all over (from as far as the UK), and I had a blast making the cards I sent out (below). I sent out 6 cards and they either said Peace, Love, or Joy on them.
2. Working at a software and web design firm, I don't often have the chance to design for print. I've never denied my love for paper and the smell of ink, so I jump at the change to design Aptera's Christmas Card every year. This year I found wood textured paper with the help of my friends a RIS Paper and created a Christmas tree using words that describe the services Aptera offers and Christmas icons. Printing was done by Courier Printing in Grabill, Indiana.
