Rhyming Design

Not a lot of people know that when you write poetry you don't have to just write it.  You can create what ever you are feeling in illustration and at the same time it tells your story.  By illustrating it brings out what pain, suffering or just showing your enjoyment of that day or past week even.  Even if you are bad at illustrating it really doesn't matter, because illustrating doesn't matter on looks or appearance it can simply be some of the most simplest things or even the weirdest things, but it still tells your story.

In my 2d Illustration class we recently learned how to use the mesh tool.  In the beginning I was kinda iffy, but now since I have been using it more and more I've grown to love it.  You can make so many images come to life just by little detail into the picture that you are creating.  For instance with this picture of my self portrait  I used first the pen tool to trace the image and add color but then used the mesh tool in-order to create, highlights and shading to make the image for dimensional.  Now I am not a pro at this tool yet, though I would love to be.  There are somethings that me personally I have to learn.  Just recently today It clicked that i can add different colors at different points to make the image more appealing and smooth rather than having ruff edges.  

You and Presenting

As I was growing up I kinda started out to be a little shy in some area's of getting to know people, but now since I'm in college growing older I now have had experience to talking to new people and getting some type of conversation going.  With presenting in front of a decent number of people I can tell it has helped a lot.  The reason why is because as you are in front of a lot of people you start to get a little hesitant, but once you start to talk more and more you get a sense of being a lot more comfortable.  As you continue this speaking up in front of people and not only that but speaking to new people in general you'll start to get a bigger and opened mind, so in a way people are getting to know you rather the other way around. 

Across The Universe

Today I didn't have to work until 7, but from 3 to 5 I was watching Across The Universe.  Being in graphic design and many classes that involves video editing I could point out many transitions that they were using for the movie.  I would look at those transitions and pin point what was a good transition and some that weren't very good usage in the video.  The only thing was that there were those transitions that I didn't quite grasp on how they and why they had used them, but oh well I guess you have to be their and ask questions on how and why they used them to make any sense.  So hopefully as I continue learning I will be able to learn different transitions and be able to put them in what ever I use for my career.

Learning Not To Save

IT IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!! when you are working on what you need to design you don't think about saving anything, oh no you just think "oh man this is awesome I want to get this done and everyone will love it, YA!".   Well no,  you always need to save your work no matter how in depth you are into your work.  Trust me i've learned the hard way there has been countless of times when I am doing my work and out of know where the computer program automatically shuts down or without knowing it restarts itself.  Yes I know how you feel, like a ninja stealing and cutting off your computer, it sucks.  Just right now I was working on a assignment for class where I needed to create my own font, cool ah ;D.   The only downside is I took a little break for maybe 15-20 min and what do you know I come back and the stupid thing had restarted automatically on me, and being dumb I didn't save any of my work. Doh!  So please don't do what I did and save your work as many times as possible or else you'll have ninjas creeping up on you and destroying everything that you have worked hard on.  LEAVE US ALONE NINJAS!!!

IF I COULD WISH FOR ANYTHING

Most people when they think of wishing they think of a genie with three wishes, but if i could wish for three things I would Pick My life to be perfect,  There would be no Wars, and 3 more wishes and I will explain all of them.   

Lets face it no one's life is not perfect and no one else's is.  So by having my life to be perfect I wouldn't have to worry about carelessness things,  no job because I would have the money I need in-order to live out my life.  Also as a future father I would be able to spend time with my future children and teach them what they need to know in-order to live their lives in the big and open world without worrying about them 24/7, it would be a relaxing time. 

Number two is no wars, the reason for this is because war is like a big argument, but a argument that gets bigger, bigger and bigger to the point where you would see casualties happen and people dying so by having no wars in the world everyone can be at peace and you don't have to worry about any of your children dying.

Last would be 3 more wishes.  Ok yes this is kinda a wish that isn't very common like the others but lets face it who can't beat 3 more wishes.  I mean once you get everything that you need in your life like; your family, friends, wife, kids, car, and ect.... you could always be a pal and wish your genie to be free so he could finally end his life as a slave for people and go back to where he came from.  Just think as a man if you have a female genie (hot) you could be living like "I dream of Genie" lol.

Dunkin Donuts and Graphic Design

As I am currently sitting here at where I work (Dunkin Donuts) I can see many designs and advertisements in a view that a graphic design can see how, what they used, what program and what type of label they are trying to incorporate.   For instance there is  a sign for magic sprinkles in Baskin Robins.  In the sign there is multiple of fonts that they have used, colors, and brushes that I am familiar with.  Not only that, but I can tell on what message they are trying to say, which is that "with these sprinkles you'll be able to taste your soft serve turn from vanilla to either grape, berry, or watermelon flavoring.  Yes the sign does look appealing and lets be honest I have tried every single flavor that they have and let me tell you the sign is absolutely correct the ice cream is delicious.  So that is definitely not false advertisement lol (yes I have experienced a less than lower graphic designer accusing ME!!!!!!! for having a piece of my work as false advertisement all I have to say is WTF? ya maybe i'll just start doing what he is known for slaying dragons. lol), but anyways I can tell that everyday that I work and see newer advertisements come in there is a big difference in what and how I see them.

Past Writing and Spring Break

Honestly a lot of people will write a lot of things rather it would be personal or not.  They just like to get their point of view out their or just to get something that is bothering them out so it gives them a feeling like someone is listening to them.  

Spring Break is a big subject on how people displays their life.  When college students write about spring break, the most you will hear is subjects on how hammered they were in Florida as they were at the beach, or who and how many people they slept with.  I am currently attending Keiser University in Lakeland, Florida and obtaining a degree in Graphic Design.  I also work at Dunkin Donuts on the North Side of U.S. 98.  

My spring break in college is quite not like that.  Call me a goody-to-shoe but who cares, I am just more responsible.  This is my freshman year in college and all of my spring break of '09 wasn't as quite as I would of imagined it.  When I was released on spring break  I could tell that this years spring break was going to be a dull one.  Most of the time I worked from 1-10 and when I had something to do I spent that time with family or errands I had to run.   Yes, as young as I am of course I wish that this spring break would of went different like how everyone else had theirs party's, but for now i'm set on getting everything that I want first and the career i'm going for, and then the fun.