Let's talk about the WIND, not the weather.

Design school has graciously given me this 5 minutes of breathing time to give you a glimpse into what I have been working on (for my Design 1 class) for the last 3 weeks: 25 individual compositions that convey the word "wind" both typographically and visually.

For the record, I didn't pick the word. It picked me... from the depths of a hat.

This has been a tedious project, and I will be beyond happy to hand this guy over tomorrow at 8:30 am. I am not exactly happy with the outcome of all 25... I think if I hadn't made the mistake of taking 7 classes + 1 tutorial this semester I would have had the chance to focus on these more as I would have liked. As with everything though, there has been lots I have learned through this exploration... and I am grateful for the experience.

Enjoy.

Coast to Coast.

Coast to Coast - Mix CD
Graphite & Digital

Again with the mix CDs... Here is another one I created over the summer. This CD design illustration was created to represent a playlist of songs about California. I guess the illustration is pretty self-explanatory... although I will try to explain it a little anyways. I've been to the California coast 4 times in my life - staying a week or so each time I've been there. It sounds cheesy... but the time I have spent in California has yielded some really great experiences for me, although, surfing stands out as the major one. As it turns out, that place has become special to me... California is one of many things/places that I feel inspires me in my artistic endeavors, and speaks to me on a number of levels. I tried to use iconic symbols (and things I have encountered while in California) to illustrate the cover to make it both recognizable and personal.

If you're interested, the tracklist/back cover is below... Unfortunately, the back cover ended up being a little rushed, but I still think it sort of works with the front cover.

For the Fun of It: Summer Lunch Special.

(Somewhat) Little known fact about me: I am pretty much obsessed with making mix cds.

So, when my friend Dylan (a co-worker, and my 'summer lunch buddy') told me he was turning 24 on August 12th - I saw an opportunity to mix illustration and music in a fusion of awesomeness... also known as a custom, and one-of-a-kind mix cd. And so, "Summer Lunch Special" (affectionately known as "Lunch") came into the world.



Above is the casing for the CD: a sandwich-shaped combo of stonehenge paper, graphite, ink pens, acrylic, watercolour, and basically anything else I could get my hands on. I wanted to have fun with this... and I did. The interior of the cd 'case' was another piece of stongehenge made to look like the insides of the sandwich - and it listed all the songs I put on the cd.


This was one of those projects where I did it for the fun of it - I started with a small idea, and just let myself do whatever I wanted with it. Sometimes it's nice to have that kind of freedom. I have been working on a few things during my spare time this summer (between working my not-so-glamorous day job) and I promise to post those soon... Stay tuned. ;-)

Playlist:

"Boy Boy" - Lissy Trullie
"Summer Special" - Land of Talk
"I Bet It Stung" -Tegan and Sara
"Let Me Know (Bonus Track)" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Naive" - The Kooks
"One Shot, Two Shots" - The Format
"The Future Freaks Me Out" - Motion City Soundtrack
"Napoleon Says" - Phoenix
"Viva La Persistence" - Kimya Dawson
"Bloodline" - Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" - She & Him