Project 3

Our project is coming along very nicely and Crystina is such a joy to work with.  We both have been feeding off each other's ideas and trying to make them better.  We met at the park down the street from school last Thursday during the furlough time and took some pictures of some bright kids toys.  We are creating a story about two little pals and I think it is going to be very cute.  To tie in the stock photo idea we are making one whole side of the book a picture and then the other side a bright colored paper.  In between will be vellum with some shape cut out of it and it will slowly get bigger and bigger.  Crystina had this idea, kind of like an old movie when they pan out.  The same shape will flip onto the bright paper to focus on whatever little storyline we have for these two characters on that page.  At the end we will have something about how the right photo can complete your whole design and these two characters go hand in hand just like your photo and your design.  We have not nailed down all the dialogue yet but that is what we plan on working on in class on Tuesday. 

Field Trip

The field trip to Typecraft was very informative.  David gave us such a thorough explanation and tour of the printing facilities.  You think about things going to press and how you would set them up,etc.  But it doesn't really hit home until you really see what it is like at a printing company.  Going into typecraft reminded me of my job working at a small print shop during high school.  I had forgotten about this, it was long before the time that I thought about becoming graphic designer.  Seeing everything that goes into it really makes you appreciate design.  David really shows a passion for the work that they have created.  He really made me think about what it means to be a graphic designer, it made me proud and inspired me to create works of art like some of the one's he showed us.