Marketing Solution 101

If this isn't clever, then I don't know what is. Vinyl to me has always been historical art, something tangible with a raw sound that almost brought you closer to the artist because it hasn't been digitally enhanced. Today it's rare you walk into a home that owns a record player, though. So how do you sell vinyl in the modern days of mp3s? Well, sell each vinyl with it's own record player. Pretty fucking clever if you ask me, and a good way to market something now considered vintage with a new approach. Although the cardboard player isn't in itself a new invention, rebranding it brought it back in a new light. This design was created by Geoff Dawson at Grey Vancouver for the audio firm GGRP. View the original post here.

I'M DONE.

Holy shit. I survived!
I even finished that damn After Effects movie.
Senior Project has officially become my favorite project. I love my Just Skin stuff!
Take a look at the final project here


Yes it's backwards, I know. Photobooth made me do it!

So I've been super busy with all the projects going on. SEMA cars, drift team design, t-shirt designs, etc.
Sometimes I feel like I can't keep up! But it feels good to be this busy.

Keep a look out for the girls drift team! Website is here and it should be up and running shortly.

Next on my list? Update my resume and start sending that bitch out.
I'm looking into possibly getting a camera soon because I'm starting to really love photography as a side skill.
So many exciting things in the works!

March.

Portfolio preview today.
Not really nervous, more or less anxious to get it over with and move on.

I found a new fascination with making daily lists, and then I find myself disappointed by the end of the day only being able to cross off 3/4 of the list. I'm thinking it's one of the few things I can really control...

Came to some realizations yesterday.
The main thing being that the get where I see myself being by say July, I got to get my shit together. Fast.
Other than that. I tend to put myself in situations where I unintentionally fuck myself over. I've been told to quit doing it but apparently I'm just a bad listener.

I can't be mad. I pretty much did this to myself.

I need a fucking vacation. Nashville here I come? Why the hell not.

Two more weeks until Spring Break.
Two more weeks until I can get my tattoo.
Two more weeks until I can P90X back up.
Two more weeks until I can relax.

Love this song. The whole album is pretty amazing.

Just a Man-Faith No More

Sky is clear tonight
Sky is clear tomorrow
A star is out
I reach for one to sparkle in my hand
A star is out
I will not touch you, I am just a man
Sky is clear tonight
Sky is clear tomorrow
And every night I shut my eyes
So I don't have to see the light
Shining so bright
I'll dream about a cloudy sky,
about a cloudy sky
I'll dream about a cloudy sky, about a cloudy

Man was born to love-
Though often he has sought
Like Icarus, to fly too high-
And far too lonely than he ought
To kiss the sun of east and west
And hold the world at his behest-
To hold the terrible power
To whom only gods are blessed-
But me, I am just a man

And every night I shut my eyes
So I don't have to see the light
Shining so bright
I'll dream about a cloudy sky, about a cloudy sky
And every night I shut my eyes
But now I've got them open wide
You've fallen into my hands
And now you're burning me
You're burning me

After Effects.

I fucking hate After Effects!

I decided to take this class though because I believe it'll give me a leg up come time for a permanent position.

So we had to do typographic movie sequences to Nina Simone songs, eventually being shown to thousands of people on a worldwide touring Nina Simone exhibit. I kind of like mine...finally, but honestly it's not up to my own perfection standards and I do not have the time to give it the lovin' it needs.

Anyway. There's a lot of things to tweak in this I know. And I only have 2 minutes of the song animated I know.

But it is what it is. I'll post the final video once I'm done.

Overwhelming.

Well since Brandon got such a huge response over his amazing photos I figured I'd share a few more!

He's a model he just doesn't want to admit it.

Look kids! A real life Zombie!

Well I look like a zombie.
And I feel like a zombie.
So I must be one, right?
I'll be good! I promise to only eat the brains of the ignorant!

Don't mind me. I've been running on about 3 hours of sleep a night.
I don't even see how I'm awake right now.
I'm running on pure adrenaline. It's my only explanation since I don't do caffeine.

Whatever. I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Printing that damn preview book tonight. Tomorrow it'll be out of my hands and I won't have to stress anymore (well except for waiting for 6 people to pick apart what I've worked on the past 3 years).

No matter how tired I am I keep coming up with new ideas.
I decided that for "Just Skin" I'm making T-shirt hang tags. I'm also adding promotional photo cards. Once I'm in portfolio I'm creating a full promotional package and a bag for the t-shirt. This will by far be my favorite project. I think it's because everything is my own and I get free reign over everything.

My weekly list of things to do keeps getting bigger instead of smaller WTF?!
At least I have 2:00 on my After Effects video! Less than a minute to go! I'm finishing it this week. It'll leave me a week to tweak and focus on everything else.

I will be amazed if I come out of this quarter alive.

The drift team is going well though. Sunday we pulled out the entire interior of the Cressida. Go Team pMS! Now we just need sponsors to get this V8 in! Saturday we get to do ride-alongs with Spacy Tracy and then Sunday is NASCAR! It'll be good to relax for one weekend...but it also means I need to get everything done by Friday! Ugh. Whatever, it'll be worth it.

Anyone have some sleep they want to give me? Or a mini Me that'll just do all my work?

For every female graphic design geek.

I want this so bad. I love all the kitsch Pantone stuff that comes out...well most of it. I would buy the wall paint and the messenger bag...but the coffee cup? No.

I want to be able to walk around and when people ask me what eyeshadow I'm wearing just be like, "Oh that PMS446C!"
Yes I would get joy out of that. Who cares.

This is a concept created by Renata Viega, a Brazil based designer.
Original post available here.