It’s taken me a while to finally come up with a logo for Sketchism. But alas, it has arrived. I over-thought it too much before. I had vectorized pens, pencils, chalk, all sorts of other things that I thought would work. But in the end I chose to sketch out my logo and it just made sense to me. The ol’ K.I.S.S. method: Keep It Simple, Stupid.
What you see above are different examples of what the logo may look like on different backgrounds. I decided that I like prefer the thumbnail box to always stay white on top of light-to-gray surfaces. It pops more. And the S-thumbnail can always become a symbol of its own. Otherwise it seems dull, as can be observed in the third image down.
When coming up with logos, ya gotta keep these things in mind. Can it sit on a t-shirt? Will it be legible when shrunk down for a business card? How important are the colors? Does the logo look good when it’s inverted? I believe mine does. The last 2 images show this. I played around with different color schemes. The simplicity of the logo makes it flexible enough for any background. I can do with it what I please.
And I am definitely pleased.
So in late April I will be flying out to California for the little event known as Coachella with my brother and my cousin.
Here’s the lineup:
• Rough estimate for travel, event, room, camping, and food is about $750.
• Dates of this trip are April 26 – May 2nd.
Interested in joining us? Let me know.
I’ve been wanting to read this book from the moment I heard it existed. It was apparently published in 2005 and I only saw it on the bookshelves in November of 2006. It still has that new-book price. Since I’m on a college budget, I’ve been hesitant to purchase it. Plus, I find that I don’t do much book reading these days, just don’t have the time. But one of my New Year Resolutions is to read more books. I’m aiming towards 5 at least. That may seem very low, but compared to last year (umm… 2.5?) it’s definitely progress. So what’s the next best thing to reading? That’s right, having the author read it to you. I’ve been toying with the idea of buying audio books for the past two years, but again the prices were always way too much. This time I took a look at
audible.com and I noticed they were having a limited time promotion of $7.49 per month for the first 3 months, and then it’s 14.99 from thereon out. Basically I could get the audio book version of
Teacher Man for $7.49. So I signed up.
I listened to an hour of it today and I am so glad I subscribed. Frank McCourt’s sincere Irish voice tells the story of his trials and tribulations as a high school teacher in New York. He alludes to his upbringing in Limerick and reintroduces family members and characters from his previous memoirs. I absolutely love it. At this rate, I’m going to finish the book in a few more car rides. I figure if I’m going to be stuck in Miami traffic, I might as well get a good laugh at poor Frank’s stories.
The next two books I plan on buying: Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and Jon Stewart’s America (as read by Jon Stewart himself).
Happy reading, everyone!
Here they are. I’m trying not to be lazy about scanning/uploading images.
The assignment is called “Obsession”. So these are just quick thumbnail sketches of ideas I consider to illustrate the word Obsession. Some are better than others of course. Feedback?
I’m taking Illustration class this semester. I was a bit unhappy about signing up for it, mostly because I dreaded the time I would have to take it. Waking up at 5:30am to get to an 8:00am class is not exactly my favorite way to spend a morning. But it’s the measure I have to take to avoid traffic which would make my day even worse.
actually quite happy that I’m taking the course. It’s forcing me to put my ideas on paper again. If there’s anything I enjoy doing with my time its just that. I write lists down every week, make little sketches, update goals, jot down potential jokes, etc. I don’t know that it can be considered a hobby (an amateur note-taker?) but it’s definitely therapeutic for me. It helps me sleep at night when I don’t have to think anymore. Putting ideas on paper takes just takes the pressure off the ol’ noggin.
Part of our assignment for each project we do in this class is to provide the client, (i.e. our professor) with 50 thumbnail sketches. Why 50? It’s a challenge. It forces me to think outside the box. It gets me out of my comfort zone. It’s a practice I want to incorporate into my professional life from now on. Whenever I have a client I would like to take the time out to make 50 thumbnails in order to come up with the most creative results. Sometimes the first ideas are the best. Often they are the most obvious, the most trite. So it’s best to explore areas I wouldn’t have thought of at first.
Yes, I realize the above image doesn’t show 50 thumbnail sketches. There were 2 other pages and I didn’t feel like flooding the page up with ‘em. Plus I have all kinds of little notes and stuff. Dangit, maybe I should upload them. Alright. Let me try to get out of my comfort zone.
Shout out to all my homies who read my nonsensical entries. And especially to those who forgave me for being on hiatus for quite some time. This Bud’s for you. And by Bud I mean an Asian lady spinning music. Hope you enjoy.
Oh snap. They done did it.
Apple has succeeded in making me a happy little boy with their new
iPhone. Take a look at its features and tell me it aint the most ballin’ phone you ever saw. The price tag is a bit heavy, but perhaps between now and June when it comes out I’ll have enough for it. That, or I could just wait till the price drops ridiculously as it does for all electronics, (see Razr, webcams, dvd players, etc). The only Apple product I’ve ever purchased has served me well. I love my iPod Photo. It’s hands down the best investment I’ve ever made. That, and the Great Books collection, though I still have to make better use of those things. I’ve read some Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Melville, and other authors I can’t remember now. I have 10 years worth of stuff to catch up on. But enough about Great Books. This entry is about Awesome Phones.
So yeah, I want one. Any volunteers?
