It’s been an interesting week thus far. I’ve been attempting to recover from this small cold that’s been building up in my system. 1000mg of Vitamin C and a few expectorant pills each day should be fixing that up. I’ve been prudent with my homework time. Pacing myself with each project, just a bit every day, is a lot more satisfying and productive. I’ll keep a note of how I’m progressing to see how effective I’ve been with the 2 current projects I’m on. The sketch above is yet another move towards the typographical direction I’m excited about pursuing. Oh, and Barnes and Noble is definitely my favorite place to do homework.
Tomorrow I’ll be attending the Miami premiere of Helvetica, sponsored by none other than my employer and my school. For more information on this event, please visit the Miami AIGA website.
Then on Friday I’ll be attending the Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios with 110 of my peers from school. I haven’t been to this event in about 8 years, so I’m excited to revisit the great haunted houses and rides produced by the Universal Studios team. From what I remember, the theme park staff dresses up like zombies and other scary creatures and they walk around through the foggy night scaring tourists. I’m sure a few of us will get terrified and embarrassed. I’ll have my camera ready. It’s just too bad that visitors aren’t allowed to dress up and scare others like we did once before. We’ll make the trip to Orlando and back on the same evening. It’s going to be a long night.
I hear that Musiq Soulchild will be performing this weekend. Next week there will also be performances by Mute Math, Eisley, Mae, M.I.A., and Ben Harper. It’s definitely going to be a wonderful weekend.
This happened about 30 minutes ago. I wish I would have said more. I’ll make up for it next time by saying something smooth like, “Hey there sweetheart, don’t worry about the gas. I’m all Diesel.”
Chicks dig that kinda stuff.
In South Florida we have very little variety when it comes to the seasons. The majority of the time it’s just hot and humid. Once in a while we’ll get rainy days but that pretty much sums up the extent of the weather down here. Now that we find ourselves in autumn I can feel the slightest difference in the morning. Winter is right around the corner and I can feel it in my bones. I suppose that’s why I enjoyed Colorado so much. Waking up and walking outside to a cold breeze makes me feel so… American, and I don’t mean that in a patriotic sense. It’s as if I finally arrived home from a long trip and the winds were welcoming me with opened arms.
Now that’s it’s Saturday I can focus on my projects a little more intensely. Later on I’ll take a break and walk my dogs, take a nap, enjoy a cup of tea, and then get back to it. Weekends are the ultimate therapy sometimes, even if I am working.
I’m typing this instead of running off to class like a good boy. And so begins the rush of the everyday life once again. Yesterday I met up with my class/travel mates and we laughed about our trip as we looked at some of the photos. But now it’s time to worry about deadlines and artwork. I suppose that’s not such a bad thing to worry about. After that long weekend of talking and viewing design, I’m definitely inspired once again. Alright, time to jet out of here! Oh and if you haven’t heard, the Helvetica film is coming to Miami in week and a half.
Click here for the details. I’ll definitely be there.
I don’t know how to begin this entry. I’ll start with “whoooooa that was awesome”. Let me continue by thanking all the people who accompanied me on this trip. The 11 other people who made up The Denver Dozen (in no particular order): WutDatEyu, Brown, SoSorry, Hotdog, La Sueca, Olgita, Dopey, Trixy, Luigi, ChavÃn, and Fleckles. Of course, I also want to thank my professors and dean: Elemento, YouseGuys, and the honorable Maggy Cuesta (I’ll leave you alone, since you sign the checks). Thank you all! You made this trip unbelievably fun, hilarious, and memorable. I’m afraid the rest of the post is full of inside jokes. But you can try to figure them out if you like!
I realize we have a policy of “What Happens in Denver, Stays in Denver”, but there are a few moments worth noting:
- Faces getting scribbled on while sleeping.
- Crowds chanting “o-KAY!” on the dance floor.
- Snoring through a speech.
- Limited edition Ed Fella prints.
- Falling in love over 10 times.
- Free pancake room service.
- Getting locked out of a session.
- Snowboarding on the Texas airport metro mover.
- Jumping on the beds.
- Jumping on the sidewalks.
- 3 flavors of Hatorade.
- Meeting the founder of KidRobot.
- Finding out that guy didn’t really steal my pen.
- Taking over the Sketch Wall – Miami Style.
- Breakdance competitions.
- “That’s a ladies drink.”
- No spanish music!?
- Lame Kerning jokes.
- Command X making women cry.
- Foot massages.
- Hot wings are really hot – who knew?
- Twenty dollars on chocolate.
- The yellow suitcase.
I’m sure if I take the time to think a little longer, I could fill this page up even more. But I get the feeling most people have already stopped reading by this point. Click the picture below for my collection of photos of the trip. Note: the photos are randomized. Also, use your left/right arrow keys to scroll through the photos. I hope they make you smile.
Hey everyone. I’m here in Colorado at the
AIGA conference. None of the events have started exactly, but there is a giant sketch wall at the back of the convention center and I’ve taken the liberty of drawing all over it. Naturally, I wrote my website address on it as well. So if anyone is visiting for the first time from Colorado, let me know! I’m typing this from the iMac booth set up at the entrance of the
convention center.
I’m stoked to hear some of these speakers and see all the great work that’s coming out of the AIGA community. I’m already super inspired.
To my family at home, I love you guys! I’ll try and upload photos to these computers as the days go on. See you all soon.
I’m in process of packing for my trip to
Colorado. I fly out tomorrow morning along with my classmates. There’s a stop in Dallas before we arrive in Denver. I’m definitely excited to be traveling. This will contribute to my
goal of traveling to 4 places outside of Florida this year. Two down, two to go.
I’m running on fumes again, due to the fact that I stayed up all night at work finishing a school project. It was worth it. The class liked the work and I got good feedback. As soon as I have photos, I’ll post them on here.
Well I’d better finish packing and start sleeping. Good night.
