Beans beans and more beans!

This is a poster I did today for Student Affairs. Starting today I am an employee. My job consists making posters and answering the phone ever once and a while. I work two jobs now... I thought that this would be a good balance from the work I do for school which at times can seem to drag too long and become overly analyzed. By making posters every week or so it will make me produce faster and make decisions for myself and see how that plays our visually. I learn to recognize mistakes as I am making and am more conscious of how things are coming together. Of course I allow somethings to flow and to not over think too much. After all, in the end, the last question is... does it look natural and therefore perfect for the idea being conveyed?

Anywho. Spring break has been good. Some friends are starting a business and I've been taking a look at the business card (which is a total wreck). It was nice to laugh about their logo with my other graphic design friend (graduated from sj state). He came over during the break and we chatted about typography and beautiful things we have seen. He saw my guinea pig for the first time (such a cutie isn't he?) and my portfolio. While describing my work I realized that I work better if my hands can take alot of control verses the computer's work. He very much liked my fat cat logos and the cd packaging I did for last semester.



Also along the lines of graphic design and package design, sometimes things just go unnoticed. I make earrings, the pretty sparkly kind and over winter break I worked on the packaging design for it. I drew vector designs and made many mock ups with type until I found it to be self-sustainable. It came out pretty nice, but alas my boyfriend has three posh(ish) girl friends who love jewelry and they were for them. They just received them over the weekend (it was supposed to be for Christmas) and they loved the packaging according to my boyfriend. But that was it. I guess sometimes after all that time and effort is spent, one just has to hope it made that person feel ever more close to an emotion.


So yah, beans are great for type. Under appreciated beans (who says... hey let's go out and eat beans!!!! or honey go pick up the beans!!!). Though if we have a burrito without the bean it's like whoa this is weird! They're actually really pretty and while making the poster (2 day long poster mind you and some of the type can be more graceful) I tried to let them turn as may but in a nice order. The guy at vogue copy did give me some advice though. He says that right now I'll try to design things gracefully especially in typography, but when it comes to real world and what the clients want it's going to be the problem of trying to get a reaction or attention immediately. I don't think that the type has to necessarily suffer or anything, it just have to be innovative. But He does make a good point; sometimes I do tend to float toward the graceful and ideal than what is actually supposed to be conveyed and what is naturally important.

Bob said today that the form of something just has to make sense. Like if you had alot of Greek amphoras lined up but it doesn't have a structure that relates to the other part of the book; everything might be lost. You need to guide the reader, give them a natural resting spot, small road signs if you will. Not even with words, just big green arrows saying "don't read me, I already make sense without it."

It's easy, though, to get caught up on words, so I try to float somewhere between thought in images, thought in feeling, and thought in words.

Also, that garlic looks like whipped creme.... mmmmm hot chocolate.

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mary