December 2009
8 posts
My photography site is up and live!!
I am ecstatic!! I have been wanting to make a site for so long! I did have one I made through a class once but the flash didn’t work on everyones pcs so I scrapped it. I worked so very hard re-editing photos, coming up with a logo and theme for myself. It is soooo hard designing for yourself, when you are indecisive!! Here is everything from my brand book.
www.michellemariephoto.net
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Readings 15 and 16 Ch. 8 and 9
“If you have too much fame it boils over and scalds your feet.”
Who would want that? There is such thing as being humble and comfortable. That is were I am right now with my photography business. I could do more business which would be nice, but currently that would overwhelm me, seeing I am busy with so much more. Later on I would like to have more clients. I believe most people look at who you...
readings 12,13, and 14 ch. 5,6,and 7
I love how Shaughnessy gives us a different perspective from being hired as a graphic designer, to hiring designers for your own studio. I can’t imagine the process must be difficult. Not only are you looking for great design, but you are looking for compatible people who will be a great asset and not a mistake.
Treating your employers like Gods? Who wouldn’t want this job? I get what he is...
Readings 9,10, and 11 ch. 2,3, and 4
“They don’t tell you this in design school, but they reason you go to school is to learn how to learn”
Even though I am not graduated quite yet, I already have people asking me if I have a job lined up! Are they crazy? Once I am done, I have no idea where to begin?! Thankfully Shaughnessy has some helpful pointers.
They don’t have a class about finding a job, learning...
Reading 8 Forward, intro, and chapter 1
In the forward I really like how Sagmeister brings up the point about how graphic design now embraces what used to be a dozen different professions. This makes me think about whenever I have to explain to someone what a graphic designer exactly is and what they do. I could talk about it for five minutes straight and name off several things, as a pose to having one answer. This might answer the...
Reading 4 Culture Probes
WHAT IS A CULTURE PROBE!!??
Also known as diary studies, cultural probes are a way of gathering information about people and they’re activities. Unlike traditional field studies or usability testing, this technique allows users to self-report.
This article is about the process 3 European Designers went through to understand and get to know a community of Elderly Citizens, to increase...
Reading 3 - Audience as a co-designer
Designing for a sensitive and powerful subject like A.I.D.S can be quite tough when you are trying to make a campain in Africa. In fact it is true to say that it can be tough for any American Designer to convey any message to any Country, about an issue related to that Country outside of the U.S.
I believe coming up with ideas to convey the same message about protection during sex to prevent...
Reading 2-Dada
A movement that involved graphic design, poetry, literature, visual arts, art theory, theatre, and art manifestoes is known as Dadaism. This began in Zurich, Switzerland. Dada concentrated it’s anit-war politics through anti-art culture works. Dada influenced many later styles such as avant-garde, surrealism, popart, fluxus, and punk rock. Public gatherings deonstrations, and publication...
October 2009
11 posts
Readings 6 and 7
What striked me about Sagmeister’s article was the way it was set up. How each paragraph was introduced with a comment or question in a box. I also love his list of qualities he found in common to touch his heart.
The quote he admired by Brian Eno “Not to think of art work as objects, but as triggers for experiences. Basically saying anything that is an experience is art it...
Direct Storytelling
We all have stories to tell. Some we burry deep in our pasts, they aren’t things we are proud of or happy about but because of those experiences good or bad, they design who we are today. This method of studying design is very unique and makes total sense. We design based on our own experiences. When we design for other people or brands/companies, we design based on an experience they want...
Deliverables for my Term Long
+Website and Blog
+Business Cards
A package for the client that includes:
+Thank you/Comment cards (To thank them for using my services and to have them email me with comments about their photos and my service so I can better myself)
+Thumb drives (4G) with my logo on them (This is usually what I put the clients photography on)
+Buttons/Stickers that have some kind of funny saying like...
Inspirational things and whatnot....
http://www.squarespace.com/ <—- Probably going to use this to build my site
http://www.lacourphoto.net/
http://www.unit.nl/index.php
http://www.robyntwomey.com/
http://www.jennikaphoto.com/
http://www.nihilnil.com/
New idea for Term Long
A. After getting tons of ideas for my Gluten Free survival kit. I refined it even more and thought of specifically making it just for Portland. Maybe this is something I can do in the future. What I really want to do, and want to spend my time doing is branding myself as a photographer and coming up with an identity for myself. This is actually a difficult thing to do. In a way I have to become my...
Thesis and what not...
I decided for my thesis, I want to do the Gluten-Free survival guide. I am bringing in some books in class on some inspirational style. Here is my latest poster design idea for my groups project “Meet my Fridge”
Term Long
I had 3 Ideas for my term long. One would be a children’s photography workshop book. I know when I was young I was very curious about photography and always had a disposable at hand. Now as a photographer, I have children coming up to me at weddings wanting to look through the lens and take photos.
It would be a very simple step by step workbook starting out by learning basic design, how...
This is a cool site I stumbled upon...click me... →
READING RESPONSE ONE {Loving Laura More}
“Loving Laura More” by Andrea Grover was a beautiful short story with big meaning behind it. I think the reason why I loved this story so much was because, it seemed that Laura didn’t boast about her past. She never made it an excuse for anything, where as some people would.
I browsed through her art work on her website and noticed her art work was very calming, quaint, and...