cloretsgross

cloretsgross, originally uploaded by bohostripe*.

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this just goes to show how graphic thinking pops up everywhere. i think this was a great idea. good execution. maybe not the best composition. but i sitll think it's such a clever idea. this week my blog has a lot of cool stuff. one of the most recent posts discusses a moleskin "diary" international display..that showcases artists decorating the notebooks from around the world. kind of fun to look at these and learn about other people!

response: website. i feel like i really need to get good at making websites. it's such a plus to be able to do that when applying for jobs or adding to your portfolio. i just think it's a bit confusing right now, but hopefully it will all click for me soon. right now all of the code seems so over my head.
also, i'm excited to hear more presentations come thursday.

critique.
i don't have the pdfs to show what my departments look like yet. i will post them as soon as i get them off of the vox server. as far as the experience. it was a bit frusturaitng. i spent a lot of time at vox over the weekend. more than 8 hours, but i'm kind of a slow designer. but one of the stories was WAY too short, and i couldn't even design the page around it. miscommunication i guess, but it really pays off to plan well for space. i like my illustrations. the lanterns i did for the chinese new year story, i really like.
the hand i think looks ok--it was the first time i had enough patience to sit down with the pen tool--but this kind of illustration isn't really my style but comes in very useful.
i will post these as soon as i get them!
*(hannah).