Snow Day!

(Photo complements of Allie)
Yesterday, Syracuse experienced it's first Snow Day in four years! I'll admit, it was pretty exciting to be at the Warehouse and hear that classes after 1:30pm were canceled for the day. I ended up finishing up my work anyway, and then went with Sam to Kitty Hoyne's in Armory Square for a great lunch. At home, Allie and I both scheduled our photography sessions for portfolio and researched different portfolio books. We're going today to look at a local art store that carries one of the brands we like.

Getting my hair cut tomorrow and having a dishwasher installed today! Good times.

Totally Fabulous Drag Show

Wow. I cannot believe that I've been at Syracuse for four years and have never seen the drag show! It was AMAZING! The auditorium was sold out, the crowd was pumped up, and the acts themselves were fantastic. I really wish I had been aware of this show before; I would have been at every one! To anyone who ends up coming to Syracuse, be sure to check it out in the Spring!

Daily Orange Article 

 

Tim performing as back-up dancer/man-table

Project Inventory

Just for my own peace of mind, here's the list of every 450 CMD project I've done since I've been here...

1. 4 Eyes- safety glasses for digital screens (for kids) - packaging
2. Awair- waterless cleaning solutions (save the world) - website
3. After Image- personal legacy creator (families) - kit
4. Frivol- brainteasers (adults?) - packaging
5. Flow- literary hip-hop magazine
6. Ecobus- mobile nature museum (for kids) - exhibit
7. SPAM- rebrand - packaging
8. CS Infinity- Design Musical - set design & publication/brochure
9. GNN- Good News Now - website/iPad publication & television show
10. Momosa- Vitamin Mocktails for the Mom-to-be - packaging
11. Beefcake- Muscle Building Meals (for men) - packaging
12. ElderCab- Car Service for Elderly People - publication
13. Confectionary Tales- all natural sweetshop (for kids)- in-store environment

14. The Hub- website, wall, etc.
15. Near Westside Initiative

S*** Just Got Real

This week in portfolio class, our professors arranged for two professional photographers to come talk to us about shooting our finished work for our portfolios. It was really amazing to see how great the students' past projects looked when professional lit and photographed, but it was also a huge wake-up call for me. Photography is supposed to start after Spring Break, which means I have only a few weeks to get my act together and redo/finish several of my projects (on top of all my other work).

List of DOOM (for this weekend):
Momosa: create labels for two more flavors, print, and assemble
SPAM: design new options for packaging
Frivol: figure out what I need to add to this project to MAKE IT WORK
ElderCab: figure out name & finish brochure
Confectionary Tales: construct variations for in-store environment & write rhymes

Ok, I think that's enough to put on my plate for this weekend. To balance it out I will be attending the Drag Show Finals tonight (in which my friend Tim will be performing) and the Vagina Monologues on Saturday (in which my friend Brianna is the director!) Hopefully, that will be enough to keep me sane!

Olympic-sized Potluck!

Tonight is the opening ceremony for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and to celebrate, my house is hosting a potluck dinner! The theme is multicultural, so everyone is bringing a dish from a different country! I'm representing Greece (I think?) with a salami, cheese, & olive board (complements of Sam's Club). Allie is making Horchata, a delicious Mexican rice drink, and everything else will be a surprise :-)

I'm also going to a wine & cheese party (for the seniors over 21 ;-)) this weekend at a friend's house, and we're planning on buying tickets to the drag show, in which our friend Tim is performing. Looks to be an exciting week!

Now to think about how homework is going to fit in....

Who Are You? Who, who? Who, who? I really want'a know!

This week in CMD 452 (Portfolio Class), our assignment was a personal branding exercise-- generating several different logos using our names and/or initials. It was exciting to see how everyone represented themselves through their designs, but it seemed like people were a bit too "safe" with what they put on the board. I actually got a pretty positive reaction towards my one logo (probably because I put up work that ranged from the serious to the ridiculous) but I also think it was because I had Casey do a Tarot reading & Astrological Analysis for me earlier! Our next mission is to refine our logos & pick three words to describe us, so let me know if you have any suggestions for me!

Why I'm excited for the Superbowl

M. Night's Avatar Superbowl Teaser Trailer

I have been waiting for this since the series finale on Nickelodeon!

My CommDesign has taken over my life...

AND I LOVE IT!

This week in portfolio class, we were given the task of researching potential employers. In a way, it was very reminiscent of the college-searching process in that it's an ongoing process and it will determine our immediate future path. Yikes!

I really had a lot of trouble with this assignment because, right now, I have no limits. I'm willing to work in any city, so I haven't narrowed it down by location, and I can really see myself designing in a number of different media, so I'm not set on only doing package design or web design. Luckily, the professors are giving us another two weeks to get it together. The top ten companies from the class are going to be invited to our portfolio showing at Lubin House and students in the past have often been offered jobs from the event.

Switching gears, I'm designing a car service/personal assistant for elderly people in 450 as my first project, and I'm (hopefully) teaming up with Sam to design an all-natural candy shop. I'm really excited for creating the candy shop and really stuck on coming up with a name for the car service. Any and all ideas/suggestions are welcome at this point...

Looks like I have a lot of work to do this weekend.