Orangutangy

Tag: Design

  • Reflections- Before & After

    Before
    After

  • Make Flash stage transparent

    Ok. Here’s a quick tip on how to make your stage transparent in flash.

    1. Go to publish settings: File > Publish Settings or Shift + F12
    2. In the HTML Tab, Find the Window Mode setting and select Transparent Windowless from the drop down menu.

    Source: Adobe’s tech help site

  • Two Images I whipped up last night


  • Texture exploration


    Add another to the list… A nice texture from different opacities and a gradient.

  • Wheels turning but not catching

    I need to get off my but and do stuff. I need to be less worried about what people think of my work and just get pieces done. I feel no confidence in my writing or designing without a classroom. I fear competition rather than savoring it as I used to. Things that I think are nearing completion are being put aside and then revamped entirely. This used to be a good thing- a way to get new and fresh ideas, but right now it seems like it’s gotten me nowhere. I’ve applied to 2 design jobs since this whole unemployed business started. Two. How pathetic. I need discipline. I need someone to say, “Stop right here. It’s good enough. Move on.”

      Status Update:
  • Business cards- Design done, being reprinted by overnight prints.
  • Resume – latest iteration shown.
  • Website – Portal, portfolio splash, and 1 inner page complete. 7 inner pages, resume page and extras page still to do.

  • Website preview


    I think I finally have a site design that I can live with. I tried to go for a clean look with a bit of texture. Other influences include apple’s reflections and adobe lightroom’s overlay style panels. I really wanted to include a large teaser image from my portfolio, but I couldn’t make it work without being distracting. The second pic is the previous draft. (Yes, I see the spelling error)

  • quote again

    “You need to know the rules in order to break them.”
    -Peter Girardi
    From Aquent’s “Design Thinking Out Loud- What I didn’t learn in School“

  • A good design quote.

    “Don’t try to be original- try to be good.”
    -Paul Rand

  • Dynamic Painting, Folding


    I found this group of artists, Random International that created a paint roller so you can literally print on the wall. Check out the video:
    Pixelroller

    They also sell instant labeling tape that you just blacken out parts you don’t need to write messages. Not as cool as the pixel roller but it’s still afun idea.

    Unrelated, but interesting on a technical level, this program folds a letter on screen depending on the position of your mouse.

  • Back to the Drawing board

    Here’s a t-shirt design that was scrapped this morning.

    Apparently I went too 70’s on them. Personally, I liked it a lot- 70’s? Groovy! I had worked a long time on the lettering so it’d be kind of readable but still very much shapes. They didn’t like it. Gah. Apparently they wanted more retro…. less graphic… more clip art. My new directive simply states: Peace (underneath a peace sign), Love (under a heart), Printing (under a copy machine) How boring.

  • Japanese Mouse Switcheroo

    While surfing some of my webcomics, I found a link to a Japanese web award page ( I think ). What was cool about it was the use of flash to change to mouse pointer into well… a huge foam pointer/float carried around by a bunch of guys. It’s hilarious and worth a minute to look:
    http://www.1-click.jp/

  • DES 154 PSA- Water is:

    This assignment we had to create a set of posters for student nutrition and health. I chose to advertise water as being a better choice over soda. My intended to create a series of situations where soda was obviously a bad drink choice. I chose to make them illustrations rather than photos to exaggeurate the emotions of the characters…




  • W+K on Apple’s site

    I just was surfing apple’s website and came across some people I know. In Tokyo, one of our guest lecturers was Eric Cruz from W+K Tokyo Lab Studio. www.wktokyolab.com

    Here’s the link to apple’s short ad about them.
    http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/wk/

    “W+K Tokyo Lab is a new music label concept launched by Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo in 2003. Our mission is to bring new experiences that can only be created in Tokyo through a unique global mix of music, visuals, and other forms of creative expression through a DVD and CD. Tokyo attracts some of the world’s most innovative creative collaborators. We are passionate about the development of new ideas with our creators and connecting them to a new audience. Simply put, it is about good music, fresh visuals, and new concepts of creative expression.”