Further letterhead development

I took one of the previous designs and played around with it a good bit. The other ideas incorporated too much stuff that had no purpose. I have decided I'm going to be keeping things simple. Always a good plan, right?

More stationery ideas

Here are a few more ideas! I'm not sure which way to head from here. I just know I have a lot more work to do.

Gelvetica, Tomatica, Heldentica

Three free font downloads. One was made from hair gel, the next tomato ketchup, and then of course toothpaste. I would really like to find an instance where these would be usable. You never know. Maybe I'll make a new package design for ketchup. I see it on a birthday...card for my little brother...
The pictures of the fonts being made are mildly entertaining. You can download little posters, too!
Yay fun hand made stuff!

stationery ideas

Here's my initial stages of stationery work. More to come soon!

The business card will be one piece, The botton section will be folded over and appear on top. It will be cut to match the curves of the lace. Then, you will open it to find the logo and company information.

For Nathan

Here is the item we discussed in class last week.

Two ads that I think are tremendous in getting to the point. The bottom says something like our 8 train cars hold up to 300 people. Then, it shows 300 cars with the train cutting right down the middle.

the other ad was just for fun. Scares me a little. I think of UV rays frying my brain. or abduction.

These are all from a book I purchased at an awesome old bookstore in Stokholm this December. Definately a worthwhile investment, and I don't get to say that very often.

Probably one of the coolest post cards I will ever recieve.
My favorite childhood photo.
Family crest. My dad's side of the family is pretty big..they are very into the whole Baumberger thing.

I wish I had a bigger scanner.

Work from another class

This was a short excersize done in class for typography. I let myself have some fun with it and I think that shows in the final outcome. We were supposed to create a random layout using helvetica.


( I never use helvetica , which made it even more fun to play around with. )

Stationery sketches

I'm very excited about stationary, so I went ahead and puta few things down on paper. I'm the most excited about the business card. If I can pull it off...... it's going to be absolutely adorable.

Sketches continued

Sketches!

I rounded up a bunch of my wonderfully sloppy sketches for your enjoyment.
So, enjoy.




(more to come, blogspot decided it didn't feel like uploading anymore right now.)

Older logo trials

This documents my progression to the logo I've decided to continue with. Also thrown in are a few things I tried for Bound to be Read.

Tenative Logo

My logo for finders keepers is supposed to have a bit of a nostalgic feeling. As a consignment store, everything in the store is used, and that's what's great about it! It's not like a thrift store, the items are still in good shape, so the logo still needs to be classy. I have begun to play with color but have not yet reached a resolution.

Anatomy of a Typeface

This is Bjorn Johansson’s Anatomy of a typeface. It's a triptych that plays with the literal meaning of anatomy ~ which in typographic terms is referring to the different parts of a character. Unfortunately there is not an entire typeface in this fashion.

Blogging

This is semester is my first experience with blogging. I understand the practicality of it and that it can be a very useful tool in expressing yourself/ getting yourself out there/ being exposed to others, BUT it's hard not to get slightly freaked out by the entire concept. It's strange when you really begin to grasp how connected the world is becoming. Sit down and think about who could possibly be looking at your page. Look at this first and let the creep factor sink in.
http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2008/ff_secretlife_1602