Posted in What Nots
October 29th, 2007
We had some family in town this past weekend and did some great site seeing in our new city. San Antonio is by far one of the most haunted cities in the entire state of Texas, according to Melissa Martinez on About.com (Read Story). We first hit The Mercado (Market Square) and I can’t explain how great the Mexican food smells there. Photos below are of the Market Square outside and inside, one photo is of a table for Dia De Los Muertos.
Walking over the River Walk Mall we stopped by a museum that was once The Spanish Governor’s Palace. The palace has 10 rooms a garden in the back with a water fountain and a well.
Today, the Spanish Governor’s Palace is the only example of an 18th-century Spanish aristocratic home remaining in Texas.
Story has it that a woman was raped, murdered and thrown in a nearby well. When renovating the building they did in fact find remains of a woman. Criminals were hung on the knotted tree below and that if you look close to the tree next to it you can see a face. Workers have discovered the painting over the fireplace across the room on the floor.
Below is hanging tree:
The well where the woman was found.
Tree with face in it.
Needed photoshop help.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Posted in Funny Ads
October 23rd, 2007
I couldn’t resist posting this. I saw it on a friends blog and remembered it when I was at Walmart today and got the Karate Kid DVD for $5.00. A group called “No More Kings” created and recorded this video “Sweep the Leg”. The video has a lot of the original cast from the movie and it is hilarious. Enjoy!!!
Sweep the Leg Video
Posted in School
October 9th, 2007
Here is the final for assignment number of my Typography II
class at SCAD.
Typography Final Draft
We also had to print and construct this project and take product shots of it. Below are the closeups.
Posted in School
October 4th, 2007
I am in my second course at SCAD and it has been great. I made an “A” in my first class and now I am taking Typography II with Professor John Waters. We have an assignment that we are working on right now where we have to come up with a shopping bag design, t-shirt band and tag. We are using an article that inspires us to fuel this design with typography and no images.
The article I chose was posted in a past blog I did: Creative Inspiration & Motivation.
The article can be found here: Staying Motivated
So far I am off to a good start and I have to turn in my final designs this weekend. Here are the rough sketches that I did for the designs and I will post the final products after they are done.
Posted in Techie
October 1st, 2007
If you have not visited an Apple Store you have to. No matter what time I visit, it is crammed with people. Sooner or later I will be posting from my new Mactop. I don’t want too much from my laptop just the essentials.
MacBook Pro
- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM – 2×1GB
- 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Just enough to get me mobile and wireless. Sometimes it is hard just creating or programming in one place.
Posted in Funny Ads
September 28th, 2007
Non Flammable Gas… that’s because I carry mine everywhere.
Friendly Neighborhood Park.
For me to poop on…
Wish they had this when I was a kid… would have saved me a lot of trouble
Jason’s Deli now has a sister son company
and last but not least… Krispy Kreme sells more than just donuts now… “Hot Kreme Now”
Posted in Tutorials
September 18th, 2007
Instead of explaining how to create a logo, I am going to share my experience with my business logo.
Gather Info and Sketch
Usually when I start to design a logo I gather information from the client first (history, years in business, area located, why people buy from them) then I put the pencil to the paper. I write down the name of the business in all caps and all lowers. I then alternate caps and lowers sometimes to see if I see any odd shapes jump out at me. After I write all these down I hit a thesaurus for the meanings of some of the words in the text. Then I just doodle and doodle some more. I have to take a step back and squint my eyes to see if anything become evident. After I feel I have some ideas to work with I open up Adobe Illustrator.
Design the logo
I then start implementing my ideas in Illustrator till I get a few that are great. I present the client with a black and white version (some grays) to see if I am moving in the right direction as the one below. Why design in black and white you ask? It is quite simple, black and white design forces the emphasis to be on the design of the logo and not the color. You can have a wonderful colored logo but it still lack structure, placement and design. Another reason for the black and white is that the logo must be designed with the worst common denominator in mind. When a logo is faxed or ran through a copier these pieces of equipment will not do your logo design justice. Please read Tara’s post Do You Design in Black and White and James Dempsey post 9 rules to creating a logo you can live with and still get paid.
Structuring the Logo
I then start to structure the logo with a spacer that I create in Illustrator. I space out every character and piece of the design so there is a structure to the logo.
Coloring the Logo
I then proceed to introduce colors into the logo for the completion of the design. This is the last and final part of the process.
Posted in Funny Ads
September 6th, 2007
Dilliards – “Dill”
Here is what they serve at my son’s school “Cod Milk”. Things have changed since I been in school.
Parking sign “Skateboarding Allowed”
If you mom ever told you to park it, this is what she meant.
Posted in School
August 23rd, 2007
We had to create a discussion for a school assignment. The title was Evolution of Web Technologies. My response is below:
I believe the internet is becoming more social than it use to be. Now I can keep up with family in another city because of the blogs or information they post on various websites My Space. For people who have problems socializing, they tend to open up and be a book online. I can see the internet slowly becoming the “TV” of today Stumble Upon (channel surf the internet). Want to watch a funny video You Tube. Oh I missed a show download it on iTunes for a small fee. Cable is already digital and runs by a small computer box they put on top of your tv. I had a friend use his ipod as his dvd player except he didn’t have to lug around a bag full of dvd’s. The internet is changing the way we think and live. My mom now check’s online for a local stores times instead of just calling them. It is a resource, boundless information and a chance for a business to make it nationally. Everyone wants a piece of it, everyone is connected and the world has turned into one big living room where we all can network.
Posted in Funny Ads
August 16th, 2007
Found this and had to post it. Sudoku Paper
