tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41899628448089298202011-04-21T18:04:38.464-07:00A collection of a young graphic design student's inspiration, projects and random mumbles.Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-69545426603315509932008-12-14T17:39:00.000-08:002008-12-14T17:44:50.676-08:00The end of November, I sparked an interest in letterpress, and looked into buying one. Unfortunatly, I don't have $3000 to splash out on a Tabletop Platen. So I kept on reading about it and started looking up more and more things about letterpress. I stumbled across this today and I have to say I will most likely end up doing this and if I like it enough, buy my own.... once I save up the dosh!<br /><br />It would also help if you had a handyman lying around.. hmmm!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">click the picture to find out more<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOQ/E8YT/F54HJ5L2/FOQE8YTF54HJ5L2.MEDIUM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 412px;" src="http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOQ/E8YT/F54HJ5L2/FOQE8YTF54HJ5L2.MEDIUM.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-6954542660331550993?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-5477130399768932912008-12-05T19:40:00.000-08:002008-12-05T19:44:54.579-08:00Long time no post, but i found an important blog post I thought I would share.<br /><br />Head on over and read about <a href="http://www.gomediazine.com/business-insights/design-piracy-what-to-do-when-your-designs-are-stolen/">what to do when your designs get stolen.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-547713039976893291?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-6863358367591966992008-10-08T03:16:00.000-07:002008-10-08T04:01:06.320-07:00The amount of times I have done type illustrations, its amazing i'm not sick of them.<br /><br />In fact, I actually quite like them!<br />Comments and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SOyJo6K0JMI/AAAAAAAAAA4/BcA0V732AoA/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SOyJo6K0JMI/AAAAAAAAAA4/BcA0V732AoA/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254726201136915650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Font: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Clarendon</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Postitive and Negative</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SOyRdeiu86I/AAAAAAAAABA/PaT0RP4cIHM/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SOyRdeiu86I/AAAAAAAAABA/PaT0RP4cIHM/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254734800835507106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Font:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Fette Fraktur</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Tension</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-686335836759196699?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-24398120935620772342008-10-07T14:47:00.000-07:002008-10-07T15:05:25.827-07:00Yesterday, I stumbled across this post at <a href="http://www.brianyerkes.com">brianyerkes.com</a> and found it really interesting. I just skimmed it so I am posting it her in hope that I will read it later (i'd better!!)<br /><br />Anyway here it is: <a href="http://www.brianyerkes.com/most-important-thing-i-would-tell-a-design-student/">The Most Important Thing I Would Tell A Design Student</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-2439812093562077234?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-59840550140541888872008-10-05T17:50:00.001-07:002008-10-05T17:50:11.751-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20745656@N00/642725726/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/642725726_b6055eb68a.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20745656@N00/642725726/">History Photography and Graphic Design</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/20745656@N00/">Alki1</a>.</span></div><p>Whilst doing an assignment, I found these beautiful Cuban graphic posters. Truely awesome, will add more later!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-5984055014054188887?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-54840938709442523462008-10-02T20:45:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:57:57.854-07:00I MADE A FLASH MOVIE<br />WEE<br /><br />yeah its only like basic, shut up I'm excited.<br /><br /><a href="http://www5.speedyshare.com/data/247415649/12979097/4752748/smile.swf">view me here!</a><br /><br />:D<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-5484093870944252346?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-68634989018651890472008-10-02T19:03:00.000-07:002008-10-02T19:09:22.258-07:00Yeah, i've totally forgotten about this. I really should use it more to my advantage.<br />Anyway, i thought i would upload some of my stuff i have been designing.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/clarisroo/lyrcs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/clarisroo/lyrcs.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We had to create a typography based poster thing using 5 lines from lyrics or a poem. I chose Paul McCartneys song Maybe I'm Amazed, because it reminds me of my lovely love :)<br />I used script because it was a heartfelt song and I feel that this script font brings out that inner love-ness.<br />Thoughts?<br /><br />Fonts used:<br /> the King and Queen font<br />A La Nage<br />both downloaded from <a href="http://dafont.com">dafont.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-6863498901865189047?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-17105636043184400582008-06-03T03:57:00.000-07:002008-06-03T04:18:17.448-07:00As I was leaving my last class today, I found a random ball of clay sitting on the table. My classmates had been playing with some all lesson and I wondered where the hell they got it from. Mind you, I did not steal it! I am putting it to good use!<br /><br />I wanted to make something practical for it, so I decided to see where my hands took me.<br />As i was playing with it, a certain shape started to form, and from that, I created this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SEUlHzjVCgI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tuSLk4D9TGQ/s1600-h/Photo+88.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SEUlHzjVCgI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tuSLk4D9TGQ/s320/Photo+88.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207609360151546370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SEUlQjjVChI/AAAAAAAAAAU/hvGzwXD7V8s/s1600-h/Photo+92.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LHqcw-k655U/SEUlQjjVChI/AAAAAAAAAAU/hvGzwXD7V8s/s320/Photo+92.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207609510475401746" border="0" /></a><br />Is it just me, or does my hand look really old there? Excuse the rather crap quality, this was taken on my Macbook Pro's inbuilt camera.<br /><br />I am hoping that writing this blog will help me get my creative flair back, and thus becoming a better designer! I just seem to have hit a rather hard and solid brick wall. A very concrete-and-brick boring ugly wall. Every week, I am going to challenge myself and create something new! Whatever it is! And I shall post it here for all to see.<br /><br />This is all very exciting now isn't it?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-1710563604318440058?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189962844808929820.post-63880050199481301282008-06-01T23:41:00.000-07:002008-06-01T23:44:38.985-07:00How exciting! My first entry!<br /><br />I am only typing one because it looks so bare. I am hoping I will design something up tomorrow like a logo or something funky like that, and actually start using it.<br /><br />But for now, ou revoir!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4189962844808929820-6388005019948130128?l=caca-d.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627215276447460531noreply@blogger.com0