Project 3

Postcard(top two images), ad (middle) and the poster (bottom).
Keywords: advertising, copywriting, graphic design, illustration

Why project 3 is making me crazy (otherwise titled, I need a Mac)

This poster is a nightmare. The file is freaking huge (over 800,000 kb) and kept crashing my (pc) computer today. I was planning on taking the files to the printer during lunch today, but since I couldn't save the files, no trip to the printer for me. As I write this blog, the poster is attempting to save. It takes about a fifteen minutes to save the damn file. Now, I'm a day behind and I'll have to cram everything else in tomorrow since I've spent the evening fighting with this stupid file.

ETA: I finally saved the stupid file, but now my disk keeps freezing up when I'm trying to burn the files to it. How the hell am I supposed to get this thing to the printer if I can't even burn it to a disk? What a freaking PITA. It's not even that big (physically) - 18"x24" shouldn't create massive issues, but I have a lot of layers, so that's the problem. I'm having a difficult time trying to make it better because every change requires another 15 minute save. I officially hate this poster. And I think the feeling is mutual.


On a brighter note, since Stacey requested a picture, here's Lucy. Isn't she adorable?









Stella also wanted to say "hi."

Project 3 ideas

I've narrowed my soapboxes down to a few front runners and I think my favorite one for this project is voting, especially with the impending elections and the close primary race between Obama and Clinton (go Hillary!!!). I still think I'll bring rough drafts of at least one other topic (the arts, buying local/downtown revitalization or elderly care) and see how it all pans out. But I really like my voting idea and I've got a lot of good ideas for visuals for it as well.

ETA: I've actually decided to do a few different concepts for voting. I really love this idea and my mind is brimming with creative ways to execute it.

Project 3- Cause & Effect / Show & Tell

Thoughts on project 3

I'm ecstatic about this next project. I already maintain a few social awareness soapboxes, so my only issue with this project will be narrowing down the selection field to the most viable issue. I also love the campaign element of this project. Campaigns are one of my pet projects. I am not, however, looking forward to the impending logistical nightmare when I attempt to print, cut, mat and transport the ginormous poster. No 11th hour Friday changes for this project.

Show & Tell

When we first got this assignment, I immediately thought of an "America's Next Top Model" episode from last season when the models did a photoshoot/campaign for the effects of smoking. The final photos showed the cause and the effect all in one image. I loved it. Much more than I love "America's Next Top Model." I'm not even sure why I was watching it that day, but at least I got a good show & tell out of it.

Two images from the photoshoot: