Live Action Demonstration

Yeah I haven't posted anything in a while, but I've been busy trying to enjoy my summer as much as possible before I have to go back to school. You would not believe how much sleep I've lost and need to gain back.

Anyhow, right now I'm showing my little sister how posting on a blog is done. I'll add a picture and include a video that will somehow relate to said picture. In doing so, I will be making a weak joke. Kill two birds with one stone. Or as how my old roommate would say, "Kill two stones with one bird". We'll never let her live that down.

If there's a camel up a hill

(also new haircut)

So that concludes this live demonstration of how to post something on a blog. You better remember this because I'll be at school the rest of the year.

so very sleepy...

I've been working all night on a side project for one of my family members, I think it turned out alright. But she has the final say if its good or not, better be prepared to make some changes. I'm a little used to changing my projects after I've worked a long time on it. A whole year of having to change my ideas and receive harsh criticism from a teacher, whom I greatly disliked. Okay still kind of do, but I have to change that. I won't dwell on nightmares from my graphic design class anymore.

I changed my profile picture, made myself a logo, got a new theme and made a new banner. I like it. I actually made that logo in the last month of the college semester, and I'll explain why I call it a ping-pong. I was originally trying to make a new mascot for my collegian, and when I showed it to my roommate she laughed and nicknamed it Ping (from Mulan). Ping-Pong, because its a circle. Yeah.

I decided I was no longer a mental frog, I believe I grew up this past semester enough to better understand who I am and no longer was. I will miss those days of being a mental frog. I knew I wanted to add my logo on the banner but the rest of it looked bare. So I decided to add the lyrics to Pokemon World in my banner, it still incorporates the mental frog I used to be. So I'll end this post with the remix of Pokemon World.

I still want to be a Pokemon Master :(

Forced Project #1

I honestly don't want to remember those graphic design classes again. But the majority of my posts this summer will involve a project I did in my second semester graphic design class. This project was a two-part identity suite: one business and one personal. I'm thinking of redo-ing my personal identity suite, but in the meantime I'll show my business one.

I made a fake clothing business called Black Tea. Serving the rich and posh with glamorous and fancy clothing. Or something like that. When I was starting on this project I knew I wanted something like Aquaberry, the fictional clothing brand from Bully. But I mostly made my business resemble Burberry, maybe I'll make something for Aquaberry in the future. It took me a long process to finally make my logo, but I like how it turned out in the end.

The picture above shows the envelope, the (front) business card, and the logo itself. I also had a letterhead for Black Tea, but I don't like how it turned out. I seem to have trouble with letterheads. I made a grey tartan pattern for the background/theme to resemble the Burberry tartan pattern, and used a cranberry color as complimentary/secondary color. I think it looks kind of cool. Now that I'm thinking about cranberry, I may use that later for another project.

Next time I'll have a new logo to show you and hopefully a new banner/background.

GracieGrace Identity Suite

Whoops, I forgot to post this up. Well here it is now.
I had been planning on making something for GracieGrace for a long time, and only recently had I got inspiration for it. Whoa, bad grammar there. Sorry about that.

GracieGrace Logo

GracieGrace Business Card (FRONT)

GracieGrace Business Card (BACK)

GracieGrace Envelope

GracieGrace Letterhead

Like this identity suite way more than the Nookington's one. I had a lot more to work with in this one. A better logo, more background, and a consistent theme. I used a navy blue gradient, just like the one from their front sign and entrance. For the logo, I used a gold gradient, again just like the one from their front sign. The closest font I had that resembled the GracieGrace logo was the Baskerville font. I believe its already included in every computer.

I used the giraffe logo from GracieGrace as the pattern for the background, and used the lighter navy blue of the gradient, and lowered its opacity. I tried to resemble the floor inside GracieGrace, but I made the giraffes smaller, closer, and point in one direction.

My favorite one out of the identity suite is the envelope. I think it's the strongest in the identity suite, and kept the theme I was going for. And yes, I know it would be pretty expensive making the envelope, but keep in mind how expensive the products are in GracieGrace. I'm pretty sure they can afford to make these envelopes. My least favorite is the letterhead, I believe it's the weakest in the identity suite. It doesn't really keep the theme I was going for and I had the most trouble with this one.

Well that's it for the Animal Crossing identity suites. Next time I'll probably change my theme and have my own logo to show. And in the future, someone special will have a blog of her own. She's a talented artist but not in Graphic Design. That's my forte, but you'll enjoy her work nonetheless.

Nookington's Identity Suite

Okay, since I've back home, I have been playing a lot of Animal Crossing: City Folk. Now while I was trying to think of an idea for one of my planned projects, I thought about doing an identity suite for Nookington's. As you can see from the pictures below, it didn't turn out so well. But I can assure you that my next post with my planned project will turn out better. I really like the look of my planned project.

Logo

Business Card (FRONT)

Business Card (BACK)

Envelope

Letterhead

Yeah I know. These really aren't my greatest, but like I said, the next ones will be better.

I Learned My Lesson

Well, that was another long break from writing a post. You see, I couldn't get access to internet for a long time. Only once very briefly, at the airport when I was leaving college for the summer and another time at my relatives house.

Well now it's official that I'm back. While the internet was down I finished three of my projects, two of them were on a whim and the other was one that I had been planning. I will introduce those projects tomorrow, get ready for a lot of Animal Crossing in the next couple of days.

Now for me to explain some things.

As I have previously stated, this year's resolutions have been answered, but not without blood, sweat, and tears. One event has totally changed me. I didn't even see it coming. It just happened without my knowing. And the others for that matter.

You see, I was dropped out of my major. Some of you know that I was originally a double major in Graphic Design and … you-know-what. I won't say what it was, but I can say that I loved that major so much. Even more than Him. And that was my downfall.

I wasn't the only one dropped from that major, others were dropped and a lot had left the college. My major was being dropped and only a few sophomores, and the juniors and seniors could continue until they graduated. My teachers found out a week before the students came back.

This was a really big blow to me. I was devastated. I went throughout the semester a broken person. My friends knew it, my teachers and roommates saw me break down into a million pieces, everyone saw my life spiral downhill. I really loved my major, I actually studied and worked hard for it. I spent so much of my time dedicated to it, pouring out my sweat and blood for my classes. I honestly believed it was God's will for me to be in that major.

I can not tell you how many days and nights have passed with me breaking down, asking and yelling, "Why, God? Why?". I've asked that question so many times, and I went further to turn God away from me. Yes. I have done the worst possible mistake in my life. I actually turned Him away from me.

Believe me when I say this, I felt His presence gone from me. It was actually gone. And it was horrible. Those brief minutes of my life were empty, I really was alone. After my roommate came in and heard what happened, she quickly got some sense back in me, and I asked God to forgive me and come back in my life.

I'm glad to say that He's with me again, and that I regret what I did to turn Him away. I'm thankful that God has provided me with great friends, teachers, and roommates to help me grow and heal. I know that nothing will ever be the same ever again, but I understand that it's what God wants.

What has come out of this ordeal? I realize what's more important in life, and my relationships have been strengthened. Especially with Him. I have truly grown and matured in my walk with Him.

I would like to thank:

My friends, for staying with me even when I was making you feel down with all my anger and bitterness.

My roommates/friends, for being a shoulder to cry on and leading me back to Him.

My teachers (mentors), for forgiving me after the many times I took my anger out on you and for stopping me from taking the destructive path of no return.

And to my God and Lord and Savior, for loving me so much to die on the cross for me and for loving me even though I don't deserve His love or mercy.

Thank you.