"Grid" all day

Well today I did nothing but try to complete my publication work .  I woke up really early to get a phone call from a friend, and then conked back out till 1130. it felt goood, but since then Ive been staring at the computer Screen.  Its been nice having two days off in a row.

I have to say InDesign is not my favorite Adobe program to work in..maybe its because I haven't used it enough..or I just hate publication lay out. Above is is a jewelry book and Annual report for Harley Davidson. two completely different styles...but I think I'm getting better at breaking grid! 

My goal is to finish these two things tonight.. and work on my sketchbook..which is going really well.

Till then,

 Hank

Must start blogging..

Wowzer, I suck at keeping up with these.
I added it to my goal list to post on here more often.

• Find paying Job

That's about the only thing I have accomplished this far in my journey. Not to say I'm not getting things done, because I am. My portfolio is my number one concern, since the review is about two weeks away.

Dottie and I sat down sometime last week , she was kind enough to lay out my syllabus for completing my work. Which I present...

*Do for Webster Portfolio Review

Packaging

• Guy Ritchie Packaging
• New packages*
• Re-trim covers and back covers*
• Vegetus Food Packaging
• Re-do drink container*
• Re-look at Vegetus logo, re-kern type*
• Logo, color and 1-color version
• Reprint packaging*
• Yo! Squeeze Packaging
• Good!
• Reprint logo and mount*

Publication

• Kepler Type Book
• Re-look at spreads*
• Text color and size
• Page numbers
• Jewelry Design Book
• Find actual book to use for mock up
• Pick 3 spreads
• Design Title page, table of contents
• Re-mock up
• Cover: good!
• Back cover: readdress content
• Amsterdam Travel Book -round two
• Keep size
• Typography
• Grid breaking
• Re-print and mock-up
• Harley-Davidson Annual Report
• Re-address cover*
• Text consistency*
• Graphs?
• Typography

• Play on Words
• Reprint/Remount
• Hand done Type (1st project)*
• Good!

• Handmade Font, Blockhead
• Trim/mount poster
• Trim/mount photo
• Acetate box for sample of letter

Poster Design

• G-Love Poster Design
• Print larger
• Remove white border

Photography

• Photography Series*
• Scan first
• Remount

Fine Art

• Mixed Media Posters*
• Needs Title
• Mount

Printmaking, choose 6*

• The Sad Man
• Housewife, print + design
• Mad Man, print + design
• Blustery Man Woodblock
• Gypsy
• Owl

2-D

• Ship
• Branches

Drawing

• 1 Nude drawing
• Pumpkins
• Skull Still Life
• Shoes

Painting

• Amanda, acrylic
• Mikey, watercolor
• Self-Portrait, oil-pastel

As you can see, it is not a small list to accomplish...besides completing all that I have to write out all my descriptions and Mount all them to same size Mat board. phew.

This morning I started working on my branding identification. This includes things such as my logo, letterhead and business card. This is what I have so far..

These are just really going of theories of Gestalt principles, I'm really struggling with conceptualizing a logo for myself. Id like to incorporate somehow, a way to show my 2 main interests; Printmaking and Graphic Design. The first one kind of goes off of serving and thought for creativity, using a "D" for design. the other two are just a play on my initials using neg/pos space as a figure. Id really think they'd be great as a letter press or a actual di-cut for my business card. Kind of contemporary feel? 

Anyway, I promise to myself I will be a better blogger and actually start using this.

Until then,

Hank