Onward, ho

I'm in my third week of school. It doesn't seem that long, but that's because things have been going slow. The first month of school is usually the worse since it covers the basics of all basics.

To further my education in graphic design, I'm taking two classes this semester: Intro to digital media and digital imaging.

Either class shouldn't be too difficult, but there is a lot to learn. In the intro class, I'll be using programs I have never used before. And the digital imaging class is basically a photoshop class, which is a program I only know the basics in.

The teachers in my field are simply amazing. Adam teaches the intro class and the guy looks like a vegan who hugs trees in his spare time. I don't think he's hit his 40s yet, but his shoulder-length hair and beard look like they're greying. He gives off a hippie vibe where everything is art. Even silence. I'm not particularly a fan of this type of assessment of art, but maybe I'm just an elitist. Either way, he seems overly nice and I have a feeling a lot of people are going to walk all over him.

Wendy, my digital imaging instructor, is amazing. She reminds me of me. I would have the same teaching style as her if I ever became a teacher. Her common sense, no bullshit type attitude rocks and I wanted to hug her after the first hour of class on the first day.

My first project for this class is a scannogram. We have to compose an image using a scanner. The image had to depict who we are. Or something. Here's mine.

Last project for type

My last project in type had me design a deck of cards. We only had to actually design 24, but it had to be consistent enough that the rest of the class could imagine what the rest of the cards would look like.

We had to pick a topic to represent as well. I picked beer.

I had some gracious help with this project. It wouldn't have turned out this good without it.

Good Fucking Design website.

Go to this website. It gives really, REALLY fucking good design tips.

Here are some of my favorites:

Don't worry. They have a censored version too. See?

Type Project 4

Create your own business card using type.

Font: DIN.

I had certain rules to follow. Vote for your favorite!

Awesome Polish film posters

A co-worker of mine who is half Polish sent me this link about movie posters that were commissioned by Poland during the communist era. It's a good read, and don't forget to check out the posters! Below are a few of my favs.

 

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