Doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, YEAH

I've rediscovered my love for doodling patterns.  There are unlimited possibilities! Can somebody find me a career path that lets me get paid for doodling?  Thanks. That would be fantastic.

Day 3- Hello!

Here it is: Day 3 of hand-lettering!  Yes, I know I'm slacking.  Going into this quarter I was excited about having so much free time because I thought it would give me the time to be super productive.  Instead, it gave me a lot of time to sleep and watch Psych.  

Here's to hoping that I will get my act together this week.  Cheers!

Day 2 - Shoutout to my momma

 

Today's post is dedicated to two people I love a whole heck of a lot- my wonderful mother and good friend Angela.  I'm really glad you were both born- one slightly more than the other, but that's just because my own birth hinged on hers happening first.  My mom does so much for me I can't even begin to thank her, but I will try.  Thank you mom for everything you have done, are doing, and will do.  I love you so much.  And Angela, you're the bomb, and I'm so glad I get to be in ministry with you.  I hope you both have awesome birthdays.

Day 1 - Finally!

Almost three weeks after the project was announced, I am finally posting the first of the hand lettering series.  This is one of my favorite verses to keep with me throughout the day.  It reminds me that I can be joyful and thankful even when I'm not happy because joy is so much bigger and better than happiness.

I think the thing I am learning right now through doing this project is that I need to let go of my control.  I am a huge perfectionist and generally don't like showing my work until I feel it is "finished" (whatever that means).  Doing things by hand is forcing me to let go of some of that control.

You also may have noticed that I am beginning to do a redesign of the blog.  I'm want to inject it with some of my personality, but still keep it simple.  Let me know what you think!

This is (still) a Man's World (and none of my electronics are working)

Due to both faulty scanner and camera issues, I haven't been able to upload the beginnings of my hand-lettering project.  Boo.  I'm working hard to solve the problem, and hoping that I will be able to begin posting soon.  On an unrelated note, my Bamboo tablet also isn't working (what the heck is going on?!).

But fear not!  I haven't been doing nothing- is that a double negative?  Whatever, you get the idea.

For my infographics class, our first assignment of the quarter was to create an entry that fit the criteria of the Poster for Tomorrow competition, yet illustrated the issue using infographics.

This year's Poster for Tomorrow contest is all about demanding gender equality.  Visit their website for more information about the contest/topic: .http://www.posterfortomorrow.org/.   I chose to run with one specific statistic that I found startling.  Of the 500 largest corporations in the world, only 13 have female CEOs.  That's 2.6%.  Dang.

New Project!

I have wanted to get back to doodling and drawing, and with only seven hours of class a week this quarter (woohoo!),  I also have an inordinate amount of time on my hands right now.  So here is introducing my newest project...100 Days of Hand-Lettering.

My goal is to post a few each week until I have reached 100 posts.  Mostly, I wanted to do a project that required me to get away from my computer.  I love Helvetica as much as the next design nerd, but it is fun to explore the abilities of my own hands to create beautiful typography.

So here goes...

Thirsty?

Once again I had the privilege to work with a great commercial photographer, my friend Sarah Miller (holla!), for a collaboration project.  We worked with fruits and veggies to make flavored water for a story designed in the style of Woman's Day magazine.  I love the way the colors of the fruit look together, and Sarah's lighting looks beautiful and refreshing.  Without any further ado, here they are!