graphs

still working on the graphs. I got rid of the inner/outer circles and just have one circle that goes to 1440 because the highest page that uses habit is 1391 (in vol 2 but assuming they're one continuous book). The sizes of the dots represent different things: the smallest is when it's used in a header/footer and not in the actual text, the medium dots are when it's just used in the text, and the larger dots are when there's two or more uses of habit on one page. I've started trying to go through the uses of habit in the book and trying to find out if any relate to one of my graphs five habits and then giving them the same colors or just grouping the uses into five categories and giving them their own colors but it's extremely time consuming so I think that I'll have to finish that during winter break.

Online Slide Guide

I'm working on translating my last book into a tumblr blog. Check it out!

Photography

As suggested at my evaluation I took a bunch of photos of my shoe piles. I think out of everything I've done this semester I like these photos the best. I still need to get some kind of better lighting and edit the ones that I have.

So I went to the print lab.. and 6 hours later.

I printed a bunch of patches, I used old cotton t-shirts and printed the patches in black ink and cut them out carefully into 1.5 in x 1.75 in. squares. They're the perfect size for beanies and strap back hats. My plan is to sell these hats and use that money to buy new ink, photo emulsion, and shirts!
Beanies are $14.
Strap back hats are $25.
Patches are $1 each. I applied them onto the beanies and strap backs with a very high quality iron-on glue. It works great and the patches stay on very well.

Also, here is where I left off while working on my official logo. I finished shading it in, scanned it in, brought it into photoshop and have been adjusting and moving some of the letterforms around on Illustrator after converting it to a vector:

readings / viewings, Whitney's presentation

So i will talk a bit about branding, but i've added a couple things about Christien Meindertsma's work. She's been able to do what i've been trying to do on a much larger scale and is much better at talking about it! you don't have to read/watch it all but it's good stuff if you do.

branding —
Adrian Shaughnessy. Why designers should give branding back its soul
creativeblog, October 29, 2013

Christien Meindertsma —
Christien Meindertsma: Act Local
dwell. interview. August 2, 2012

Design for a Living World - Christien Meindertsma
YouTube, uploaded June 5, 2009

Christien Meindertsma: How pig parts make the world turn
TED Talk (YouTube), September 20, 2010

Hashtag Reading

The Beginners Guide to Hashtags.

"#Hashtag" with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake