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Friday, December 30, 2011

Not Everyone Is a Jerk

It's times like these that I have to remind myself that not everyone is a jerk. Today it just feels like everyone I care about is getting screwed over in some way or another by other people in my life. It makes me so angry. All I want to do is make things right, and help the people I care about be happy again. But certain jerks keep making that pretty difficult. If people stopped being so selfish and started caring more for other people, the world would be a better place. 

I know it might sound kinda dumb to say WWJD (aka What Would Jesus Do), but I actually think that to myself sometimes. Jesus would never be an inconsiderate jerk, so neither should we.



All I gotta say is these jerks better stop hurting the people I care about or I might flip out on them.

So here's a goal I'm gonna put out to anyone who might be reading this: Instead of focusing so much on what you want and how you feel, stop for two seconds and try to put you in another person's shoes and focus on how they are feeling as well. It just might change the way you act, in a good way. I think everyone could be a little bit happier that way.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Scriptures are More Interesting When They are Artsy

This is sweet.




It is the Pocket Canons series, with book jackets designed by Angus Hyland. Basically it is each book of the bible separated into its own book. 

I would like to get it someday :)

Monday, December 12, 2011

Something To Look Forward To

I can already tell that 2012 will be a good year. For movies at least lol. There are some awesome movies coming out next year and I can't wait.

The Avengers
May 4, 2012


What's better than Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, and Thor all rolled into one? Nothing. 

The Hunger Games
March 23, 2012


If you've read the book, then you know it should be an awesome movie.

The Dark Knight Rises
July 20, 2012


Dun nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh BATMAN!!!

Snow White and The Huntsman
June 1, 2012


Hopefully Kristin Stewart doesn't ruin it.

And The Great Gatsby, which doesn't have a trailer yet but is being released in December of 2012 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio. There are other movies coming out that have the potential to be good, like Taken 2, Step Up 4, and The Bourne Legacy, but they could go either way.

Anyways, I'm supposed to be studying for finals so enjoy :)

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Getting Out of the Bubble

Traveling is something I have always dreamed about. I watch the Amazing Race and I always think, "Man, I wish I could go somewhere awesome like that someday." Well I finally decided to do something about it. There is a month and a half long Art and Design study abroad in Europe through BYU this summer and I have decided to apply. The majority of it is in London:


But there are also stops in Basel, Switzerland:


Mainz, Germany


Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Edinburgh, Scotland


And Paris, France


Doesn't that seem amazing? The program includes visits to tons of museums and I would get to see all the art I have been learning about in my art history classes IN PERSON instead of in a textbook. 

This seems like the most amazing opportunity ever and I really hope I get in. I have started the application and now all I have to do is write a letter of intent.....guess we'll see how that goes lol. 

The only thing is this costs tons and tons of money. I have put so much effort into being careful with my money and not wasting it. I don't have any student loans and the only debt I have is my car loan which I always make payments on way in advance. I think if I don't try and do this I will regret it. The money will be worth it....if I can come up with $5,600, plus a passport, airfare and cost of food and personal expenses while abroad....

Luckily, my half tuition benefit will be applied to part of it, plus any financial aid I may be lucky enough to get. I have some money saved...and hopefully I can earn enough by the deadline. If anyone wants to donate to the cause I won't turn them down lol. 

I think that at this point in my life, this is the perfect time for me to do something like this. I don't have any responsibilities holding me back right now and I think this kind of experience is just what I need to get out of the rut I've been in for so long. I'm really nervous but also excited at the same time, if I get to go. 

Wish me luck :)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

When Chocolate Calls Your Name

Have you ever had a craving for something that you can't stop thinking about until you get it? I have been thinking about chocolate ALL DAY. I found one of those frozen Marie Callender's chocolate creme pies in our freezer and was so excited. 



Then I saw these directions:


Who wants to wait overnight for what they've been craving all day?? Or even 4-5 hours?? That's torture. So I decided to speed the process along a little bit and came up with this:


Pathetic, I know. I happened to look at the directions again and saw this:


About 40 minutes to go! The individual slice is just sitting here in front of me, mocking me. Once the time is up I'll devour it and get my revenge. I guess it's true when they say revenge is sweet. Haha lame joke.

Anyways, check out my awesome nails:
They are called Jamberry Nails. It is a Utah company that basically makes skins (like for your ipod or laptop) for your nails. They are like vinyl stickers for your nails. They are pretty sweet. It lasts way longer than nail polish, doesn't chip, and comes in cool designs. I got a few different ones but this one is my favorite.

Anyways, you should check them out cause they are awesome, and they have a buy 3 get 1 free special going on right now. 

Enjoy :)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Do the Dew: Retro Style

For my final Illustration project, we got to choose from making a travel poster, a menu for a restaurant (or something with a restaurant, I didn't really pay attention to that part), or redesign a label for a product. I decided to redesign the Mountain Dew label since I probably help fund their company with how much I spend on it. So here is my final design. 



I started out wanting the label to have a graffiti feel, but then I was inspired by Mountain Dew's new Throwback Mountain Dew commercial which helped me get to the final project. 

Here is that commercial:


I hand drew all the line work and the words, and then I added all the color digitally on photoshop and also photoshopped in the nutrition information. 

Anyway, I had a lot of fun working on this assignment and think it's my best work yet for this class. 

Enjoy :)

Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Most Idiotic Assignment in the History of the World

When I signed up for my History of Graphic Design class, I thought all the homework would be history and graphic design related. I was wrong. Apparently, to my teacher, monkey vests fall under the category of history of graphic design. He came up with the bright idea to force us to make a freakin vest for a monkey like in this picture. 


 Yeah. Retarded.

So here is what I spent literally ALL DAY today making. 



Yes, I made it all by myself. Yes, I sewed it completely by hand. And yes, it is supremely awesome given what it is. I've never sewn anything before so I think I did pretty decent for my first try.

I designed a freaking sweet cubist version of the superman logo a while ago for an idea I had for a drawing but I never ended up using it. I was going to sew it on the back of this but after spending all day on it, I didn't want to waste anymore time on the lamest assignment ever given. 

After he gives it back, (IF he gives it back. He might keep it for a creepy doll collection he possibly has in his basement and tricked us all into making clothes for it.) I am going to give it to my little sister to put on her stuffed monkey. So if he does give it back, I might sew on the logo cause it is quite awesome.

Anyways, enjoy. But don't go thinking I am going to start making clothes for pets or anything and ask me to make a sweater for your dog. This was a one time thing, and once was more than enough.