I Know My ABC's

So back in high school I took a bunch of photo classes. Our teacher didn't really teach us anything. He was more into catering to the every whim of all the popular, blonde girls who wanted life-size pictures of themselves. We had one assignment where we were supposed to take pictures of things that looked like the letters of the alphabet. So here are my pictures. 

 

 I realize some of these are pushing it, but I did my best. I definitely think if I did this project again it would be way better. 

Anyways, enjoy.

Murray Fredericks is a Photo Genius

I recently subscribed to National Geographic because I think it is amazing. The articles are always fascinating and the pictures are the best I have ever seen. I was going through the September 2011 issue and there is a photo journal done by Murray Fredericks that is absolutely amazing. For his website, click HERE.

He camped out at Lake Eyre in Australia to take these pictures. It is basically like the Great Salt Lake. Here are some of the pictures.

For a video version of the whole series, click HERE.

I am in awe of his photos, especially the ones on his website. 

Check him out. You won't regret it.

A Trip to Saudi Arabia and India

So before you get all excited for me, I have not and will not be going to Saudi Arabia or India any time soon. The title of this post simply describes my latest art project. 

I'm in an Illustration class and our first assignment was to take a nursery rhyme and give it our own twist. After brainstorming a ton of different ideas, I eventually settled on Jack Be Nimble as an Aladdin-type character. 

The colors are weird cause of the lighting and everything looks smaller but you get the idea.

We had to only use black and white shapes, not lines, so it was kinda difficult figuring out how to get everything across.

I made it with India ink and bristol paper. Voila. Enjoy.

The Awesomeness of Things I Have Stumbled Across

Recently I have stumbled across some pretty cool things. 

Awesome thing number one:

Imagine Dragons

I found them when my friend invited me to the rooftop concert in Provo. I couldn't go cause I didn't feel well, but I looked them up online and they are AMAZING. I love them. I downloaded their more recent CD. It only has eight tracks but is still awesome. Check them out here. 

Awesome thing number two:

This watch

It is an iPod Nano that clips onto a watch band. I think this one deserves a FREAKING AWESOME!

And thirdly awesome is:

Iveta Abolina

Click on her name to check her out.

She is an amazing artist and I'm probably going to get her artwork as my new laptop skin. This one to be specific. 

But there are so many other cool ones I can't decide. But I really like that one. This is the kind of stuff I want to make when I am actually a graphic designer. 

Anyways, have fun looking at all this awesome stuff. More to come later. 

The Longest Day of All the Long Days

Oh. My. Lanta. If today is a glimpse of what this semester is going to be like, then I really wanna just drop out and go travel or something. I never thought today would end.

First, I woke up super early, but not as early as I was trying to make myself wake up cause my phone alarm wasn't working. Stupid smart phones. They seem to have more problems than the brick phones. 

Rushed to class. Online stats. Yeah you noticed the online part huh. So you may be thinking, why did you have to go to an online class? Well it was the first day and they had to show us how to use the stupid websites. They scheduled it for 8 am. I think people who signed up for an online class don't really wanna be up at 8 am. Hence, the online part. 

Then I went to the bookstore to find the one last book they didn't have when I went before. Couldn't find it again. Asked someone who worked there, AGAIN, and they just said they didn't have it without bothering to even check. 

Rushed to work. Same ole same ole there I guess. Less football drama though which is a plus. Then I went to American Culture, the class with the Rules of the Decorum. The class has 10 PEOPLE. Wow. And it turns out the teacher is more weird and OCD than stuck up. It was a super weird experience. I'd write more about that but I'm exhausted. 

Went back to the bookstore to try and find that book again, couldn't find it. AGAIN. Asked the info desk girl and she helped me find it. It was in the wrong place. Stupid. 

Went to the bank and had to wait in line for like a half hour. Went to "quickly" grab food on the way home and ended up being in the Sonic drive thru for like 15 min. They are always ridiculously slow. 

Got home, thank goodness my textbooks from Amazon came in the mail. Opened the box, took the book out and started on the 2 chapters I was supposed to read by tomorrow. Got done reading the first chapter about an hour ago. Couldn't take it anymore. 

Did all the Stats registering I was supposed to do on the websites and then had to read pointless jokes/stories about stats and watch a video with a robotic voice trying to teach me. This class is going to be what I imagine Hell is like. 

I still have another chapter of History of Graphic Design to read but I can barely keep my eyes open, let alone read and retain information. 

I'm seriously concerned about what I've gotten myself into. 

Also, I bought the new BYU football shirt today. I think it's hysterical. If you don't get why, that's probably a good thing. 

Art is Always the Answer

Art is the answer for me anyway. Definitely helps me cope with things. Since I was freaking out yesterday about school I decided to make something for my sister, Britt.

Voila!

It's for my cute little nephew. Britt showed me this thing on Pinterest that she liked:

So that's where it was inspired from. It was fun and I think it turned out cute. In case you couldn't tell it's just cardboard 3D letters that I painted. 

Anysways, I don't have much to say tonight so peace out :)

P.S. In case you don't know what Pinterest is, check it out. It is awesome and has tons of great ideas. 

You Know It's Time for Some Fun When Someone Hands You a "Decorum Guide"

So I'm in the middle of an anxiety attack right now. I used to get them really bad my freshman year at BYU and they have decided to grace me with their presence once again.

I went and bought textbooks since school starts on Monday. I was totally fine during that part. Then I checked my email and saw emails from a couple of my professors. Yay for syllabuses....syllabi......syllabre??? Whatever it is. I hate them. 

I forgot how freakin hard BYU is! Just reading over the syllabi or whatever I got is pushing me into full panic mode. I really need to calm down. I can do this. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. 

Look at this "Rules of Decorum" thing my American Culture professor sent me:

During gatherings of our learning community, please adhere to these rules of decorum:

Come prepared: complete the reading and writing assignments in advance. — If you are unprepared, then you may not attend the gathering.

      Come on time: punctual is polite, late is lame.

      If you are late, then you may not attend the gathering. o If you insist on violating this rule, you cannot earn credit for your attendance that day.

      Turn off your cell phone before the gathering begins.

      Be still and quiet during the meditative moment that opens our gathering. 

Refrain from making more than your fair share of comments.

          “Let not all be spokesmen at once; but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all, and that every [person] may have an equal privilege” (D&C 88:122).

     Stick to the subject at hand.

     Read or talk loudly and slowly enough so others can hear and follow.

     Refrain from speaking or whispering when someone else is talking.

     Refrain from engaging in extraneous activities during the gathering: reading irrelevant material, surfing the Internet, texting, and so forth.

     Address members of our learning community by name—learn the names of members of our learning community.

     Express appreciation for the contributions of colleagues.

     Disagree without being disagreeable.

I think there is nothing LESS American than that. That Decorum crap takes away a bunch of freedoms, and I am very anti-communism thank you very much. It did make me laugh though cause of how ridiculous it is. 

My Illustration syllabus freaked me out cause I'm really not good at drawing. That's why I want to do Graphic Design, cause it's on the computer. Hopefully it won't be too bad.....I'm really nervous though. 

I haven't even seen the syllabi...syllabre haha for my other two classes so I'm freaking out. Gotta calm down. Wish me luck.