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Menu

This is my menu - it's for a sushi place on Dale Mabry.

Best one yet!

I had some time to add some more to the poster...I really like it!

Max Take Two

I re-did my Max Poster. It could still be a little more punk but I am happy with it for now.

Calligram Take 2

Ok here is the new Sally!

In Design Tutorials

http://desktoppub.about.com/od/adobeindesignbasics/Adobe_InDesign_Basics.htm

I found a great site that has steps on how to begin with In Design. This is another program I really haven't worked with so this has 5 steps on getting started with the basics.


http://desktoppub.about.com/od/indesigntutorials/ss/id_workarea.htm

This one describes the work area. It shows pictures and talks about all the menu options, palettes, and window functions.

http://desktoppub.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=desktoppub&cdn=compute&tm=4&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//indesignsecrets.com/

This last one was titled "In Design Secrets" so how could you not click on it? I think knowing little tricks and secrets is good and if you don't have to find them on your own its even better!

Mini and Max

These are my mini and max posters...I'm still working on them but I at least wanted to upload something. I definitely like the max poster (the punk one) but I'm trying to add different elements all over.

Business Cards

Here are my 5 business cards! I wanted something basic and simple that wouldn't be too much for a small card. I really like how they turned out! Really happy about them. =)

Illustrator Tutorials

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=351

I found the "What are vector shapes" movie the most helpful. I watched it several times because I have never used Illustrator before and really didn't know where to start with it. After watching the movie on vector shapes it all clicked for me on why I would use Illustrator and how I could make things with it.

I really liked how the movies showed you what to do instead of just telling you. Reading something and seeing something is definately different for me and I would rather see what to do and explore then read something and try to figure it out. So I really liked that things were spelled out for me and I wasn't just playing around clicking on things I had no idea about.

Here are some others I liked...

http://www.vectorials.com/tutorials/How-to-make-Funky-Illustrative-

http://www.vectorials.com/tutorials/Distressed-Effects-61302.html

Calligram

My Calligram is an outline of Sally Brown from Charlie Brown. I am going to be in the musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" in September so I thought I'd take the lyrics of my solo song and apply them to the outline of Sally herself. It's going to be a great show!

MY NEW PHILOSOPHY:

SALLY"Why are you telling me?" I like it!That's a good philosophy: "Why are you telling me?"Why are you telling me?""Why are you telling me?"My new philosophyThe teacher gave a "D" on last week's homeworkShe said, "Miss Sally Brown,Your grades are going down."I could have told her-

SCHROEDERYou new philosophy?

SALLYMy new philosophy!(as teacher)Miss B?(as herself)I'm sheLook see.A "D?"A "D."Well, why are telling me?And that's my new philosophy!

SCHROEDERThat's your new philosophy?

SALLYWhy are you telling me?My new philosophy!

SCHROEDERThat's great, Sally, but I've gotta go practive Chopin'sNocturne in B-Flat minor.

SALLYNo!! I like it! "No!" That's a good philosophy."No!" "No!" "No!"

SCHROEDERThat's you new philosophy, huh?

SALLYYes. I mean-- "No!"Just like a bust beeEach new philosophyCan fly from tree to tree and keep me movingWhen life's a dizzy mazeOn alternating daysI choose a different phrase-

SCHROEDERYour new philosophy?

SALLYMy new philosophy!

SCHROEDERSally!Some philosophies are simple:"Man does not eat by bread alone."Some philosophies are clear:

SALLY"Leave your message at the sound of the tone."

BOTH Some philosophies pick and chooseDeciding what goes in it.

SCHROEDERSome take a lifetime,

SALLYMine take a minute.

SCHROEDERBut, Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't bevery lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two yearsto complete his brilliant Ninth SYmphony.SALLY"No!"

SCHROEDERI can't stand it!

SALLY"I can't stand it!" I like it!It's like a gurantee.My new philosophy.And things are sure to be a whole ot brighter"Oh, yeah? That's what you think!""Why are you telling me?""No!""I can't stand it!"Now life is free and easy,Much more philosophy-zy,With my brand new-You know, someone had said that we should live every day as if it were the last day of our life.

LUCY(passing by and overhearing)Aaugh! This is the last day!! This is it!! I only have twenty-four hours left!! Help me! Help me! This is the lastday!! Aaugh!

SALLYClearly, some philosophies aren't for all people.And that's my new philosophy!

Two Posters - take two...

I decided to do the "I don't kiss and tell" and the "Don't drink and drive" posters because the title went with the first picture. As for the other - I think everyone would agree on it. It's fun to go out and have a good time but to go overboard is never good.

Two Posters

These are my two posters! They look a lot better outside of the blog so when they are printed they will look amazing, but for some reason they look bluish and distorted - and not in a good way.

Anyway illustrator is not that bad. I have never used it before and I don't think it's too bad, but I think I like photoshop better. I am really excited to be using different programs though. I don't think I would have used illustrator if I wasn't shown how to use it. It's always good to use new things.

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Two Postcards

My boyfriend Mike and I at Disney!




And at a Phillies Spring Training Game!

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Tutorials

http://www.webmonkey.com/tutorial/Web_Graphics_for_Beginners

I loved the tutorial about graphics for beginners. I have done some work on photoshop but am not a whiz at it by any means. When I have a project to do using it I always take a long time and analyze everything I am doing. I did successfully do an advertisement last semester but that is about it. So looking over this tutorial helped me explore and go into cropping and colors. I think it's great that they should the humorous side of the tutorial - making a web page for the cat, but it was very helpful.

Here are some others...

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/beads-with-sweat-effect.html

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/selecting-frizzy-hair.html

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These are all my photoshop pictures! Scary huh??

Well I had a blast doing this last assignment - I loved going into photoshop and putting those pictures in there and having a great time with it!

Yesterday was my boyfirend's birthday! He turned 31! Haha, I always tease him that he's getting old. We went to Carabba's and had an awesome time. With both of us working and my summer classes we have to plan time together, so I was really happy we had the chance.