Seattle

This is my home.

Captured so well by Thatcher Kelley

Gold!

Today I had a meet & greet with Filter Creative. Got some super feedback on my portfolio and how to better structure my work. When it was all done, they offered me these awesome tokens that can be used on parking meters or the bus.


I'd never heard of these little gold nuggets until today, and it seems that my bus driver was in the same boat. When I asked him how many to use he responded he had no idea what they were and to just not pay. So now I have a collection. As does this guy, it seems.

They're like make believe money that actually works. I am totally into it.

Cleaning the internet

I've decided it's time to do a thorough cleaning of my web presence. I logged into an old coroflot account I forgot I had. Ooof, was it ever old. I found stuff I had done 5 years ago.

Back around that time I had a rat tail. I thought it was a really cool idea. Sad thing is some people still do.


I just finished watching Comic Book: The Movie on netflix. It took me a while to realize Mark Hamill is in it. It wasn't that good, but I watched it all anyway.

Arts, Farts & Crafts

Today I realized how low I am on art supplies. I played earlier at Ricochet Recital and wanted to have something to promote the band. I was actually performing solo — just one song on acoustic guitar. I think it was the closest I've ever come to doing something in the style of open mic.

Anyway. I made little cards to hand out. I used the back cover from my sketchbook, some markers I had lying around, and a magazine clipping.

Bad Design always Bad Design?

My last post left me wondering... If something is known for being bad design, can it be/should it be mimicked?

Lost cat/dog posters have always been ugly, but you know that when you see a centered photograph sandwiched between two HUGE sanserif headlines, it's because someone desperately wants their pet back. So, did I execute my Lost Website poster properly? No.

I got the gist of it but failed to take it a step further. Granted, I only spent 5 minutes on it and it was just a joke, but it reminded me of this awesome blog post from a while back. The first three posters are probably the most effective ever. I would totally stop and stare at it stapled on a telephone post if it were in my path. BUT I would have no clue what was being advertised to me.

Lost Website

I am looking to pick up some side work, freelance stuff, so of course it's time to update the resume, portfolio, website...Oh, wait. Where's my website?
Turns out my portfolio website, which I spent a lot of time customizing, is gone. It was through behance...their prosite feature. I took it down once I found work because it was money being spent on something I didn't need.

In any case, this is now a chance for me to play around with Adobe Muse. Sooo cool. It kind of drives like a cross between InDesign and Dreamweaver. I figure I'll use it much like I did Dreamweaver, but have a less clunky result.