Tweet Tweet Postcard Idea

So here is the postcard in progess. I decided to place the 300 words on the back side of the postcard. What is shown will be the front.

I'm really getting sick of looking at and reading social networking comments.

Thoughts and suggestions about the concept and design would be appreciated! Thanks!

So here is the magazine ad in progess. I still need to place in my 300 words and rearrange the last comment box. I also need to add dialogue to the top comment box. The comment will be something about why the kid quit playing soccer. I need to add the last few myspace icons at the bottom and determine what color choice I want my call to action to be.

Thoughts and suggestions about the concept and design would be appreciated! Thanks!

Project 3 Poster Idea

I changed my concept a little and the entire path I was headed on with this project. The concept is still social networking addiction and the effects on a person's life due to the addiction. I revised the campaign. The poster is a facebook page, the magazine ad will be a myspace page and the postercard will be a twitter page. The cause and/or effect is in the dialogue of the comments and status updates; i.e. poster shows the girl failed her exam because of too much time playing on facebook. The call to action is not to have people stop going to these sites, but to take a break for a day, and logout.

So here is the poster in progess. I still need to create the icons on the top portion and bottom portion. I am still playing around with color of the call to action text, though I am going to stick with the fonts.

I think I have covered everything that is required, but thoughts and suggestions about the concept and design would be appreciated! Thanks!

Show & Tell: Call to Action

One of the images I found while searching for a call to action piece was this poster for indymedia.org. It’s a call to action against borders, specifically the US and Mexican border. May 1, 2006 was the date of the protest where immigrants went on strike.
The image is very indy, underground, but drives the point of cutting the border or jumping the fence. I love the "iMigrate". It sits well with the iPod, iMac generation. Its straight to the point and the call to action is clear.

www.deletetheborder.org
www.indymedia.org
www.nohr4437.org

Show & Tell - Collection: Shot Glasses

Not to give anyone the wrong impression, I really don't drink that much. Most of my shot glasses are sitting in a box collecting dust. I keep a few out and sit them next to the small Grand Marnier bottle my grandfather gave me. I also have his Vincent Van Gogh vodka bottle and his Van Gogh gin bottle. Lover of art and alcohol, what else is there?

I have a total of 35 shot glasses, including the ones I showed in class. The awesome rooster glass was my great-grandmother's and she really did drink Southern Comfort out of it. How could anyone resist an Amish crossing shot glass? Genuine Original Williamsburg. Thank you Busch Garden's fake Germany for making shot glasses that look like your beer glasses.

Now to find the bottle of Pledge.

Hampton Mansion

I discovered Hampton Mansion when I attended the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Beautiful buildings and a rich history mark the historic site, which in my opinion is a photographer's dream. Last year was the first time I stepped inside the actual home. I usually spend my time on the grounds, snapping my Nikon away and exploring the family cemetery. My black and white photo of the Long House Granary was selected as a finalist (and published) for Photographer’s Forum: Best of College Photography Annual 2003.

The newly renovated mansion is opened to the public for free. Upcoming events such as Harvest Day and Hampton Hallows are free to the public as well.

I hope to post more photos of the Hampton grounds in upcoming blogs, but it would be more fun to explore them for yourself!

http://www.nps.gov/hamp/index.htm

Project 2 Revised - Layout

I was so happy today! I opened my email this evening and saw that the Department of Defense sent me two photos of the DEKA arm to use in my layout. Wow, who knew the government would response so fast? So besides having to reconstruct the whole thing anyway, this made it a lot easier to play around with the design. I feel now it is not so 'boxy' or is it 'boxie'? Must not be 'boxie' because the auto spell checker has a fiery red underline below it. Comments or suggestions appreciated.