Being a graphic designer can be a pretty pricey thing. We like to have powerful computers and expensive enterprise software. I’m looking at you Adobe Create Suite …. There are alternatives that aim to meet the needs of our profession and products. Graphic design is an art and software is just a [...]

I’ve been reading Real World InDesign CS2 trying to expand my knowledge of Adobe’s Creative Suiite. InDesign is pretty powerful in it’s ability to handle layouts design. This book shows how to use the programs robust features to their fullest potential and tackle design problems you may encounter in the real world, as [...]

So I had a long Monday. The 10am to 8pm schedule is rough! It’s only a day a week at least. I got into my first class so late. Shoot, the parking is so bad. I parked pretty far off. I wasn’t clear on the other side of campus like [...]

I went to Photography class for the first time today! It’s only the second day of the class since it’s Mondays only. I missed it the first day because I didn’t want to be taking the bus. I would have been leaving that late and then not make it home in time [...]

I didn’t even get an honorable mention in the Juried Student Art show. Art being as subjective as it is, I can’t really complain. The winners and mentions for the most part weren’t the most technically well done and weren’t rendered with the utmost skill or realism, but were conceptually interesting or had [...]

I colored last nights drawing! Rather than inking, I traced the lines to black in photoshop.

As you can see, I brought home my first painting. There are imperfections in the scan due to having to scan in sections and then piece it together in photoshop. We started out next painting today which will be full color instead of this black and white. I was one of only [...]

This site is floundering a bit lately. I’m going to put more time into it and see what I can do. Please don’t forget that I exchange links with anyone willing to support me (with a link here)! Feel free to post your site URL in the forum or in a reply [...]