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The good news is that I ran into one of the people that I wanted to do an interview with, and he agreed. I had no way of getting in touch with him before, so it was a great coincidence to see him. His name is Bob Pettitt and he lives here in Atlanta and has worked as a Creative Director in the past, but is now working for Turner in their cartoon department. I don’t know very much about what he does exactly, so I am excited to find out.
He made an interesting comment to me about designers and how when they get introduced to motion graphics, they are often drawn into it. I guess it adds yet another dimension and brings even more life into the design.
I think that he is a great contact for me to get to know better and to help start the networking process. Just from the conversations that we’ve had already, I know that he has been able to help other people.

When looking at and thinking about the layout and design of our web sites and blogs, I am interested more and more in the incorporation of more organic elements that can balance out the sense of a cold sterile space. I like the idea of actual art being captured and brought in. I think it can be yet another way to customize and personalize the sites. It provides the visual interest, but also has a deeper meaning.
Joseph Arthur is a musician that I have been interested in for awhile and I think that his site does a very cool job of using his extremely emotive work to create the layout and the feel he is going for.

So, the inspiration turned into a collage of leaves. I’ve wrapped them around blocks and created different patterns with the leaves. One side will be a solid green leaf with a message and the other side will be a colorful display of leaves. I applied Mod Podge to them to help adhere them and to give it more durability.

I am really interested in the site for the Encyclopedia of Life. I think that it is going to be a really remarkable resource. And it is something that will only grow and get better with the participation of the users.

The Portfolio Center education is very different from other institutions and I think that is what sets it apart. I’m pretty sure that I have experienced every possible human emotion, and seen the same with my classmates, in the short five months that we’ve been there. I guess that I’m realizing that this is the foundation for our work and that we can tap into all of this enery. The great philosopher Mason Poe once said that, “you’re not always going to be comfortable with what you’re doing, but you work through it”-or something like that, but you get the idea.
So anyway, I was having one of those frustrating (What the hell am I doing?) days and I got distracted by these leaves and they totally inspired me! I’m convinced that this school breeds ADD, but that’s another story. So, the leaves reminded me of the personality test that we took in Anne’s class which reiterated the fact that I have a strong connection with nature. I think that was a really cool thing to have us do and a beneficial exercise that gave us insight into who we are and why we act the way we do. The leaves stopped me, they were a personal purple cow and I think they have given me inspiration and a new direction for my Jacob’s ladder.

I had to laugh when I opened my email and saw this! I think it’s great because I’m trying not to take myself, or the world, as seriously as I normally do!

http://www.emigre.com/
I enjoy the web site for Emigre Fonts. I think it has a nice structure and balance of positive and negative space. I really like the color palette and the way it is energizing and visually stimulating without being overwhelming. It’s clean and organized, but not boring.
I was looking at it and realized that earlier today I took a picture with a very similar color palette.

I went to see Grindhouse at the Starlight drive-in last night. We’ve talked a lot this quarter about “the experience”, well, the drive-in definitely offers that. I can’t believe that I’ve lived here as long as I have without going there. Anyway, it was a great night, not to crowded, and it was an entertaining and appropriate movie to fit the whole experience. I recommend checking it out for those who haven’t been.

I have talked with Josh McGill who is involved with Production at ECG Productions. I have not done a formal interview yet, but had the thought that he might even want to film it for his own use as well.

I like their bottle design, it has an empty picture frame view finder window which magnifies images on the back side of the bottle. I think it’s very cool.