a) more snow storms for nyc - besides not being able to ride my bike so well, enjoying myself much more this time around - thanks to warm boots and cute knitted hats! (two things i hate wearing!)
b) letterpress owned my life this week. i'm more than happy to sort type for hours - but ask me to "design" something and print it and i might just die. i don't know anything about typography, or lines, or negative space, or life...
these are some proofs that i pulled today... trying to find mistakes, problem solve, and also figure out what the hell i am doing. it all sort of makes me feel like a big turd, but maybe by the time the snow melts i will have my head all wrapped around it. and who knows, maybe when i go back to school i'll take a graphic design course - might be fun/helpful?!
c) tonight i ate more ramen. from minca. hold the bean sprouts = eating the whole bowl = happiness. whole bowl of noodles + pint of beer = dead and exploding insides. going to manhattan bums me out... let's just stay in brooklyn, k?
d) had the cafe au lait donut today from dough. going to eat another one tomorrow. cow :)
e) for the first time in my life i feel like i'm in some bad 20-something rom-com. it's interesting enough, but all i really want to do is ride bikes, drink a beer, sing along real loud, and go on a date to spot dessert bar. is that too much to ask? (no douchbags or lame shoes, please)
f) ten songs for the end of january 2011:
charles manson - look at your game, girl
the thermals - brace and break
port o'brien - tree bones
the national - racing like a pro
coco rosie - candy land
pretty girls make graves - this is our emergency
neutral milk hotel - two-headed boy
saves the day - jodie
cursive - some red handed slight of hand
at the drive in - pattern against user
g) ice cream pt 5: rootbeer!
I feel like 90% of layout is just trial and error. The longer you do it you start to pick up some tricks and shortcuts but it's not anything that anyone is born with. Just go buy one of those typography books and read it whenever you're bored, you'll be a pro in no-time!
ReplyDeletee) makes me sad because I fall under the "lame shoes" clause :(
last night i kept having to get out of bed and jot "sketch" (doodle?) an idea for the postcard thing.... hopefully i can rush in and try one out real quick on wednesday - i'm way more excited about the new ideas!
ReplyDeletee) haha are you talking about those mitten shoes? haha yeah, i just can't get behind those! but don't worry, we're just friends, so that means you get to wear whatever kind of lame shoes you want!!!!! <3
Sooooooo jealous you have access to a letter press! They make such beautiful things.
ReplyDeletehey lady!
ReplyDeletea. I just discovered your blog and thought we could be bloggin babe buds...too many b's? ^__^
b. this is our emergency was a song that i used to listen to alll of the time.
c.I'd definitely rather trade in my winter hat and boots for a tank top and some sunshine.
never too many b's! boooyah bitchin' bloggin babe buds!
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