33. take field trips

words cannot do this place justice, so i'll let the photos do the talking. just know it's even crazier in person.

please support globe and buy some of their legendary show posters. they would sure make good christmas presents (not that i'm considering doing that for anyone or anything...) and are worth way more than these modest guys would ever admit.

you can also check out this recent city paper feature for more about globe.

paper source

these posters are going up today to advertise a trip to annapolis next weekend for the book making wonder that is paper source. i took slivers from really sweet papers i've accumulated over the past few years (most of which i haven't used yet... but just having them makes me really happy.) i'm actually quite pleased with how the colors ended up working together. (it's not monochromatic + white! shock!) adding some strips of neon colored poster board made the overall effect sort of trippy. i think it's the dan deacon/jimmy joe roche effect that just seeps into the drinking water or something at mica.

there are only 25 seats on the bus (and it's 100% free!) so be ready to fight tooth and nail for a slot on the sign up sheet in front of the student activities office...

raw art sale 2009

working for student activities is a pretty good excuse to try new things out for advertising. (on someone else's dime.) this time around, the annual raw art sale became my excuse to make something with the laser cutter. it wasn't easy. and took many a trip to belle hardware. (the first time around the wood was too thick and started to catch on fire a little. if you ever attempt anything like this, go with 3 mm. just a note...) but once the wood was right, it was a beautiful thing to watch.

shameless plug: the last day for student work drop off is tomorrow. the sale itself will be sunday and monday from 10 to 4 in the bbox.

client

i think this one marks my first official client project. even though the client is a good friend of mine (deb, an osi fellow i'm working with on a project in pimlico called art blocks) it was definitely the first time i experienced such a drawn out back and forth of comments and changes. and do have to admit, it showed me just how important it is to get the input of someone else and collaborate. the film strip bridge (and capitalizing) was all her idea... and in the end we've made a poster that does more than what i could have come up with independently on my first shot.

ps. i haven't quite gotten over the client hump yet... the photo above isn't exactly how it looks in final form. (i didn't add the names of the films yet, and switched some greys back to white) but it's what i am proud to put in my portfolio.