Cover Story

cover story spread for Stumped Magazine.

magazine cover

a few options for the cover of Stumped magazine...unsure as of which one i will use..
i think I like the top one better..

Final 15sec

Precomp...

A quick precomp of my 15sec "location"...

a few more pictures...

Here are a few more pictures of my wine bottle..
photos courtesy of edgar lituma...

Font Hunt

Here are a few pictures for the font hunt assignment...I think I will end up doing a flash presentation that categorize each one.

this is a possible cover for my book

label options...

two label options that Im working on...

A Final Look at -Toasted Head-

well Im pretty much done with the package...Im still testing the different types of paper for the label..

Barrel making 101

Woke up this morning went to lowes and thank god they got a 3/4in. metal strip that i was looking for.

making the final barrel display box..

well enough playing around with the prototype...Its time to get the ax . chop some wood. and start making the barrel.

more prototypes

Here are some more pictures of my progress...

"location" 15sec video teaser.

book design...

almost finish with my book..
still need to design the cover..

normal and wood stain applied.

Trying different techniques to get a old wood look to it..
I still need to find a metal strip for the top and bottom of the barrel.

i came up with this barrel shape for the package.. this of course is just the prototype and is not completely finish... but the finish barrel package I think will fit the old authentic look that i am going for....also i will be using paper label and no transfer...

a little update on the progress..

well...once again..I somehow manage to fall a little behind on this project.... but I have came up with an idea recently based on the information i got from researching the company "toasted Head"..so...scratch the rooster idea..and back to the drawing board..the current design is base around the process that "toasted head" described about toasting the barrel...

possible shape of wine bottle

toasting?

Toasting, or bousinage, is a traditional method coopers use to alter and influence the impact of wood barrel aging on the quality of the wine. The toasting of the staves and heads is carried out after the barrel is shaped.

The heating process, which takes from 45 minutes for light toasting to 55 minutes for medium to medium plus toasting, modifies the chemical composition of the wood. "Woody" aromas are subdued by the toasting; smoky, spicy, sweet, burnt, and vanilla aromas are developed by an increase in volatile phenols and formaldehyde derivatives in the heated wood. The degree of toasting, type of oak, and characteristics of the wood grain all influence the quality of wine aged in a toasted oak barrel.

For Toasted Head Wines, the barrel staves and heads are given a medium to medium plus toasting. We use a variety of barrels from the finest coopers here and in France, including barrels made from "bois de centre" oak, and oak from the Allier region of Central France, near Sancerre. These tight-grained woods impart a delicate flavor without masking the essential vineyard characteristics of the wine. The result is wine that has a balance of oak and grape aromas.

*info from http://www.toastedhead.com

wine?

well these are a few that i have in mind right now for the wine redesign project..still looking for some more..

.44 magnum

This is an idea that i have for a flash timeline project for the multimedia class.

A2Z Headline News template

This is the news report template i created for the presentation project..

Labels

I really like the look of this.. not necessary the design but the paper...i thought that it has a really old and authentic look to it.

calendar concept update....

After looking at some examples in class, I finally figured out what im going to do as far as packaging this calendar. Each month will sort of resemble a ticket stub with a coupon at the bottom. on the back of each will be more detail descriptions of the roller coaster and an example of the coaster with all the specs...and rating... information on typeface used.. and designer...etc..
the size of the whole thing right now is about 8in x 3.5in.
monday is around the corner...hopefully i can finish in time.

calendar display options excercise

breaking away from traditional presentation of days on a calendar.

more calendar comp.

consider that im a little behind on this project...Im really happy with some of my designs so far..

work in progress...

work in progress...

typographic calendar

well none of my previous ideas for this calendar project seems to go anywhere..so i decided to start fresh with a newer idea. 13 types of roller coaster..i will incorporate drawing in the design later.

2nd article...

http://suw.org.uk/freelance-journalism/who-owns-your-portfolio/

Stumped? again

Revised version of my previous logo

Green Tea! Green Tea!

I like green tea.
I design green tea package.
I make flash about green tea.
NO. actually this is my package design from sophomore year, which i will do the flash on for the multimedia class.

can you read this?

Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.

Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,

It deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!


found this online...very interesting how our complex mind work.

works in other classes

2nd css zen garden website layout.

stumped magazine logo...still working on making changes to it.

9/11 logo

chuck close

Chuck close is one of my favorite artist. This piece was the first one i did using his style. This is done using a diagonal grid and I paint each square at a time. the process is long and tedious but the finish painting really worth the time put in. Along with this bond painting, I also have done a self portrait and a picture of schwarzenegger in this same style.

In class typograhy workshop.

Please Scoop Your Poop!

Even though we already have a ton of projects to work on, I figure i would go ahead and spend a few hours to relax and start taking picture for the font hunt project. So I went walking down midtown taking pictures. There are so many different font faces out there. I also came across some humorous designs in the process. It makes me laugh. graphic designer do have a sense of humor..and i like funny catchy phrases.

"Crikey" no more.

I thought it was a joke when i saw the headline "Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter Dead" on shortnews.com this morning. I said to myself no way!..."THE" Steve Irwin...is Dead? I couldnt believe it.. i love his show. Its a shame that out of all the dangerous stunts that he did, ..and what killed him was a stingray. he has a tremendous passion in what he do, and i think that is one quality that everyone will miss about Steve Irwin.
I believe everyone should have the same enthusiasm and passion in whatever that they do. cause without passion there is no driving force to keep you going. Im glad that i found something that i like to do.. and that is art and design.