I am approached by clients on a daily basis for graphic design work. Many are professional, but some are not. Below is a start to a new collection of things clients say, which are frustrating, yet slightly humorous.

1. CLIENT: “This project should be pretty easy if you know what your are doing.”
2. CLIENT: “I need a full scale CMS website. The specifications are attached for all of the pages.  We can afford $100. There’s not much of a budget but it could be a great portfolio piece.”
3. CLIENT: “Why isn’t the site #1 on Google yet?” more…

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Recently, in my writing composition class, I was asked to write a paper using a prompt which questions my field of study. The results were quite interesting after I thought about the question and did some research.

The prompt:

“What is the most important development that has occurred in your field of studies during the last ten years?  Explain this development and how it has impacted your field.”

In the past twenty years, our world has changed greatly with the increased reliance on computers. The invention of the microchip has advanced our technology so much that we can now access many services without leaving the comfort of our homes. As a graphic designer I can also see that my industry is no exception to this revolution. Suddenly, untrained individuals have access to inexpensive tools that can be used for a variety of publications. Professional software owners are making their own fliers to promote small businesses. The invention of the internet has created a new medium demand for online web design, and the multimedia industries have also turned to more advanced design elements. more…

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Andy Warhol used non-representational color and representational form to convey different sensations. Apply the same idea to the portrait of Marilyn Monroe below, using the controls to adjust the colors. How does the color affect the mood? (source: http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html)

Contemporary art is often misconcieved as lackluster or lazy art. Many artists like Pablo Picasso started movements in the Contemporary era. They should not be noted as poor artists. They often excelled in fine art, however, they are highly experimental. They would sometimes study one particular mastery while neglecting to introduce the full spectrum of design. more…

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I was digging around on Twitter and found a link to this video about the Social Media Revolution. I’m not sure how accurate the statistics are but they seem reasonable to me.

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This mixtape has been out for quite a while now but I’m posting it anyway. It seems there are not many places to download this entire mixtape on the web. Last time I checked the link was even broken Kid Cudi’s official website – www.kidcudi.com. (hrmm…) I still bang tracks off this cd almost every single day. Right now my download is missing the 50 second intro but I’ll look into adding that when I find it.

a kid named cudi mixtape

You can download the album here from limelinx.com

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Not many people know but I’m also interested in audio engineering and production.  Much of my work is contracted through freelancing auctions and I took a stab at this one that caught my eye in the listings.

The company is Hardwork Multimedia which does different types of software engineering for applications and/or game development. The idea was to create a sound that would be unique and easy to remember. Much like EA Games for you all of you gamers out there. I’m sure just about everyone has heard their intro. “EA Games…challenge everything..”

My friend Kyrie was kind enough to come over and do the vocals. She did a fantastic job following my directions as well as putting her own little fling to it. We had planned on finishing this up in a day or two but the client approved our first few takes. Not a bad job considering it took under 20 minutes.

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