Visual Language: Chosen Object

vintage woman's hat circa 1950's (still searching for an exact date/manufacturer)

My target audience would be vintage enthusiasts, more precisely those interested in apparel and accessories. Hats have always been an important piece of clothing history. Women in particular have made it an iconic part of fashion. Perhaps it would evoke memories of the first vintage store my audience had visited or the first time they saw a lady wearing a beautiful old hat. Hats have also been instrumental in the identity or association of title or employment ('man of many hats') and social status. I think that there can be a lot of interesting information uncovered about hats and their cultural connotations.

1st project of the semester: Narrative in Sound and Motion

Something I enjoy doing that others I know do: make spaghetti
Two actions related to this: grocery shopping and boiling the noodles

Let's face it, making spaghetti is an action ubiquitous to those practicing economical living (aka I'm broke and do it all the time). It's such an ordinary action that no one really thinks about the tiny little nuances to the practice of making it. I mean there's list making, shopping, water boiling, sauce heating (or making from scratch), plating it, and finally the delicious (and sometimes messy) part where you finally get to eat your creation.

Last semester I explored breaking down something like the 'american dream' into basic costs and availability, so why not try breaking down spaghetti.

Wow...

So time flies when you're having fun, I suppose.

I can't believe I only have 3 more weeks of my 9 week internship at Payless Shoesources Corporate HQ. Design related and I figure I can blow off some steam...

You know summer camp? Yeah, my internship is a lot like design summer camp.

While I assume Corporate in-house design is quite different from Individual design firm life, I feel like I'm getting a pretty good view into my future (whatever that entails) in the design world. There's a lot of approval time and a little bit of creative time. Lots of suggestions and requirements. I'm challenged on a daily basis and I couldn't be happier.

I know it may not always be as fun and rewarding as this internship has been for me, but I think if I can get/keep my act together, then I'll be just fine in the design world.

End.

Infographic revisited

I took a lot of what was said in critique and from Jaime about my legibility issues as well as readability issues and ran with them. The end.

PLACARDS!!!! AGAIN!!!!!!

Different cropping of the Wal-mart bag set. No typography yet.

PLACARDS!!!!

PLACARDS!!!!

hand generated from monday and scanned in.