my brand book

too many hours to count, 188 euros ($265) and 52 pages later, it's done! (actually, they are done - i got two copies).
for my design influences class here in hamburg, i had to do a very long and detailed yet still pretty fun project...

i had to pick two traits about myself >>> create a brand and logo based on those traits >>> create an ad campaign for the brand >>> create a book with pretty much all my work from the quarter, documenting the evolution of my brand >>> pay lots of money to get it professionally printed and bound.

my traits were random & dynamic. the only thing i could think of that was both random and dynamic is the weather. weather comes from the sky. thus, skynamic was born.

basically i tried to experiment with lots of different elements, techniques and mediums including: photography, typography, hand drawings, gradients, colors, layouts, patterns, etc.



i created and designed everything from scratch and took all the photography, except of course for the pics i am in; props to hayo and ming-mei for the help :)

one year later...

happy [belated] anniversary to the sister and eventual brother-in-law.
if i find any cool euro-pez dispensers, i'll bring one back for ya, jason.

official pez site. i actually like the fall design in the background. ^-^

LOVE these mini pez dispensers from japan!




and some cool retro pez ads from retro planet



wow, i should really quit procrastinating now...

it's cantastic!

usually i just delete all the [usually tacky/cliche/meaningless] forwards that wander into my inbox. but, the last one my mom sent me was pretty cool.
the following pieces were 'canstructed' at the 13th annual NYC design and build competition in new york. architects and designers compete to create colorful structures which are donated to a food bank afterwards. everyone wins!

shut up and let me go

sorry i've been on hiatus from my blog (not to mention sleep) for the past couple days b/c it's the last week of school. here's a cool video.

i can't embed it, but you can view it here
"shut up and let me go" by the ting tings
somewhat reminiscent of the white stripes...but this girl can actually sing. lol

this song was first featured in an apple ipod commercial by tbwa this past april:


the ting tings are a couple of brits named katie white and jules de martino and this song is the third release from their debut album, 'we started nothing,' and is classified as dance-pop.

Accoring to wikipedia,

The music video for "Shut Up and Let Me Go" was directed by Alex and Liane for Factory Films. Filmed in one day, the video features the Ting Tings performing kung fu and uses a variety of hand gestures to transition from scene to scene. The video begins with Katie White and Jules De Martino arm wrestling in a black, white, and pink room. They are then shown in a studio fighting on a grassy set. Various scenes of White and De Martino in front of colourful backgrounds are intercut throughout the video.

Directors Alex and Liane described the video as "a bit over-ambitious" because of its fight scenes which "were just so time consuming to get right". The various hand gestures were inspired by the Neoist art movement.

The video debuted on MTV in the United States on June 13, 2008. It was nominated for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year and won for Best UK Video.

homage to toast and cereal

my favorite breakfast fare...you like my toast design? ^_^

meet the toast king.


originally from weebls stuff.

gotta love college guys with too much time on their hands...



This video goes way back to the 90's. It was also known as the first viral hit, right after the star wars kid. However the original site got taken down and the video got neglected. So after a few years, people of different races started making different versions such as "Asian milk and cereal". This video confused the public into thinking that was the original. So here is THE ORIGINAL milk and cereal.
Song by G. Love and Special Sauce

the toast song

This is Heywood Banks' live performance of "Toast" a hilariously funny stand-up comedy skit where he sings about the different types of toast and uses his toaster for drums. To say the least, it is just too much!


shiny shack


want it!


cafe press

got the blues

dear jet blue,
you have such creative ad campaigns and i've heard nothing but good things from my friends that you have accomodated. i checked your website and was excited to find that you fly to denver AND charlotte now, but you do not fly from charlotte TO denver. why do you tease me? i have so much traveling to do next month so for now i guess i'll have to commit to another airline. maybe one day we can be together.
sincerely,
miranda peterson
spartanburg, south carolina



a variety of spots by jwt


and it all started with the story booth in new york city, a collaboration with local projects.

and a random thing that i guess you would classify as ambient? lol

boards and boulders

i got the email today! i am going to boulder, colorado to do the cp+b greenhouse program next quarter!!! i'm so excited to be in a 'healthy city' (which i am expecting to be very vegetarian-friendly) and ride a bike and go snowboarding! oh, yea and maybe do some kick-ass work at one of my favorite agencies!

maybe i'll learn some new tricks. i remember i really liked this song and i used to play the game with my ex-boyfriend in rhode island.
i can't wait for next quarter but i still have so much to look forward to until then... exploring germany a bit more, traveling with ming-mei and allison's wedding to name a few.

one of my favorite movies. technically it takes place in alaska, but it's close enough. it also has a great soundtrack!


WANT! (but i'll probably have to wait til christmas)