Archive for the ‘self’ Category

June 24, 2010 0

Getting It Together.

By nel in self

So I’ve taken a break from most of my social networks since my summer started. This only really means I’ve been on Twitter and hardly even touched Facebook and Tumblr.

I just came back from Illinois last week. I got to spend some quality time with my siblings. All of them. And that quality time reminded me of just how much they drive me nuts.

Starting today, I will begin the long overdue rebuild of becausemaybe.net

I had some ideas brewing for the past few weeks, and more ideas just keep on coming. The projected date of completion is July 31, 2010. I gave myself a little wiggle room to get it done. I’m expecting this to be the only design work I’ll be doing this summer. Well actually, I might squeeze in working on a submission for Communication Arts’ Call for Entries for their Typography Issue. We’ll see.

Come August, I hope to be working on the highly anticipated Men’s Collection as well as starting on Fall/Winter inventory.

I gave myself a month to be a slacker. That’s reasonable. Now it’s time to get back to work.

April 7, 2010 0

Labor of the Day: J.D Salinger Cover Series

By nel in Graphic Design, literature, self, typography

I spent the majority of my day finalizing this project for portfolio. There’s still so much to do.  The above is a test mock up. I’m getting ready to print the final and mark it up. What pisses me off is for some reason Franny and Zooey is a tad taller than the rest. I want to put it through a guillotine. I don’t know why the publisher did that.

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April 5, 2010 0

Bizness

By nel in Graphic Design, self, typography

Here’s a sneak peek at my new business card.

Left is front, right is back.

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March 28, 2010 0

Progress

By nel in Graphic Design, rant, self, typography

It’s starting to get really close to portfolio review. it’s about 2 weeks away and i have several projects that are in progress, some a little closer to being done than others. The about is a poster I designed for a past show and it’s the only project in my portfolio that is 100% done… ok maybe 99% done because I haven’t printed it yet.

Tonight I went to the Cat and the Fiddle for my friend Diane’s birthday. I took my last drink before the home stretch and wished myself luck. My last drink was a Boddington’s, and boy was it good.

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March 11, 2010 0

Quick Update!

By nel in rant, self

I started doing a series of videos to document my state of mind during the portfolio process. This was the first video i made with a quick explanation to the early years of becausemaybe.

you can see more videos by checking out my YouTube channel.

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February 4, 2010 0

By nel in Graphic Design, self, typography

Here’s a little peep at what I’ve been working on for portfolio. The above is the beginnings of a cover spread for one of the chapters in this little book i’m working on. Remember that Introspective i mentioned months ago, the one tentatively titled The Life Pursuit? well it’s being renamed to i am because, maybe.

It’ll be made up of 3 parts.

Part 1: The Life Pursuit
Part 2: Out to Sea (tentative title)
Part 3: The Infinite Flux

More details to come as it progresses.

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February 4, 2010 0

It Will Be Done.

By nel in Graphic Design, self

It is the second week of the Spring semester. Reality sets in as to how close Portfolio Review really is. Although it has been announced that Portfolio Review will be a little later this semester, April 14th as opposed to mid-March, it is still very close. I’m going to go out and say, This is the scariest time in my life. I’m feeling so much these days that I really don’t know what I should be feeling.

I keep having to tell myself to stay strong. And stay Focused. And not to stray too far from the path.

I chose to jump from a sinking ship, only to have to swim with sharks.

I have to stop trying to convince myself that this is what I’ve wanted all along. Because I know this is what I’ve wanted for so long. And I shouldn’t try to convince myself that this is all a ridiculous dream of a nonsensical girl who would never amount to anything.

I need to believe that my Mother was right all along. Because she was right.

I have people who believe in me. And everyday, I am grateful for that.

“Possibilities at Sea” – Paul Klee

But when it’s over and done. And the news is good. The above will be tattooed somewhere on my body. Shortly, after celebrating with my com-padres at Disneyland.

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