First Project

Yay! I'm starting my first project with Grooveshark. I'm excited and have big ideas. :)
Also, I got another interview in New York for a graphic design position. I'll be heading out to NYC in March. Three interviews on the 19th. :| Geez. It'll be a scary and busy day.

For IP, I'm finishing up my postcard image. I'm going to continue working on my horizontal composition. I talked to Mark about the feasibility of my final display ideas. He seems to find no issues with it but has asked me to explore a more dynamic or evocative positioning of the two pieces. He thinks they would be interesting if they intersected or were connected. He questioned what a break between the two pieces would mean. I think that to understand each piece, they must be separate.

The progress I'm making at home...

So, as all my professors already know, I have pneumonia and an ear infection. T_T I feel like shit.

My last meeting was with Danielle and Michael. They both gave me a lot of great feedback. We decided that I didn't need to try and make some gimmicky contraption to house my compositions. They can hang freely on their own on a gallery wall. The second thing we came up with was that my two compositions hanging right next to each other would be very awkward as one is very tall and skinny and the other very long. So, I think my solution would be to get a corner spot in one of the galleries where my piece could stretch up and down on one wall and go horizontally on the second. This way they would be separated but together. Hopefully, they won't compete with each other and the formats won't contrast too hard.

Danielle enjoyed the look of my vellum print but I explained how I disliked it because there were no absolute blacks in the print. She suggested I try to fill in the black with a black pen or marker on the reverse side of the print.

I thought that was a good suggestion so I tried it.

But, I don't think this would work. At first I was like "yea this totally makes it super black!" but then I realized yes it was making it so black that it was eliminating the gradients. So, I can't use this method. Also, my hand is so shaky I couldn't make an accurate line.

Progress Report

Here is the progress I've made today on my horizontal composition. I spent about 3 hrs on it.

Danielle and Michael came to talk to me today and they really helped me out a lot. So, I intend to hang my compositions freely, as in no weird set up or kitschy, and they will reside on two separate walls. This is a great idea because then these two very long pieces won't be clashing as much. Hopefully, I can snag a corner spot so my two pieces can be near each other.

I have a lot of experimenting left to do with my vellum print out. I'll put pictures up when I get the chance.

I made a Behance

http://www.behance.net/EileenTjan

I've been super sick lately and work has just slowed down. I am on so much medication that I barely feel like myself. :(

I have been productive though! I started a Behance portfolio to try and get some of my stuff out there on the interwebs.

I'm resuming hardcore work productivity tomorrow. I have to. I'm determined.

Everything I do counts. Everything I make needs to be perfect. I feel so much pressure to impress people... I just want to succeed!

Oh also...

I made this tonight in attempts to overcome feeling sick and drugged up. I thought I was being productive. I like it... too bad I can't turn this in for extra credit. :p

Also, I'm pretty sure today I told John from Grooveshark that, "I like to design space, you know like outer space." T_T omg... medicine is making me loopy.

Infamous

Found this while googling Mickey Mouse for some reason.

I'm going to be designing for Grooveshark!! :D I'm very excited.

I rode into the sunset

Here's my first post on my horizontal composition. Today I've spent almost 6 hours messing around with this thing in and out of illustrator and photoshop.

I'm happy with how its progressing. Its no where near complete. I would say maybe... 20% of it has been illustrated. It has much more of a spatial quality than my other piece and it feels very much like a painting. Its introducing a lot more colors than the other piece, although color is still a minimal element.

Comments welcome!! :O And as usual, click for a larger view.

Paper Problems

I did a test print on vellum.

There is a problem...

When I print on a paper like vellum that is semi-translucent and also plastic-y I cannot print a true black. So, much of the contrast is washed out.

... :(

beautiful

Printing

I've finished edits to my piece and I am spending today doing test prints to make sure the blacks aren't too black. I intend to work on my horizontal exploration as well.

I have yet to call Hiromi about the papers. They're so expensive that I'm shying away from the idea of buying them... but I really love the quality of the washi paper.

I am also starting sketches of how I want to construct my final piece.

Along with work for IP, I am working on my online portfolio. I have an interview Wednesday and career fair Thursday!