New Blog

I have started another blog that is for my portfolio class that I am taking this final semester.  I hope that anyone who reads my blog will also take a look at that blog and follow me on my wonderful roller coaster ride to the end of my college days.  There is a link at the top of this blog for you to click on.

Thanks for everything and of course more later!

~Tess

Final Video

I know it is rather delayed but here is my final video post that I have made for last semester. I hope you enjoy it!

The project for this time was to make a video, didn't matter how or what we did, as long as it seemed like we put enough time into this project as the others.  I put many hours into the thought process behind this one and also putting it all together in the program.  This piece is very symbolic in many ways and if you don't understand a certain part, please comment below with the certain time point, and I will happily answer any questions.  

Thanks!

Credit for the audio of this film belongs to Alkaline Trio and everyone that helped them.  I do not own the rights to it. 

Finally, thanks to Kevin McDonald for helping me photograph this.

More later~

Another video down!

This assignment was based off a narration. I had a huge trouble with thinking of what to do based around our professor's dog drinking water.. Yes, drinking water. I hope you enjoy :)

More next time!

~T

I created another video~!

The assignment for this class was to create a multi-screen two+ minutes of anything we want.  I decided to use language as my main focus.  I had my friends that are multilingual and very talented.  I have American Sign Language, English, Spanish, Japanese, and Tagalog. Each appears in that order.  

Thank you to everyone for their generous help. I hope you enjoy!

Until next time!

~T

I do not own the rights to the video playing in the background.

I made some videos!

Again, it has been a while, but I am starting to make more work of which I'm rather happy about. 

I am in video arts, with the great Patrick Moser as my instructor, and he has been pushing me to make some incredible things that I didn't think were possible.  It's hard switching mediums and thinking conceptually for someone like me who is literal down to the smallest of cells in my body. These first three videos were supposed to be three 60 second videos on Journey, Task, and Identity.  The last is a little embarrassing, but bare with me.

Journey:

 

Task:

Identity:

 

Till next time!

~T

I know it has been a while

My life has me far away from anything I used to do, like this blog..

But never fear! When I become insanely famous (hahaaaa) I shall post here for the rest of my career.

I've finished yet another year of college, made some good grades, deepened some friendships, spit fire in some other's, and now it is middle of the summer.  I'm enjoying myself working two jobs and interning for a magazine.  Here! is a link to the facility for which I intern.  Please don't call asking for me. I do nothing of importance and barely any of you know I exist here.

The SKA is a great place to work. I'm learning a lot about magazine layouts, designing, ads, sending emails, and I've even designed a t-shirt and hat! Woo! I'm grateful to have gotten to work here twice a week and be apart of something I love doing.

I recently learned of a friend of mine's betrayal by fellow designer.  My friend posted a design she created on a designer blog and created a description for the idea she made.  Three months later, she was browsing on the interwebs and found that someone else in New Zealand (I think) took her idea, brought it to a head official there, and got permission (along with some pay) to put it around his city and paraphrased my friend's description for the design! Like how the heck do you decide to do that?  I hope my buddy gets some compensation for it.  Hearing about this made me not want to put any of my designs up.  I know they're not the best in the world, but I don't want someone stealing my ideas~ I'll end up spitting more fire!

More to come :)

~T

New~!

I know it has been a while since I've posted anything, and I never posted my very final product of my Graphics Design I class, but I might do that soon... Currently I am in my GD II class which is now changed to Branding.  This class has been interesting.  A lot of lectures but also a lot of learning!!!

The project we're currently working on is making logos and letterheads for companies. Its been fun the whole process but a pain to my wallet.  The fictional company I am making my logo for is called Peddlers Bike Company.  They're an eco-friendly, urban city bicycle company who's subject audience is college goers.  They wanted a logo that gave off that vibe without using the color green.  I thought mine did the trick.

Next step is to make the letterhead. This included making a business card, stationary, and envelopes.  I have only gotten to making the business card.  Here is the prototype I made out of 150lb cardstock I got from Staples for about $15.  Its supposed to be a perforated business card that way you can tear off the card from the pop-out bicycle part, or leave it connected and stand it up.  I'm hoping to have the final product printed and the bicycle embossed.

Till next time~