So I’ve been noticing that Apple products are becoming more and more useful for many things other than just for music, movies, and making making phone calls with. It’s becoming a powerful tool that has many possibilities and that’s where Apple has the advantage over all the other phones out there, including Blackberry’s.

I started to realize this when the introduction of 3.0 software and it’s SDK. In the keynote presentaiton they were demistrating incredible things from diabeties monitoring to creating music! And just today I found an article that says the US Army is using it so soilders can easity communicate in foreign languages and for ballistics calculations and even a remote control for guiding unmaned machines. ALL THIS FROM ONE DEVICE!!! Amazing!

LINK

Do you remember the first time you designed a website? I remember, it was in high school when websites and the internet was still being discovered and the full power of information that was on it was just beginning to surface. I was on that boat! HAHA Ever time I take a look at it I still laugh and get chill thinking about it. Why?

Well because I was doing design and graphics even before I knew what it was or meant. Which got me thinking if I actually had an idea of better communication before I was aware of it? Either way I think it’s funny that it still up and alive!! Take a look at if before LAUSD takes it down! I even missed spelled my last name! HAHAHAHAH 

Here is the LINK

FYI: I built this in Microsoft Publisher. HAHA Before i discovered Macs.

So I have two new years resolutions that I really REALLY wanna make happen. One is draw at least one sketch everyday! This one so far has been going great because I got a nice Moleskine sketch (Thanks CUZ!!!) book for x-mas and I have been using it. So aside from drawing anything I also have been drawing letter forms and package design ideas that I get in my head. 

The second resolution is to actually design a typeface of my very own. Now I’ve tried this in the past during school, and while they were good first attempts there weren’t quality. SOOO…I’ve been doing research and discovered a awesome website that lets you design a screen font online! It’s called FontStruct. So the goal is to design something online and see if that turns into a design I might refine and create in a real type design program. So when you can try out FontStruct and design something on your own!!!

I don’t have a quote of the day but I couldn’t think of anything better to put.

“We moved from thinking of ourselves as designers to thinking of ourselves as design thinkers. We have a methodology that enables us to come up with a solution that nobody has before.” — David Kelley

I just found this article in the NY Times that says depending on the color of your surroundings it affects your thinking habits. Now this isn’t new to me. I know certain colors portray certain moods or feelings but I just thought it was interesting how a scientific study has results of creativity vs. being detailed oriented.

This is interesting for a designer to keep in mind when designing a logo or anything for that matter but also your work space, your office, and your desktop (considering we live in front of our computers all day).

So I thought it would be interesting if I create walls that change color. I’ve seen this done before in museums as exhibits but I thought it would be nice to change it based on when you need it. So it won’t always be one color. And even then it can also turn into maybe green or yellow or purple to set the right mood for something.

Last year I really wanted to print a holiday card or create a calendar to past out and give my mother so she can pass out to friends and family. I know its’ cheesy but it’s a nice thought and for a designer it’s a way to flex there muscles and also be able to do something creative and nice without a art director or anybody else telling you what works or doesn’t work. This year I’m actually starting early and doing sketches. I’ll post updates (if I don’t get lazy) and will post my final design.

UPDATE: So at the end I didn’t do anything I’m still trying to push for a calendar before the end of this month so hopefully I can do that. WISH ME LUCK!

UPDATE 2: On a quick side note my new years resolution was to draw at least one sketch every day. And I’m happy to say that so far so good. I got a great new sketch book and have been sketching it up!!!!