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Film Photography

Joel — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:37:04 +0000

Wow, what a whirlwind the past couple weeks have been! Midterms were suddenly here and immediately after my family came to visit. Things are getting back to normal now and I’ll have some more blog posts soon. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a couple images from my photography class. I was excited to try out film photography as I’ve only done digital shots so far, and I have not been disappointed. It is a much different process and requires patience and experimentation, but having the physical final product that I made is very satisfying. Below are a couple shots from early on in class, and there will be more to come. Enjoy!

Another One Bites the Dust

Joel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:12:21 +0000

Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season. Fall Semester is finished, and I am glad to be done with it, but also excited for Spring Semester. I am especially looking forward to an Honors Seminar discussing the topic of spatial design. Most of my Fall work has been added to the portfolio (although I must keep some a surprise for now). I have enjoyed winter break and the time to relax and reunite with high school friends. During my time off, I have been working on some invitations etc. for my brother’s upcoming wedding, as well as working on album art for Milwaukee pop-punk band Green Means Go (formerly THD). Additionally, a couple opportunities for volunteer design work have come up, and I am hopeful that I will be able to contribute to them. I am excited for what the next few months hold and I hope you all have a wonderful beginning to 2009. Ciao!

Back from Hibernation

Joel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:55:04 +0000

Hello, hello! I have had a quite significant hiatus so I suppose it’s about time I start using my blog again (otherwise what’s the point of having it?). I took a break from writing during the summer due mainly to the fact that I was working a full-time job and, well, I just needed a break. My family and I went on a vacation to South Dakota and Wyoming (Yellowstone Park, to be specific), which was wonderful. It was a great opportunity to snap a lot of pictures and I certainly took my share, most of which I have uploaded to my Flickr.

Since then, school has resumed and I am back in the Twin Cities, though this year I am living on the West Bank rather than St. Paul (yay for a social life!). The two design classes I am taking are Drawing and Illustration, which is pretty much what it sounds like, and Color and Form, which deals with monoprinting, screenprinting, and dyeing fabric. Another big part of the beginning of this year was portfolio review, a 15-minute session in which I present my academic work to the College of Design Board to determine if I am able to continue as a graphic design major or not. I am happy to say that I am no longer pre-graphic design, but have been accepted as a graphic design major.

In the meantime, I have been working on school projects and took some time to upload images of old projects into my CMYK portfolio. I will also be creating some posts showing some of my recent projects and the process work that goes along with them. Stay tuned!

CMYK v1.01

Joel — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:32:50 +0000

Hello, and I hope you all have enjoyed your browsing so far. I just updated CMYK to version 1.01 (hah). It now features a magenta banner, rather than red, as well as a fix for some minor issues occurring with slimbox when viewing pictures. I hope you like the little revamp and time permitting I will have some real posts written soon. Ciao!

CMYK up and running!

Joel — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:32:02 +0000

Hello everyone! I’m proud to announce that CMYK is now up and running. In an attempt to prevent sleep deprivation, I chose to use a free WordPress theme rather than making my own. I may be making minor changes in the future, but it should stay the same for a while. Enjoy!