My First Window

Well, I am being brave and showing you my very first window. I promised Mom I would show her. For first semester we work in these small windows. In the semesters to come we will work on a larger scale. For this assignment the we were supposed to sell a product that they sell in our Barnes and Noble bookstore. I chose a Moleskine notebook, because I myself like to use them. I guess I'll just post the picture and then explain.


With the window open...And with the window closed...

And here is my friends window just so you can get a better idea of what we were doing. Its kind of hard to see but can you guess what her product is?
Well there you are. They are kind of dark. I should probably photoshop them, but I don't have photoshop on this computer yet. For our window were were supposed to use different tactics to sell, such as celebrity endorsement, or texture. My friend chose shock value, with the push pins if you didn't guess it, and I chose to use surrealism/telling a story. The idea behind Moleskine notebooks is that you can carry them with you so you can write thoughts, dreams, ideas or just sketch. The words behind are a repeated phrase, beginning to describe a "bizarre" dream. The phrase ends with "there stood a tree...," as if describing the world that is growing out of the book. Bring your ideas to life sort of thing. Anyway a good design shouldn't need an explanation like this, but had I been around all of you during the creation of the project you would have had an ear full.

Five Points

For photography our professor has taken us to some great places around Manhattan and in the surrounding burrows. Last monday we went to a place in Queens called Five Points. Five points is a factory where graffiti is legal with a permit. It was pretty amazing. I took a lot of photos so it was hard to choose just a few.

We were supposed to do portraits of our classmates. This is my friend Dana. She is from Seattle.

View of Five points from the subway station

AND SO IT BEGINS

Hello Family and friends. Jenni suggested that I start a blog and I thought that I would give it a try. Anything to help me stay in touch with you all. I also thought it would be a good way to let you all see my the projects that I work on in school.
Here is a little update for you. I am loving New York City. I live in a wonderful little apartment with two fabulous roommates Karli Haglund and Jordan Green. School is keeping me incredibly busy, and I feel like I am connecting well with my Professors and all of the Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design staff. I don't really expect you all to remember that title. I am working at Anthropologie, and feel like I have adjusted quite well to the clothing retail world. Don't worry, I will not get too comfortable. I have not even taken advantage of my employee discount, contrary to what you all might believe. I love getting to know the city. It makes me feel like a true local when people ask me for directions, and it's even better when I can tell them the right way to go! So just a reminder for you, if you choose to come visit me in New York not only will you have a futon to sleep on, but you will have your own personal tour guide. I could write forever, I will save it for future blogs. All in all living here has been a very positive experience. I am thinking of you all the time and pray for each of you every day.