hey!

No posting about food. I'm always starving by the time I get to class, and reading about chicken scarpariello is not helping!

On a more serious note, burnout is just not fun. Not fun at all.

Thanksgiving can't come soon enough....

project two website

Here's a gallery page for my website. i'll show the navigation page tonight...

Hm?... I am hungry.

I’ve just found an interesting recipe (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/chicken-scarpariello-recipe/index.html
). It says 28 min to cook, hm? We’ll see. Italian food is the best. I’ll let you know how good it is.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell, I’ve just got a brand new, latest technology, hyper super, new generation, concrete mixer with grate new features.
15HP with air cooled diesel engine (135 rmp)
4 Pneumatic Wheels
Capacity 55 liters

It is unbelievable, how ideas can be blended in it. The only problem is, when your thoughts get stuck you must clean it manually.

As much as i think the topic is interesting..

I am done with political stuff. Although, i did think about it some and have to say (since i do have to say something) that the branding of Obama was genius, and i know it attracted my attention. Especially once shepard fairey did his posters for obama, not to mention the other great artists that participated. But really, what came first? Obama inspired artists with his message and they responded the way they know how. Fairey didn't just do a series of posters for nothing, it was the person that moved him. So yes, Obama's branding did get my attention, but it was obama that inspired it to begin with.

purely for bragging rights...

my new 30" cinema display at the office. my cubicle bows down to it. read it and weep. mwah ha ha ha ha....

Advertising Age Article

Interesting article that goes along with what we've been talking about.
http://adage.com/print?article_id=132237

Design and Politics

I think graphic design can’t change a voters mind about a candidate but it can say a lot about the candidate’s views and campaign. The logos for the two candidates are a perfect example of this. Obama’s logo did a great job demonstrating what he stood for, which was “CHANGE” and the beginning of a new day for America. While John McCain used the star to demonstrate that he was a strong candidate that was a leader and of course it also links him with his military background. I think these logo designs did a great job telling us about the candidates.

Design also played an interesting roll in the commercials. Without design the commercials would not work. Large parts of the design of the commercials were the selection of the images that were used. This is something that a lot of designers over look. Effective images can make or break a design. If the details of the images were overlooked the commercials would have been less effective.