Apples and Girls

I know I have posted about this before 

but I've seen a copy of it on pinterest that isn't all that accurate. 

Its not an apple tree. Its just a tree. 

It needs to be an apple tree!

So I thought why not make an improved, version. 

So that is what I did today on illustrator. 

Trust me you get extremely bored when you are sick!

So enjoy and have fabulous Monday!

typography.

When I say typography most people look at me like I'm crazy. 

They're the ones that are crazy. 

Typography influences you everyday. 

Its when you look at a document and how the typeface/font face speaks to you. 

I've been feeling every bit of extra time in researching typography and typefaces. 

Yeah I'm a nerd for my major. 

I've always had an obsession with my handwriting and typefaces
{fonts for those who don't understand}












{via Design and Art/Designer Toolbox}

Typography makes a product, a document, or a business communicate visually
without a logo or a icon.
It can say I'm professional and I like things straightforward and right to the point.
Or I'm lots of a fun and I just want to jump.
Or I am solemn and I'm just letting you know I am here.
I am clean and neat because I am telling you where you need to go.

I recommend all of my designer and none designer friends to watch Helvetica.
 Its on netflix instant stream.
It gave me more knoweldge about design and typography.
It shows the debate of how well Helvetica was designed and how much it is over used.
I love helvetica but I can see that it is come to the go to just because it looks so good.
Thats what you get when you get a very well designed typeface.
There really isn't anything you can change about Helvetica.
And with the advancement of graphic design and can see more
well designed typefaces to come. My typeface heroes would be:
Paul Rand{ who designed futura font-blog header} and
Paula Scher{she shows that you can play with typography}
My advice with typography on blogs-make sure its in a font that
is easy to read for a long time. Keep your blog fonts unified.
If your going to use a bunch of different fonts make sure they work together
No clashing of the titans. You want it to look good and not tacky.
So have fun with fonts and I'm sure I'll be talking about this again.
And I'm super excited to actually take the class to
get more in depth into the subjectin spring!

{Just playing with

 some typography

 myself}

Jazz

Nope, not the genre of music but the SLC's basketball team. 

My Dad got his seasonal tickets for four from work.

Then purchased two other tickets so the whole family could enjoy some basketball. 

Yay! I finally got to see a live and decent game. 

Its been awhile since I actually new some of the players. 

Last time I was excited about the Jazz was back in the day

when Karl Malone and John Stockton played. Yup I was about 5 or 6. 

I have to say I loved watching Millsap handle the pressure 

at the bottom of the key{Loved this drop step that the TWolves couldn't handle}

And I've found my new love, Gordon Hayward.
The only white boy on the team, already starting in his second year, and is 6'8".
I did find the Twolves Spanish point guard, Ricky Rubio fun to watch. Considering his
size to the rest of the players.
I'm just fan of good basketball playing. Don't really have a favorite team.
My favorite is when I watch two good teams going head to head. 

And they beat the Twolves and it was a super fun and exciting game. 

 Aside from terrible ref calls and the rude Jazz crowd it was fun

And the Ice cream was super delish! 6 bucks a pop for each of them.
They made up for their size.

 Before any of the basketball greatness was to be partaken of,

I made sure my family went to the gateway. 

I needed to hit up the Apple store in hopes of getting some answers about my ipod. 

In short my iPod nano was getting old{6 years old, third generation}
and it was normal for it to be giving out now. 

So I could either repair or have apple recycle it and I get 10% off a new one. 

After talking with my parents I got a new one 16GB which is 4X the amount I had before. 

Its red...seems like a lot of my electronics are red...

I just wish they could have put my name on it. 

Needless to stay all the Employees in blue shirts were weird and had a nose piercing

{or some extracurricular piercing}

They were professional but didn't look professional.

Good Things

Good things that have happened or will be happening this week:

A got another scholarship from the state of Idaho-unexpected but Thank You!

Lots of creating going on.

Jazz Game Today and not in nosebleed seats. Row 20 here I come!

Work is stellar. Can't complain a lot better than Arby's!

I watch Kung Fu Panda 2 every night to have good thoughts while I dream.
Hey it works and it helps me sleep. That or Despicable Me or Tangled.

Homestar Runner...yeah I'm such a nerd.

Reading the Book of Mormon everyday. It makes me feel better.

Listening Reggae and Colbie Caillat-makes the cold days feel just
a little bit warmer.

A post finally posted

I've been pretty terrible the month of  January in even posting anything. 

Lost of self-discovery going on 

What I want to do and things I want to accomplish. 

 Some frustration.

I haven't written some post but they never got posted cause they didn't feel necessary. 

 I would like to share somethings I have been working on.

Enjoy.

 {Made the sailboat for another project

Loved it so much I had to use it again}

{Love my citrus fruit}

{can be in different color options}

Dear Boys part vingt à quatre {24}

Dearest Gordon Hayward,
Loved your baller skills and
fell in love. One problem.
Your face looks like a child's
face. Time for you to grow
up.
love,
spectator

Dear DE DE,
You two are super hilarious.
Just lay of the drugs.
-the girl upfront

Dear Green,
Congrats on your engagement.
I hope this won't prevent you
from having chats. I'm okay
if you still remain faceless.
love,
normal clothes

Dear Men who work at Apple,
I've never seen so many
men with nose piercings.
Or weird men for that matter.
But you are professional enough
-apple consumer

Dear Utah Jazz Fans{mainly men},
Thank you for not spilling your
horrid drinks on me.
-paranoid

Dear Boys part 23

Dear FHE Brothers,
I'm so glad we are still
good pals. I hope to be
road tripping with you in
March.
Love,
your FHE Sister

Dear S,
I miss you like crazy.
I miss Tuesday and Thursday
especially because we had
2 hours together in class.
I hope you are well.
Phone Call soon?
Love,
C

Dear Boy in Party of three,
You made work so much more
enjoyable. To bad you had a
girl with you. Come again and
flash that gorgeous smile again.
-Hostess

Dear Boy,
Take your time, I'm in no
hurry. I want nothing
rushed and  things to play
out like they should.
love,
d&w