Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that after months of combing through projects and clips and experiments with graphics, my show reel is now up!!
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
Fantasy Friday with Ulyana Sergeenko
After spending parts of the week daydreaming about elegant times gone by and my dream home adventures, I was delighted to see WWD post about the Ulyana Sergeenko show at Paris Couture Week. Those dresses! Those tears! I loved every single thing about it! It reminded me of my dream home diversion when I ended up on a Google search about the Neuschwanstein Castle.
My love for the Neuschwanstein goes way back to when my family visited when I was a child. Granted, I have no memories of it but something draws me to that place. I feel like there's an energy there that I have to get back to. I also feel like it's the main reason I love Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Yes, specifically, the Disney version. Why? Because the Neuschwanstein was the model for the Sleeping Beauty castle - what's NOT to love!
So when I saw the lovely Maud Welzen in that pretty gold dress with tears streaming down her face on the WWD Tumblr, I was instantly in love. After perusing through the collection pictured below, I had to look at her other collections and let me tell you - they're all magnificent. I will say - I have to disagree with Style.com and this line from their review on her Fall 2012 Couture show:
"Sergeenko is a storyteller, but if she wants to break through to a wider audience, she'll eventually need to curb the fairy tale."
The fairy tale makes it. Maybe I'm just a kid at heart who still longs for those fairy tale days but I think the fairy tale aspect makes her designs BETTER. They're all relatable. You can see certain looks and identify with them right away. Some remind you of Little Red Riding Hood or those old European toy soldiers or old-world style Nutcrackers or Bavarians in lederhosen or intricate tapestries that were painstakingly crafted by hand by a hearth or any other kind of Russian / German Medieval fantasy world. Maybe because I grew up with a little of that, I feel extremely connected to it on a spiritual level. Yes, a spiritual level. I mean, don't these looks take you to snowy trails in a horse drawn carriage to the Neuschwanstein or any other castle in the countryside?
I leave you with this imagery and photos from the Fall 2013 Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Show. The last one is the designer herself. Even she looks like a woodland sprite ready to guide you to your next fantasy realm. Love her! I can't wait to see more from her!
Photo source
My love for the Neuschwanstein goes way back to when my family visited when I was a child. Granted, I have no memories of it but something draws me to that place. I feel like there's an energy there that I have to get back to. I also feel like it's the main reason I love Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Yes, specifically, the Disney version. Why? Because the Neuschwanstein was the model for the Sleeping Beauty castle - what's NOT to love!
So when I saw the lovely Maud Welzen in that pretty gold dress with tears streaming down her face on the WWD Tumblr, I was instantly in love. After perusing through the collection pictured below, I had to look at her other collections and let me tell you - they're all magnificent. I will say - I have to disagree with Style.com and this line from their review on her Fall 2012 Couture show:
"Sergeenko is a storyteller, but if she wants to break through to a wider audience, she'll eventually need to curb the fairy tale."
The fairy tale makes it. Maybe I'm just a kid at heart who still longs for those fairy tale days but I think the fairy tale aspect makes her designs BETTER. They're all relatable. You can see certain looks and identify with them right away. Some remind you of Little Red Riding Hood or those old European toy soldiers or old-world style Nutcrackers or Bavarians in lederhosen or intricate tapestries that were painstakingly crafted by hand by a hearth or any other kind of Russian / German Medieval fantasy world. Maybe because I grew up with a little of that, I feel extremely connected to it on a spiritual level. Yes, a spiritual level. I mean, don't these looks take you to snowy trails in a horse drawn carriage to the Neuschwanstein or any other castle in the countryside?
I leave you with this imagery and photos from the Fall 2013 Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Show. The last one is the designer herself. Even she looks like a woodland sprite ready to guide you to your next fantasy realm. Love her! I can't wait to see more from her!
Photo source
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Men of True Blood Appreciation Post
Because True Blood is back and because Lauren has started watching it (she's on season 4 already!), I decided to do a Men of True Blood Appreciation Post. I mean, you already know how much I LOVE Alexander Skarsgård but I wanted to express my love for the other male residents of Bon Temps, LA.
JUST SO YOU KNOW - I'm leaving some major details out because Lauren is still pretty early in the show. If you see something that's not correct, don't worry - WE know what's up and Lauren will get there soon!
The True Blood boys after the jump...
JUST SO YOU KNOW - I'm leaving some major details out because Lauren is still pretty early in the show. If you see something that's not correct, don't worry - WE know what's up and Lauren will get there soon!
The True Blood boys after the jump...
Monday, July 1, 2013
Fun with Fonts
Lauren was kind of enough to tell me about a little app that lets you design your own font! WHAT?!?!?!? We were talking about the photo app from the ladies at A Beautiful Mess when Lauren told me that she had seen an entry where one of the girls wrote about designing your own font. WHAT WHAT!??!?!?!?!! I immediately had to download it, right?! Of course! That means my exciting Friday night was spent designing my own fonts (while watching Pitch Perfect AND Fast 5 on HBO).
Here's what I did with the photo app on the first photo of a person I could find in my camera roll...
Yes, the first photo I could find was of Jeremy Renner. Why not?!
ANYWAYS - I had fun with other photos but this was the one I was most confident with to post on Tumblr.
So - with that fun going on, I took a cue from the ABM font post and made my own kinda-sorta versions of their fonts. Kinda sorta
It's obvious that fonts 3 and 4 (Hollow and Stacked, respectively) need to be force-bolded in Photoshop but Photoshop kept reading the numbers and the apostrophe as Myriad Pro - even though I drew those (as you can see).
Font 1 was my experiment with my own handwriting in the app's default brush settings. I might try another version of my own handwriting a little later because this one is clearly a "beginner" font
Font 2 was my take on ABM's font Tall 'n Skinny (but in my handwriting style, of course)
Font 3 was my take on ABM's font LoveLove
Font 4 was my version of hollowed out, slightly altered, "stacked" Helvetica.
I'm currently on the "hate" side of my Love/Hate relationship with Helvetica at the moment. The producer (I guess you could call him...) I work with recently watched Helvetica and now he thinks he's some sort of Typographer. That's okay. What's not okay is having to redo all my keyframe properties so that I can change all my fonts from whatever they were before to Helvetica - even though Helvetica is my "base" font for my text-heavy graphics since it's the most generic but I've been told to not do that (by the "producer") because "that font is SO boring!" (those were HIS WORDS!!)
Then we had this exchange last week:
Him: "Why are we using such a formal font? We need more fun fonts."
Me: "I'm using Helvetica, like you asked me to."
Him: "That's Helvetica? OMG, it's so serious! Okay, we can use it for this round but we need to find something more fun for next time."
MOOD SWINGS MUCH?! Hence the "hate" side of my Love/Hate relationship with the font. Even I haven't seen the documentary! Oh well...
I hope you enjoy my fonts. If I ever update my handwriting one and I like it enough to share, I can set it - or any of the others - up for download, that is, if you really want my weird handwriting...
I'm trying to get my old man to design one as well and I was getting some ideas looking at the Staff Favorites on the 2TTF homepage. I'm definitely going to spend some of my downtime on Behance and on the 2TTF gallery for some more ideas (and downloads!)
How was your weekend? I hope you've seen Man of Steel. It was great! I definitely recommend it in 3D. The special effects are AMAZING!!
Here's what I did with the photo app on the first photo of a person I could find in my camera roll...
Yes, the first photo I could find was of Jeremy Renner. Why not?!
ANYWAYS - I had fun with other photos but this was the one I was most confident with to post on Tumblr.
So - with that fun going on, I took a cue from the ABM font post and made my own kinda-sorta versions of their fonts. Kinda sorta
It's obvious that fonts 3 and 4 (Hollow and Stacked, respectively) need to be force-bolded in Photoshop but Photoshop kept reading the numbers and the apostrophe as Myriad Pro - even though I drew those (as you can see).
Font 1 was my experiment with my own handwriting in the app's default brush settings. I might try another version of my own handwriting a little later because this one is clearly a "beginner" font
Font 2 was my take on ABM's font Tall 'n Skinny (but in my handwriting style, of course)
Font 3 was my take on ABM's font LoveLove
Font 4 was my version of hollowed out, slightly altered, "stacked" Helvetica.
I'm currently on the "hate" side of my Love/Hate relationship with Helvetica at the moment. The producer (I guess you could call him...) I work with recently watched Helvetica and now he thinks he's some sort of Typographer. That's okay. What's not okay is having to redo all my keyframe properties so that I can change all my fonts from whatever they were before to Helvetica - even though Helvetica is my "base" font for my text-heavy graphics since it's the most generic but I've been told to not do that (by the "producer") because "that font is SO boring!" (those were HIS WORDS!!)
Then we had this exchange last week:
Him: "Why are we using such a formal font? We need more fun fonts."
Me: "I'm using Helvetica, like you asked me to."
Him: "That's Helvetica? OMG, it's so serious! Okay, we can use it for this round but we need to find something more fun for next time."
MOOD SWINGS MUCH?! Hence the "hate" side of my Love/Hate relationship with the font. Even I haven't seen the documentary! Oh well...
I hope you enjoy my fonts. If I ever update my handwriting one and I like it enough to share, I can set it - or any of the others - up for download, that is, if you really want my weird handwriting...
I'm trying to get my old man to design one as well and I was getting some ideas looking at the Staff Favorites on the 2TTF homepage. I'm definitely going to spend some of my downtime on Behance and on the 2TTF gallery for some more ideas (and downloads!)
How was your weekend? I hope you've seen Man of Steel. It was great! I definitely recommend it in 3D. The special effects are AMAZING!!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Update! Update! Update!
I'm not even going to scold myself about being a glad blogger because I've already done that over here. Believe me - I've been busy. Like, super busy, but I've been posting to my other individual, specialized I guess you could say, blogs. Not to say that that means this little gal is getting the axe - because she's not! I've just been really particular with my postings and I thought it would be appropriate for them to be at their respective blog places. Would you like some highlights? That is, in case you don't follow me at the other places...
I recently made my version of the Hambo from Victory and it was awesome! Not as good as the original, of course, but still tasty!
My recipe / Victory Sandwich Bar
I updated my Adobe Creative Cloud info and "unlocked" the Cineware update! Well...technically, I didn't unlock anything - I installed it but "unlocked" sounds so much cooler! What does that mean? GIFs, GIFs and MORE GIFs of my intro to 3D adventures!
Yes, you can tell I was bored with animating my name so I did a little blurb for my brother. Check out his artwork!!!
Speaking of GIFs, we recently went to B and B Roastery and were taken on a super-awesome coffee journey! You know I went photo crazy with my iPhone. I had to try my new HipstaPak, ya know! And because I went photo crazy, I had enough to make this neat little GIF!
After years and years of this tape eluding me, I FINALLY met up with John and got The Art of Making a Tape to rip it out of its analog shell and put it in WAV form for all of us to enjoy - courtesy of my audio guru Paul. It has only been 12 years since that tape was made...and quite some time since I last heard it. Transferring it was hilarious, noisy fun! Thanks Paul!
So, there you go - you're all updated! I'll try to be more on top of everything, I promise!
I recently made my version of the Hambo from Victory and it was awesome! Not as good as the original, of course, but still tasty!
My recipe / Victory Sandwich Bar
I updated my Adobe Creative Cloud info and "unlocked" the Cineware update! Well...technically, I didn't unlock anything - I installed it but "unlocked" sounds so much cooler! What does that mean? GIFs, GIFs and MORE GIFs of my intro to 3D adventures!
Yes, you can tell I was bored with animating my name so I did a little blurb for my brother. Check out his artwork!!!
Speaking of GIFs, we recently went to B and B Roastery and were taken on a super-awesome coffee journey! You know I went photo crazy with my iPhone. I had to try my new HipstaPak, ya know! And because I went photo crazy, I had enough to make this neat little GIF!
After years and years of this tape eluding me, I FINALLY met up with John and got The Art of Making a Tape to rip it out of its analog shell and put it in WAV form for all of us to enjoy - courtesy of my audio guru Paul. It has only been 12 years since that tape was made...and quite some time since I last heard it. Transferring it was hilarious, noisy fun! Thanks Paul!
So, there you go - you're all updated! I'll try to be more on top of everything, I promise!
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Weight Loss Update
This was posted to She Loves You Fit Blog here
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You know, on my way to work this morning, I realized I haven't done a measurements post, like, AT ALL.
First of all let me say that I'm truly amazed at how far I've come. When I "officially" started in January of this year, my goal was was 70 lbs away. 70!! It felt so far away and yes, I felt like giving up that first month but my BF kept me on track by pushing me and going on this journey with me and together, we've lost a lot of weight.
When I started with Lose It, I was at 206.4 lbs. I hated that number! Absolutely hated it! I also hated the fact that in order for Lose It to work properly, you HAD to weigh yourself everyday so that it can calculate how many calories you have for the day in order to reach your goal weight. My goal is to lose at least 1.5 lbs a week. That's pretty reasonable, right?
This morning, I weighed in at 167.6 lbs. I've lost a total of 38.8 lbs and I'm roughly 30 lbs away from my goal! Time really does fly by! I can believe I'm down this far already and while some days are harder than others, it has been a great adventure.
I know sometimes you don't feel like working out or counting those extra calories you've eaten - and believe me, I've had plenty of over-my-calorie-budget days - but it's all worth it. And I'm the WORST when it comes to that but you know, I've been taking a different approach since my friend passed away a few weeks ago.
I've changed my outlook on life since that happened. I don't know why it just clicked but it did and I'm very grateful that it did because I feel like I have a different perspective on things now. I'm getting better about not sweating the small stuff - like not working out for a few days or having a little extra food here and there - that stuff doesn't bother me as much anymore because I'm trying to see the bigger picture. Sure, I still have to work hard to reach my goals and I get that but I'll try not to be so hard on myself for stumbling along the way. There's no point in wasting time on those little things. So long as you reach your goals, you did it and that's all that matters. I'm almost there and I'm so proud of myself for getting this far and I know I still have further to go but you know, instead of preparing myself for the worst, I'm excited because the outcome will be worth all the moaning, groaning, sweating and calorie counting.
Just remember that when things get rough, it's okay to take a break. You owe yourself that much. But know that you have to get back on track bigger and better every time because that's when you'll truly start seeing results.
Much love to you all and thank you for joining me on this journey! You guys are awesome!!
_________________
You know, on my way to work this morning, I realized I haven't done a measurements post, like, AT ALL.
First of all let me say that I'm truly amazed at how far I've come. When I "officially" started in January of this year, my goal was was 70 lbs away. 70!! It felt so far away and yes, I felt like giving up that first month but my BF kept me on track by pushing me and going on this journey with me and together, we've lost a lot of weight.
When I started with Lose It, I was at 206.4 lbs. I hated that number! Absolutely hated it! I also hated the fact that in order for Lose It to work properly, you HAD to weigh yourself everyday so that it can calculate how many calories you have for the day in order to reach your goal weight. My goal is to lose at least 1.5 lbs a week. That's pretty reasonable, right?
This morning, I weighed in at 167.6 lbs. I've lost a total of 38.8 lbs and I'm roughly 30 lbs away from my goal! Time really does fly by! I can believe I'm down this far already and while some days are harder than others, it has been a great adventure.
I know sometimes you don't feel like working out or counting those extra calories you've eaten - and believe me, I've had plenty of over-my-calorie-budget days - but it's all worth it. And I'm the WORST when it comes to that but you know, I've been taking a different approach since my friend passed away a few weeks ago.
I've changed my outlook on life since that happened. I don't know why it just clicked but it did and I'm very grateful that it did because I feel like I have a different perspective on things now. I'm getting better about not sweating the small stuff - like not working out for a few days or having a little extra food here and there - that stuff doesn't bother me as much anymore because I'm trying to see the bigger picture. Sure, I still have to work hard to reach my goals and I get that but I'll try not to be so hard on myself for stumbling along the way. There's no point in wasting time on those little things. So long as you reach your goals, you did it and that's all that matters. I'm almost there and I'm so proud of myself for getting this far and I know I still have further to go but you know, instead of preparing myself for the worst, I'm excited because the outcome will be worth all the moaning, groaning, sweating and calorie counting.
Just remember that when things get rough, it's okay to take a break. You owe yourself that much. But know that you have to get back on track bigger and better every time because that's when you'll truly start seeing results.
Much love to you all and thank you for joining me on this journey! You guys are awesome!!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Show Reel Update Prep
It's that time again - I need to update my show reel. Ugh. It's so frustrating! I've been having this problem since college. I know I need to do it, so I do, and when I do, it's never good enough for the web. EVER.
I recently joined the Behance community and let me tell you - my work feels inferior when I compare it to the folks on there. But fear not - I found this wonderful tutorial for more dynamic items to add to my info graphics, which are steadily making their way into my workload more and more.
I tried this cube spin thing but I altered it a little to make a cute little 3D-looking calendar graphic.
Not too bad, if I do say so myself! It was surprisingly easy, too! With a little more tweaking, it could be something pretty neat!
And because the weather was terrible yesterday, I locked myself in the "lab"(my computer room) and played around with an ID for myself using elements from that sweet tutorial.
The "sparks" are timed out to the final piece of music I picked out for the entire show reel. I need to add just a few more pieces to round it out and once it's ready, I'll post it for the world to see! This scares and excites me at the same time.
We are our own worst critics, right? I just need to relax, upload it and share it and see what happens from there, right? I hope you guys like my two little pieces!
I recently joined the Behance community and let me tell you - my work feels inferior when I compare it to the folks on there. But fear not - I found this wonderful tutorial for more dynamic items to add to my info graphics, which are steadily making their way into my workload more and more.
I tried this cube spin thing but I altered it a little to make a cute little 3D-looking calendar graphic.
Not too bad, if I do say so myself! It was surprisingly easy, too! With a little more tweaking, it could be something pretty neat!
And because the weather was terrible yesterday, I locked myself in the "lab"
The "sparks" are timed out to the final piece of music I picked out for the entire show reel. I need to add just a few more pieces to round it out and once it's ready, I'll post it for the world to see! This scares and excites me at the same time.
We are our own worst critics, right? I just need to relax, upload it and share it and see what happens from there, right? I hope you guys like my two little pieces!
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