For the last two weeks of class

Hi All. Monday is an optional work day. I will not be in, so it's up to you. That said, I know you all have a lot to do for all your classes, including mine, so I know you'll be busy either way.

Tuesday!! We WILL have class on Tuesday the 7th at our usual times. We will continue to go over the work on your final project.

3010: Your exam day is Friday, December 10th from 8 - 11:00 am. Here is what is expected of you:
1) The last final five project mounted and ready for critique
2) Your color boards (2-3)
3) A CD of your final five projects to date. (.jpgs and .pdf are preferred - let me know if you don't have access to burn a CD and we'll work out a different delivery system)
4) Any of your reworked final five projects (grades will be reassessed accordingly).
5) Optional: Extra Credit project - children's activity page - the concentration here is on line quality.
Note: Feel free to bring cookies and such if you like.

3050: Your exam day is Wednesday, December 15th from 8 - 11:00 am. Here is what is expected of you:
1) The last final five project mounted and ready for critique
2) A CD of your final five projects to date. (.jpgs and .pdf are preferred - let me know if you don't have access to burn a CD and we'll work out a different delivery system.) Please number them in order!!!
3) Any of your reworked final five projects (grades will be reassessed accordingly).
4) Optional: Extra Credit project - color boards (2-3), and/or a presentation of eyes (mounted).
Note: Feel free to bring cookies and such if you like.

Links: Liz, thought you'd get a kick out of the cupcake ornament. An entire series is available through modcloth.
Thought y'all would get a kick out of THIS - it's a poster made up of business cards of the fictional characters who attended the parties in THE GREAT GATSBY. Great idea.
Ryan, the illustrator who likes to paint meat is Mark Ryden - specifically at his website.
Lally, some illustrators who do great little cities are:
Colin Thompson
Mathieu Leyssenne
Sergey Tyukanov
Matt Gazer and
Olivier Derouetteau.

Haley - you gotta see this 12 Days of Christmas pop-up at The 2010 PNC Christmas Price Index.

For Friday, December 3rd

The 4th of the Final Five will be due first thing - mounted on black board. After critiques we'll go over the plan for your final project. Keep in mind the extra credit projects available for each class as well as the Color Boards required for 3010.

Preview for next week:
Monday the 6th will be a work day. Work is required, but class attendance is optional. We will have class Tuesday the 7th at our regular times.
3010 Final exam is Friday the 10th, 8:00 am to 11:00 am (3 hours).
3050 Final exam is Wednesday the 15th, 8:00 am to 11:00 am (3 hours).
We will use the three hours to critique the final project, color boards and extra credit projects. Feel free to bring cookies and such if you like.

Links:
Stephen and Haley: The Heads of State (Illustrator site - great book covers and posters)

Guys - two of you shared great links today in class - a color wheel and Charlotte, that illustrator? Please share!

For Wednesday, December 1st

For both classes - we'll continue to work on the fourth of our Final Five projects (which will be due, mounted, first thing Friday).

Links we discussed:
Caroline - here's Modcloth.
Lally - along the line of collage/scrap-booking - this is great: Inspired Ideas. Here's a blog template site especially for scrap-bookers: Scrappin' Blogs and The Cutest Blog on the Block.

Don't forget to be working on your extra credit projects!

For Monday, November 29th

I hope everybody has a GREAT Thanksgiving. Personally, I'm thankful for all of you and all the great effort you've been putting into your work in class!

Your next due date will be Friday, December 3rd - the 4th project in your Final Five.

It's a Link-fest for your Thanksgiving Feast! Add your own in the comments.
World building CGI (for Sue) - here are some great portfolios within the CGSociety website:
Dmitry Dubinsky
Daniel Lieske
Matt Gaser
Matt Ellis
Olivier Derouetteau
Michael Dashow
Pene Menn
David Lesperance
Kentaro Kanamoto
Ognian Bonev
Lubos de Gerardo Surzin
Fco. De Borja (you have to look around, there's no good portfolio for him unfortunately.)
Mathieu Leyssenne

City for Kirby and Ryan: Barry Jackson

Stephen - a great post on book cover designs at NewCover.tumblr.com.

Lally: The Cutest Site on the Block; The Greeting Farm (I'll find more...)

Stephen and Alex (?): Flatstock - yes?

Bora, I'm still looking for that Salvadore Dali sculpture - please post a link if you find it!

And some more fun links just because I adore their work:
Bobby Chiu
Brandon Dorman
Brain Despain
Colin Thompson
Color!!! Charlotte - I think you'll like this guy... Richard Johnson

And for dessert:
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

There are more good videos in the sidebar if you go view this on YouTube.

For Friday, November 19th

For both classes - Your 3rd Final Five project will be due, mounted, first thing Friday. We'll critique and then discuss project 4.

Note: There is no class next week for Thanksgiving Break (stop crying).

Liz and Lauren shared some cool links today:
FolioArt.co.uk. Liz especially liked "Bird cage" although the site is chock full of some great work.
Cargo Collective. Lauren especially liked the 'Featured Websites.'

I'd like to add two more: 36 Pages by Craig Fraiser - Stephen, Alex, and Drue - heck, I think all of you will like this site.
   I know I mention marketing guru Seth Godin a lot. His advice today is good: Embracing the upcycle instead of the downcycle. He talks about your response to failure. For some, it creates a pattern/spiral of more failure, while others dig in their heels and failure propels them to try harder towards bigger things. Which are you? Which do you choose to be?

For Wednesday, November 17th

We'll all continue to work on the 3rd of our Final Five projects (they will be due first thing Friday).

Here are some links we talked about:
OvernightPrints.com (For those who will be graduating soon, it's a good idea to get on their mailing list to receive discounts for postcards, etc.)
Threadless.com - some of you have come up with some great designs that might be of interest there.
RIPT (Rest in Peace T's) - similar to Threadless - they make designs available for one day.

Zach - Mr. Murawski thought you'd be interested in the work of airbrush master, Charlie White III.

For Friday, November 12th and Monday, November 15th

Hi Guys,
Friday is a a work day (I'll be speaking in Savannah), so please take attendance - you are required to come to class. (And goodness knows you have enough to keep you busy!) Mounted finals for the second of your Final Five projects will be due first thing Monday. That said, the week for project three may feel shorter, so it is up to you if you want to get started on it on Friday. (Flex day, project-wise.)

Charlotte - Sorry it took so long to figure out the illustrator of those great alphabets was Jozef Sumichrast. Here are some of his alphabets:
Cyrillic Alphabet (scroll down)
The English Alphabet
Similar inspiration:
Thomas Knauer's Way Cool Kid
Animal Alphabet by Arts et Metiers Graphiques
Basketball Font
Alphabet by Eika Dopludo - scroll down to see the whole thing. (Sam - you gotta scroll down on this one to the second image!)

Ryan - here are some cut paper artist that might inspire you...
Susan Swan
Robin Brickman
Jeff Nishinaka
Clive Stevens