This week in my design, I am working on the LUXE feature. I'm kind of struggling. I guess I'm glad it's only three pages, but four would have been nice, too. I asked the photo department for photos that I can cut out, if at all possible. I thought that would have been really cool. So far, I've got a pice of jewelry that I might be able to cut out, but I don't think I want to because it'll get lost on the newsprint (It's white gold and diamond on a blue velvet background.). Anyways, I'm glad I have photos at all.
Also, you all know this saying: cut once, measure twice. I've changed it. It doesn't matter how many times you measure if you're calculations are wrong, so use a calculator. (I sliced through some color pages of my mini portfolio today at Kinko’s. 11/2=5.5, just for the record.)
-| React |-
OK, I'm rescinding all negative things I said about Meredith. I said earlier in the year that I'd work for them if I had to, but it's not my first choice. I guess that's still true, but not as much. Just hearing from some of their art people there who said that they have survived the beast and are still designing with passion, it was enlightening. It would be a great place to work, I'm sure. Some of us were talking amongst ourselves, and after visiting Des Moines and seeing how they work and how much they seem to like it, not to mention the fact that they made such a great effort to visit us and give us their time, all those things put together kind of made me change my mind. (RUN-ON SENTENCE! YAY! Watch me NOT edit it!)
I think the Fresh Life product was great. I could have been more a part of it if I had chosen to do so. I didn't, and I kind of regret it, but I know that at the time I was just feeling busy. I really should have jumped in but oh well. This whole experience really has been fun. I felt like a suck up when one of the art ladies asked me which project I liked the best. I think I really did like the Meredith project. It was a fun trip, it was fun to see how their big-time operation really works and it was great to get their final feedback.
-| You Can't Miss. . . |-
It's time for one last installment of newspaper design enthusiasm! I went through my collections and even searched the net for new, exciting and inspiring pieces of design! Just remember that some newspapers will offer really cool gigs designing tab covers if you can find them and have the skillz.
This is from a man named Jason Benavides at the Charlotte Observer. Brilliant.
Again, Mr. Benavides out of Charlotte. Apparently they let insane people design for newspapers! There's hope for some of us! ;-) Seriously a cool piece. I wish I had anything like it in my portfolio.
Same guy.
I hope I haven't posted this already. . . I don't think I have. Anyways, another product of the Boston Globe. 
White bread = boring. Genius.
Dark. Cool. Intriguing.
