Seether Design Competition

Just a quick reminder - don't forget to vote in the Seether design competition today!

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afefd8083570483da9ccdc98d64086bd/491

Design Competition

Talenthouse.com is a great place to participate in creative projects. I found out about the site on facebook because of a competition they are offering. Contestants are able to submit designs for the merchandise being offered during Seether's upcoming tour. This is one of my favorite bands, so of course I had to submit a design. My time is very limited lately so I didn't get to put as much effort into it as I would have liked, but you can check out my submission at http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afefd8083570483da9ccdc98d64086bd/491. Voting is on March 14th if you would like to support my design.

New Begining

Once again I am attempting to start a blog. This is for school purposes, so maybe I'll stick with it. The goal is to discuss my current position at work as it relates to an internship. Because I am working in RD&D I will not be able to post all information due to it's proprietary nature, but I will discuss everything I can.

For a brief overview, I am working on a digital printing-direct to substrate system. The printer I am using was purchased with accompanying RIP software. It was installed and then handed to me to see what I can do with it. I must learn all I can about the hardware, software and file formatting on my own. The object being to possibly use this equipment for rapid prototyping and/or small order order production. I will eventually be instructing another group on how to use this, and then handing over the equipment.

The second part of my job is with the "Finish Development Group". I will be creating original designs to help promote our company within developing markets such as automotive interiors and consumer electronics. I will also be working with design samples from existing customers.

These two responsibilities can possibly overlap into creating original designs and then determining the best printing process and actually producing samples.

Hopefully my future posts will be a little shorter and a bit more interesting.

Something Different

I found myself faced with a serious delima while trying to complete a recent project. The project was to create web navigation buttons... A completely unique assignment. So almost to spite the instructor, I decided to try something different. I was tired of the Sci-fi and futuristic looks. I was sick of the grunge and elegent designs. Only something new would satisfy me. My nav bar was a version of hillbilly meets redneck with a splash of Bob Vila. So my delima centered around the question of ''is different for the sake of different ok"? While I would never want my name associated with a design like it, I can't say I was completely dissappointed with it. I could see a certain segment of the population wanting this style. So I say yes, different for the sake of different is ok. For no other reason then pesonal growth. So go out, and try mixing Martha Stewart with Jeff Foxworthy. Nascar and Tiffany's can be combined to make great design... Even if only in your own mind.