Today’s assignment did not involve making charts out of magazine industry data because I don’t understand what their revenue/ad sales tables are about.
So instead, I did something much simpler, which still took forever! A character map. I haven’t actually read Pride & Prejudice, but Lunchbox’s sister-in-law posted a link to this diagram:
I wanted to try [...]
The AIGA gallery is nice. It only takes 15 minutes to walk through. There were quite a few designs with a letterpress/woodcut style with an emphasis on funny copy. It seems to go well with the slow food/artisanal stuff movement. And the handmade/real object style is still going strong. It’s like designers are tired of [...]
Don't buy salmon from the Key Foods on 4th ave in Brooklyn. Cooking it won't make it smell any better either. (but oh! the apt!) #
Not smoking (60 days later). At beast with a Manhattan & two models. Ida Maria is queen of the world. #
@edhong rock on! (Btw, r u still drumming? ) #
http://twitpic.com/lylc1 – decompression party. #
I will make data graphics like this. Maybe I’ll have learned enough about stats by the time there is less red on the map.
For this quarter, I’m studying basic statistics, color theory, and freelance business. I’m also making myself do some kind of ‘assignment’ every two weeks. For this first assignment, I was hoping to [...]
Yes, these cupcakes are larger than a man’s hand! We didn’t try them because we were on the way to the gym.
It seems strange to me that I can eat as much as Lunchbox – but only if he’s eating burgers & I’m eating dessert. And he can easily eat 3x more hamburger than me.
Thanks to this book, My So-Called Freelance Life, I am all jazzed to be a real freelancer!
(Or maybe it’s the relief I feel from not looking at job ads.)
First things first: I called the IRS today (they are very friendly!) and verified that my old EIN is still alive. Now I can invoice clients without [...]
