As promised, I did a repurposing of the Andymism design. Since all I really did was move around a few elements and add a sidebar, I guess I wouldn’t call what I did a redesign. But, call it what you want.
Archive for May, 2008
Redesign
It’s funny, as soon as I have this site up and running, I’m itching for a redesign. I’m learning more about what I want out of my blog, what I think it should do, and how I want it to do those things.
So surprise, surprise. A redesign is on the way–although maybe it’s not so much a redesign, but a retooling. Or a re-featuring. Feature is an ugly word.
Anyway, hold on tight.
The pile of books on my desk
Just a few of the books I use as a reference when doing graphic or interactive design work. View the drawing on Flickr to see labels for each book in the stack.
I’ve never used any of these colors in a drawing before. I’ve been trying to challenge myself, as far as color work is concerned, by making monochrome drawings with terra cotta colors–which, though I’m getting better, turns out to be pretty difficult. This was a nice break from that.
Leslie, Al, and Marlon at the Standard in LA
I’m starting to get a bit better at seeing people, especially after I warm up a bit. I find that it takes a good amount of focus before I can get my hand to start drawing what I see—I especially need that warm up when it comes to drawing people.
I’m still having a tough time with color. Granted, I haven’t been producing as much work lately. I guess I need to keep grinding away in order to get any better. I wonder if there’s a good book out there about how to use color. Not color theory, but how to see and draw with color.
I’m sure there is, and it’s probably worth looking into.
Two weeks of working for myself
It’s now been two weeks since I quit my job and started off on my own. Although you might be expecting a list of lessons about self-employment that I’ve learned in two weeks, things just have not been that crazy.
To be perfectly honest, things aren’t really that different—that might be a bit of an understatement. What’s different is that I love what I do, I care about what I do, and I’m excited about what’s to come. Of course, I can’t say that I haven’t learned anything in the last two weeks—I’ve learned a bit about myself and the world around me.
