nearing the end... (of the semester)

One week left ... then .... what to do, what to do?

It's lovely how breaks are strategically situated to coincide with the year's worst weather. However, I will not be phased by this seemingly imported Antarctica. I am excited to:

- Spend time with people (a welcomed change from my bff, Laptop)

- Read books

- Explore the city again, and other parts of Brooklyn

- (Gasp) make a portfolio-book

- Watch movies

- Eat meals at tables, rather than whilst walking/waiting for the subway/sitting in class

- Attend concerts

- Take hip-hop classes again

- Play my instruments

- Possibly begin to learn a new language

- Make illustrations

- Begin to learn the art of ... video?

In the past few weeks, I've made several brochures, shot and art directed a mock ad campaign, designed a series of wine bottles, created a flash banner ad, wrote a 10-page-paper, created two websites, designed a movie poster, made brass earrings, a copper ring and a brass ring, designed a postcard, billboard and business cards, and designed and wrote a book. And quite a bit more to go. FIT, you're killin me smalls.

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I must say one thing: there are few things I love more than sitting down with my laptop, some excellent coffee and great music and designing (wine bottle packaging - now).

I have a hefty number of updates I'd like to make, however, I have to find the time to do so. I've been writing, researching, designing, and brainstorming at a tornado-like rate. I'm at that point where I'm brewing coffee at odd hours and finding myself eating strange(r) combinations of foods for "meals." Such as toffee chocolate and gourmet olives. Thanksgiving break offered me the near solitude of family in lieu of my ever expanding group of friends and excessive rest, though I did somehow barely manage to finish the first formal paper I've written in about four-and-a-half years. I used to furnish 15-page-papers in a span of 3 hours; I may have lost my touch.

Photos of recent work to come soon.

Some images I've collected of late as inspiration for projects/personal style/beautiful photog in general:

oh heyyy you go gurl

love this song ... solange > beyonce in my opinion

botanica - never fails

more inspiration

Found this in http://grainedit.com today ... an incredible design blog ... such adorable work!

Ecstatic - I just accepted a design internship at HarperCollins for next semester. The people I interviewed with were great - smart, literary, creative, and really seem to love what they do. Super excited to learn about and experience the world of publishing :) I really do believe this will help me grow a ton creatively and intellectually and I am utterly pumped for it!

I also received a Save the Date for my good friend, Liz - soooo happy for her and soooo excited for this wedding!

Here are some images from my friend's tumblr that I saw and particularly loved today ... they evoke a sort of a/w nostalgia - the good kind :)

some typography i was working on