I dream of Photoshop.

I love photoshop!

I'm no pro but here is a blog that I read today ... well looked since it's mostly pictures. Its amazing what some people can do with photoshop. Someday maybe I can be as good as they are lo, maybe.

http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/strange-funny-photoshop-manipulations/

Check it out.

Dislike for 2012 Logo

This is the logo design for the 2012 Olympics. I'm not sure the aim that they were trying to take with this but I think its ridiculously ugly. My history of graphic design teacher said that they even had it so it was moving and flashing (somehow) but it was causing seizures therefore they stopped that. It reminds me of the 80's that or cavemen drawings. I can appreciate the creativity it may have taken to get this design but the result is not pleasing to my eye. I don't think I'm the only one that feels this way, obviously the group of designers in England okayed it. It just doesn't speak Olympics to me (besides the Olympic rings). The cost of getting this logo was 400,00 pounds, that's $620,775.73.

I decided this needed a face lift and attitude change. Originally I wasn't intending to write all about the sad and depressing things in life but that's what it ended up being. Oops.

Now I am going to try to A) write more B) try to keep it pleasant. I'll probably end up writing mostly about design school and maybe running. I've wanted to run a marathon for a while but I haven't really gotten around to it. School and work are usually in my way especially when trying to do both. When I get into my running training then I'll probably talk about that here and there but for now it will be mostly design school and stuff.

I am starting my 3rd year in the graphic design program at the University of Utah. It's been a great challenge thus far and I expect it to continually get harder. However, for the time being I am pumped and excited. Granted I've only had 3 days of school so we'll see how I'm doing in a month.