Personal Spiel: 201st entry and Academy of Art

Not everyone was raised with a college fund. I remember when asking my mother about going to school in Hawaii and her response "How are you going to pay for it?" I couldn't believe what I heard. I thought once you have kids you start a college trust, etc.

So I worked and couldn't figure out what to do college wise. I went to a community college off and on. Eventually I went to a vocational school and obtained my AA in Business Administration. Yay I finished. But I went on and tried my hardest to get my BS in Business. After several failed attempts.. I realize I like the data entry portion and some of the technology background (I minored in MIS) and was good at it. After awhile I realize I LOVE graphic design. It wasn't until after my wedding I felt it's something I want to pursue. I maybe late in the game but I'm going to try.

SO I blogged before about Academy of Art giving away FREE summer workshop. I took 3 of those classes. I have to say my favorite was Graphic Arts. Go figure. Our 3 days together my teacher came up with a syllabus revolving reinventing a band/musical artist's logo and album. This project touches on how to develop and polish your idea, work with type, and learn about layout.

We started with our mood board. I did ok on it. Some people didn't get it. But I did sooo much better in my logo and album cover. I need to fix my photoshop skills but the concept and layout was nailed.





Here is the original album:


Source of image here

The inspiration of the logo:

Source of image here

:) I'm very happy. And what a great 201st blog entry by sharing something I acomplished.