Money Shot

It'd be awesome if these were real. Click the image for a close up.

Now this is what ID is all about

My first real 3D rendering, after a semester's worth of tutorials and hours of frustration. I am actually very surprised at how much I truly learned. Hopefully I'll be able to retain it over break.

This is a redesign of the Zem noise canceling ear plugs, developed in Syracuse.

I'll be working on the money shot tonight.

The Weather

I only have one more class tomorrow, then a few finals and projects standing between me and the summer. Speaking of which, it felt like summer today. 90 degrees in april? That's just as strange as a blizzard at this time. The magnolia's are blooming, the tulips are budding, my fan is out of its box.

I generally don't discuss the weather, as I find it to be the most bothersome small talk, but I have been working a lot with it lately. Here is part what I've made so far:



A few cards that are part of a weather game. Collect all the different categories (the different color stripes) and make a certain kind of weather. The one above is a sunny day, much like today's (with the exception of the temperature).

More of this project as the week progresses.

Everything at once

Ah, internet, how fickle you can be. Due to the lack of internet connection at my house, I have had to rely on the library, but am generally too busy or snowed in to make the trip. So, there's fewer updates than I'd like. I've been a busy bee, making christmas presents for the family. Being flat broke brings out the crafty side of me. Well, the fact that the last weeks of school were spent staring at a computer screen also gave me cravings to just make things with my hands. Here, though, is what I did the last weeks of school, starting with the rest of my intaglio final:




The devil and angel in color, which I then used for the multiplate piece in the previous post:

Basically, I was playing with the idea of the "characters" who control our fate being trapped and no longer in control of their fate. I bound them into a little booklet, which I will probably improve when I take bookbinding next semester.

I finally finished my tea kettle that I'd mentioned weeks ago. I decided to do a glass/metal fusion:


I love how blogger changed the background colors to a putrid green. Ah well.

Finally, my type class did a bus wrap project for the Connective Corridor and Centro. The Post Standard reported on it here.

Oh my! I have to run and finish my Christmas shopping and making! Hopefully more updates after the holiday!

Teaser

Just finished my last final project. I'm headed home this afternoon. There'll be a few fun posts in the next week, as I'll have the time to really get stuff together. For now, here's a teaser of my intaglio final: