Monday, July 16th, 2007
Drawing and rapid ideation with Eric Anderson. Working towards building models over the weekend. Nice to get a pencil back in my hand. Eric also showed us his tablet PC, and I have to admit that if Apple starts making a tablet I’ll be saving my pennies to be first in line to buy one.
Some drawing lessons:
- Prisma pencils work so much better than graphite because they don’t smear.
- Start light! I’ve known this since middle school, but drawing light keeps you light on your feet and lets you move between ideas so much faster than heavy lines.
- Don’t worry about erasing, just keep drawing. When things get to messy start another sheet and trace what you’ve done.
- Drawing should “communicate effectively and efficiently”. Amen.
Note: Posts with images should return soon.
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Mo photo on our seventh day of class. Dylan was a great instructor and was able to answer everyone’s technical and non-technical questions and do so without everyone getting lost or falling asleep.
Everyone showed their one day photo narrative assignment today, and there were some sets that really impressed me. I was generally unhappy with the work I put together. As usual I began by overthinking the project. In the end I took pictures of the dinner Gretchen was putting together.
Spent the afternoon working in Illustrator. Fun with the pen tool and bezier curves.
Some lessons from the day:
- One day assignments are just that, and you really need to maintain perspective about how much should be accomplished in an evening – especially with no advance warning of what you will be doing.
- Poor planning is one thing, tight deadlines are another. Learn the difference.
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