Arboreal

I've mentioned Rene Clement's Promising Land project on this blog before, and now he's trying to get it published.  This is a very cool project, and if I weren't a broke student... anyways, here's the link.

After putting some more time into it (due to the evolution of event details), the result is much more graphic.  The paragraph font was switched to Caslon Italic, and I think it's a great contrast with the plain headlines.  Legible and classy.

This is a first draft for an 11x17" poster.  Click on it to see it bigger. 
The target audience is the Dordt student body (and, secondarily, the Sioux Center community).
Fonts used are Bebas and Footlight, though the latter will probably change.
Your thoughts?

why station wagons are not more popular in America than they are.

A poster I designed for a couple of friends who are in a band of sorts.  Their acoustic croonings will lull you at the Fruited Plain on Saturday night.

Whilst paying a visit to the vending machine for the purpose of staying awake in (my three-hour long) class, I discovered this little piece of joy calling itself TWIN BING.

 I'd never paid any attention to the nondescript red-and-white package on the far right side of the snack machine before, but today the label caught my eye.  Something about the simple two-color design from a different era compelled me to buy the mysterious "NUTTY CHOCOLATY CHERRY TREAT!"  It was pretty tasty, but even better, the label claimed: Sioux City, IA. 51102.

Check it out.  Finding locally-produced junk food is a rare treat, and I really like the no-nonsense design of the label, too.

Some things I like even though they tend to be overrated:

The cult of Apple
The 1996 VW Harlequin Golf
The Rule of Thirds
Pretending to be different than everyone else
Making stuff in Illustrator when I should be doing homework

Do you still care about Haiti?

I don't think it hit me until today, actually.  Dordt held a prayer service and Claude Gillot, our lone Haitian student, said a few words in thanks for the support.  He was strong about it but his fast-blinking eyes gave him away.

And now it feels real to me.

There are many great organizations giving aid, but they haven't reached Claude's village yet.  If you're a Dordt student and want to help in a more personal way, you can buy a t-shirt by visiting his room (NH101).  The t-shirts were donated so all proceeds will go to Global Outreach International, earmarked for the town Claude comes from.