Graphic Design 1: Chelsie Babcock

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2010-05-12T16:12:04Z

Journal # 8, The Finale

2010-05-05T18:47:55Z

5/4/10
Woke up this morning, well afternoon and worked on some homework. Then I went to Whole Foods and bought veggie burger patties, went home, and made a veggie burger. After, I went to school and sat in the library working on homework. I had class till 5:00 p.m. After class, I went to my friend Nicol's house for dinner. We made dinner for each other, I made salads, and she made the pasta. We then watched television and her friend came over. I worked on homework over there, came home to go to bed, and couldn't fall asleep for the life of me. (icon will be a veggie burger)

Journal # 7

2010-05-04T17:26:30Z

5/3/10
Today I woke up and went to class at 9:00 a.m. I was at school until 2 p.m. in which I walked home from school. I showered. Finished up my laundry. Then went online and spent $75 dollars to join a summer league lacrosse team that a bunch of alumni from Duluth are going to be playing on. The team name is Team Wolfpack. I am really excited to play with these girls. I haven't seen some of them in a couple years and it will be nice to reconnect with them. I feel that my big purchase for the day was a successful one. Because, I will get to play lacrosse every Tuesday night in St. Paul and be with my friends at the same time. Also, our team is also getting some pretty marvelous pennies to wear. Later on in the day, my friends Ellen and Nicol came over for a little bit. Our friend Lisa who is a freshman and lives on campus took the three of us to the DC for dinner. Afterwards we all went to the library for a few hours to work on homework. Then Nicol and I went to Mount Royal and rented Sherlock Holmes. We watched it at her house and then she dropped me off at home. I ended my night by drinking some bedtime tea and laying in bed while being on my computer. (icon will be a lacrosse stick and ball)

Journal # 6

2010-05-04T17:03:22Z

5/2/10
This morning I woke up and the sun was out and my friend Nicol had slept over. It was 9:30 a.m. and so we thought it would be a good idea to get Mcdonald's breakfast. On our way home we called our friend Ellen to come over and play lacrosse with us in my backyard. We pulled up to my house to find my friend Ellen curled up on my front steps with her tiger slippers on, lacrosse stick, and eating cereal out of the box. It was super nice out but none of us felt like passing around the lacrosse ball, so instead we just sat outside and enjoyed the sun rays. I worked on homework and did some laundry while Nicol slept on my couch. We later went to Grandma's sports garden so Nicol could close her tab she had left open. On our way we were guessing how much the tab would be, thinking it would be ridiculously expensive if she forgot to even close it at the end of the night. The tab was only twenty dollars though. Way later on into the night some girls on my lacrosse team went to a party and decided to take a taxi cab back to my house. They had Two Dollar Taxi through the school, but did not have two dollars or money for a tip. So, I ended my night by welcoming girls from my team into my house and paying five dollars for their cab ride over. (icon will be a taxi cab)

Journal # 5

2010-05-04T01:18:47Z

5/1/10
My focus for today was sleeping in to get better and to get all ready for the UMD Women's Lacrosse banquet that was at Grandma's sports garden at 7:00. I bought a couple songs on I Tunes while I waited for my friends to come over before we left to the banquet. It cost ten dollars for the dinner at the banquet and majority of my money I spent tonight was at Grandma's on pitchers of Long Island Ice Teas. They had a drink special going on. Each pitcher was five dollars. Between myself and a few girls on my team, we had about three or four. Equaling roughly twenty-five dollars including tip. Later on I bought a few beers, a couple shots, and a few rounds. my tab ran up to being fifty dollars by the end of the night.
(icon will be a pitcher of Ice Tea)

Journal # 4

2010-05-04T01:06:31Z

4/30/10
Today I woke up went to class and I didn't feel good so I went to bed after class. I slept most of the day. At 5:00 pm I woke up and went to Arby's with my roommates and I bought a chicken sandwich and curly fries. Later on in the day I went to my friend Nicol's house and played Nintendo 64. We have our team banquet for lacrosse tomorrow, so I stopped at the mall and went to DSW to get a pair of nude colored pumps. I found a pair by Jessica Simpson that I liked for $60.00. So I purchased them and am planning on wearing them with my new floral dress from Forever 21 I bought a couple days ago.
(icon will be a high heel pump)

Journal # 3

2010-05-04T00:59:52Z

4/29/10
Today I woke up went to class and then worked on some homework. At school I bought a half of a tuna fish wrap with carrots on the side. I didn't spend money on anything else, which is very rare and a great accomplishment for me. I currently am unemployed and have no income so I should not be spending money anyway. Later in the evening I did a little homework and watched Knocked Up with my roommates.
(icon will be a tuna wrap and carrots)

Journal #2

2010-04-29T19:38:04Z

4/28/10
Woke up at 11, felt great to sleep in. Sat on my parents couch and watched the news on my parents' new flat screen. I miss the twin cities news; the Northland news doesn't cut it for me. I went for a run around my neighborhood and found that when I breathe in through my nose and out my mouth, it calms me down and helps me run faster and further. After, I had to go to Wells Fargo and cash a check to get gas to come back to Duluth. I decided to stop at the Mall of America on my way home. My mission was to hit up Forever 21, I did so, and spent $116. I love shopping. Forever 21 is one of my favorite stores and I wish I owned the entire store. If I could have one wish granted for me it would be to have an unlimited amount of money for shopping and be able to go all around the world just to shop. It's embarrassing but I enjoy it and it makes me happy. I ended up arriving back at Duluth at 8:30, because I spent two hours at the mall. I worked on homework, watched Late Night with Jimmy Fallon then hit the hay.
(icon will be a Forever 21 shopping bag)

Journal #1

2010-04-29T19:36:18Z

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Today, I woke up late. Made a PB&J. Got dressed and dropped off at school by my roommate. Went to class, walked home, looked at all the different trees and flowers on my walk. After, I took pictures of my house for a mosaic I am making for 2D. My friend Ellen came over and told me she was going to drive down to the cities for job interviews she had in the morning. My car had broken down in the cities last weekend and this was my chance to go get it. So I decided to jump the gun and go home at 8 pm. The ride was entertaining like it usually is when Ellen and I are together. We stopped at Wendy's and I bought the two of us frosties. We talked about her new boyfriend and what we wish to do this summer. I came home to my house looking different like always when I come back because, my mom has become addicted to redecorating. Just this semester I have come home four times to find something new each time: a new flat screen television, hard wood floors replacing the carpet and tile that used to exist. On trip three, I come home to find a redone bathroom and about twenty contemporary furnishings around the house (it's funny because she has no idea of the significance behind any of the art works she buys). Tonight, I pull up to my house to find a tree gone from the front yard, piles of stone blocks, and a partially put together wall of pavers. My mom tells me we are getting a "patio" in the front yard. Oh boy.
The typeface I will be using is Suburban.

Travel : project 3

2010-04-28T06:35:01Z

travel proj.indd

Final Project 2

2010-04-22T04:33:28Z

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Ch. 4

2010-04-20T17:37:58Z

When looking at the examples from the book Fault Lines, the use of text and images really does take your eye either to the text above or equal with the text next to the image.

Ch. 2 & 3

2010-04-20T16:11:21Z

While reading Ch. 2, I found it quite interesting that the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson was considered a manifesto, I had never thought of it in that way and am used to manifestos being written by artists and artist movements. Also, some of the various methodologies used for producing a design that stuck out to me were: Python philosophy, TIMTOWTDI, and KISS. The statement from Dieter Rams makes some good points like "Harmony is better than divergency, Neutral is better than aggressive, and A system is better than single elements." It's crazy to think how much technology and style has been changed now days compared to what was socially acceptable 10+ years prior. I don't quite understand the Ems and ens, just that they are used for measuring the body of text and an en is equal to half of an em. Understanding the Golden Section is key in graphic design and I am trying to get a better grasp on it, I feel that this reading has helped me a bit in learning how to use it. I learned that the visual center is higher and a little to the right of the mathematical center of something. The list of human proportions and all the various was to measure the human body was engaging to read. Reading about Corbusier's use of the golden ratio and his use of the human form in architecture was interesting. I found out that gestalt is used to talk about a design as a combination of a bunch of different elements, not just one.
Reviewing the symmetrical and asymmetrical grid by reading chapter 3 was helpful.
How columns are set up affects the readability of text.

Mood Board

2010-03-23T21:02:57Z

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2nd mood board
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Contemporary Design+Issue Inspired by the Past

2010-03-09T18:55:30Z

The Designer I found was Jessica Hische. Her work showed details and same styling as both the Industrial Revolution and Art Nouveau (Arts and Crafts) movements. She uses many different colors in her designs but dulls them down to give an older look and feel to them. Along with adding curls, detailed little patterns, and borders. Most of her text is hand drawn or done in Illustrator. The example of hers I found was a full page advertisement which ran in the New York times to promote the movie "Acid Test". The film is about the environmental troubles the ocean is going through with pollution and hopes to motivate viewers to think about the ocean along with going green in their lives.

Jessica Hische