Playing with humor

I came up with this idea to make one of those 'happy birthday/congrats' banners and create my own message for it. Thankfully, I have access to a Cricut machine. I like this concept because it can be read in a different tone depending on the reader. And honestly, it's pretty funny.

'Congrats on finding the clitoris'
This is at a really small scale compared to what I want to print it at. Once I decide on a color scheme and get the paper, I'm also going to get some brad fasteners to piece it together with. That way it will move more naturally. I'm not sure on colors quite yet.

Full studio view (just so you can see how big the banner currently is at)

I had planned to have a second layer on the lettering (scoring), but it wasn't working programming wise. **Update, I figured it out! I can print it for the next one*** So then I thought I'd try cutting out a whole other layer and putting it on top, but I'm not sure I like the look of it. It may just be better as one layer, or maybe the layer on top should be the same color as the first, just to add dimension without another color.

Color suggestions?

Gold or silver, blacks, pinks? One color vs two? Scoring vs layering vs one layer?

open tabs, week 9

reminder,

Dan Stewart '10, Senior UX/UI Designer at East Coast Catalyst will be joining us in seminar on Tuesday 22 August.
Dan was a designer and design manager at Michael Aram for several years, and also maintains his own practice.

his seminar thesis was It’s a Revolution / Nostalgia
leading to VCTM design, branding

Etching (not a final print, but relates)

Monoprint + Chine Colle + Etching

**Chine Colle: when you attach one piece of paper, typically a delicate decorative paper, to a heavier printing paper by using the press. Not typically done with glues like PVA but rather a dry wheat paste.**

First print, also known as a proof or BAT, with notes

One of the 5 monoprints I pulled as backgrounds

Testing the application and look of the chine colle with the etching plate

"Final Print" (not actually a final because the registration is off and there are some odd holes where a paper dot should be)

Revised Rorschachs

Hair text

t’s unfortunate that my back camera doesn’t work. 
What I’m trying to do in this picture, is to create
words / language out of the hair.

Sketching

Infographic I'm trying to figure out based on one of the sketches: 

(barely started at the moment)