Present Joys

“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”

What I did this week (5 oct 2012)

  • Turned in finals for package design; had a short crit and got out of class early!
  • Did homework in the cafeteria before lunch. I was the only person there besides the staff. I did homework and silently rocked out to Transcendental Youth.
  • Ran into M Stillion and talked to him for a while. A dream come true.
  • Had a really nice independent study meeting with Lutz.
  • On tuesday morning, presented the final for my first ad project. I created a new brand for a local hardware store. Glad to be done.
  • Looked at wordless ads in copywriting.
  • Made little progress in jewelry class but had a ton of fun. My teacher gave me a little piece of sterling silver to use for my project because I was having too much trouble corralling nickel.
  • Went back to school tuesday night for a roundtable discussion on Art Spiegelman’s Maus (a sort of kickoff event for CCAD’s Mix 2012 comics symposium). It was ok. I sat with Dorian and Colleen and had fun with them.
  • Watched more ad presentations on thursday morning. It would have been more enjoyable had the projects actually been good, but it was relaxing nonetheless.
  • Drove back to school thursday night to watch In Search of Steve Ditko on the big screen with a very small handful of other people. It was lots of fun!
  • Went to school friday afternoon to see a panel on “indie comics”, then I walked around with Dorian.
  • Watched Chris Ware deliver the Mix 2012 keynote talk. He was great.