DTC 355-02

  Really just playing around in Illustrator. Decided at random to go with the letters FTW, which colloquially stand for "Fuck The World". I had decided that I would like to create tension and depth by layering the letters in the Myriad Pro font, set in semibold. I copy and pasted the letters repeatedly over themselves, then used the shape builder tool to subtract overlapping areas and create negative space. This action created an interesting series of patterns reminiscent of the images on earlier computer screens that happened during a crash or a system error. I decided that the classic tech motif was worthy, and so ran with it. I downloaded a font that looked like it was on a green screen Apple II, and since Adobe couldn't load it, I typed FTW in Word, and took a screen shot. I imported this image into Illustrator and used the Image Trace tool to create outlines of the letters in the classic font, and sound the codes to match the classic green. The last thing I did, was

  This is a montage that documents a select few images during the process of bringing the art studio together. This includes some shots of cast aside tools from building a desk and a chair prototype. Moving on from that, it focuses on the assembly and rearrangement of several areas. The following pictures focus on the separate quadrants of the collage show the photographs in more detail. As much as this project horrified me to undertake due to the discovery of how much looking at photos of making messes in various stages, I was pleased with the outcome in general. In looking at the photos individually, I think the best one is the final one in the lower right of my desk lamp. On it's own, it has a slightly spectral quality unlike the rest. Honorable mention at least.

  An explanation is in order. I took a photo of myself at the end of this weekend, not a particularly restful Labor Day. I spent the time neck deep in house projects. I defrosted a refrigerator, in order to repair a clogged drain and replace an evaporative fan that had gone out. I also had to deal with a dishwasher that wasn't draining, and had been sitting for a few days as I had been too busy to get to. The water in it had turned rancid, and so this task was not pleasant. In a nutshell, I was f*cking DONE.  This was all after a particularly difficult week of homework and other various projects rendering my hands battered and full of splinters and cuts, the stench of my sweat with sawdust, rancid water, smoke, and whatever else helped me decide that it's time for a war with God. In any case, after my happy days of labor wound down, I snapped a pic on my laptop before I was able to drag my sorry carcass into a much needed shower. The face is the stare I gave one of my kids when

This is my first post for class. Just so you can have the link.