The Artist's "Blue Period."

This is a behind the scenes look at my first video spot as an advertising design student at art center. I painted myself blue. Off to a great start.
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Advertising History? Bob Matsumoto is my teacher. It helps that the teacher teaching advertising history actually made advertising history himself. He also is going to get Lee Clow to come talk to us. SERIOUSLY?! Yes.

Communications design? Lou Danziger is one of my teachers? Are you freakin’ kidding me? AIGA Medalist. You can’t make this stuff up, kids. Living legend.

Design 1? Cutting out shapes, and x-actoing my finger? Check. More upset about blood on project than own bodily harm? Check… And a critical phase of the Art Center sickness. “Oh god I cut my finger horribly” is not in my lexicon, but “Shit, I actually have to redo this now… Oh well it will be better the second time around!” totally is.

Typography 2: I have done a research paper on “Clearview,” the font that is going to replace Highway gothic on roadsigns across America. The icing? I’ve been in contact with James Montalbano, the font’s lead typographer, and he gave me a free license of the font in order to complete my project… Amazing. Plus it looks halfway decent. I’m moving up in the world. The final iteration of the project will be a stunning 8 page book. Get psyched!

It just keeps getting better and better. I’m making cool work, and meeting amazing new people- In addition to reconnecting with old friends, too. Go figure! Nick Arciaga, a buddy of mine that I hadn’t really seen since middle school goes here, and we’ve already connected, had lunch, and he invited me to a party this Friday… Did I mention I love this place?