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More Bunny
And just because the CMU design site got me thinking about Cycloptobunny and I needed a reason to play around in Illustrator CS4 anyway (just got it and installed it last week - thanks again Adobe Design Acheivment Awards!)…
November 6th, 2008
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A Little Random Photoshop Art
Just playing around, taking a break from my reading…
September 1st, 2008
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More Bunnies!
I just can’t hop! I mean stop!
I introduce to you…
CYCLOPTO-BUNNY!!!
July 18th, 2008
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Bunnies!
So I stumbled across the Bunny Mandala the other day while looking for interesting information visualizations to inspire me at work, and ever since I just can’t stop sketching bunnies! I love ‘em! And tonight I came home and made some in Illustrator. So here they are:
July 16th, 2008
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Fun With 3D
People have been telling me about Illustrator’s 3D abilities for a while, but I’ve just got around to playing with them. Fun fun and pretty pictures.
April 7th, 2008
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Data Viz
This may not be the most innovative data viz you’ve ever seen, but I think the following visualization I did of my musical listening habits for my Mapping and Diagramming course is quite nice, if I do say so myself. Karen Moyer even complemented my colors! (Mind you, this was made for print, so the screen colors aren’t right at all). The viz shows one week of how, where, and when I listen to music.
March 3rd, 2008
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Maps!
I’m taking a really cool class called Mapping and Diagramming with Prof. Karen Moyer. For our first assignment, Karen asked us to redesign a terrible map she found in the design building (many years ago). The map was put up to announce the closing of one of the main exits from the building, and looked like this:
Note that, among other things, this map is of the third floor of the building! It also didn’t have any exits labeled, though you can tell where they would be from my scribbling. I think I was pretty successful in fixing things up. Take a look:
A few notes on process: I chose a gray background because the sign would be hung on a white wall, and I wanted it to stand out. I didn’t want it to look too good though (because it will be in the Design building, where things that look really good are, as a rule, announcements of speakers and presentations), so I left a white border, as if it came out of an office printer. I also chose Helvetica for the font because we are used to seeing the big ‘H’ on street signs and other such official notifications. Finally, I included the street and UC building in order to offer context and orientation to people who are less good at spatially positioning themselves.
January 26th, 2008
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