USU Graphic Design 07-ish

Just Checkin'

2010-11-11T15:08:00.000-07:00

Does anyone read this anymore??

It's been awhile...

2010-06-03T10:28:00.000-06:00

Hey Gang!
I know that it's been awhile and you've all moved on and probably don't check this anymore but I thought I'd post this in the off chance you still check. There is a opening at Stampin' Up! for a Digital Product Designer.

Desciption :
Develop and design digital production according to specific timeframes. Work with creative research team and product line manager to determine trends, product line extensions, and product life-cycles. Product to include: designer template, digital kits, digital embellishments, and Photoshop brushes. Will also help create sample layouts for publications or web.

For more info and to apply go here
http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/584_18264.asp

SU has been a really great place to work, plus there is a lot of USU alum, so you'll be in good company. Feel free to e-mail me with your resume and info and I can get it to the right people. vball@stampinup.com

Hope everyone is doing great!

Client/Project Survey

2010-03-17T13:04:00.001-06:00

Hey Guys,

I know this is pry a long shot since no one really checks this blog anymore, but thought I'd try it anyway.

I've been trying to think of ways that I could get feedback from my clients: how the project went, would they contact me again for another project, would they refer me to other people, what I could've improved on, etc...

If y'all have any feedback or suggestions, that'd be freakin' amazing.

Cheers!
Kara

Freelance Op for a Flash AS3.0 Site

2010-01-21T08:05:00.002-07:00

Hey team,

So, I have an opportunity for someone to make some money if they could build me a Flash site in AS3.0 by Monday night, Jan. 25. The main site is currently written in AS2.0 and my client needs it converted to 3.0.

Let me know who's interested. Send a bid (and questions if you have 'em) to me: kara@idiodesign.com.

Thanks!
Kara

How a web design goes straight to hell

2009-12-04T15:22:00.004-07:00

Funny, but perhaps hits a little too close to home?

You can click here or on the image. You choose.

2009-11-09T08:07:00.003-07:00

So, my padre sent this to me this morning and though y'all would enjoy a good laugh for a Monday. :)

http://www.gocomics.com/chucklebros/2009/11/08/

The Designer/Client relationship - in real world situations

2009-06-02T18:56:00.001-06:00

So true...

You call yourself a designer?

2009-04-30T15:01:00.003-06:00

Here's something else for you typosluts® (registered trademark of Layne Turner). Test your sweet typography skills with this sweet game:

Your Logo Makes Me Barf

2009-04-20T16:09:00.001-06:00

I thought you guys would get a kick out of this site...

http://www.yourlogomakesmebarf.com/

Enjoy!

Your Business Card is Crap!

2009-04-20T09:34:00.001-06:00

Maybe one day my business card will be as cool as this guy's...

When your up too late with flash

2009-02-03T13:55:00.010-07:00

Thought this was a pretty funny flash animation

pretty loaded

2009-01-22T15:50:00.002-07:00

This site collects preloaders and showcases them. It's pretty cool to see some of the creative ways with which people load websites.

Fun w/ Popups

2009-01-21T17:07:00.003-07:00

These guys know how to name a band AND make an original video:

2009-01-15T20:33:00.003-07:00

I finally got my own street corner it's in an ok neighborhood but I'm working my way up quick. Any way if any of you know of any jobs in Utah let me know. We are thinking about heading back home... Peace

My first shot at animating in Motion

2009-01-13T09:28:00.003-07:00

It's been a while since I last posted, so I thought I'd put this out there. It's an animation that was shown on stage as an opener/logobuild for a leadership conference. I started designing this animation in Flash, but quickly realized that Flash wasn't going to cut it, so I tried building it in Motion, which is part of Final Cut Studio. Almost everything was made out of cut paper and scanned in. Enjoy!

A Festivus for the Rest of us!

2008-12-23T14:05:00.001-07:00

Happy Festivus today Everyone!

Hotel 626

2008-12-22T10:46:00.004-07:00

This is a pretty cool "advergame". I'm not sure what it has to do with doritos, but it's pretty spooky. Although it is only open from 6pm to 6am, you can change the time on your computer to access it whenever you want. Don't pee your pants!

HOTEL 626

Christmas Creativity

2008-12-18T14:19:00.003-07:00

Its been awhile sense I've contributed anything on here, so I thought I'd share with you all this skate deck I painted up for a friend's Christmas present. I had forgotten how rewarding tangible art making is.

Side note: As some of you might know, Polaroid recently announced they will no longer be making their Polaroid film, which is kind of a bummer. So anyway in this photo I was trying out this Polaroid simulator program called "Poladroid". It's a pretty cool free little program. You actually have to wait/shake your photo to get it to develop faster though, and it only works on macs.

I Met the Walrus

2008-12-10T12:15:00.002-07:00

Agree or disagree with Lennon's philosophy, there's some sweet penwork/illustration/visuals going on. Amazing that this kid is asking these kinds of questions at age 14. Enjoi.

Blue Vertigo

2008-12-04T16:30:00.003-07:00

I don't know if you guys know about this site but I just found it and am all giddy. It's a SUPER good resource:

>>http://www.bluevertigo.com.ar/bluevertigo.htm<<

More on Information Design

2008-11-17T20:08:00.002-07:00

Watch. Learn. Dance.

Watch

2008-11-16T19:09:00.001-07:00

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

2008-11-04T12:59:00.004-07:00

Just a reminder to get out there and vote today if you haven't already! I did and even though it was my first time ever voting (sad I know) it wasn't even that painful. Also, you get free stuff from krispy cream, starbucks, ben & jerry's, and chick-fil-a with your little red sticker they give you. Now if that's not a convincing argument, I don't know what is.

leaveyourprint.com

Packaging Site

2008-10-15T19:30:00.002-06:00

Digging this site lately

Summer Project

2008-10-07T12:34:00.005-06:00

Well, this has been done for a few months now, but I finally got around to compiling this time lapse of all our hard work. Click the photo below.

A stupid ramp ban can't keep me from having fun.

A wicked moustache AND a parrot attack? Sign. Me. Up.

2008-10-01T19:35:00.004-06:00

I also saw news of a Magnum P.I. movie to be out in 2009. It'll probably be a bomb, but I can't help but mention it for nostalgia's sake.

A Nice Idea, Every Day

2008-09-26T16:24:00.002-06:00

Lots of goodies here
Enjoi

Smashing Concert

2008-09-24T09:25:00.004-06:00

Smash Mouth rocked Cedar City over the weekend and it was a fun opportunity for me to shoot the concert. I know they are old school, but I still like them. Because SUU doesn't have an official photographer, I get to shoot all kinds of events including all of SUU's Sporting events. It has been quite the learning experience and it has been fun to get to use all kinds of expensive camera equipment.

Figured you guys were dying to know this.

2008-09-18T09:16:00.000-06:00

57 seconds

Job Searchin'

2008-08-20T16:45:00.002-06:00

Hey everyone. I've decided to leave my job in pursuit of a new gig. Does anyone know of any cool jobs that are open? If so, please post them up or email me por favor.

Designers Have Feelings Too

2008-08-20T08:20:00.005-06:00

Nate's flowchart got me thinking about information design, and it reminded me of a poster I recently came across. This poster catalogs every intimate relationship over this guy's lifespan, and presents the information in a way that allows the viewer to learn huge amounts of info in a short amount of time. Me and a coworker sat and laughed and/or felt sorry for this guy for a good 30 minutes.

So what do you do?

2008-08-15T10:15:00.002-06:00

I thought this was kinda funny
(view full size to read it better)

Inflatable dog turd sculpture escapes Swiss museum, wreaks havoc

2008-08-13T10:42:00.002-06:00

Article here. If it had happened in June, suspect numero uno would've been Spencer.

Some people have way too much time...

2008-08-07T08:08:00.002-06:00

Here's a cheesy video for the "typosluts"

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766

Photoshop Disasters

2008-07-24T17:45:00.005-06:00

This blog has been on my RSS feed for awhile now. It's nice to see that my Photoshop fubars aren't all that bad in comparison.

2008-07-17T18:48:00.002-06:00

Hey Guys,

Just saying hi and it's good to see everyone is happy and that there is job security in our industry even though the economy is crap.

Still Lovin' it in CC,

Joe

Nice website Spencer, thanks for sharing. Don't look at mine it hasn't been updated since I graduated.

Work for Jandaco!!!

2008-07-17T07:22:00.003-06:00

Hey guys + gals!

We're gettin' ready to add 3 more people to our team at work. PLEASE come and apply! We're located in American Fork (about 30 minute drive from SLC, so not too bad of a commute).

View the jobs at:
http://blog.jandaco.net/

http://jandaco.com/agency/careers/

I've been there for almost 3 months, and it's been good. We do a lot of Flash based games and widgets, along with some websites. Print and brand work come along every once in awhile (I've done 2 or 3 brand projects since I've been there, so it's not too far and in between).

The company's great to work for, and we have a good team right now. The "bosses" are great and want the best for the employees. Most of our work comes from big companies from California and New York, so it's a great portfolio builder. Plus, you get tons of experience working with clients and building client relations.

new site

2008-07-15T21:52:00.002-06:00

what do you think of the new site... I think that this is my 7th revision.
www.spencerallred.com

Somethin for you typosluts

2008-07-08T22:45:00.002-06:00

An interesting comparison of those who design type and their own handwriting: here

April Fools

2008-06-19T16:19:00.002-06:00

Alright Cam, so somebody changed out you plaque and you didn't notice huh. I just noticed my diploma on the wall while I was doing some interviewing. They did this as an April Fool's joke, that's right. . . I didn't notice it for over 2 months. I hate it when I'm fooled by the same devices that I command on a daily basis. It's like some kind of mutiny. AAAAARRRG!!!

You may have to click on the image to see the larger version in order to read what my new degree is actually pertaining to. I'm not even comfortable being naked in the shower.

Mad Caddies

2008-06-16T09:32:00.005-06:00

My band is opening up for the Mad Caddies this Thursday!

switzerland

2008-06-15T16:05:00.005-06:00

hey ya'll just want to check in with all our favorite people and let you know how we are doing.

if you want you can check out all the goods on spencerallred.com

Fresh Faced Intern

2008-05-22T13:18:00.003-06:00

So apparently someone switched the plaque on my office door from "web/graphic designer" to "fresh faced intern". I guess it was like this for a month or so and I didn't even notice. Maybe that's why our clients think I'm 18, haha.

Another Creative Opening in Logan

2008-05-19T16:24:00.002-06:00

Sorry, not to compete with Matt's post, but we are also hiring here at LetterPress. I'm moving down to SLC next week and they want to hire a new Art Director or designer to take my spot. My time at LetterPress was priceless. I learned a lot. The position would need a well rounded designer who can illustrate and animate well in flash. You don't need to be a "Super Actionscripter", they have programmers here to do the real wacky stuff. The position would also require some print work. The Art Director title would look awesome on your resume. Good salary and benefits. You'd be working with and overseeing a team of other developers/creatives and working shoulder to shoulder with the talented Ryan Schmidt.

If interested contact LetterPress, or send me an e-mail.
A better LP website should be online soon, ignore its current "look"

email me
mangatar[at]gmail.com

I need a designer!!!

2008-05-19T09:43:00.002-06:00

Hey kids, just thought I would let everyone know that I am looking to hire a designer here in Logan. Job responsibilities include web, print, packaging, identity and photography needs. If anyone is interested or knows someone that is looking in Logan, please let me know. I really need someone that is efficient in CS3. It is a fantastic place to work, tons of great benefits, very competitive wages, and wonderful people to work with. Contact Matt for more info: matte@campchef.com

The BBQ sounds fun but I will be out of town. . . Sorry.

action sports jobs

2008-05-16T09:03:00.002-06:00

If anyone is looking for a job in the "action sports" industry, I stumbled across this site. I know that there are a couple jobs available at Skullcandy for a sr. designer and a web designer.

www.malakye.com

Memorial Day BBQ

2008-05-14T22:33:00.002-06:00

So it sounds like a few of us want to get together over Memorial Day. I guess we should make a plan, ie figuring out who's house, time, place, etc. If anyone wants to volunteer their house it would be great. I'm volunteering my house, but it is pretty small and I don't have a grill. I'm at 118th south and way out west, so if anyone lives more downtown or closer to i-15 it might be more convenient for the majority. Anyways, post up if you're interested.

new life....new job

2008-05-07T06:54:00.002-06:00

Hey y'all

So my hubby and I moved in w/his parents (west jordan) til we can make sense of our lives. It's nice cuz it's right inbtwn both our jobs.

I'm working at Jandaco as a hybrid designer/programmer. I'm slowly getting used to the company culture; every company's different which is good, but always a challenge for the new guy. It's weird to be commuting, but luckily it's only 1/2 to A.F. from here.

If anyone's still up for that summer BBQ Matt E. kept talking about doing, let me know and I'll try and get something together.

And if anyone's lookin' for a job in the Layton area, I could totally hook 'em up w/one.

--Kara

K.O.

2008-04-30T22:41:00.003-06:00

I've been working on some graphics for a project that my brother and I are starting. It's kinda Obey Giant style, like graffiti/street art, but will eventually evolve into a skateboard company. I don't advocate abuse, but sometimes you want to see the pop idols get a beatdown. Anyways, here's the first sticker that we're going to do...

Me!

2008-04-27T12:55:00.002-06:00

Hey guys, it's been really great to see what everyone is up to these days. I usually check the blog, but this will be my first post. There really is some awesome things happening to you guys, and it's exciting to hear about. I'm especially jealous of those that have moved to cool places and are kicking it there. Someday I'll go somewhere cool too.
I'm living in Salt Lake (West Jordan to be exact), and I work downtown at YESCO (Young Electric Sign Co). I design signs! All over the country. Most of them are pretty boring, but I'm starting to get some funner sign projects lately. It's a pretty cool job, but I never would have thought I'd be designing signs if you had asked me a year ago. I do miss print work, and I'd like to get back into more of that somehow at some point.
Keep in touch- I love to hear about cool stuff going on around the valley!

NEW SITE :)

2008-04-24T15:41:00.002-06:00

My new website is up and runnin'. WAHOO!!!

Check it out when you get a chance:
www.idiodesign.com

K

Double Trouble

2008-04-12T22:16:00.004-06:00

Hey everyone, I know this doesn't have to do with design, but Kristina and I had our twins last night. They came about 1 month premature, but they are doing well and are totally healthy. Here's a photo of each. The boy (still unnamed) is the one with the beanie, and the girl (stella) is the one with the breathing tube.

:: FREELANCE RATE CALCULATOR ::

2008-03-31T06:32:00.001-06:00

http://freelanceswitch.com/rates/

this is the SWEETEST site ever!

you pretty much take 5-10 min to calculate your expenses and this site figures out your IDEAL hourly rate (perfect for determining freelance projects).

thought i'd spread a little joy despite the snow we got today ;)

An Addy

2008-03-24T09:48:00.004-06:00

The invitation I did for the Golden Compass (I posted it a while ago) won a silver addy this year. I was stoked so I thought I'd brag a little.

little bit of drums and piano

2008-03-21T11:31:00.003-06:00

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. I know I shouldn't be doing music posts on a GD blog, but I couldn't resist...

in over my head

2008-03-20T10:58:00.003-06:00

I'm collaborating with an ad agency to put some streaming videos on the homepage of choosepeterson.com (peterson homes)
I'm pretty confused on how the whole CGI/PHP script deally-o works, so any help would be awesome. Here's what I need...

1. a flash file/script that will detect the bandwidth of the user, and if the bandwidth is too low, it will skip them to another page.
I hear that you just need to detect for a couple seconds using getBytesLoaded, and if it's too low then you use a getUrl to jump them to the other page? Anyone have the code on hand for something like this?

2. I don't really know how to set up the scripts for a form, but I need to be able to gather Name, phone # and email. If you have any tips on how to set up the scripts/server, it would be AWESOME!

Thanks,
Cam

Poster Design

2008-03-14T08:02:00.003-06:00

Hey folks, I guess it's my turn to stick my head on the chopping block. Here is a poster I designed for the professional modern dance company in Logan (Valley Dance Ensemble). Let me know what you think.

Professor Carter- suckas

2008-03-12T14:35:00.002-06:00

Well, today I got a small break from my boring design job to give teaching a shot. Kristina was sick today, so I am teaching a drawing/rendering class, as well as the "history of furniture" class (at the Art Institue of Salt Lake), which I'm in right now. I have to say it's pretty hard, so mad props Dave, Alan, Bob, etc.

Le Promenade (say with sick french accent)

2008-03-08T15:20:00.009-07:00

I just realized that it has been quite along time since I have posted to the blog. Michelle and I have adjusted quite well to the sounds of honking horns and sirens whizzing by. I almost forget that I'm in New York City here in my little space on the 4^th floor (I really wanted to say something impressive like "looking down from the 57^th floor" but that would just be a lie). Any way Michelle is working for a place called Evoke and I'm working for a place called InterBrand. The experience is great and I would suggest it to any one that is looking for something totally different. Later

Mas Trabajo

2008-03-07T16:52:00.003-07:00

So I've noticed that most of my posts are usually job ops. My bad. I wish I could provide more funny links to YouTube or useful surveys (see below), but when I get calls from people wanting freelancers I really hate saying "Sorry, you're S O L". Nobody likes being S O L. Unless you ARE sh*t, and luck is a pot of boiling acid. Then being S O L is a good thing, right? ANYWAYS, I always tell these freelance seekers that I'll do my best to help them out by posting the opportunity on an "exclusive designer blog". I know, it makes us sound way cooler than we really are, but everyone should sound cool at least once.

enjoi

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Job Op:

This one is immediate and has a deadline of Monday (March 10th).
Contact Josh: me@joshkirk.com

Useful Survey

2008-03-07T14:36:00.002-07:00

Hey everyone, I ran across this survey here that had all kinds of useful information about freelancers. Web Designers, Graphic Designers, Illustrators, 3D etc, etc. It's only $3 and well worth the 55 pages of goodness. It goes into detail about things like Average Client Spending x Country x Industry, it even breaks it down by state for North America. It also talks about where people in these industries are finding most of their work, if people are making more as freelancers, how much time investment, all kinds of great info. ENJOY!

Battle of the Bands

2008-03-03T08:56:00.002-07:00

Hey y'all

This week--March 6-- CD demos are due to KSM Guitars here in Logan for the Battle of the Bands, which will be held March 28 at the Logan Fairgrounds. The winner will open for Eve6 at their concert at USU on April 9th.

For more information, contact KSM at 435.753.6813 or ksmmusic.com.

btw: this is to help raise awareness for CAPSA.

Kara

PS--sweet poster, eh? never thought i'd be able to do "grunge"

Opportunitays

2008-02-27T09:08:00.003-07:00

Dude, this blog is going stale. My post probably won't jump start it, but it's a post nonetheless.

I received an email the other day from an old coworker. Here's part of it: "I am creating a small graphic/web design and industrial design consulting company to ultimately help service a couple of projects I am working on plus take on additional projects. Let me know if you have any good freelance contacts." As I've previously said, Layne's Freelance Shack has closed its doors temporarily until I can get a normal work week, so I'm of no use to him. But I'm passing this along to you guys because I love you all so much. Except for Nate dog (it's a long story, but sharing a bed in Switzerland with him and his meat-hooks was a trial of epic proportions).

The contact email for this is jstew48 {at} gmail {dot} com.

Enjoi

Lame Post, cool concert

2008-02-20T21:13:00.003-07:00

This is a lame post for a design blog, but we need some conversation, so here it is. March 7th in Logan, be there or be triangle!

Want some work?

2008-02-07T09:14:00.000-07:00

A colleague at work asked if I knew anyone who could do a simple website for a pizza place in Portland. Since moving to Idaho with the new job my work week has rarely dropped below 60 hours, so I've cut any and all freelance. If any of you have some extra time and want to make some extra coin, let me know (layne dot turner at gmail dot com).

Black Diamond is hiring

2008-02-04T14:35:00.000-07:00

This is a boring post but Black Diamond is hiring and I think you should all apply for the position. I know the creative director and he would be fun to work with. view the position

// Dave

Burton Design Competition

2008-02-03T21:50:00.000-07:00

The other night I participated in a design comp put on by Burton and HP. We were required to design a snowboard on the spot in like 4 hours. None other than Shaun White was there to judge the designs, so, lucky me got to meet him. I didn't win the competition but hey, who cares, I got to meet a gold medalist.

Shaun and I (I'm not grabbing his butt I swear)

my board

Design Police

2008-01-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

Everyone needs to do the world a favor and slap these stickers everywhere!

check it out: http://www.design-police.org

Rock and or Roll

2008-01-14T17:27:00.001-07:00

Posting events on the blog, what a fantastic idea. Kara, you're a genius.

For those of you who have made the move down to SLC (and also those of you who would like to make the 1.5 hour trek from Logan down to SLC to see a crappy band play)...my band is playing at a place called the Outer Rim this Saturday (the 19th). Info found below...

Contact me if you want pre-sale tickets. I can get them to ya for 6 bucks...

A good rant

2008-01-10T12:22:00.000-07:00

Every so often I feel the desire to rant... I hate to be a whiner, but lately I've been running into the problem that after communicating via phone or email, clients are sometimes surprised to see that I look so young, and sometimes I feel that I don't get the proper respect or am not taken seriously because people think I'm a high school student. It seems a bit harder to build trust or command a high price for my designs. Do any of you folks seem to have this problem? Let me know what you think. Maybe I should grow out a huge beard, haha.

Career Update

2008-01-09T08:40:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

Just thought I would let you all in on the big news. I'm the new Art Director for Camp Chef (thank you Layne for posting the job opening) which also means we're back in Logan. We just moved in to the house on the corner of Center and 2nd east. So if anyone needs a place to crash or just wants to stop and say hi, everyone is welcome. By the way. . . all this snow is screamin' for a BBQ, don't you think.

2008-01-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all
My husband and a couple of friends are puttin' on a concert tonight in Ogden if anyone wants to come--everyone's invited!

6:30pm :: Church house across from Bonneville High (just off Washinton Blvd)

The event's also posted on Facebook if you want to check that out :)

2007-12-27T20:42:00.000-07:00

Well graduation is over… now what

New York City here we come

Flash Christmas Card

2007-12-22T09:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick little Flash christmas card I made for my work. I thought maybe someone on here would enjoy it? Merry Christmas
LINK

Happy Christmas, Honukah, Quanza, etc. etc.

2007-12-17T22:03:00.000-07:00

Seeing as how I don't have everyone's addresses. . . here you go.

Super Cool

2007-12-12T11:12:00.001-07:00

This happens to me all the time

Freelance Op at USU

2007-12-11T20:25:00.000-07:00

We weren't able to do a project at work, and so they asked me for references. Preferrably, they'd like to work w/someone local (or someone who is willing to come up for a couple face-to-face interviews). Here's the email I got from them today. Basically, the project is a direct mailer for the School of Accounting @ USU that will go to high school seniors and current USU freshmen to show them the perks of majoring in accounting.

If anyone's interested, let me know and I'll send Melissa your info and get you in contact w/her. Could you let me know ASAP.

Thanks team. Hope everyone's doin' well. Weird to think I haven't seen you guys for 8 months after seein' you nearly everyday for 3 years.

--Kara

Here's the specs:

I guess we would want to know what/how each person
charges, and make sure it would be someone who could come in and meet with
us a couple of times during the project. From past experience, I know
it is nice to be able to sit down and show someone what we are looking
for, instead of just everything via email...so we would like to work
with someone who is local. We have, in the past, worked with an awesome
graphic designer who moved to SLC, and that is why we decided not to go
with him this time.

We are looking at a mailer to be sent out in January or February,
targeting seniors in high school and college freshmen, to advertise
Accounting as a major. We also were thinking of doing a mailer we could send
out to students interested in a Master of Accounting degree, advertising
our program. We don't really have a strict deadline for either
project, but would like to get them done as soon as we can--hopefully the end
of January-ish at least for the Accounting major project. I envision
both to be an 8 1/2 x 11 folded in half and sealed, with the postage
right on one side. I have a basic idea of what we want; we just need
someone to create it and make it a little bit better, to add to it if
possible although I will have the bodycopy and everything set to go when we
begin. We have some graphics we've found online, as I showed you at
the meeting with Advent, if you think any of those would work well...if
you hate them I would want to know, too, though. :) I will have the
text worked out; there will most likely be minor changes along the way. I
know Christmas is upcoming, so we realize the need to be flexible, but
we could start on this project as early as the beginning of next week.
We are not in the office Dec. 21-January 3...so we just need the
design. We can find someone to print and mail it out.

Thanks!

Melissa Petersen
School of Accountancy
Utah State University

http://www.usu.edu/cob/acct/

Freelance Opportunity

2007-12-07T11:46:00.000-07:00

If anyone out there wants a quick & painless freelance job, let me know. It needs to be done within the next couple of weeks. Here's the deal: A wall tent manufacturer needs someone to design some labels to go on some tent packaging. Sounds like it'd pretty much require designing a template, then plugging copy and photos from there for the different models. I'd basically just introduce you and you could negotiate payment and file handling from there. First one to email me gets it (layne.turner {at] gmail.com).

Also, just to keep any of those who care informed, I'm moving tomorrow to Idaho Falls, aka God's Country. Logan has treated me well, but it's time to move on. I've gotten some good job experience and met some cool people, like yourselves. If you're ever on your way thru the I.F. there's a couch and some hot pockets with your name on 'em. Enjoi.

Some work for ya.

2007-12-01T15:55:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess we're supposed to be posting work and stuff, so here's a logo that I just finished for my brother's new hot-rod shop that he's opening...

You have to love Wal-Mart!

2007-11-29T16:09:00.000-07:00

"We had a 'going away' party yesterday for a lady at our Little Rock claim office. One of the supervisors called a Wal-Mart and ordered the cake. He told them to write:
'best wishes Suzanne' and underneath that 'we will miss you'. here's the cake that was delivered."

I think Wal-Mart "takes the cake" on this one (pun intended haha).

Krumpers Wanted

2007-11-29T13:32:00.000-07:00

FYI, Spencer and I have decided to start a Krumping Troupe. For those that aren't in-the-know, wiki that shiz and get your Krump on. Tryouts to be announced.

Ug...

2007-11-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Does anyone know some code (either XML or ActionScript) that will size pictures as you load them into a container? I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to do this than going into Photoshop and sizing 'em and stuff. We're doing a wedding site for one of our co-workers and we're trying to figure out the fastest, most efficient way to build a gallery.

Thx team :)

Ha Ha

2007-11-28T21:46:00.000-07:00

Well, y'all know how good I was (cough) at web stuff in school. I've been doin' tons at my new job, so it's been good to wet my palette (or something like that). We've posted the sites on the back-end of our site, so you should check 'em out.

http://www.adventcreative.com/hao
http://www.adventcreative.com/ignite

We should have UFO's site up by tmw (cross your fingers...it's been a nightmare of a project), so I'll send the link when that's done.

Glad to hear everyone's so successful right now.
Anyone up for a group dinner over Christmas?

In the house

2007-11-28T12:52:00.001-07:00

I finally got moved into my new house. It's been a long 6 months living in a bedroom, but it has paid off! Kristina and I are pretty lonely though, so if you find yourself in south jordan, give us a call and we'll cook you dinner.

Turkey Day

2007-11-22T22:04:00.001-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

Layne is in the house

2007-11-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

Greetings all. Layne here. I'm a fellow USU-educated designer. I went to Switzerland with Nate and Spence and took a class or two from the illustrious Mr. Smellie. I hope I'm not too late to the party, but I wanted to pop in and hollar at the peeps. I know that being a print-guy alienates me a bit, as most of you seem to be more interactive-types. But, I'm hoping we can learn to get our blog-on in harmony.

Anyway, back to what prompted this post. I know of an opening in Logan for a designer. It's for packaging, pop, some front-end web support, print ads and photography (nothing too elaborate, mostly product photos). Due to the lack of designers in the valley, it pays well also. Either leave a comment, or email me: layne.turner {at}gmail.com with any leads. Thanks.

p.s. Is it just me or is there a major designer shortage around here? Is it that way in Salt Lake too?

I Need A Programer

2007-11-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

We are working on a redesign of our website and I need a programer that can help us build it. Know any programers looking for a couple thousand dollars?

ff0000

2007-11-14T23:06:00.000-07:00

Maybe this won't appeal that much to you graduates, but Red Interactive is coming up to Logan tomorrow Nov 15, for the seminar class. Even if you're already rolling with some other professional firm, come scope out the competition then. They've made some pretty amazing stuff.

anyone going tonight

2007-11-13T13:17:00.000-07:00

I'm venturing back up to the polar ice cap (logan) tonight. Is anyone else going to the Karim Rashid deally-o?

freelance opportunity

2007-11-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I have gotten way busy all of the sudden, and can't keep up with my freelance work. Im in the process of making 25-45 second flash slideshows, and could use a hand. Overall they are pretty lo-fi, just basic tweens, fades, etc.

Pay is 80 bucks per video, so if youre fast, you can make good money. Most of them take me 3-4 hours, most of which consists of me trying to figure out stupid stuff that i cant remember. If you're faster than me, which you probably are, you can make pretty good money off them. The concepts and copy are already written, and you get paid back for any stock photos that you might need (i just use istockphoto). They must be done in AS2, and you can't use fuse/zigo, because i have to bring them back into flash 8 and export them as quicktime. I'm pretty sure you can use tween class though.

Let me know if there are any takers, the deadline on these is the next couple weeks, but i can submit them one at a time.

cam carter- 435-770-5483

PS- Kristina and I just found out we're having twins!

The Golden Compass

2007-11-07T11:16:00.000-07:00

Well, nobody has posted any work yet, so I guess I'll get it started haha.

So my work has a christmas party every year where they rent out a theater and invite all our clients to go with us to see a movie. Every year we make a dope online invitation/RSVP for it and send it to the clients. So anyway, this year we're going to see The Golden Compass and they put me in charge of this project and I'm pretty stoked on how it turned out...so stoked I thought I would share even. Unfortunately you're not all really invited to the movie haha. Click on the image below to check it out:

kinda funny

2007-11-02T08:54:00.000-06:00

The video gets a little long, but funny none-the-less...
Make My Logo Bigger Cream

2007-10-28T22:54:00.000-06:00

I guess I look alot like a bunch of chicks good thing I grew out my hair. crap.

Kara's Celebrity Look-Alikes

2007-10-25T21:40:00.000-06:00

I love Beverly Hills Cop

2007-10-25T09:28:00.000-06:00

I've been told that I can tan pretty well, but come on. . . . a 57% match to Eddie Murphy. Now the fat guy, that's another story.

No Affiliation ROCKS!

2007-10-23T12:27:00.000-06:00

So this weekend (during the snowstorm) I went skateboarding at this guy's skateshop/house in Syracuse. He has a micro ramp in his living room, and a fully stocked skateshop in there too. It was a blast, allthough I wanted to offer to re-design his logo, haha.

Chris Farley Lives!

2007-10-23T12:13:00.000-06:00

Don't worry Dave, I don't trust that thing anyway. It couldn't even recognize that this little girl looks exactly like Chris Farley...

It's obvious that this thing favors the female sex. I do hope this little girl is as funny as Chris when she grows up, though

This sucks!

2007-10-22T17:45:00.000-06:00

This does nothing for my self esteem.

face recognition

2007-10-18T12:51:00.000-06:00

Man, that's pretty insane. Here are my results... I have no idea who this guy is, but I have to say that Mel Gibson was also on my match list, haha.

Celebrity look alike

2007-10-17T17:17:00.000-06:00

So I saw on some random blog that you can go to myheritage.com to see what celebrity you look like. Naturally, I was pretty excited to see who they would match me up with. I scrounged up a decent photo of myself, uploaded it, waited patiently, and this is what they came up with...

drum roll please.......

Claude Lelouch!

I guess I look older than I thought. To be fair, they also said I look like Kevin Costner. Still old but at least better lookin...