a bow on your finger.

things to do:

1. boggy creek farm, austin, texas.

2. corral walk-in theatre, wimberley, texas.

3. krause springs, spicewood, texas.

4. all of these restaurants.

fin!

after long last, my internship is finished.

not going to lie, i'm looking forward to some downtime at home for family and friends (really, just you jro) and then moving to austin. i do want to wrap up a bit.

so, things i learned:

1. no one actually starts to work at 9. gather around the coffeepot to catch up with people before locking yourself in your room/office.

2. make friends to learn the unspoken rules.

3. for whatever reason, your boss will always give you shotgun when you're riding in the car.

4. make an effort to tag along with anyone leaving the office.

5. offer assistance and opinions.

6. i do not want to work a 9-5.30 job.

7. i do want to work at a non-profit.

8. when waiting outside someone's door, it's okay to leave and come back, instead of just standing around awkwardly waiting. or, send an email. perfectly acceptable.

some photos from my last day.

houston from the roof of the alley theatre.

a morning adventure on washington avenue.

catalina coffee.

yes.

yes.

too much design!

I forgot to post this from Friday. Color board + a happy list.

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++ 100 colors & 100 days of writing (jennifer robichaux, this is your summer project.)

++ field notes, why are you so beautiful?

++ i'm totally in love with the t.25 car. it's designed to be recycled once it's life is up, and made into another car. it's gets 61 mpg and is smaller than a smart car, but fits 3 adults. smart redesign. i'm also loving the diorama photos.

s l o w d o w n

today, even at work, seemed sort of rushed. my brain was racing and my breathing was shallow. i sit for too long in front of a computer screen.

so tonight after a walk with jen,

i laid on my bed and slowed down. and i thought of these things.

white tile.

ceiling fans.

heartbeats.

the feeling of smooth legs.

shampoo'd hair.

how nice boys smell.

heartbeats.

rain when you are inside.

white kitchen light.

soft nighttime light.

this kind of piano: charlie winston.

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today i made two things based on a color palate from photographer ye rin mok. the reasoning behind this is two fold: one, find new and innovative (and possibly not so great) color combinations. two, understand color, why photographs evoke a certain feeing, and how design might do something similar.

i hope to do at least a few of these a week.

(typeface: futura)

(typeface: gill sans. lyrics: cat power.)

i am blogging on my lunch break, haha. it's raining outside today, so i'm staying in.

summer is about halfway done and i have mixed feelings about this. on one hand, i can't wait to get back to austin and decorate our lovely apartment and see friends and garrett. on the other, i haven't started (not to mention finished) any of the summer projects i wanted to do. i get home tired and listless and don't want to do anything productive. and i haven't been excersizing for the same reason. consequently, i am not remotely inspired or feeling healthy or enjoying the weeks very much. i'm just counting down until the weekend/august. i don't like that.

however, i would like to (as usual) focus on the sunny side.
1. this past weekend was pretty perfect.
2. hamilton pool is heaven.
3. i brought my camera to work today to take pictures walking back & forth from the bus
4. i'm going to make at least one illustration a day with different prompts. suggestions?
5. my friends are visiting for lunch this week.
6. there are actually really pretty & old parts of downtown houston.
7. i finished when harry met sally last night. so great and hilarious. sadly, norah ephron likes mostly the same plots for her movies, but i like it. so that's okay by me.
8. mad men season 3!
9. everyone at work is quite nice and likes what i'm doing so far.
10. i want to make this lemon tart and these adorable cloud cookies

keep it simple, 'cause simple is good.

i have allowed myself 30 minutes of downtime before moving into the lab to finish my design book.

i am down to -2 minutes.

so this must be quick.

things i am thankful for

the second-to-last day of class

not having cosc this morning

fighting about stupid things with garrett and being contrary for fun

free massages, even though i didn't get one

free cotton candy, just because it's pretty

eating outside

a constructive photo critique

midnight doughnuts with friends, especially the free hot kind

peanut butter

austin screenprinting staying open late

my growing knowledge of austin

kgsr and watch me as i fall by ry cuming.

so close to summertime i can touch it.

pale and mild, a modern girl.

Just a few quick thoughts.

+ i can no longer be on fb out of solidarity! therefore, i shall muse and post witticisms here. :)

+ want to be amused? click.

+ this summer (/starting asap) i need to give myself a design education. realizing that school is not enough isn't going to make me a better designer. but doing outside reading and pushing myself to work in my sketchbook daily will. suthara, a visiting designer and one of tuan's classmates/lovers came to speak today. she showed her students work, which was absolutely incredible. she taught a class based around paul thek's four dimensional design questions- see below. they answered all of these throughout 15 projects a week for 12 weeks, working through the history of graphic design. so intense.

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+ "our bodies are therefore built from the fossilized debris of once-bright stars that annihilated themselves aeons before the earth or sun existed."

+ "these elements are the ashes of the nuclear fires that sustain the stars." both quotes are from paul davies' superforce. i'm reading it for science. generally not enjoyable, but these words and concepts are amazing.

+ this is a beautifully designed information graphic.

+ san francisco cable car picture! california was quite pretty overall. getting sick was rather detrimental, as was my family's fighting, but i'd like to go back.

a love letter list to traveling

one. the thrill of packing things up and going somewhere new

two. getting coffee and a pastry at airports

three. people watching at airports

four. reading magazines and books on airplanes

five. wandering

six. eating at new places

seven. getting coffee all the time

eight. travel journaling

nine. coats and scarves

ten. taking photographs.

i love being the only one awake in my house at night. i'm excited for an apartment/house of my own/with a roommate! wouldn't it be fun to be awake and play the piano at midnight? and make coffee and sit and read?