from rough to comps

I've seen some other folks already writing about the current frenetic pace of the class and I wholeheartedly agree. It's hard for me to believe we're getting off easy this semester. OK, we have one less assignment but the schedule is strange. I would give back some of the time during spring break to make it less hectic now. And to think I thought our revisions for the ad campaign were due that Saturday after break.

Yeah, this assignment schedule seems helter-skelter.

I took a step back from the classification project. After trying to find some great photos of red velvet, red robes, and funky photos of playing cards, I remembered I plopped the design onto the page around 1:30 am the night before and I shouldn't be married to it. It was also causing me some content problems because I felt I needed to highlight the theme of cards, when it really has very little to do with the overall piece.

Enter Cate Blanchett in all her Elizabethan-glory and a new working title: screen-worthy queens. I'm not sold on the title but for now, the image and the new title is helping make the copy flow better.

Going to do some good ole fashioned paper and pencil revisions. My fluidity and creativity works better when I'm physically writing rather than typing.

Much more comfortable too and I can better focus on the writing. Otherwise, I have baseball scores and stats scrolling around on the screen or get sucked into facebook or an email... it's never good.