Title Ideas:
Healthy Explosive
Cancer Transistor
Fiber-Optic Explosion
Fiber-Optic Transistor Explosion
The German Cancer Transistor
The German Cancer Explosion
The German Health Explosion
The German Health Transistor
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Haiku Words
I keep saying "brains."
I remember other words,
but I just need one.
- brains
- crave
- meal
- death
- guns
- virus
- fear
- wound
- blood
- hunger
- bullets
- arm
- moan
- scream
- finger
- eyeball
- splatter
- machete
- barricade
- rage
- hero
- exit
- crunch
- ammunition
- apocalypse
- kill
- shovel
- chainsaw
- headshot
- baseball bat
Zombie Haikus
Which one do you like best???
If my blood is in puddles,
why do I feel strong?
There's nothing quite like
the pain you feel when dying--
switching to hunger.
My lungs slow and stop,
and I can't find my heartbeat,
but I'm still hungry.
I really need blood.
Moaning "brains!" is hard to do
with a dried out tongue.
Biting into heads
is much harder than it looks.
His skull is feisty.
You'd think I'd get full
eating so many people,
but really, I don't.
Blood is really warm.
It's like drinking hot chocolate
but with more screaming.
Occasional screams
loudly tell me of missed meals
that others found first.
Although we walk slow,
that dead-end alley she chose
will speed up our meal.
I moan to myself
on a deserted highway
under the moonlight.
He tries to stop me
by shooting me in the chest,
but that doesn't work.
Shotguns don't scare me,
which explains why I chased him,
and why I'm one-eared.
More people like us
slowly come from all around
for people like them.
I keep saying "brains."
I remember other words,
but I just need one.
Haiku.
This is my book of haiku. I chose it because I like zombies and I thought it would be good to have my project center around something I enjoy.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
3D Letterform.
I am very glad this project is over. I wish that my large "X" had turned out looking better. My small one looked great but it was accidentally an inch taller than everyone else's. But I think my book turned out alright. The outer cover looked pretty nice. I ended up using a different typeface throughout the whole book than the one in the examples... I hope that was alright but I just thought it looked nicer with my photos.
I am just happy that we are now doing color.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Subject of my Line Study Book
The West Bottoms
To some it is the worst part of town, but most fail to see the beauty in what was at one time the most prosperous business district in the United States. The broken down brick streets and the weather-beaten buildings illude to crime more than history, but when you become aware of the past, you can find yourself wishing you could have seen it at its best.
Originally, the West Bottoms were known as the French bottoms and were the center of trade between the Native American tribes of the West and French trappers. From there it became the recieving point of goods and immagrants traveling north from Mexico by stramship on the Missouri River.The area became even more significant internationally thanks to the growth of the railroad and the stockyards were second only to that of Chicago. A whole city flourished around the district and over 90% of the value of Kansas City was held there. At that time, the economic value of the city was decided by the economic prosperity of the West bottoms.
In 1903 a massive flood crippeled the investment in homes, schools and churches but the industrial market continued to prosper. The stockyards hit their prime in the 1940’s and during World War II the majority of Landing Craft Tanks used overseas were produced one per day and were then sent down the river to New Orleans, wich inspired their nickname “Prarie Ships”.
When the production of extensive military supplies ceased at the end of World War II 20,000 jobs were lost and the West bottoms were hit hard. A second blow came in 1951 with a devastating flood. Many of the industrial companies moved out of the area and a large number of them closed their doors forever. Over the span of 5 to 6 years 50,000 Jobs were lost and the city dwendled to half the size it is now. The city’s economy and tax base crumbled resulting in the inability to preserve the streets and bridges or invest in meaningful opportunities. In the 1970’s Kansas City made an effort to reclaim the stockyards by building Kemper Arena which held the Republican National Convention and annually, the American Royal. Since the building of Kemper Arena several multi-million dollar companies have established themselves in the West Bottoms and redevelopment has begun to attract members of the vibrant artistic community to help reestablish this historic area.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
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