Archive for October, 2007

Pumpkin illustrations

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

I’ve always liked pumpkins that were carved with real faces in them. I was inspired to do my boys’ faces on pumpkins. I took photos of them
Andrew's photoBrandon's photo
Then I drew them out as a template. Something like you would see at pumpkinmasters.com
Andrew's illustrationBrandon's illustration
Then I carved the pumpkins
Andrew's pumpkinBrandon's pumpkin
It was fun and the final product was joyful.

Daily Sound

Monday, October 8th, 2007

My cub scout den (yes, I’m a den leader) visited the Daily Sound Newspaper as a requirement for the Communicator Pin.
Jeremy Gordon, the publisher, talked with us about how they acquired their news and about careers in communications.
It was a very thorough tour through the newspaper process. It’s amazing how much they do there!
They took a photo and put us in their paper on page 5. The boys were tickled pink to see themselves in the newspaper.

Animations gone wild

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

This is a great flash animation by Alan Becker worth a peek and a giggle.

publishing and design

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

One of my favorite on-line resources is
.graphic-design.com. I get a newsletter every month that I thoroughly enjoy. How often do you get e-newsletters that you actually like and read?