Box Construction, Part One

The setup: shoe box for guide/skeleton, upholstery foam, spray adhesive, hacksaw, book cover material and board.

I cut the upholstery foam with the hacksaw.

Change of plans: instead of carving the foam to fit the bottle and glasses, I am going to make sections. Working with the foam is difficult, and I don't have the right tools.

Glued the board to the shoe box to make it sturdier.

Cut the foam and glued it to the boards.

The transfer. (Sorry about the quality of the picture; something is wrong with my camera.)

Revised Magazine Layout

Thanks John. I like this much more. I wasn't sure if I needed to stay with American Typewriter for everything or not. 

The picture in the background is something that I took, but the train, plane, and rail map are things that I found on the internet and manipulated. Do you think that is okay?

Some Magazine Layouts

I am still working on the type; it was much more legible in ID. I like Futura as the title quite a bit, though. 

Luxury Blog Focuses on Alcohol Labels

Found a website on luxury, and it had a section on alcohol labels. There were some interesting packaging; for example, different shapes, aluminum boxes, etc.   If you are still stuck on packaging, this may help.

Contents and Masthead for Utne

I can't decide between the two. It's a very slight difference; helvetica vs. american typewriter.

Wine Bottle Drawings

I decided to start over (again). I am going for an art nouveau look for my bottle. These illustrations are still a little rough, but I need help deciding which one to continue with. The one on the left includes the McManis shield, but I was worried it was too much so I made another illustration without it. I might also add a background, but I'm not sure about that either. 

Can't Wait for After Effects

These were interesting. If you have some time, they are worth 

watching. Some of them I don't quite get why they are on the 

list, but I didn't compile the movies...

These are alright. The part I find most interesting is when 

she does the rubbing of the title.


This reminds me of North by Northwest title sequence. 

Never watched the show, though I hear it is good.

So, I'm a kid at heart; I love, love cartoons. I really like this 

opening sequence. It has a Saul Bass feel to it.

Well, that's all for now. I really need to work on my wine project; spent tooooo much time procrastinating again.

Mr. President

Procrastination Pictures

When I was working on my wine bottle project, my puppies came upstairs to see what I was up to, so I took some pictures. They got some pretzels, too.

Wine Redesign: Changed my mind

I really like these bottles, and I am going to use them as a model of sorts to follow. I had originally picked out white wines because I wanted to do a design that you would see through the bottle. So, I decided to research the McManis family coat of arms, and that will be what is seen through the bottle. I am still going to have the wax seal at the top of the neck of the bottle with the paper strip over the top. Where the sub rosa paper label is on the bottles above, I am going to use a cranberry color transfer with information on the McManis family and the vineyards. I think this is going to turn out a lot better, and it will look better in my portfolio

Finished Utne Cover

I am still unsure about the placement of the date. It is the only thing I can look at.