Redesign of FREENYC.NET

For my last graphic design project we had to pick a logo to redesign, and create an identity system as well. I was taking the class as an Honor Option, so in addition to the logo, business card, envelope, and letterhead, I also created two screens of the website.

Above is the logo and screen cap of their "site" (which is really just a blog), FREENYC.NET.
I absolutely love this organization. They send out newsletters with "cheap and free events in NYC." Although, it is frustrating that they send out their newsletters Friday, and they have Friday events listed! They should send it Thursday night.

ANYWAY.

Here is my redesign.

And here is my Web Design
HOME:
BLOG:

2 Weeks.

Well Hello Blog! Only about two more weeks until I will be writing, AT MY INTERNSHIP TODAY...

I'm very very anxious to start! Very curious to see what I'll actually be doing. I think I'm going to be doing more graphics stuff at Knitting Factory, and more generic tasks at +1. Which is fiiine by me! Ian Wheeler asked what my web design skills are. Obviously I was honest. I said proficient and told him what I've done before. I mean, I feel like I could edit things and make adjustments and whatnot, but I don't think I'd be able to start one from scratch. I'd just work off the one we made in New Media II!! :-P Here are screen caps of those sites.



So I have two weeks to learn myspace coding, keep HTML and CSS fresh in my mind, perfect my letter to bands that I've put on Club Loaded fliers, and I think I'll finish, "How to Win Friends..."

In other exciting summer news, I have already a great list of summer concerts and events to attend!
Check it!

• June 10, Elvis Costello
• June 12, Bubble Battle
• June 16, Third Eye Blind
• June 21, The Aggrolites
• June 24, Bedouin Sounclash
• June 25, 311
• June 28, Gay Pride Parade
• July 1, MGMT
• July 11, Doreen's Birthday
• July 24, Deer Tick
• August 16, Life Ends, RA Training Begins
  

Junior year coming to a close!

So this is it. Finals week as a junior! I'm trying to manage all the free days I have coming up.. making sure I get enough work done!

In addition, the stresses of "the real world" are already upon me. Trying to find a frikken place to live. I have three different options right now. To be honest, I don't really know which I would be most happy with. There's a house right behind campus, in bethpage, and east rockaway. They all have lots of ups and down. Being close or far from campus, the safety of the area, the condition of the place. Tomorrow I find out if the bethpage house is even an option and I'm visiting the east rockaway place.

It's really nerve racking because I feel like this will have a pretty big effect on my summer. Who/where I'm living. Bleh!

I just want to KNOW. I have to move in a WEEK! This will be my first time living off Hofstra's campus since I lived in MA before college! Wow. That's a crazy thought.

I actually think no matter where I am, I'll be homesick. From Hofstra. I know...I'm a loser!
Yup... I'll definitely miss it! But it's only 3 months.

My Coolest Web Portfolio!

view my portfolio:
coroflot.com/emilymiethner

This is a great little button. This was the only site I could get it to work in...

I gotta get better at HTML!

Be GOOD at least.

In Seth Godin's entry he talks about how because there are so many tools for learning graphic design that are readily available / cheap / free, so everyone should be decent at it, at least! Better yet, good.

Obviously, studying to be a graphic designer I want to be GREAT. But the above is how I feel about web design / ccs. I feel like I should be at least decent. And I'm getting there, with trying to learn the band myspaces. Problem is there are so many tutorials and what not, it's hard to decide which to trust and whatnot. But it is true that everyone should use their time wisely to take advantage of these things.

I'm working on it!

List of places to learn about graphic basics from Seth.

Editing Band Myspaces. AH!

Ok. So I am working on learning how to edit band MySpaces.
GRR ARG is best way to describe it.
Yet, getting little things to work is very rewarding!

I'm doing it through CSS. I have codes in for a background and a header picture, but they are not working, and I don't know why.

Before

After

How to Win Friends... THE BEGINING!

This book was recommended to me by Ian Wheeler, the guy who I'll be interning with this summer at the Knitting Factory.

I've only just started it, and it's really intense, but exciting. It makes me feel like I am going to learn A LOT, that is if I follow the 9 rules to getting the most out of the book! Some of which are:

• Reading each chapter twice
• Using a highlighter
• Reviewing the book each month
• Develop a deep, driving desire to master the principles of human relations!

Some of the ideas seem very common sense, BUT they give really good reasoning, examples etc, that make you really and truly want to carry out the advice. For instance, Don't criticize, condemn, or complain.

Already working on it!