New font! Inspired in the sweet letters of calligraphy and typography masters of our past; such as Didot, Bodoni and the incredible Herb Lubalin, its aim was to incorporate the decorative accolades from blackletter and copperplate styles of calligraphy into a Modern Roman typeface. User’s guide

Reina reflects sovereignty due to the enveloping atmosphere and the sensation of greatness that can be felt when using it. It has an unique way of standing over paper and screen, being its swashes responsible of an extreme elegance.

Ran into a road block installing CS5 on my PC. Looks like I need to add more RAM. This is all new territory for me since I don’t really know anything about computer hardware. I never actually had to look under the hood of this computer but its coming close to that time where i need an upgrade.

Did some research on printer ink today. I’m gonna try and print some designs with refillable ink on a old hp printer. i found out that ink is either pigment or dye based. supposedly pigment is better for longevity but dye based inks have better colors. I will have to experiment on that.

A side goal of mine is to reach 1000 push ups a day. lets just say i have a long way to go but I’m determined! Plus I’m putting into effect a punishment/reward system to keep me on track.

Check out this house! Really great concept and symbolic meaning.

"The House acts as a psychological ecosystem where internet era
social  practices coexist with infrastructural references and
a history of  natural disasters. The residents enjoy total
privacy together with total  exposure, a day on the beach and
a night in the cave, the entire city  of Los Angeles abbreviated
like a Twitter post inside the limits of  their property."

It just makes the design that much better. Just read it! Here

I’m adjusting the partition on my computer to try and add some free space to my C drive. Its been 3 hrs now and its still doing its thing. Its at 89% and hopefully when its finished it will successful.

One risk from doing this is losing all my data!! So far no problems but I keep thinking what if some error will happens and everything was lost? all my work! all my programs and all the fonts Ive been collecting! its still at 89% and its taking forever. All my data should still be there right? Well this teaches me a lesson to always ALWAYS back up! ALWAYS!! In the meantime I’ll continue blogging…

i noticed how much of a pack rat i am. i dont have a huge collection of clothes, shoes or even DVDs and CD’s but what i do collect is books and magazines. i have a huge shelf of design magazines and books.

On my hard drive  have a collection of images that inspire me to do better work. Oh yeah, i also collect fonts. Aside from my work those files are really what id hate to lose in this partition. 90% almost done…

Turns out there is a lack of supply for “elderly asian woman” in stock photography. With my grandmas help and my trusty camera we will flood the market with photos of elderly asian woman gardening, walking the dog, reading, looking at food labels, contemplating about life etc.

91%….i could probably  clean my room or workout a bit while i wait… supposedly a cleaner room = more productivity. I’ve been pretty good at keeping my room clean though. it used to be like a landfill and i would have trouble finding stuff. One thing i did notice; when my room is completely clean its easier to maintain in the long run.

I’ve been hooked on root beer lately. its the vanilla taste from it that i really enjoy. I wonder if its possible to grow my own Vanilla beans? then i could make a package design for it.

HAHA! IT WORKED!! whew! backing up files now.. time to install CS5.

Photo book- lights
wilton font
family tree book spreads
chocolate box
bourbon bottle
infographic
CDS
-editorial
-font family
-mixer/slide sketch
-ballet website
Jurassic project
printer ink refill/research
my web redesign template

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