High

I was absolutely blown away by this video for my classmate Jeremy Giacomin's IPP, shot and edited by the incredibly talented Jeremie Wookey. I'd watch this drama.

Tumblr: if Twitter and Blogger had a child

I have to admit to ignoring my lonely, little blog this year. Ignoring, pretending it's not there, trying to forget that it even exists. Maybe it's because I'm busy, maybe it's because I'm lazy but most likely it's because of Tumblr.

I originally joined Tumblr on a whim, encouraged by my friends and their talk of artistic inspiration and a constant cycle of ideas, humor and madness, controlled by your interests and tastes. What I didn't expect was the addictiveness. 24-7, constantly updating visual stimuli had design-loving me sucked in and wide awake at all hours of the night. 

The way that Tumblr works is very similar to Twitter in that you follow users who you are interested in and then receive their posts in your dashboard. Where Tumblr steps past Twitter is in it's visual nature. Writing still occurs but my dashboard is a mishmash of art, fashion, humor and infographics making scrolling through a smooth, impossibly addictive process that leaves you inspired and wanting to share what you've found.

And when you do want to share, it's a simple reblog away, sending popular images and quotes tumbling through your blog to your followers, continuing the constant cycle of information sharing.

While I appreciate a good old-fashioned blog, I'm definitely a Tumblr girl now.

IPP aftermath

A whole year of stress, planning, client relations and long nights of business card designing is finally over. The presentations have been completed and the celebratory drinks drunk.  After all this time and energy has gone into this huge project I'm left with the question, where do I go from here?


The event was a success, the clients sales were phenomenal and I've handed all the promotional materials that I designed and wrote off to a very happy client. It's time to move on to my next project and my first foray into the world of freelance communications.

In that awkward stage between wrapping up school and getting my first 'real' job in the communications industry it's a welcome safety net to have a contract to work on over the summer months as I job hunt. I'm nervous of course but most of all I feel excited, motivated and driven to do well and that feels absolutely amazing.