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Why printer ink cost so much

BASTARDS.

5 Good & Bad Packaging

Good

ALL CANS SHOULD HAVE THIS POP TOP!!!
It's great when you especially are camping and don't
have a can opener with you.

These cookies have a resealable liner so your cookies won't
go stale. I remember having to put a ugly bag over this, just so my
cookies would stay fresh.

The cap is a great invention on a carton. It keeps
 the icon milk packaging and keeps the cream fresh.
Because originally you have to open one side,
and you cant close it nor turn the carton

This type of packaging is great on the go. Your baby
can eat the food straight from the package, there are no
dishes to clean, and you can eat and save it for later.

Glade used their product as part of the packaging.
All they added was the plastic covering to protect
the wick and wax. It eliminates the amount of trash.

Bad

If you're going to have this many hot dogs, you're
going to need a zip lock bag. 

This large tub of petroleum is going to last a long time.
It's kind of gross that your finger is constantly going
to go in the jar. A squeeze bottle would be great, especially
for application. 

This needs to be a zip lock bag too or a bucket. I've kicked
cat litter down too many times.

My queso gets dried up because of the packaging.
It needs to be in a tub or something.

Kool-aid always get stuck on the tip. When
I twist it, the juice gets all over my hand.

5 Best Work (Right Now)

I am originally a Graphic Design major, but went off track in my freshman year and did a lot of illustration and printmaking work. Now I'm going back on track, barely learning Graphic design in my senior year. Last semester was tough trying to catch up with my peers. I've been trying to self-learn basic rules of design without the proper introductory classes.  Hopefully this year will be different because I'm focused on this major and taking the classes that were recommended to me. My goal is to combine my illustration experience and design together. 

LA Logo Revised and Sketches

Los Angeles Logos

I'm heading in another route and doing this assignment on Los Angeles's cuisine. Each color represents a different region in the world.
Blue: Europe
Yellow: Asian
Green: Latin
Red: American
Orange: African
Purple: Middle Eastern

Cool Website!

Cool website of one of my fave artist.

http://www.ohlandmusic.com/

CSUN SAGA Panel Discussion

Last Tuesday, CSUN's SAGA club had a 3 guest speakers come to talk about their careers after CSUN. The first speaker was designer for phone apps and websites. She gave great advice to give that she wish she had done when she was a student. A few of my favorite are:

• Be a sponge, get inspired by everything!
• Learn as much as you can in school.
• Have a mentor
• Find a creative outlet outside of graphic design

The 2nd speaker worked with keynote art making movie posters. He worked on movies such as my favorite Jackass 3. The fact that he was able to work with anything related with cinema was facsinating. But he stressed so much on how hard you have to work.

The 3rd speaker was a freelance designer, mainly creating fliers and anything promotional to the event he was designing for. He talked about his clients and how he managed his time. 

The designers made me worry because all three kept bringing up the down side to becoming a designer. Such as working long hours, multi-tasking, and getting no sleep. I really wished that the guest speakers chosen were not alumni's that graduated from the same year. I really wanted to hear from someone who worked 10 years in the industry.