indesign logo

my most recent class is focused on indesign - a program i've never used before. i'm getting the hang of it, slowly. my last assignment was to create a logo for myself or my business. i gave it a try, but i tell you what, creating your own logo is so much harder (for me) than making one for someone else. here's my latest attempt:

what do you think? kinda fun, no? i, of course, incorporated shades of blue into it and tried to make something fun that would look good printed by letterpress.

weekend

lots of good things happened this weekend! to start, i updated the tama press website with the new logo and it looks great! it definitely fits the website better than the last one. and i also updated the custom page with the book & box (and the customers LOVED it!)

i also did a bunch of book making over the weekend and managed to finish 18 books, including 3 that were custom orders from the first friday show. i still have 24 books & 6 boxes to make, 5 linoleum blocks to carve, & about 350 cards (maybe 450 if i'm lucky) to print. and 11 days to get it all done...plus packaging, pricing, and picture taking. but, hey, who's counting? trying not to stress too much...

also managed to get together with some friends over the weekend. we played guitar hero, which i have to admit is a lot of fun, even though i originally thought it was stupid when it first came out - oh, and i love the drums! also went to see a movie - paranormal activity - which was terrifying. the theatre was packed too, so everyone was screaming at the scary parts, which was fun.

ok back to planning and work!

dreamweaver is not my friend

why does dreamweaver hate me? what did i do to this program to make it so uncooperative? i've tried to nourish it with fun pictures & bright colors in the midst of the upcoming gray winter ahead. woe is me!

ok enough of that. made a few attempts to add the new logo but am having a few set backs due to widths of my tables constantly changing. and when i go to make widths consistent, the width numbers change, but there are still 2 numbers, instead of turning into 1 number like it's supposed to. so i'll try, try again. i have so much respect for web & graphic designers and the work they do.

logo

since i've started learning how build my website, i've thought "gee i need a logo." well, now that i'm learning to use this online program harvest (for time keeping & invoicing - i'm really happy with it so far), the logo issue has popped up again.

after a few tries, i made something simple, but i like it. and since i don't have much experience doing anything besides cropping & slightly adjusting photos in photoshop, i figured it would be good to stick to something simple. so here it is:
the symbols in the box are japanese hiragana - meaning "tama". tama was my great-grandma's name. i'm working on putting it on my website and will get everything uploaded with the new logo soon.

and i'm hoping after the shows in november, i'll be able to buy the boxcar press base and try out ordering my new logo as a letterpress plate. and then i will proceed to print it on everything.