Blogging AGAIN

I will admit, I have been super awful about blogging lately, so I got this app for my iPhone which allows me to blog and post pics off my phone...pretty cool.

So to update you on the past couple of weeks, I will stArt with Brandons new calling, he's in Elders Quorum, 2nd counsellor, so he's been pretty busy, especially on Sumdays. Brandon is a trooper, he's been working on the weekends at bj's still, and going to school 5 days a week! He's studying for the DAT (dental assesment test) which he will tAke this December.

I have been taking one class this summer, drawing ii, I'll post my artwork later, not that people really care. I also started a job at Nordstrom, there's a restaurant upstairs, I was a hostess, but it was short-lived, I quit yesterday. It wasn't what I thought it would be. Nuff said. I also went to girls camp last month, I was the sports director, it was really fun! We had a "put on the armor of God" theme, something like that, it was medieval. So I had the girls joust! The jousting was done with horsey broomsticks, pool noodles, and pink frosting (for blood, tasty blood I might add).

The whole Dickson clan has been plagued withthe flu this summer, I gave it to everyone! Sorry! It was awful, fever, vomitting, coughing, body aches, mucus, the whole nine yards. So be careful, tIe good care of yourselves this summer.


-- Post From My iPhone

Graphic Design Projects

These are just a few of the projects I made this last Spring Semester (do you like that people at BYU? It's called "Spring" not cold, bitter "Winter"). I will post more as I get to it. We studied the Swiss Design Style. 

The International Typographic Style, also known as the Swiss Style, is a graphic design style developed in Switzerland in the 1950s that emphasizes cleanliness, readability and objectivity. Hallmarks of the style are asymmetric layouts, use of a grid, sans-serif typefaces like Akzidenz Grotesk, and flush left, ragged right text. The style is also associated with a preference for photography in place of illustrations or drawings. Many of the early International Typographic Style works featured typography as a primary design element in addition to its use in text, and it is for this that the style is named.

We had to make a package, I used a Lean Cuisine package, (it was what I was eating for lunch that day) using Helvetica, a typeface used with Swiss Design, or modern design. 

The second project is for my History of Graphic Design class, we had to choose a country and focus on their design, and make a presentation. We made a movie, I will post the quicktime on youtube soon and give a link. These cookies and boxes were our handouts for the class. I think they turned out cute.

Easter Update!

This Easter was so much fun! My sister, Anne and her kiddies came to Florida to spend Easter with us! I love it when they're here, the kids are at the cutest ages. The kiddies got to decorate cupcakes, we had a huge feast, and ate some yummy desserts! 

I love my mom because she gets soooo into the Holidays! It's awesome! If you think about it we have some absolutely amazing meal once a month, with a huge, beautiful, spread like this! I have inherited some of the cooking genes, I love to cook! 

I especially love making beautiful foods, try new things, and make my own versions of foods! This is my first Apricot Tart! We used Phillo dough (Greek pastry dough) for the crust, and made the tart filling with with an assortments of jams. Not to brag, but it turned out pretty amazing.

Check out the video, another reason I love my mom, she bought the girls these bunny aprons at Williams Sonoma for the cupcake decorating!

Bell Centennial

This is one of my projects for school, I had to make a type sample book on the typeface, Bell Centennial. Hopefully you'll learn something about type designers....
This is the cover, imagine it folded.

Spring Break!!

Brandon and I had our Spring break this last week! It was soooo nice to not have to worry about Homework projects, drive to St. pete, or have responsibility. 

Brandon and I were able to go to Busch Gardens, hang out with friends and sleep in! We went to Busch Gardens with Cayden and Jenny here are some cute pics! I forgot how awesome that theme park is!

 

Temple Statement

This is a statement from the church on "Big Love" a HBO television series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_-TQivCx8

SUGGEST A SLOGAN!

This is the eco-friendly project I was talking about two posts back!

 I need your help!

Think of a slogan that could go with this picture, preferably a famous quote?! I'm really open to suggestions so don't be shy!  I was thinking "step into...."