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  • preacher’s daughter inspired design

    preacher’s daughter inspired design

    Lately I’ve been listening to Ethel Cain’s album Preacher’s Daughter. The music takes you on a journey from the perspective of Ethel as she journeys west in search of love and a life of her own. It’s a haunting concept album that keeps on drawing me in.

    I’ve been thinking about drawing inspiration from the songs and themes of the overall project into my design work. A few possible design ideas I’ve had are tattoo designs or a poster design. One potential poster design idea is a missing person poster. (Later on during the album, the character Ethel Cain goes missing) I like to lean towards poster design because it keeps me in the software outside of class while also bridging my passion for music.

    When it comes to tattoo designs, initially I wanted to design something from the lyric:

    And you said, “Hey, do you wanna see the West with me? ‘Cause love’s out there and I can’t leave it be

    Thoroughfare by Ethel Cain
    The circled doodle is my first draft of a potential tattoo/sticker design.

    To me this piece of the song makes me think of young love and roadtrips, the kind that are highlighted in a indie coming of age movie. My initial thought is to make a tattoo in the shape of a exit sign but instead of a road/city name it reads: LOVE’S OUT THERE with a arrow that says West. Upon sketching it, the design seemed blocky and maybe more suited to a sticker design.

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  • playing around with tattoo design ideas

    One thing about me is that I like tattoos! I only have one, but as soon as I have some money saved up I’m gonna get some fresh ink. I love music, so most of my ideas for tattoos come from meaningful song lyrics. My approach to designing tattoos always starts with a sketch. Sometimes my sister and I bounce ideas off of each other.

    Here’s some rough sketches for a potential tattoo. My sister loves Matt Maltese’s song Oldest Trick in the Book, so I wanted to come up with something to reference that.

    I’ve really only ever messed around with tattoo design and haven’t gotten anything of my own design inked.

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  • how to survive dreamweaver: the ‘unofficial’ guide

    how to survive dreamweaver: the ‘unofficial’ guide

    read on for some tips and tricks to survive Dreamweaver

    1. Gather Your Resources
      • People
        • If you’re a student, try reaching out to teachers or classmates for additional help
        • Don’t be afraid to use office hours as a student!
      • Videos
    2. Don’t Panic
      • This is very important. Coding is akin to learning another language. It’ll take time, practice, and most importantly patience.
      • If needed, save your project and take a breather. Looking at code with fresh eyes can help you catch little errors.
    3. Save Often, Save Your Sanity
      • Perhaps most critical of all, save your work constantly!