WOW TIME FLIES

So when I created this blog, I had high hopes and lots of time. Now I just have high hopes. I officially have no fingernails left. The thought of everything coming at me so fast makes my stomach do flips, both in anxiousness and celebration. In 5 days everything that I've done and talked about and worked towards will be complete and on display. That's right, the moment has come, Monday May 3rd my Senior Graphic Design Show opens!! Woohooo!

It's been a surreal experience. On the first day of orientation at PLNU, you go to a department meeting and they tell you why your major is so great and what opportunities there are for you. The two things I remember are: study abroad in Europe (check!) and during your senior year you will have a show exhibiting all your portfolio work (almost check).

I am nervous, excited, in denial, in shock, soooo excited! I'll hopefully have pictures of the opening on here soon. I hope you can make it!

WEBSITE: WWW.EMILYHAMER.COM

As promised, I've figured out how to make a website for myself! It was WAY harder that I thought it'd be... I'm sure with practice it'll get easier... hopefully.

Check it out:
www.emilyhamer.com


Your feedback is appreciated!

MORE MUEL

Samuel and I sat down yesterday to make his business cards... here's a preview! We'll get a picture up here once we get these babies printed.

Oh and check out his new and improved blog: muelphotography.tumblr.com
After getting my website figured out, we're working on his... I'll let you know when we get it up and running!

I'VE BEEN BUSY BUSY BUSY

Here's some of the latest... enjoy!

The first is a book of short stories that a friend of mine wrote called The Adolescent Tales of the Brothers Shaw.
The second is faceless pictures which is a small film production company.
The third, fourth, and fifth is Violette et les Amis (Violette and Friends) which is a book I wrote and illustrated about a little girl who lives in Paris.

MUEL PHOTOGRAPHY

So Samuel has been bugging me FOREVVVVER to make him a logo and a business card. Since I got all the adobe programs on my computer I had no way of procrastinating any longer. Instead of the verbally overwhelming name: Samuel Nelson Photography, we came up with Muel Photography. He's a sucker for a cool nickname. : )

Here's what we came up with:

samuelnelsonphotography.blogspot.com... check it out!

SNEAK PEAK

So I'm at the point where I'm counting down the days until I graduate!! It's so exciting and scary and stressful and exhausting and exciting!!! So, here is a sneak peak at my portfolio book. It's hand crafted and made with love.

(Please ignore the hideous carpet in the background... when I'm not a poor college student I might be able to live in an apartment that doesn't come with carpet like this... I'll try to have better photos

of it up soon.)

Enjoy!

ANOREXIA AWARENESS

I created this poster last semester for a project. We were asked to create a Social Issue poster in a week. Here's what I came up with.

PERSONAL STUFF

I've been messing around with logos and designs for all these different jobs and projects, then I realized, I need something for myself. Here's my latest version of the e.hamer design logo for my business card (front- first image, back- second image).

NEW AND IMPROVED AND FRESHLY PHOTOGRAPHED!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

-Branding

Olive Oil jugs: 3 flavors- Traditional, Pistachio, Sun-Dried Tomato, 

Olive Oil Dipping Dishes, Olive Oil Baster, Olive Oil Sprayer

The Man Behind the Music: Bob Dylan

-Branding

CD and CD brochure/holder

RAW Vegan Cuisine

-Branding

RAW Menu, RAW match box, RAW Dessert Menu Candle,

RAW Cocktail Menu Candle, RAW Chopsticks

ATTENTION ALL!

Well I haven't really done so well at keeping up with my blog... obviously. I have been super busy working on a ton of portfolio projects, so half of the stuff I put up here will probably be up again in it's newest and final form. I have to create 10 projects for my portfolio, photograph them, and put them into a portfolio book. Come April I will have my first art show, which will display all of my graphic design and hopefully I can sneak in a couple of non-graphic design pieces.

One of my projects will most likely be a website of my stuff... I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one.


But until I get the time to put stuff up on here, feel free to check out
samuelnelsonphotography.blogspot.com
where there are fabulous pictures, including a couple of me.


Until soon... hopefully.

TREASURES FROM EUROPE

I studied abroad in Europe for a semester and took a life drawing class and painting portraiture class with this eccentric woman named Kathy. She was great, super inspiring.

I loved drawing this lady, despite the awkward perspective. (First picture)

Meet Dot. (Second picture)

SUMMER PROJECTS 3

One day my dear friend Katrina came up to Orange County and seeing that we had a blank canvas, a pellet gun, and tons of left over house paint we decided to put our creativity to good use and make this.

It's amazing what comes from scattered bags of paint, pellets, and gravity.

The final piece doesn't have the blue tape on it. Eventually, I'll get a picture of the finished piece up here.

SUMMER PROJECTS 2

Here's just some stuff that I played around with.

The sketches are from my sketchbook I had in Europe.

SUMMER PROJECTS 1

Considering that I couldn't find a job this summer, I spent some of my time creating things.

Here's some of the things I created....

I found an old shoe box full of my dad's old treasures. I put it all together in an open frame for him for Fathers Day. If you have good materials it just can't go bad. (First picture)

At the house I lived in in San Diego last year, there was this furniture piece that no one wanted so I took it, stripped it, and re-did it. Sam and I found an old copy of the Wizard of Oz with these really sweet illustrations in it, so we ripped it up and mod podged it onto the shelves and then painted the body of it. I love it! (last 2 pictures)

AFRICA

A few years ago, I went on a missions trip to South Africa

with my youth group. When I got back, I did some pieces

that were inspired by my trip.

Make sure to check out www.lifewater.com. It's a non-profit organization

that builds wells and teaches sanitation to people living in poverty.

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

Last year, we had a branding project in my production graphic design class. The project was to pick any product that's sold in a grocery store and create our own brand of that product.

I chose olive oil.

Check it out!