chinese apple pie

8x8 logo

2007-10-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

Hey Jason, I had a cool idea for the logo, maybe we can just design a cool "8", maybe each design a different one. The 8 can be what we stamp on designs and stuff. Maybe two squares, 2 chops? I will work on it, just had to get it down before I forget.

BTW, I was talking to Sophia in China. They are having a big design conference in HK, maybe we can tag along.

Matt

logo

2007-09-24T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Jason, Im going to start up again on the logo. Let's throw out some keywords....

Ill throw some out, you throw some out, and we'll narrow it down to 3-5

multicultural (fusion), quirky (unique?), sustainable, green

Thats what I got for now, I'll think about it and update soon.

stupid thoughts 3

2007-09-15T17:29:00.000-07:00

Communication (not) = understanding , connection = understanding?

Can technology help the communication come to a connection?

stupid thoughts 2

2007-09-15T17:23:00.000-07:00

Where can technology help to fill in a need?

Are there people that are being underserved by current model? Is there a lack of connection/love/help/communication/belonging that could be enhanced by technology?

- Seniors
- Sick
- new immigrants/non-English speaking
- rat race parents to kids
- teachers to students
- poor/homeless

stupid thoughts 1

2007-09-15T17:07:00.000-07:00

A better method for brainstorming haha
sharing ideas - written and drawn.... meshes it automatically? something fluid, adaptable....

I'm just going to write stream of consciousness....

Connection

What are/were traditional ways/reasons for connecting? Even more basic, why do we connect?

To learn, to feel human (Maslow's social needs: friendship, sexual intimacy, having a supportive and communicative family,) to communicate , to be inspired, to help, to belong

Traditional methods - touch, talking, seeing, responding - letters, (feeling of other person's writing, labor invoved = love?), face-to-face, being intimate - feeling comfortable enough to give permissions to the other person (ie letting them hug you)...letting person in your bubble

Connect/ vs / Disconnect

Nowadays easier to communicate more often, but lacking in touch, feeling, slight nuances. Compensating w/ emoticons?

Can new means of communication, connection inspire?

How do we rally people to an idea? How do we rally people to help a cause? Is this still valid? Seems like we "feel" less, disconnect from fellow humans and their concerns? Our concerns?

What needs are NOT being fulfilled by new technology? Which are being enhanced?

Sense of touch -- of ANALOG.

Senses being dulled rather than enhanced? Nuances being lost? A text message is "unforgiving"
an email is "unforgiving"

Why does technology have to be so "visible", screaming "this is technology" --- this is sleek, unwelcoming

Can it be welcoming, analog, can it be in shades of gray rather than black and white? Can it be soft rather than hard?

more elephants

2007-07-30T19:20:00.001-07:00

tossed them into a faux-ad and ballroom.

Nice Logos!!!

2007-07-30T19:15:00.000-07:00

hahahha, i accidentally logged in with my "pi.jason" gmail address and did these posts on a blog for people from my old tech company, oops.

it looks like the one you did most variations on is the "8" turned into a character? your fav. so far?

i like the ones i turned green toward the bottom.

i did what you did and tried finding new ways to represent the "x" and "8" using two typefaces.

random logo concepts

2007-07-29T12:15:00.001-07:00

test

2007-07-25T23:58:00.001-07:00

And the Other

2007-07-19T15:40:00.001-07:00

And here's the one i liked more, seems more painter-ly then the other one.

2007-07-19T15:38:00.001-07:00

Check it out, so nice:

http://web.mac.com/scudferjones/iWeb/iikangai/iikangai.html

And which one of these paintings do you think i should include in my portfolio? This is the one my teacher liked, he made me get rid of the marker strokes with whatever marker shaded, and made me get rid of the lion head white outline.

PROBLEM!!!!!

2007-07-02T14:28:00.000-07:00

DUDE!!! Who the F is anthony shen?? he's in pasadena, sure he's an artcenter guy.

look at this:

http://www.8x8design.net/

and he even has a blog under his domain linked to blogger:

http://www.8x8design.net/blog.html

WTTTTTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

sketchbook2

2007-07-01T19:05:00.000-07:00

i really messed up on the lion, was too lazy to hatch all that dark area so i markered it, ahhhhh...

he has a mohawk, lol.

i was happy w/ the courting elephants though, should have sketched them bigger.

sketchbook

2007-07-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

my original mixer redesign is here, post up some of your sketches too!!

going to study for materials midterm, lots of memorizing.

Here's what I mean...

2007-07-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

...although I know you are just quickly throwing your product into a composition though to give it some scale and context.

Midterm for Solid-Modelling

2007-07-01T11:17:00.000-07:00

This blog is so fast and efficient, awesome find man.

So for Marselo's class he wanted some kind of complex surfacing redesign so it would be harder to build in solidworks.

In the top left corner I have some sketches shaded in photoshop.

Gucci Golf Bags

2007-07-01T11:11:00.000-07:00

I think 3D is more efficient for building the normal "hard" products we design so i've been trying to find things to do that would be faster in photoshop.

One thing is cloth/leather/soft material. The golf bag looks really bad up close. Is it those fake folds on the leather?

Toy Lust - Part 1

2007-06-30T00:59:00.001-07:00

Dude I want these....

(miniature 1/12 scale designer chairs)

Painting

2007-06-30T00:51:00.001-07:00

First painting done all digital...one of the first ones I've ever done actually. Must jia you.

hello world!

2007-04-22T22:44:00.001-07:00

8x8

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