New Home

Punditastronomical has moved to a new home! It's pretty and spacious and is the new place for updates. Come and see what's going on at punditastronomical.wordpress.com.

DIY notebook

This little book is adorable and very easy to make. 1. Cut chip board and paper sheets to the same size (I used 8.5x11 paper). 2. Fold chip board and paper in half. 3. Use an awl and poke holes along the fold (spine) an inch apart. 4. Use book binding thread and needle to sew string through the holes. Pull taut and finish with a knot. 5. press firmly along folded spine to close book. 6. Use xacto knife and straight edge to trim excess paper from side opposite spine. ta-da!


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I made a book like this and customized it for my portfolio leave behinds. following the same steps, I added side pockets inside the cover for my media cd, business card, and a pull out resume. fun!

Happy New Year

Who can easily say that they started the new year with their very own brand spankin' new designer calendar? Shannon Scott of DoubleTake Hair Gallery can. She commissioned me to design a 2011 calendar for her business and to mark her ten year anniversary in the hair industry. She stylized all of the models and the calendar photographs are the work of Jai Vee, fellow stylist. I designed the layout and oversaw production. With only a week before Christmas and two before the new year (and with the assistance of an amazing printer) we pulled this project together in record time. Shannon had her delivery of calendars by Christmas Eve!

the drawing board

Inspiration for, as well as the final, Van Der Neer logo that I'm working on. So far its a go. We'll see if they like it!

Ok, it's later :)

Here a few pictures from today's photo shoot. Great job, Max!

Color me sunshine

Scheduled a crack-o'-dawn photo shoot for today with fashion designers Van Der Neer and two of their fabulous models. It was about thirty-nine degrees outside and the models were absolute troopers to stand in the cold in various sheer tops and shorts for the next three hours. But aside from the temperature, the weather gods were smiling on us since the light was beautiful and the sky cooperated all morning.

We were shooting their latest collection for the upcoming catalogue. Who are "we" you ask? Me and my photographer friend Max who is taking the lion's share of the pictures today. Beautiful shots. I'll post them later.

Conference Day, Take Two

The next two days of the conference are packed with motivational glimpses into the future trajectory of design. Many big names from big companies are scheduled to speak and share their expertise on our creative world. Moved and inspired, I'm taking pictures of this whole experience and uploading them to my flickr page under the set called Gain Conference 2010. So check them out!!