Whew!

It has been a while since I last updated, which is ironic because I have been a lot less busy compared to last quarter.

So what has been going on since the end of my 1st quarter at Portfolio Center? A whole lot less stress. The 2nd quarter is picking up and getting a bit busy, but compared to 1st quarter… it seems like a breeze. 1st quarter seemed like a never ending barrage of crazy homework assignments, late nights building bags and cutting paper and endless hours with my sharpie and layout pad. The 2nd quarter has been a lot of time with a pencil, paper and my computer. We are working with real brands and creating products from our own creativity rather than an indian civilization and an insect. I know I’ll probably take that back within the next couple weeks as things start to boil down to critique week again, but I’m certainly enjoying it right now.

I’m really excited about everything I am working on though. From rebranding Twinings tea to a kitchen knife based on Pablo Picasso to pelting posters with tomatoes. I’ll be working with an amazing craftsman, a photographer and a copywriter on a few of my projects. I feel so grown up. It should be a lot of fun and hopefully it will result in some amazing work. I think collaboration is a huge part of the creative process and I’m really excited to finally get to collaborate with extremely talented people to create my ideas.

On another note, the 2nd quarter class is amazing. It is crazy how not even 6 months ago I didn’t know any of these people and thanks to our insane 1st quarter projects, we now know each other like it has been 10 years. Now I can really understand why the PC alumni network is so tight. Everybody is so talented and I really enjoy watching their ideas and thought process since they are usually so different than mine (and often times much more awesomer). It is great to be surrounded by people that are so talented. I can’t wait to see where everyone goes with their career. I just know we have the next Paula Scher or Michael Beirut sitting at that big table downstairs listening to Hank ramble on about some random designer who we all should know about.

I’ll try to update more as I get my projects completed. Busy busy weeks ahead of me I believe, but I can’t wait. In the words of irreplaceable Hank Richardson “cool stuff happening”.