From our brain to yours.
Well, it is that time of year. Time to move-in your dorm, buy all your books, meet new friends and get ready to start the Fall Semester. Here is an opportunity for those of you that are interested in service based community projects.
One of our new designers, Becca designed this poster. Check it out and have a great semester.
Today we got to visit Firaxis Games! We got to learn all about game development, hear from some awesome staff, and tour their spiffy studio. Thanks to everyone we met!
In the conference room, aka "The Fishbowl."
We had a great time!
cv: What is your role at commonvision?
Amy Berbert: My role here at commonvision as a graphic designer is to create awesome things for awesome people.
cv: How/When did you know that you wanted to be a designer?
AB: I knew I wanted to be a designer when I was 13 and I had to create designs and patterns for horse jumps at the farm I was working at one summer.
cv: Are there any designs or projects that you are particularly fond of having created?
AB: My favorite project I have created on my own is a series called "Visit" In this series I created posters for a number of different places around the world depicting famous locations within that country or city. Each poster said "Visit" and then the name of that particular location. My favorite project I have worked on here is the Fall Hours signs for The Commons.
cv: So, when did your obsession with animals begin?
AB: I have loved animals since the day of my birth. I slept in my dog's crate more than I slept in my own bed as a child.
cv: How many animals are too many for one person to have?
AB: There is no limit on the number of animals one person can have because there is no limit on the number of animals one person can love.
cv: You also like to ride horses, do you ride in competitions or is it just for fun?
AB: I used to ride competitively in High School, I even got first place at the Pony Club Regional Eventing Rally one year. But since starting college I don't have the time or money to compete anymore.
cv: What are your plans after you leave commonvision and graduate from UMBC?
AB: I would love to combine my three loves of design, photography, and food and work for an upscale restaurant taking photographs of the menu items as well as designing advertisements and the menus themselves. Secretly though I have always wanted to design the horse jumps in the Equestrian division of the Olympics.
We had a great behind the scenes tour of the BMA recently. However, they were working on some super secret stuff so we could not take any photos. But, we did get this photo!
This sums up how cool the day was.
From time to time, we like to take office field trips and tours to businesses, museums, and institutions that are relevant to what we do here at commonvision. Last week, we went to the BMA and got a behind-the0scenes tour of their awesome collection and processes. We also went to Artscape, because of all of the art!!
Here are a couple of highlights from Amy and Poulomi. Poulomi's images are just food and the last two.
We here at commonvision love zines. The one we create is one of our favorites, shameless self-promotion. But there are also plenty of other great/awesome/unique/weird zines out in the world. Some of them will be on showcase this weekend in Bushwick.
Maybe we will see you there?
Looks like we here at commonvision have something to try to do during what little down time we have during the summer.
Hello, Pork Chop!! The newest member of the commonvision team. Pork Chop is a laminator and looks forward to taking care of all of your laminating needs. Stop by and say hello.
Behind Pork Chop is Lammy. Lammy has been with commonvision for over 12 years. She has decided to retire. When you stop in to say hello to Pork Chop, come say goodbye to Lammy.
See, we actually work during the Summer!! Actually, it is a very busy time for the designer and animators. We are currently working on numerous large-scale projects for the University that need to be completed before the beginning of the Fall Semester. We are already working on projects such as Involvement Fest and Homecoming.
Everyone loves the work they do, particularly Emma. See how happy she looks? I bet you can not tell which person is Emma.
Emma is the best.
Former commonvision lead designer and all-around rock star designer, Michael Muccioli shared an aesthetic with Aaron Draplin. Draplin came to speak at UMBC recently and it was pretty awesome. He has a way of explaining things that just make sense. Our office has definitely benefitted from both of their influence.
Here is a video of Draplin explaining how he approaches design. It is worth every second.
