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What Next?
Jul 23, ’11
9:46 PM
Now three weeks into this new journey, I’m starting to reclaim a sense of self on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and intellectual – and I am enjoying learning to be myself once again.
True to form, I’ve gone through and purged belongings that I no longer need and increased “security” around those that I still need / want. My primary objective at this point is to refine the Immersion foundation defined earlier this year and use that as the basis for decision-making and activities in the months to come.
In the meantime, here are a few ideas that I have been thinking about:
Portfolio Consolidation: I am considering shutting down both Pixeldust and Ink microsites and consolidating the portfolios, which could very well result in the elimination of many older pieces whose quality lags behind more recent work. While I think the current site design is sound, I also believe there is too much redundancy. Strategy: Keep things simple, relevant and focus all attention on my best work.
Self-Promotion: I think the efforts that have gone into my core portfolio and the various microsites have resulted in a solid foundation to build from. I’m pleased with the results, but I’m at a point where I’m less interested in promotion for promotion’s sake (career opportunities, etc.) and more interested in further expanding the portfolio. Strategy: Get back to basics.
Research: I am at a point now where the types of books that I am reading are leaning away from self-improvement and towards other subjects: design, technical subjects and fiction. It’s a direction that I’m becoming more comfortable with. Strategy: Refocus research efforts on creative and technical topics, and focus more energies on fictional works.
Bionic 2.0: As mentioned earlier, one of the plateaus I’ve reached is the physical. Now three years into a strength-building plan, I think I can move into new territories. Strategy: Focus greater energy on core physiology and refine exercise plan.
Launch.
Jul 7, ’11
4:50 PM
After two days of design and development, the new site is up! While the content is similar to what was on the original page, I’ve since included a new “Identity” PDF along with references to my various design portfolios (all in PDF format).
In a future post I’ll explain some of the techniques that I used to create this new version.
Digital Sculpture: Mirror’s Edge
Jan 1, ’11
10:47 AM
One of the core objectives of Immersion is to move away from pure two dimensional design and to expend greater energy and concentration in three dimensional space. These renders below are part of a “digital sculpture” series that I am still toying around with. For the remainder of this particular series, please visit my digital illustration site.
The Visual Journey
Oct 26, ’10
11:18 AM
As you may already be aware, this blog is one of several projects that I have been working on over the past several years. The underlying goal has centered around building a foundation onto which I can layer in new creative projects and pursuits. This is why I’ve branded my main web site and bundled these projects within a title I call “Supercharged Creative Exploration.”
The original home page design launched earlier this year showcased the three original projects – Incubator, Microcosms and Pixeldust. Since that time, I’ve also included a few other projects to the list – including Ink.
Not surprisingly, one of my goals has involved designing a new home page that provides visitors with a complete inventory of these projects along with a modular format that is easy to update.
With this goal in mind, I’ve formulated a few graphic designs that do just this. While the current design solves the current objective and is easy to update, I consider it an early version and will eventually be replaced. Over the next several months, I plan on eventually migrating to one of the site designs show below: (or some derivation thereof)
If you visit the new site, you’ll also notice a new link – something that I call “The Visual Journey.” This is a design that encapsulates who I am, what I am interested in, and some more information about the history of my professional career and my interests. I think it will help people understand what motivates me and what I am passionate about.
Due to the nature of the design and purpose, I’ve left it in a PDF format. It’s best read using the official Adobe Acrobat reader but aside from a few minor graphic inconsistencies on the title page, the Preview application available in Mac OS X should also work well.
The combination of this new design along with the Visual Journey supplement symbolizes the next chapter in my creative and intellectual journey – it’s a chapter I call “Immersion.”