Visuals

http://issuu.com/jessicahm529/docs/pinv
Here are a couple pages I made to try to loosen up visually a little. The first has an abstract pattern made from the logo in the background. For both of them I just wanted to make something that did have a little more of the actual skater look. BTW, the quotes are from movies [...]

City Council Approves Bid for Columbia Skate Park

Ryan posts at PourItNow.com – Bid Approved!
You guys might have been to it already, but this is such exciting news! According to Ryan’s post they have chosen a winning bidder and could have a park by fall.

Round 2

Here are the three main Round 2 logo ideas we discussed from my presentation.
001:

The simple circles were to represent the different participants of Pour It Now and their central cause. We were unsure about Helvetica as a font choice for any of the logos, though.
002:

The overlapping circles represented the idea that Pour It Now and [...]

My Sketchbook

Here are all the pages of my sketchbook so far. The file was too big for Issuu, so I uploaded the PDF to DepositFiles.

Download ~ 113 MB

Wally Hollyday: Skate Park Designer

Here is the transcript of our interview with Wally Hollyday, designer of Columbia’s skate park plan.
How did you get into designing skate parks?
Wally: I was a skater, and I came out to California to tour the parks and was really disappointed with what I saw and I ran into someone that was doing a demo [...]

Michelle: Skateboarder’s Mom

On our video, Haley and I interviewed a skateboarder’s mom at the Plex. Below is the transcript.
What does your kid like to do?
Michelle: Anything on wheels is his thing. It started with go-karts, dirt bikes, but it’s hard to find a place to do that. Skateboarding and the razor scooter, anything on wheels is for [...]

Interview with Ryan Cockrell

Here is the transcript of Ryan’s interview with us.
How did Pour It Now begin?
Ryan: Pour It Now started because the city was looking to move the skate park in order for a track to be built by Richland County schools. So, a group of skaters, myself included, got together, made a petition to try to [...]

Engineer’s View

I asked my cousin, who is an engineer, about her field of work and urban planning, and I think I have hit something pretty cool. If only I could have known this earlier. Here’s her response to my questions…The first part is explaining about different fields within engineering, and at the end she explains she [...]

Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite

Like Arden’s other book, this book talks a lot about making mistakes. It’s definitely a new way of thinking. Nothing is right; nothing is wrong. There are just different positions and ways of looking at the problem. It’s all about what you think it is.
It is interesting that Arden says it’s not always good to [...]

Paul Arden

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be
I think it’s interesting he says mediocrity is asked for, but he’s glad it’s that way. Don’t know if I agree but it’s something to think about. What would it be like if you had nothing to rebel against? I think we are [...]