elley-gee .

Hair Challenge Fall 2010

2010-08-27T19:13:00.000-07:00

So, as some of you know I am natural. I have decided to challenge myself and my hair this fall. Starting in September, I will be doing more protective styling, one more trim for the year, and more treatments.

The only drastic thing I want this fall is COLOR :0) - Oranges/Reds/Browns! mmm.

I will try to keep this updated with progress, but we shall see.

Pray for me.

and again.

2010-07-30T06:38:00.000-07:00

Inspiration goes to Renee Cox. Great photographer. This "Damn, we hungry." mixed media piece was so fun. I need a creative outlet this week, and I may just make another one. We shall see! rawr!

If you could look like anybody, who would it be?

2010-07-13T13:56:00.001-07:00

Paula Deen or Barefoot Contessa

Ask me anything you want!

If you could only read one magazine for the rest of your life, which would it be?

2010-07-12T16:28:00.003-07:00

Advanced Photoshop

Ask me anything you want!

Would you rather swim in a pool or the ocean?

2010-07-12T16:28:00.001-07:00

Pool son.

Ask me anything you want!

Who's the sexiest man alive?

2010-07-12T16:13:00.003-07:00

Prince

Ask me anything you want!

What's the best gift you've ever given?

2010-07-12T16:13:00.001-07:00

Macbook Pro

Ask me anything you want!

What video game have you played the most?

2010-07-12T16:12:00.001-07:00

RE5 - PS3

Ask me anything you want!

Star Trek or Star Wars?

2010-07-12T15:09:00.001-07:00

Depends. :0) Star Wars -

Ask me anything you want!

Who's the most famous person you've met?

2010-07-12T15:07:00.001-07:00

LMAO. The Hardy Boys from WWF and Marion Jones.

Ask me anything you want!

What's the best place near you to get some ice cream?

2010-07-12T14:53:00.005-07:00

Coldstone son.

Ask me anything you want!

What are you most excited about right now?

2010-07-12T14:53:00.003-07:00

Going to get my MGD {Prepping my design portfolio as we speak}

Ask me anything you want!

Who was the best boss you've ever had?

2010-07-12T14:53:00.001-07:00

Denielle Lincoln

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Who would win in a fight: pirates or ninjas?

2010-07-12T14:52:00.003-07:00

Ninjas. The ninja stars son...

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If you could instantly become an expert at one style of dance, what style would you pick?

2010-07-12T14:52:00.001-07:00

P O L E! rawr!

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Would you rather work at a large company or a small one?

2010-07-12T14:50:00.001-07:00

A medium-sized one that pays me on TIME dammit!

Ask me anything you want!

Have you broken any bones? If so, how?

2010-07-12T12:08:00.001-07:00

Not yet. eh - scares me just thinking about it!

Ask me anything you want!

If you could have been the author of any book, what would it have been?

2010-07-12T12:07:00.001-07:00

Harry Freggin Potter - The whole series! GENIUS!

Ask me anything you want!

What's the longest you've ever gone without a bath or shower?

2010-07-12T12:06:00.003-07:00

A day and a half. lol

Ask me anything you want!

If you had the opportunity to live one year of your life over again, which year would you choose?

2010-07-12T12:06:00.001-07:00

My freshmen year of college!

Ask me anything you want!

Loc'ed Up -

2010-06-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

So, I am at that point in my life where I am deciding to loc my hair or not.
Well there is no NOT, I am going to do it - :))

What needs to be determined is -

When and How!

I want my locs to be started during a big and positive event.
I am thinking when I either get pregnant with my first child :0)
When I purchase my first home :0) or When I go back to school to get my MGD :0)!

I have been doing some research, and SLs (Sisterlocks) are really keep my attention.
I guess it works out that I wait for an event because the cost of installation is NOT A GAME. I will keep you all updated as to the course of my journey, but it will be starting soon!

Word?

2010-05-19T17:39:00.000-07:00

So, taking my lead from Word It.
I have found a small dose of recreational drugs, as I call it.

Since Word Its have stopped giving words, and it is The End for them.
I am starting my own little Word? Series. I take words from those close to me, and maybe a few from some familiar strangers - and I use photography, illustration, or any other sort of design to communicate that particular word.

My first Word? is Fallen

Recreational Drug?

2010-05-19T09:24:00.001-07:00

Simply put, I need an art form outside of design for work.

It is to a point where I only design for work, and I feel like the outside design world is passing me by. I mean, yes, I can do tutorials for this and that, but I mean something with some substance. A logo for a cool company, not a pharma-giant. A website or collateral for something sexy, not an agri-giant.

I need a Recreational Drug! I recently started taking up Pole Dance for Fitness, and I absolutely ADORE IT. I would dare/suggest anyone to do it because it is so far from the idea that people get in their head when they see or hear Pole Dance. By the time the instructors get through with you, you are too sweaty and too soar to think about a strip club. The wonderful part is most of the women who are taking this up are Graphic Designers like me, Ph. Ds, People in Marketing, Cops! I am currently at Aradia Fitness in Cary, NC and I adore it! There is a whole community out there. Try it!

I am sitting at work, trying to think of something other than designing for work, and its not going well. I think I will do a word-it type of deal. Give myself and word every week or two weeks and design something quick for it.

hm.

This week's word - Fallen.

MySELF - Portraits

2010-05-17T11:22:00.000-07:00

So, with inspiration from a fellow designer - Annie Ha.
I have decided to do a portrait project of myself.

I am kind of scared about the idea because I hate pictures of myself.
I would rather take pictures of others any day. Portraits are so damn personal, that and, you get to look at yourself, something I do not do often.

I can remember what other people look like down to the way their brows are arched, but if I had the artistic ability to actually do portraits, and someone told me to draw myself, It would be a circle, with two circles inside of it for eyes, and so on and so forth. It would be really Pre-Kish.

I learned about it in Psych., being able to remember details of others faces, and never your own.

Anyway, I started some time back, it is turning out to be really fun.

I will keep updating - http://www.flickr.com/photos/elley_bee/sets

Til later -

I've got a garden HEY HEY HEY HEY!

2010-05-05T08:32:00.001-07:00

My mom is one of the coolest mom's on the planet. She has this way with plants and flowers, and has inspired me to plant my own little Garden of Eden {on my balcony}.
My favorite flowers are lillies, but I have sunflowers, morning glory, and two other random ones I nicknamed Beautiful Buds. _shrugs

Paradise in the city son -

My morning glory have not sprouted yet. But I will keep updating.

Dookie-Chains - Only in the 80's & 90's?

2010-03-24T09:19:00.000-07:00

Def. Not!

So, one day I was doing a google search for chain links (work related).
I came across this masterpiece by Yokoo. Girl is talented! After looking
at it a while, I figured, hey, you should make that!

My self said, "Yes, we should." And we began. The chain I am completing now
is more for springish/summer. Yokoo's is too big for me. I will have pictures after
an event on April 2nd. Hope you like it!

_drumroll son

...dookie

How many fingers does it take to hold a lolli?

2009-09-09T13:13:00.000-07:00

No seriously, count how many fingers she has.
Awesome Photoshoping :D

Check out this website.

Enjoy.

Congratulations to Design Divas 09 -

2009-05-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

I want to say first, I miss all of you terribly.

Second, Congratulations from the bottom of my little Jenell <3 to the Design Divas of 2009.

Walk with your heads high because you deserve to do so.
Work hard, play harder.
Love the life you live, and live the life you love.
AND REMEMBER, you learn more from a critique than a compliment :)

amor.

Jenell Gilyard-:
PC Design Diva 2008

o16 - Random & Trendy

2009-03-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

just because its cool!

o15

2009-03-07T18:02:00.000-08:00

Greetings all my typophiles! It is Font Game Time!

How well do you do here!

o14

2009-03-07T05:40:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite typefaces has a story - MrsEaves
Check it out!

MrsEaves
This typeface is named after Sarah Eaves, the woman who
became John Baskerville’s wife. As Baskerville was setting
up his printing and type business, Mrs. Eaves moved in with
him as a live-in housekeeper, eventually becoming his wife
after the death of her first husband, Mr. Eaves. Like the widows
of Caslon, Bodoni, and the daughters of Fournier, Sarah similarly
completed the printing of the unfinished volumes that John
Baskerville left upon his death.

Full Story Here

o13 - Tut

2009-02-25T11:35:00.001-08:00

Didn't want to do too much, but I ended up really liking this tutorial from psdtuts.
Shooting blanks is what I like to call it :)

o12 - Cherry Bomb v.2

2009-02-23T02:03:00.001-08:00

Remix!

Here are the updated versions of Cherry Bomb!
Enjoy, a lot has changed.

o11 - Cherry Bomb v.1

2009-02-18T09:58:00.001-08:00

So here are my templates, of what Cherry Bomb may end up looking like.
I think I want to get more into the design, but this is just preliminary.

Guitar Here rocks - random sorry!

The first image is the home page, I am going to do a splash page!

This next image is secondary, for programmers

Third image is tertiary page of programmers with terms and links that bring up different information

Comment and thanks! Any feedback is appreciated!
later gators

o1o - Pattern Lovers

2009-02-16T07:15:00.000-08:00

Here is something for all you pattern lovers out there!

oo9 - Word Its In Honor of Black History Month

2009-02-10T16:58:00.000-08:00

What's the word ow WORD UP! sorry, I like Cameo.

Anywho, I decided to do two word its for the word Short for the month of February!

As you know, and if you do not here you go, February is Black History month!
Obama kind of took that to a new level, but I wanted to do something for BHM -
I decided to showcase young talent who lived very short lives!

Here they are enjoy!

Notorious BIG

&

Aaliyah

Both are -

Some of my favorite artists
They are both from Brooklyn :)
Both lived very short lives :(

oo8 -

2009-02-10T15:39:00.001-08:00

Ah, the wonderful world of Tutorials!
I received some cool how-to do this quick and easy tips from D.
I chose to do number 71, which was a tutorial about making WOOD! lol

Found this to be a lot easier than I thought.
I had to pull on some Photoshop filters unbeknownst to me, only because I try to stay out of Photoshop, unless
I have to be there!

Number 71 :D by j. gily looks like this:

not too bad!

I looked for more tutorials, I had been doing them before #71!
But I really like this whole texture thing, so I found a few that were cool.
Here is one that I will probably use something similar on CherryBomb!

later gators!

oo7.5 -

2009-02-08T21:39:00.001-08:00

Since I am so damn indecisive, I finally found a wireframe to my liking!

Yabba dabba do!

It was inspired by this.

I really like one page layouts. I also figured because there is SO MUCH information that is going to be on this site, a user should not be weighed down by ever-changing design!

du du du du du du dunnnnnhh! :)

oo7 -

2009-02-08T21:23:00.000-08:00

As I always say attitude is everything!
And as you know I am working on a website, I initially wanted to call it Rotten Apples - seriously, don't ask!
But I have changed my mind.

I realized I am always pushing others to step outside of their box.
I kind of also realized that my work is sometimes, really serious, and with the serious content that goes along with web and design, and putting the two together, I am going to do something a bit.. uh fun and less serious!

Take a lookey - I only decided to go with two mood boards, at first I had a few, but I spent so much time on particular ones, I neglected the others, which was obvious.

Enjoy!

oo6 -

2009-02-04T14:58:00.000-08:00

So it is time to work on your mood board -

Try this site for your color palettes!

http://www.colourlovers.com

good luck!

oo5 -

2009-02-03T17:02:00.000-08:00

Attitude is EVERYTHING!
I have been looking around the web, trying to basically find other things geared
towards my audience (web designers, graphic designers, and anyone who loves art.web. and design)

I decided to look for sites that portray what I want my site to portray:

Clean
Funky/Eclectic/Organic (They way Amy Winehouse music sounds ie before the drugs got bad)
Direct Information

Clean -
oo1

oo2

oo3

Funky/Eclectic -
oo1

oo2

oo3

Clear & Direct Information -
oo1

I just likey this one, a lot

Each of these sites pull on all three words. They are to me visually appetizing!

oo4.5 -

2009-02-03T17:00:00.000-08:00

I decided to dig a big deeper into my wireframes.
They are listed below.

Basically I went a bit further into navigation and content!

oo4 -

2009-02-01T00:19:00.000-08:00

Pictured below, as stated before in the previous blog are my wire frames for Rotten Apples -

A wire frame is basically a template of how I am going to lay out my information.
It has nothing really to do with design, but is sort of a blueprint of where I will possibly place things like
navigation, content, and logos!

Enjoy -

oo3 -

2009-01-28T15:03:00.000-08:00

When designing a website, there a few steps you should take before diving into Dreaweaver.

>What is your site about?
Seriously, what is the purpose, if you don't have one, it ends up being a waste of time!
Research and get ready to plan before you design.
My Topic/Audience: New Webbies, like me!

>Organize and Consolidate?
Take all the information you got and put it together, so you and other people can enjoy and understand easily.
You can do this via a site map. (pictured above)

>Templates?
A wireframe can help with that. This is a way to start planning the look of your site's content.
You can see an example in the following blog.

>Attitude!
Find out what attitude you want your site to portray. Look into how other people tackle the subject.
Do you want it to be a certain way for your audience, will it appeal to them or turn them off?

>CREATE! ow!
Dig into designing, you have your content, its organized, and you know how to organize it so it can be comprehended!
Why wait? Start the best part, the creative design.

Coming soon...
Rotten Apples - Sustenance for your Web Design Appetite -

oo1 -

2009-01-25T17:56:00.000-08:00

Run rapidly across the stage!
Entertain your family etc etc.

What to do next. Look for a job!

I hope you started this search a long time ago, but if you did not, start NOW!

It seems now that people are expecting Graphic Designers, did you see the Graphic before Designer? Okay, great!
Well, most employers are blending Graphic Designer with Web Designer, the two are practically synonymous.

Learning web should be placed right along with making sure you save your print files correctly, doing publications in Indesign, and manipulating type and illustrations in Illustrator.

These are a few websites that can help you in your job searching if you do not know where to start!

www.coroflot.com
www.designrelated.com
www.krop.com
www.behance.com
www.craigslist.org (art and media)
www.indeed.com
www.creativehotlist.com

Good luck on the search!

oo2 -

2009-01-21T17:26:00.001-08:00

If you go Spain, you may want to learn Spanish.
If you go to Mars, you may even want to learn a little Martian.

When you are dealing with the web, knowing certain terms and lingo
could prevent you from making a fool from yourself!
Nobody wants to be remembered as the girl who thought Javascript had something
to do with coffee.

Just like everyone else, I have favorites.
Art and Design is subjective, Web is no exception.

Some Terms that you may run into more than others, well I know I have run into them more than I do people I am trying to avoid, are as follows:

CSS
Javascript (not to be confused with Java)
Sitemap
Cross Browser Compatibility

more to come...