Awards Post
Awards I've won at Icontests. Part 1 contains awards up to June 2007 and earlier.
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Post #2 - 14 Icons
APPENDIXSQUARED
Yes, it's about damn time.
Posting on LJ! Yeah!
So I'm joining the hoards that are trying to revive LJ again! Yay!!! Admittedly I do miss blogging on here, even if I'm too busy to really keep up with it and everyone on my flist. :C Even now I'm typing this up on notepad at work so that it doesnt look obvious that I'm blogging on LJ. xD
Ummm, what's new? Nothing much I guess. I do nothing but work work work work. ;x The usual, I guess. When I'm not at work, I'm working on my Java homework or other projects for different people, or my grad applications. Fun life, huh? xD
My car got stolen last week. xD Crazy stuff. But the police found it on the same day (good going San Diego police!), so it was ALMOST in one piece. When I recovered it on the weekend, it was missing its right rear wheel and my boots in the back trunk. :( But hey, at least now I don't have to buy a new car!!! :)
On more depressing news, Disney rejected me for their product design intern. :( I'm pretty bummed, but only because I would've loved working for a big company like Disney. Otherwise it was in a totally different direction than I would've liked....I really really really dislike doing product design. :S Like, bedsheets and packaging and ugh. It just sounds like a headache for me. xD I guess I'm really more of a web and UI girl at heart.
It's just depressing since, after I got the job with Mitchell, the whole year has been a string of really exciting possibilities and heart breaking rejections. :( Probably the worst was Yelp, I was really amped for that and it was the perfect internship. The rest just sort of weighs down on me too, like Flickr, ScrollMotion, Disney, Hulu....they were all such disappointing rejections. And now I'm scared it's just going to be that; series and strings of rejections over and over and over again. I keep telling myself that I just need to make more high-quality works and that they were all pretty big companies anyways...but rejection is awful no matter what direction of optimism you take. ~__~;;
I'm living in a land of painful mediocrity... ;~;
At least work got a Lynda.com account, so I can secretly steal some video tutorials and resources. xD
Otherwise things are good! I've been becoming more and more engrossed with the tech world as of late, learning more about the different products and OS's that are popular right now. (Which is why there's an increased stream of hate for the elitist and painfully-difficult-to-work-with iOS comments and anti-SteveJobs comments on Twitter.)
For those who don't know, AppendixSquared is back up live! I would love it if you guys could spare the time to pimp it out or whore it out to any other designers or casual art-makers you know. And I'm planning a revamp of my portfolio, since there's a million bad practices going on in there. There are a few new things, but not a whole lot other than what I add in from work.
How's life for you folks?
Ummm, what's new? Nothing much I guess. I do nothing but work work work work. ;x The usual, I guess. When I'm not at work, I'm working on my Java homework or other projects for different people, or my grad applications. Fun life, huh? xD
My car got stolen last week. xD Crazy stuff. But the police found it on the same day (good going San Diego police!), so it was ALMOST in one piece. When I recovered it on the weekend, it was missing its right rear wheel and my boots in the back trunk. :( But hey, at least now I don't have to buy a new car!!! :)
On more depressing news, Disney rejected me for their product design intern. :( I'm pretty bummed, but only because I would've loved working for a big company like Disney. Otherwise it was in a totally different direction than I would've liked....I really really really dislike doing product design. :S Like, bedsheets and packaging and ugh. It just sounds like a headache for me. xD I guess I'm really more of a web and UI girl at heart.
It's just depressing since, after I got the job with Mitchell, the whole year has been a string of really exciting possibilities and heart breaking rejections. :( Probably the worst was Yelp, I was really amped for that and it was the perfect internship. The rest just sort of weighs down on me too, like Flickr, ScrollMotion, Disney, Hulu....they were all such disappointing rejections. And now I'm scared it's just going to be that; series and strings of rejections over and over and over again. I keep telling myself that I just need to make more high-quality works and that they were all pretty big companies anyways...but rejection is awful no matter what direction of optimism you take. ~__~;;
I'm living in a land of painful mediocrity... ;~;
At least work got a Lynda.com account, so I can secretly steal some video tutorials and resources. xD
Otherwise things are good! I've been becoming more and more engrossed with the tech world as of late, learning more about the different products and OS's that are popular right now. (Which is why there's an increased stream of hate for the elitist and painfully-difficult-to-work-with iOS comments and anti-SteveJobs comments on Twitter.)
For those who don't know, AppendixSquared is back up live! I would love it if you guys could spare the time to pimp it out or whore it out to any other designers or casual art-makers you know. And I'm planning a revamp of my portfolio, since there's a million bad practices going on in there. There are a few new things, but not a whole lot other than what I add in from work.
How's life for you folks?
someone save me
I have too much to do in the span of a month.
AppendixSquared must be live by the job fair at UCSD next week.
I have to have a working comp of a webpage for my pre-graduate studies by the end of this week.
I have Java homework and a quiz to take by the end of every week (Sunday).
-- This also includes the 80 pages I read a week.
I have a facebook tab comp by next week, a fully finished one by the end of the month, and a website to help finish for charity.
I have a website comp to throw together by the end of next week for a freelance project.
I have 6 personal statement essays to write and perfect, and send off to get drafted and reviewed ASAP before deadlines in mid-December.
....what's happening with my life.
someone please save me. :(
AppendixSquared must be live by the job fair at UCSD next week.
I have to have a working comp of a webpage for my pre-graduate studies by the end of this week.
I have Java homework and a quiz to take by the end of every week (Sunday).
-- This also includes the 80 pages I read a week.
I have a facebook tab comp by next week, a fully finished one by the end of the month, and a website to help finish for charity.
I have a website comp to throw together by the end of next week for a freelance project.
I have 6 personal statement essays to write and perfect, and send off to get drafted and reviewed ASAP before deadlines in mid-December.
....what's happening with my life.
someone please save me. :(
HOMG
Ok so I had my Yahoo/Flickr phone call yesterday which ended up alright I guess. I have to wait a few days to hear back but I'm not too hopeful. (Although he was EXTREMELY fascinated by my mobile game mockups. Wao!)
The Yelp phone call was today. It was actually funny because the guy clearly did not want to be doing these interviews and he sounded pretty bored to be dealing with me. Maybe it's because I ALREADY MADE IT THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND!!! fffffffff so excited! The phone call wasn't even necessary, the UI Manager had already looked through my stuff and liked my background. Whee!
I have to do some design exercises now though. I'm technically not allowed to say, but it involves redesigning a Yelp page for the best usability possible.
I'd be more excited if I wasn't already swamped with my GRE's in a week and my Java homework due on Sunday. :|
The Yelp phone call was today. It was actually funny because the guy clearly did not want to be doing these interviews and he sounded pretty bored to be dealing with me. Maybe it's because I ALREADY MADE IT THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND!!! fffffffff so excited! The phone call wasn't even necessary, the UI Manager had already looked through my stuff and liked my background. Whee!
I have to do some design exercises now though. I'm technically not allowed to say, but it involves redesigning a Yelp page for the best usability possible.
I'd be more excited if I wasn't already swamped with my GRE's in a week and my Java homework due on Sunday. :|
I'M A WRECK!!!
Sob.
I've got a phone interview(screening? idk) with Flickr/Yahoo tomorrow for a User Experience Designer.
I'm too underqualified for such a job. D: I barely have formal UI training. I barely have a year of professional experience (not including random freelancing). All I can think about is how they're going to ask me some srs questions and realize I'm still just a kid.
AND on Wednesday I've got another interview(screening? i never know) with Yelp for a User Interface intern.
I'm a little more qualified for that, but I can't help but think that it's just another false lead. ~___~ Or that it's going to be Hulu all over again.
The only bright side to this is that they're at least calling me. That amounts to something...I'd like to think *___*;;;;
I've got a phone interview(screening? idk) with Flickr/Yahoo tomorrow for a User Experience Designer.
I'm too underqualified for such a job. D: I barely have formal UI training. I barely have a year of professional experience (not including random freelancing). All I can think about is how they're going to ask me some srs questions and realize I'm still just a kid.
AND on Wednesday I've got another interview(screening? i never know) with Yelp for a User Interface intern.
I'm a little more qualified for that, but I can't help but think that it's just another false lead. ~___~ Or that it's going to be Hulu all over again.
The only bright side to this is that they're at least calling me. That amounts to something...I'd like to think *___*;;;;
COMIC CON 2011
O HEY GUYS
If you guys have one, just shoot me an add or follow or whatever they're called. I've always been pretty anti-tweet, but I'm warming up to the concept now! (Admittedly for my blog, but it isn't so bad!)
So like...how are you supposed to customize this thing? ~___~
COMPLETION
It's done! Hooo omg if you guys knew the history behind making this....all the craziness that went with it ugh. Let me know what you think! Any comments or criticisms would be great, just because I want to make sure this is the best my portfolio can be until I touch it up some more.
In other news, I got a callback from Hulu! lkjsdf;laj;jdf I'm sooo nervous.