What's On Tami's Mind?

When I first heard about blogging, I was  so  excited — mostly because my younger self, the one who grew up watching  iCarly , thought having a blog was the absolute coolest thing ever. Like, the idea that you could just have a little corner of the internet to talk about your creativity. Dream come true. It was really nice having a space to just ramble about all my ideas and projects without feeling like I was oversharing. But, honestly... being consistent was harder than I thought- especially during this SUPER busy semester. I figured out pretty quickly that setting a specific amount of posts and a deadline was the only way I could actually stay on track. Otherwise, I’d just kind of... forget about it (oops)- which I kind of did. I do hope to return to blogging one day — there's still so much I want to say about all the random creative ideas  in my head. But lately I find myself leaning more towards video-based platforms. Blogger isn’t really built for high-quality ...

Sooo this is scary. It was supposed to be a cute little smiley face with hair and eyes but making eyes out of chili oil may not have been my brightest idea. Well, you live and you learn.      I  had to take this sad concoction out of its misery  RIP KING: GONE AND FORGOTTEN (and digested)  

 My graphic design teacher has turned me to a PAPER NERD and I thought I should spread some of it. Here is some of her paper collection I took pictures of. And I am truly doing a disservice because the coolest thing about a lot of these papers is the texture. Anyways here we go. I have an upcoming project where I make a book. My book is about letters so I am really sourcing out interesting textures, folds etc.   This is a linen pearl paper and doesn't it just look gorgeous. It has that textured soft feel of linen and pearl effect is just stunning Again this is just one of those that you are going to have to touch but it had a rougher texture Something I learnt last year in my intro to graphic design class was that what medium you chose to use is just as important as your design, in this case it is the type of paper you choose to print on.It is a little harder to tell with this photo but when I saw that middle photo my mouth watered. The glossiness made the photo look delicious...

 I wanted to talk about one of my creative dream passion projects. It is essentially a fiber arts tour of Africa. Africa has a lot to offer in terms of textile such as intricate clothes dying techniques, beading and even being the source of most "Italian leather" but most of this is unknown. I would like to do a show -on YouTube or some other platform- highlighting these unique techniques. It would be guy fire style where he actually gets in the kitchen and makes something. Every episode I would touch on a new textile technique make something with an artisan and also learn and teach it to my audience. I don't know how or when I would even go about it, but It is a project I would really like to do. AND Y'ALL ARE THE FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT IT!

 I tried out the ai doll trend and here's how it went. This was my prompt  create an image of an action figure based on the person in this photo.Show the full figure inside an original blister pack packaging. Have her wearing a funky - coogi style- sweater that is different shades of red and orange , low rise wide leg jeans and some black doc Marten 8053 platform shoes.The action figure has long black coily hair, brown skin and brown eyes. A mid size nose and average size lips. She is 22, make her look like a 22 year old and not a child. She is accessorized with a dangly star earring and silver rings and an Apple Watch with a silver band. make the box a light pink. On the top of the box is the toy name "Tami". Next to the action figure show these accessories: a pink iPad and Apple Pencil, some red yarn and a crochet hook, adobe illustrator logo, a black digital camera,  a red journal, a disposable camera. I changed out he wording a few times and these were the results I s...

Adobe Creative Cloud As a graphic design student, Adobe Creative Cloud is pretty much the holy grail. I honestly can’t imagine my workflow without it. My go-to apps are  Illustrator  (for vector work and logos),  Photoshop  (for image editing and all things visual), and  InDesign  (especially useful for layout design and anything print-related). I also love playing around with  Adobe Fonts —it’s such a great way to discover new typography styles and elevate whatever I'm working on. Canva Don’t sleep on Canva— especially Canva Pro . It’s super intuitive and perfect for quick projects, social media graphics, or presentations when I don’t feel like opening up a more complex program. I love that they have templates that are easy to tweak and make my own. Plus, the font and element libraries are pretty stacked. HP Sprocket or Canon Ivy These mini portable printers are SO fun. I use them to print quick photos from my phone and stick them into my journals or ...