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Where else but C-BUS?

Viva Columbus

ReDiscover Columbus

Columbus Skyline

Columbus Skyline Tee by Nathalie Kossek

"A skyline is a symbol of any great city's pride. The silhouette of Columbus's skyline is a backdrop to the bold statement of COLUMBUS OHIO. We wanted to highlight points of interest within Columbus, some well known and others an adventure waiting to be explored."

consists of the Columbus skyline on the back with different venues to visit. On the front is a outline of ohio with a star for Columbus. I chose this as my first design because it is simple and recognizable. There is a big block of text stating the skyline's location and a gradient of all the venues.

Check it out!

Another T-shirt Design

The bold red glowing outline of Ohio encapsulates a few of Columbus's best places of interest. From The Book Loft in German Village, to Skully's music venue in the Short North arts district. On a warm spring day there is no better place to be than at Whetstone's Park of Roses. These are a few places that make Columbus special to us, and we dare to ask, "What does your Columbus look like?"

Another shirt design draft...

Sorry for the quality, but you get the idea. The design works with almost all the t-shirt styles/colors if you want to use your imagination (I am too lazy to upload every single version).

Shirt Design Mock-up

design #1

front:

back:

OSU's New Email System

I am interested to know people take on the new OSU student email system. What do you like about it? What do you dislike? How does it compare to your non-osu web-client (like gmail)?Whats your thoughts on loosing @osu.edu and being forced to @buckeyemail.osu.edu? Was windows live the best choice?

Group?

Hey Guys- I was absent on Tuesday and Thursday this week and I was wondering which group I'm in/Can join/Have been assigned to- and Which people I need to get in contact with to understand our groups particular direction so I will have something to contribute on Tuesday. 

E-Mail me!

miller.3920

Thanks Guys!

Abbey

Cincinnati's beautification movement

Hey, so I almost forgot about this campaign that started when I was growing up in Cincinnati. It's a good source of ideas; I remember it started out just from the "Don't trash the 'Nati" slogan (which was turned into some interesting sayings by teenagers), then developed into a larger urban renewal/beautification campaign.

http://www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org/index.php/main/show/387

these are some stats for crime in the franklinton areas:

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/oh/columbus/broad-route-315/#goto-tab-crime

this shirt is currently for sale at forever21.com...the design/idea may be a starting point or an interesting way to show city pride in columbus

Class Discussion Notes

Concerning Abandoned Houses (Problem #2)

WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
DEFINE?
• Promote/awareness
• Urban sprawl and re-model
• Create pride – city pride/unity
• Owner vs. rent
• Show the incentives
• Worthwhile/ potential
• What’s yours/ownership/safety (children)?
• Positive/bonds between people
• Connection
• “We define Columbus,” “We are Columbus,” – more methods to this message.

take these words and make a sentence out of them to make a message.
Pride
Initiative
Connection
Your / Our Community
Potential
Responsibility
Bus
Area Code
I-270
To show…

We are now in a point in our society where we are bombarded by imagery. When does creating that killer image become really effective? We are desensitized, so how do we make it work? It could be dangerous!

FOR THURSDAY:
We are going to start to define the actual system. How are we going to put this into place?
If you have a good way of summarizing this into a sentence, a phrase, a marker, PLEASE SHARE WITH US!

We Are All Columbus

Just a little t-shirt idea I came up with for our project. It's just for fun, so let me know what you think.

Mayor's Neighborhood Initiative

Here is the link to Mayor Coleman's Neighborhood Pride initiative:

http://mayor.columbus.gov/initiatives.aspx?id=1792&menu_id=528

Digital Paint

Anyone else a fan of digital painting?  As I continue to research contemporary illustration I've noticed a natural migration towards the computer as a drawing aid.  No more messy oils, no more hesitation, these folks attack their drawings via wacom and the results are rather shiny.

I know, I know, they're just pixels, they don't truly express the human condition and the computer acts to remove the artists hand from the work but I can't help but be impressed at the sight of perfect transparent overlays and crisp bold colors.  Blah blah...here are some cool sights I recommend: 

Gorilla Artfare

ConceptArt.org Version 3.0

click around, these folks are impressive.

For you old fashioned people with brows held high I recommend Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

Maybe with a little buttering up Herb will allow for some digital painting tutorials eh?

ITEMS TO CONSIDER

ARTICAL 1 |

OFF CAMPUS RECYCLING: With the lack of city wide recycling pick up (free of charge) many of the residents of Columbus refuse to recycle. With a minimal small fee, residents can have Rumpke pick up personal recycling once a week. The disadvantage of this however is in the size of recycling containers. Students at The Ohio State University have addressed both concern in paying for recycling and the accessibility to find drop off recycling centers. The need to have a community wide recycling program is a must and would be beneficial on the outskirts of the Universities campus. Students need to have close (walking) distances to recycling drop of zones.


ARTICAL 2 |

NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT: Columbus is one of the largest cities with a massive number representing unattended and vacant houses. These areas throughout the city demand crime, drug usage, and property devalue. Residents are concern for both their safety, but more so the safety of children that often play in or around these vacant spaces. There are over 5,200 documented vacant housed in Franklin County (and many more undocumented). Blocks with accessible vacant structures have twice the crime rate as blocks without. One in five houses are vacant in Weinland Park and the Near South Side; One in six are vacant in Franklinton and King Lincoln. There were 10,000 foreclosures in Franklin county in the last year affecting 100,000 people. There is a need to clean up, create awareness, and find new solutions to revitalize and create new uses for these spaces. One of the larges issues is that not many people realize this is one of our biggest issues the city and county is facing.


ARTICAL 3 |
AREA PARK CLEANUP: One of Columbus Ohio's greatest features is it's love of parks. With over 50 registered public areas, residents have a vast selection in choosing which park to visit. The parks and recreation of Columbus also houses the many ravine parks that are nestled in many communities close to the The Ohio State University. These ravines, such as Iuka and Glen Echo serve not only as parks for meeting and fun, but activate shelter to many animals and waterways that are necessary for the cities Eco system. The stability of the ravines has been directly threatened by development and sadly human activity. Utility placement and uncontrolled invasive plant species have disturbed the natural ecosystem. Much is needed to educate and involve the community in the City of Columbus in conservation efforts to restore and preserve these natural areas. Through new solutions/systems, education, and involvement we can prevent and alleviate further environmental damage.

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PLEASE VOTE ON ONE OF THE ABOVE TOPICS BEFORE TUESDAY MAY 12TH