What's with all the Boxes?

Box. Box. Boxity. Box.

If any of you have been looking at my Flickr page and have inquired to the appearance of so many random photos. Well it's visual inspiration for my new project in my DesignI class. We had to create a company and I have envisioned one entitled "VoiceBox".

Here's what it's all about: “VoiceBox” is an organization based on the principle of helping individuals with communication disorders by providing therapy, counseling and a community of people with a comforting atmosphere on college campuses. This organization is focused on providing individuals with communication disorders a place where they can simply be who they are around others that understand. “VoiceBox” will provide one-on-one counseling and therapy sessions but more importantly focus on orienting new students to the college campus as they deal with their disorder. College can be a challenging time full of new experiences, adjustments, and a wide variety of social obligations as well as academic requirements that enforce verbal communication. “VoiceBox” will be there to aid students by teaming them up with their peers who can relate in their experiences and provide a sense of belonging within the University community.

The organization will be located in a house, apartment or loft close to campus that will generate a welcoming, hip, and comforting place for people to hang out, grab coffee, or study on a daily basis. “VoiceBox” will also implement a “MentorMe” program that teams senior and junior students to help orient, advise and form relationships with freshmen. Weekly “Family Meetings” will take place where students can gather over a cup of coffee to discuss their struggles, concerns, and victories with each other as they work through their communication disorder on a daily basis within their college experience. “VoiceBox” will also be able to sponsor a lecture series to educate other students on communication disorders as well as anxieties about public speaking that any college student can relate to. The lecture series and other events held by “VoiceBox” will be publicized in local publications such as the campus newspaper entitled “The Plainsmen” in addition to “The Circle”. Fliers and posters can be used to inform students of the mission of “VoiceBox” as well as its events and presence on campus. "

Okay so that might sound a little boring, but I think it has a lot of potential visually speaking. That's why I have all of the boxes and random photographs on my Flickr page. Basically I'm grabbing at any loose straws to conjure up this logo. I should have some of my sketchbook pages up soon so you can see what I do during my other classes. Yes I sketch in class. C'mon I'm a design major, what do you expect?

In other news: I got my grade for the last design project and man...I'm slightly nervous. I mean I did AMAZING on the first one now I'm just worried if I can keep up such an insane (almost to the degree of inhuman) level of expectation. I don't think I've ever rocked out a project this good. Granted it's not my favorite one I've ever done but I guess those "Dunlopian" days of the perfect cube have paid off in the craft department. It's weird after the past 3 years of being kicked to the curb about your design work and then a compliment comes along from your professor you just find yourself unable to handle or even believe it. Thanks Auburn.

I have a big biology test coming up tomorrow. I'm not too concerned but I know it's going to be rough. Eh...it'll work out.

Well this class is almost over and now I'm going to dig myself a hole in some coffee shop to study through the day. Wish me luck!