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Kristi Beisecker is a graphic designer, photographer, printmaker and alternative scientist whose interested in making images through two contrasting elements. She is also a blogger in lifestyle, travel, wellness and health, art and design, beauty and fashion.
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Truth Movement propaganda brochure

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This project was confusing it said to do a brochure on propaganda on a conflict/war… so a brochure on the war/movement itself or just on propaganda FROM the conflict/war?

This was our project description:

“Do a presentation on propaganda. Prepare a presentation of any type including visuals, audio, or life performance. You can do a demonstration or give a Power Point/Keynote presentation.  You may also do a scrapbook, brochure, or newsletter, which does not require a presentation. A bibliography must be submitted with this project. Due to the size of the class, presentations must be limited to 5-7 minutes.”

Yeah…

EDIT: She graded it right away and I got an A 🙂 guess I was overthinking again 😛

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Busy with finals.
I probably won’t have much time to update all next week, so sorry for the lack of posts recently.

I went to the doctors on monday and they told me I had symptoms of anxiety and wanted me in the hospital tuesday morning.

At the time of monday morning, I had a bunch of work still to do but didn’t know that my portfolio was move to critique time which is next tuesday.

Last week I had to make sure I get 2 5 page papers done and turned in, a half hour presentation, 3 design projects, a presentation/design project on war on propaganda and a 15 piece portfolio book printed and bounded. all this done in about a week.

Yeah. Thankfully I got extensions but I just couldn’t handle  it…

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New Self Portrait

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I took this awhile ago and decided I liked it as I was going through old photos of mine for a design project I’m working on right now. 
I have roughly an hour or so to complete it… 
But this is obviously a reflection. 
My face isn’t that proportionate so one side of my face looks completely different at a different angle which I find to be a bit of an eye sore and causes me to not be photogenic at all. But, artistically it can create cool effects like this. 
Myself as two people, almost.

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Amnesty International Poster

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Oh my. This was a poster for a competition that we were required to submit to for Amnesty International for my Artists as Activists class. We were supposed to have done this as a group project, but two sorority girls (who have no design experience what-so-ever) took over and didn’t really want to work with anyone who had experience. They had their mind set on one design, and you can’t create an effective poster based off one comp/sketch.
I think one of them may have been a design minor or something, but still just because you take a design class or two doesn’t mean you’re a designer =/
But I ended up taking what was discussed in class because I thought we were doing this together and no one liked my version (lol). Honestly… sure we all have opinions but we needed to work together and that’s what was not happening.
So this is what I came up with.
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Revisiting Reading

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I apologize for not being interesting or posting a lot lately. The semester is winding down and pretty much coming to a close, which means art finals are coming up soon as well as regular finals. I’ve had no motivation to do anything and it seems as if the semester is catching up to me.

Since I didn’t get my internship, I need to figure out my schedule. I also had a couple of days last week where I did not feel like doing much at all, and simply did not, so now I am behind in my work.

Yesterday I went to Baltimore with the art department and spent about 10 hours of walking around the city on no sleep. Never again! I was so tired, I slept whenever we were on the bus. It was bad…

Anyway, one of the things I do usually at the beginning and end of the semester is do a reading comparisons seeing and reviewing the semester to see if the reading I did at the beginning of it came true.

Reading Analysis:
    Seven of Coins, indicated the card of crossroads. Boy was this card true! This card I believe spoke to my internship. I was definitely at cross roads in october, waiting nervously and patiently to hear from disney. I also came across some scheduling problems where I found myself to be 1.25 units short from graduating early. Since one of my summer classes didn’t transfer over. I didn’t know where and what to do for next semester and didn’t know for a long time until just this past week.
   Four of Swords, indicated the card of rest. So true! After last year, I guess this card is/was referring to all the drama that happened last year. Also I am taking some time off of some of my duties that I have during the school year to really focus on my school work and to make sure I have a kick-ass portfolio by graduation.
   Ten of Coins, indicated the Card of Permanence. This happened to be true as well. I had a lot of good business progression regarding design projects. I had quite a lot of them too. Occupy Bethlehem, Manuscript Poster, a website and I know I’m forgetting one… so yes I’ve been getting paid for them too and that’s nice. 🙂

You can find the reading for this semester, here.

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My personality astrologically

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Pluto in Scorpio:(1983-84 to 1995) it’s all or nothing -period.

Mars in Sagittarius: active faith, traveler, adventurer.

Uranus in Capricorn:(1988 to 1995-96) These people find new ways to govern or organize.

Mercury in Capricorn: practical, factual mind, organized.

Neptune in Capricorn:(1984 to 1998) These people are addicted to control and order.

Moon in Capricorn: needs to achieve or progress on a daily basis. Very ambitious.

Saturn in Capricorn: security through one’s status or career.

Venus in Capricorn: frugal, reliable, faithful, and serious .

Sun in Aquarius Happy when different, unique, or controversial. Influential friend, reformer, humanitarian.

Jupiter in Cancer: good buisness sense, nurturing, overemotional.

Midheaven in Virgo: analytical ego, career in office work, clothing, food, and services.

http://www.librarising.com/astrology/fwa/pints.htm

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No Internship

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So i didn’t get the disney internship. 
I wished they’d let me know sooner. 
I was SO positive that I had gotten it. 
“No news was good news” casting said. 
No internship and no early graduation. 
Now I gotta go figure out what I should do for next semester. 
I need 1.25 units. But I’m done with everything assuming I pass sociology. 
I’m so tired of being rejected all the time. I just want something to go right for once.
EDIT: Oh yeah and the main site of my blog got hacked so now I have to swipe it clean and start over. 
#greatweeksofar
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Finalized Logo

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So I added one last change to this logo and I think I got it. Those that had a problem with it said it was too blocky/structured and I think the change above fixes that! Yay!

Also there are lady bugs mysteriously in my suite. My dorm is very secure as it is new and I thought it was weird that there but I took it as a good sign. So I did a Rune reading and the two runes that I grabbed from the bag together was the Wunjo, which in the futhark script is written as a “P” and Isa, which is written as a “I” and so it spells, “PI” or as I read it, “Professional Internship”, this was a question regarding my disney internship. Synchronistic much? Between the lady bugs and the rune reading, I’ll be very surprised if I DON’T get the internship.
I mean if they really didn’t want me, they’d probably tell me pretty early, right?
Trying to stay neutral, but so many positive “signs” that its hard not to.
You can probably tell I’m dying from anxiety right? So anxious to hear from them! 🙂
WunjoWunjo: (W or V: Joy.) Joy, comfort, pleasure. Fellowship, harmony, prosperity. Ecstasy, glory, spiritual reward, but also the possibility of going “over the top”. If restrained, the meaning is general success and recognition of worth. Wunjo Reversed or Merkstave: Stultification, sorrow, strife, alienation. Delirium, intoxication, possession by higher forces, impractical enthusiasm. Raging frenzy, berzerker.
 
IsaIsa: (I: Ice.) A challenge or frustration. Psychological blocks to thought or activity, including grievances. Standstill, or a time to turn inward and wait for what is to come, or to seek clarity. This rune reinforces runes around it. Isa Merkstave (Isa cannot be reversed, but may lie in opposition): Ego-mania, dullness, blindness, dissipation. Treachery, illusion, deceit, betrayal, guile, stealth, ambush, plots.







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Augmented Reality

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Obsessing over something new lately. Ever heard of Augmented Reality? Its a cool little piece of computer science that allows you to embed 3d models and animations into a Real Time video feed. The most practical use I’ve seen it used is for business cards. Information is stored in a symbol and when shown to a webcam the graphics show up.

You don’t need different symbols, just a square box and then you can design the square box.

Take a look:
 

I want my business cards to eventually look like this. Gotta find some time to learn AR.

Here’s more information about it: http://www.augmentedbusinesscard.net/howdoesitwork.php