SPOT COLOR!

6PM TODAY (MONDAY)!
EMERITUS ROOM!
ADDING SPOT COLOR TO BAUHIZZHAUS!

funfunfunfunfunfun OKAY see you there.

SPECIAL DELIVERY:

Our baby came in the mail today! FINALLY!
So this Monday will be an evening of EXTREME SPOT COLORING x 100! YAY.

(ha, strange picture find, I know... uhmmm gotta love that baby's expression?)

Update:

Bauhizzhaus order is still not here /
Still upset /
Trying to get Lulu to reimburse us (at least partially) /

Bauhizzhaus/MIA/Disappointment

ONLY 2 BOOKS OUT OF THE 100 ARRIVED ON MY DOORSTEP TODAY. Extreme sadness? I talked it up with "Roz L" on Lulu's "live chat" feature to find out what the deal is.



...

me: Does this mean that the books have not yet been printed?

me: Or have the 100 books been lost in transit?

Roz L: I'm not sure on that,it will be checked by our print support
and someone will get back to you within 2 business days

me: I'm very disappointed and I would feel uncomfortable printing through Lulu in the future. My business had a deadline to meet, and the estimated arrival time for these books was last week.

Roz L: I apologize for that but this problem happen very rarely, we'll
have someone checked on it as soon as possible





... ?

Okay, Roz. Well I will surely keep everyone updated on the order's status. But it looks like we won't have them in time for the Art Sale, saddddd.

Dear USPS:

Let's hope that our big shipment of Bauhizzhaus books arrives tomorrow, in time for us to add spot color to the books that we'll be selling at the MCAD Art Sale! The shipment is latelatelate-- the tracking tells me that it only arrived in St. Paul on Saturday.

Academic Services kindly made an exception for Design Club and said that we could turn our books in Tuesday morning-- but if the books don't arrive until Tuesday, I'm not sure what will happen. We'll figure it out. I'll keep you updated on whether or not we'll be having a meeting at 6pm tomorrow.

Let's just hope the shipment arrives promptly tomorrow afternoon?

Bauhaus links.

If you need some resources on all things Bauhaus while creating your Bauhizzhaus spreads, these site are helpful::

Bauhaus-- Dessau
great Bauhaus overview
Bauhaus/Modernism

The MCAD library has many exciting books that you should look into as well.

If you have more links to share, please do so!

THE GAME PLAN

Theme:: Bauhizzhaus (explained as "Modernism Meets Modern" or "Modern Modernism"). Think Bauhaus meeting pop culture / current events.

Size:: Design at 4.25 x 6.875 inches using InDesign. We're self-publishing it using Lulu as a Perfect Bound book with 100 pages. Each (B/W) book will cost $6.53, with a discount given to orders over 25 books.

Content:: Each Design Club member gets 2 spreads (4 pages). Design in B+W/Grayscale. After the books are printed, we'll get together and add an additional element of SPOT COLOR by hand (crayons, pens, colored pencils, etc.) to your spreads, so plan this into your designs. You can choose whether you'd like your spot color to be Red, Blue, or Yellow (primary colors, friends-- BAUHAUS!). The pages will be numbered, but we'll add that in later. You can have images bleed off the pages. Be conscious of what you're placing in the gutter while you're designing, as probably half an inch of paper near the gutter will be unviewable due to the Perfect Binding.

Distribution:: Anywhere and everywhere! We can talk more in detail about this later.

Timeline:: "In one month we'll have the book in our hands," said Justin McKinley. For Monday, 10/15:: bring in rough designs. For Monday, 10/22:: nearly finished spreads, we'll discuss sequencing. For Monday, 10/29:: all designs completed, send to printer.

EMAIL ME BACK ASAP to let me know that you're committing to creating your 2 spreads. All of you are welcome to be a part of this, even if you haven't been able to make it to all the planning meetings. Since the book will be 100 pages, we only have room for 25 different people AT THE MOST to create content for the book--- so email me immediately to reserve your spot.

Questions? Let me know.

THIS IS SO EXCITING! Best publication ever, friends. Ever. Bauhizzhaus 4 lyfe.

it's been decided >>>

BAUHIZZHAUS.

>>> For the next meeting, come up with a proposal for our Design Club publication. Now that we've chosen the theme, consider:: Who will this publication be for (MCAD community, other art + design schools, general public)? How will it be distributed? What are the parameters of the content? Also consider the logistics of it all, such as the time span, $$$, and LEVEL OF FUN-- (because this should be funnnnnnnn, okay? Okay!)

WE'RE VOTING AT NEXT MONDAY'S MEETING!

Potential topics/themes for our Design Club publication:

+ under the sea (it's never failed Max)

+ utopian dreams

+ time capsule (past or present or future)

+ fake yearbook

+ BAUHIZZHAUS




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