1) Sea Urchins

2) Bee Stings

3) Syringes

4) Foils

5) Scimitars

6) The Letter “M”

7) Porcupines

8 ) 900 Blowfish

9) Spruce Trees

10) A Mace

11) Elk Antlers

12) The Letter “V”

13) Cacti

14) Rose bush

15) Snap Dragons!

16) Goat Heads

17) Tiny rakes

18) The Letter “W”

19) Spider Bites

20) Pineapples

21) Pinecones

22) WWI hats from Germany

23) Republican criticism of Health Care Reform

24) The Letter “K”

25) An Eagle’s Talons

26) A Clock

27) ^^^^^

28) Shurikens

29) Lathes

30) The Letter “N”

31) Hermit Crabs

32) Joshua Pines

33) Democratic Criticism of the Iraq War

34) Roofing nails

35) Tiny rocks

36) The Letter “X”

37) Scared cats

38) Starfruit

39) Hornets

40) Godzilla

41) Goran

42) The Letter “Y”

43) Hipster criticism of the institution of Marriage.

44) Seahorses

45) Pyrite

46) Diamonds

47) Soil Airators

48) The Letter “E”

49) Beetles

50) Edward Sciscorhands

51) Pruning Shears

52) Raptors

53) Corn Lobbyists criticism of Agricultural Reform

54) The Letter “F”

55) Stegosaurus

56) The Wasp Woman

57) Blank

58) Mountains

59) Ravines

60) The Letter “H”

61) Ghost of knives

62) Stakes

63) High Schoolers criticism of Cafeteria food

64) Papercuts

65) Daggers

66) The Letter “T”

67) Thumbtacks

68) Caribou Horns

69) Burrs

70) Spurrs

71) Whirrs

72) The Letter “Z”

73) >>>>>

74) Kracko

75) Chestnuts

76) Switchblades

77) Staples

78) The Letter “A”

79) Record Needles

80) Crystals

81) Thwomp

82) Armadillo

83) Pangolins

84) The Letter “G”

85) Arrows

86) Javelins

87) Stalagmites

88) Fiddler Crabs

89) Stucco Ceilings

90) *

91) Stalagtites

92) Punk Rock

93) Bears!

94) Mammoth Tusks

95) Splinters

96) Ice Fragments

97) Drill bits

98) Forks.

99) Medieval Torture Devices

100) Porcupine Blowfish Mace

This presented an interesting conundrum: How do I communicate the feeling and the quality of the scripts that would be read?  Well, for the quality aspect I decided to hand make the poster.  This proved to be very grueling and time-eating, but I believe it all worked out well. Enough talk, let’s take a look at the first design:

PHOTOMERGE.

I decided to go with the sunburst idea, both to provide an immediate visual focus point and to emulate the idea of an explosion, which is important in communicating the idea of the Ministry.  I also liked the idea of actually making the poster out of scripts.

I will be the first to say that Phase 1 is pretty bad.  Comments were made regarding the inability to read the type, I really hated the block-printing treatment I did on the title, and the overall eye flow and design of it is… terrible. Well, I took a look at plenty of poster inspiration after this, focused on what I liked about Phase 1 and what was said about it, and I compiled all of this together into Phase 2:

PHTOMERGE AGAIN

It still liked the sunburst idea, however it was said that before that coupled with the “No” sign it gave an… undesirable message.  I got to thinking about how to incorporate everything I liked about the sunburst, but eliminate everything that didn’t work.  Then, when I was in another class, it suddenly occurred to me to change the sunburst to an almost nuclear-type explosion.  So, I came up with the new main center design (a plus: It also reads as a squid).

The type of Phase 1 was terribly unreadable, so I decided to work with stenciled and inked type.  I also wanted to keep the visual language strangely mixed, but nevertheless held together.  So I still have the ‘rising sun” motif, as found in the posters of Tadanori Yokoo in particular, I decided to work with a color scheme akin to the classical Bauhaus posters, and I wanted to have some modern grid aspect to it as well.  I received some more feedback, and I moved to Phase 3:

Tea dying: It bleeds the letters, but can be controlled.

You guessed it, the main thing I wanted to work with Phase 3 is the color palette.  What I think was the bother with it is that it was too saturated, and not quite what I wanted with the bauhaus background.  Then, it occurred to me: Tea dying.  This provided an interesting aged quality to the poster, while also giving me a nice and steady brown throughout.  I also worked with the diagonal “May 16th”, and while working on it I realized that I greatly liked the large “7:00″, both as a shootover of the eye to the “Ministry of Playwriting” grid and as a throwback to the visual language of  a what I think as a 1980′s ski poster.  Finally, the magazine elements did not work at all with Phase 2.  However, I kept the magazines to a minimum in Phase 3 and I also kept it all within the same color palette.

But enough from me, let’s hear what you have to say.  And feel free to click on any of the posters to see slightly larger versions (the actual 20×30 scans would be too big).

Clean Garage

Here are what I remember of the previous one hundred posts:

1. We’re still not eating pie.

2. The relationship between Gary Coleman and Gary Oldman is still… being researched.

3. I’m still looking, Mr. Icke. I’m still looking.

4. Vvinni: Episode 1 was just too long.

5. Vvinni: Episode 2 was even longer.

6. Vvinni: Really? Posting three all at once?  You could have saved some.

7. Vvinni: Now you’re just running out of ideas.

8. IMdB is much more Puppy now. And thank God for that.

9. Mr Coyne: You are still groovy as Hell. Never forget that, will you?

10. Vvinni: Nobody watches these, you know.

11. JCVD: One of the year’s best?  Certainly one of Van Damme’s Best.

12. Vvinni: I like your hat.

13. The birds still want to eat the noodles, but they never will.

14. You know, Mr. Gaiman?  I think I’m seeing a common motif in your work.

15. Vvinni: YOU’RE MIXING PLASTICS WITH GLASS.

16. It’s almost time for my Yupd!

17. ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ. ZARDOZ. Beyond 2001, Beyond 2010, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.

18. Vvinni: We’re going back to the graveyard.

19. Shopping Penguin? Shopping Penguin.

20. I gave it  the “Lizards” tag because the Dream-Eating monster is only able to use the reptilian part of his brain. I AM WITTY.

21. He-Yah! We gotta save the farm, rope those… cows…

22. My other documentary was about carpet.

23. It’s changed in ways you can never imagine.

24. PEA SOUP?!

25. Hello.

26. Vvinni: It makes me feel kind of bad I haven’t been having as many adventures this semester.

27. Worship me as a God.

28. YOU’RE TERING ME APART, LISA!

29. It’s still dripping blood all over my floor.

30. I left off here.

31. I picked it back up here.

32. Then I got shot by some bullets.

33. It’s cold inside, you’ll have to wear a cape.

34. I feel I’ve made much more intriguing work than what I did Freshman year.

35. Really? This is when the quest began?  And I haven’t picked it back up until… a few weeks ago?  I am NOT doing a good job questing.

36. Vvinni: You’re trying to hard. Stop it.

37. Exploding Goldfish Films. Check them out, why don’t you?

38. OH MY GOD, IT’S A BEAR!!!!

39. See. This is a documentary about Carpet!

40. Help! It took six months to make this!

41. I kill you both.

42. Andrew did this, I have nothing to say about it.

43. Eggs: A common motif of mine.

44. The world would melt were it made of cheese.

45. OH DEAR GOD IT’S ANOTHER BEAR!

46. One of the best of 1991?

47. I got the problem fixed, but now I can’t see my tongue.

48. That’s definitely a Bear.

49. Chickens, Money omelets, and axe-wielding.

50. Gum: It’s really a disappointment nowadays.

51. No, Bicycles!

52. Goodbye.

53. Ethan Holbrook: He Travels through time and Astronauts.

54. If you want to know more about Discouraging Words, then you should be reading the EXGfilms blog. I’m too busy posting movie reviews that are too long and Filler.

55. The cat represents life because we are all being held by the arms of fate that are attached to the torso of our decisions and that torso is the torso of another cat which, oddly enough, represents the plight of minimum wage worker at Wendy’s.  So, in conclusion: A Cat is a hamburger.

56. J’ai besoin d’étudier à un examen français.

57. Sharks.

58. Sharks.

59. Sharks.

60. Sharks.

61. Sharks.

62. Sharks and Film.

63. Sharks.

64. Skin Removal Cream, Skin Removal Cream, Skin Removal Cream. SKIN REMOVAL CREAM! Skin. Removal. Cream. Skin Removal Cream? Skin Removal Cream! Skin Removal cream skin removal cram, skin, removal cream. Skin Removal Cream. Skin Removal Cream. SKIN. REMOVAL. CREAM. Skin, Removal, Cream, Skin, Removal, Cream. Skin Removal Cream; Skin Removal Cream. Skin Removal Cream: If it weren’t a product, it would BUY YOU! SKIN REMOVAL CREAM?!!!!

65. It is five o’ clock, and so Tea Time is over.

66. A Surprisingly coherent corpse, unlike a certain other one coming up.

67. One of the best of Moon-related sci-fis of 2009?

68. THERE ARE TOO MANY BEARS ON THIS BLOG.

69. ❦

70. Something (A Post).

71. Discouraging Words: Coming Summer of 2010.

72. Nom nom nom nomnom nom nom nom. Nom nom nom nom nomnom nom. Nom nom nom nom nomnom nom. Nom nom nom nom nomnom nom. Nom-nom, nom-nom, nom-nom, nom-nom. Nom-nom, nom-nom, nom-nom, nom-nom. NOM NOM NOM NOMNOM NOM NOM NOM. NOM NOM NOMNOM NOM NOM NOM. NOM NOM NOM NOMNOM NOM NOM NOM. NOM-NOM NOM-NOM NOM-NOM NOM-NOM NOM.

73. I don’t even care what the next post was, THERE WERE HAMSTERS IN THE LAST ONE.

74. Let’s see… Was there a tiger in this one? No, just time travel.

75.  Nathan Fillion: A Man of many talents. Like being both an astronaut and cowboy. Also, being pure evil’s right-hand man and an award-winning novelist.  Truly he accomplished more in a lifetime than any man can.

76. Nick Vogt: A Man whose cat might be a monster.

77. Trail of Terror?

78. I can’t stop this feeling. Deep inside of me. Girl you just don’t realize what you do to me. When you hold me, in your arms so tight, you let me know everything’s alright. I-I-I’m hooked on a feeling. And I’m high on believing that you’re in love with me.  Lips as sweet as candy, your taste is on my mind. Girl, you got me thirstin’ for another cup of wine. Got a bug from you, girl, but I don’t need no cure. I just take your picture (?) If I can be sure. All the good times, when we’re all alone, keep up girl. Yeah, you turn me on. I-I-I’m hooked on a feeling and I’m high on believing that you’re in love with me, oh yeah. All the good times, when we’re all alone. Keep it up girl, yeah you turn me on I-I-I’m Hooked on a feeling and I’m high on believing that you’re in love with me. I said I’m hooked on a feeling. And I’m high on believing that you’re in love me. Yeah, I’m hooked on a feeling!

79. A whole new web is about to be spun, methinks.

80. Does this mean I might be the next Batman?

81. 100 Untitled pieces, most them involve things breaking.

82. Nathan Fillion: He also battle killer slugs from outer-space. Truly, he is a god.

83. Heart attacks.

• 84. OH NO, IT’S ANOTHER BEAR!!! THIS MAKES FOUR! FOUR BEARS!!!
• 85. Beat yourself with a 2×4.
• 86. OooOooOooOOOO Castles. SpoOOOoOoooOOky.
• 87. But doesn’t that explain us all?
• 88. I’m thinking of being Everything next year for Halloween.
• 89. Towed away at owner’s expense.
• 90. Vvinni: I’m thinking of a wall now to block their thought beams.
• 91. I am Rea-Gan! I am-Rea-Gan!
• 92. Don’t even think about coming to rescue me because I’m probably dead.

93. I just made another letter which I baked in the oven with a honey glaze. It was for Christmas.

94. Sword of Doom: One of the best?

95. Why did you kill this Lawn Ornament?

96. Wagga wagga wagga.

97. You’re tearing me apart, Mummy and Robot.

98. Ronald Q. Metellus: Man of Mystery and probably Sandwiches.

99. Joss Whedon: I wish you luck in your ventures outside of the television box, for I shall be on your side when all comes crashing down.

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Me being myself, I chose to go a different route.  I chose to shoot and create my own apocalypse.

This proved to be rather difficult however, because as of right now I still don’t know the Boulder area nor do I know any people to con into being on a film crew or to be actors.  This meant I had to make the apocalypse alone.

With the help of Andrew Gingerich, the Wikimedia Commons, and Night of the Living Dead, I’ve created this: Shrimpocalypse! Now originally it was to be due yesterday (Friday), however it’s been pushed back a week.  This means that you, my seven readers, can tell me if this works or not.  Please, any feedback you can give would be greatly appreciated. Please. Tell me anything.