Nicholas A. Dahl

sorry!

2009-11-04T09:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry to not update this ever, im just loading my London blog with everything that's going on here instead of two places, Im making a web site in my web production class. it should be up soon! Then back to this blog for one last semester at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

moving over to another blog for a semester.

2009-09-17T07:29:00.001-07:00

I will be studying at The London College Of Communication for the fall of 2009. I will be unpdated that blog with all the work I do as well as the sights I see.

Check it out

minnilondon

been to long.

2009-06-17T19:10:00.000-07:00

Been a while since the term was over and I haven't made much. A few new projects are in the very beginning stages of work, but nothing to cool yet. here is a dollar bill shirt thingy I folded. I guess thats what I get to do I work on slow nights.

Books

2009-05-14T10:32:00.000-07:00

The Urban Life process book was made for Graphic Design two this spring. It was a exploration of typography and collage. The back also held three 17 by 22 posters based from the exporation of urban life and activities.

I use a grid lock

2009-05-02T19:53:00.000-07:00

I got some great feedback on my portfolio the other day at a informational interview. Here are some first rounds of a new layout Im thinking about trying for a take away book im making. Over the summer I plan on updated and cleaning up a bunch of work and then finally redoing my old web site. More to come.....

Graphic Design Book Done!

2009-04-10T13:50:00.000-07:00

I finally completed my graphic design book and the exploration of the konica color copier. I like the out come of the project and the process book that was created for it. I would someday like to revisit the knoica and go into more depth with its abilities to create wonderful piece of work.

process_book

2009-04-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

making some progress on this book, the final process book will be done and bound by Wednesday.

cut out type.

2009-04-06T10:02:00.000-07:00

Some more exploration of type options. I cut out some old film and strung them on a wall to be photographed.

type

2009-04-06T09:38:00.001-07:00

graphic_design_two_books

2009-03-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

The start of a book series based around the konika color printer in the service bureau at MCAD.

2009-03-23T12:32:00.000-07:00

A day long in the palce I work, the MCAD service bureau. I opened that day and closed the SB later that evening. I will be using the video for a future project in graphic design two.

something good happened today.

2009-03-23T12:31:00.001-07:00

I got a scholarship.

gd_video_process

2009-03-18T09:19:00.000-07:00

This is a video of the documentation of the process behind a project for my graphic design two class. Its the process of feeding a image through a copier multiple times and printing over images with single colors and different sizes. Something cool will come of it.

gd_2 project

2009-03-18T09:11:00.001-07:00

Prints form the video, Just one color prints over one another then laid out to find some patterns. I used a Knoica color copier for this project. The contestant I scanned included film, a box cutter, flash drive, markers, candy, and a punch card.

2009-03-13T23:33:00.000-07:00

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This is the start of something beautiful, or so my caffeinated aspiration hopes it to be. There will be much more to come.

New Business crads//

2009-03-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hand crafted from recycled chip board at work. The transfer pen onto them from black and white toner printer paper.
Not quit a Duffy car made from metal.

Cover

2009-02-25T21:34:00.000-08:00

First Round Posters//

2009-02-18T21:43:00.001-08:00

First round Urban life posters for GD2, Got some good feedback and will be making some changes. Much more to come in the next few weeks. Along with a process book on the Urban Life Sound track and type exploration.

Type

2009-02-17T18:57:00.001-08:00

Trees

2009-02-10T15:03:00.000-08:00

scans/overlays and collage for GD2

K'nex.

2009-02-10T08:54:00.000-08:00

A short stop motion made with K-nex.

2009-02-08T22:07:00.000-08:00

The start of something. Found some K'nex, made a stop motion with them. There will be more to come as soon as I make it and match it u with some music. ENJOY> its super short.

Collage

2009-02-05T15:34:00.000-08:00

A first round concept of Urban life for GD2.

Check this out.

2008-12-23T21:45:00.001-08:00

CARBON MADE SITE

Design and Box Design

2008-12-10T15:12:00.001-08:00

Deliverable Ideas and user manual for Renewing the Countryside.

Touch Screen

2008-12-10T14:36:00.000-08:00

A interactive touch screen Ryan Hageman and I developed. There will be more documentation to come.

Books I make.

2008-12-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

A semester long case study and project work into one series of hand held booklets.

Dance Band Press kit

2008-12-10T06:33:00.000-08:00

New Learned Idea

2008-11-21T09:52:00.001-08:00

I did a lot of research and spent many hours playing around with this new concept and Idea of circuit bending. It was done for a class but turned into a extended period of time spent on playing with.

Be Frank.

2008-11-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

here is a new design firm that I have been learning about, I really enjoy their site as well as their work. I have been researching Design studios all across the country and world, and this is just one that sticks out to me. I want to use them as reference for my future work and web site.

This simple wine bottle is amazing to me, its fun and interactive as well as a clean design.

BEFRANK.COM

The Girl Effect

2008-11-05T11:23:00.001-08:00

Look beyond the type-face on use of motion graphics on this video. Read more, spread it

around.

The Girl Effect

New Kit Idea, For Essential Design

2008-10-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

QR Code.

2008-10-25T13:38:00.000-07:00

First Round Senior Pictures.

2008-10-15T14:41:00.000-07:00

I took some studio pictures for my friend Jana. Here is what happened. My first time using the grey studio at MCAD turned out pretty good.

Thanks Jan!

VENUS FLY-TRAP

2008-10-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

I got a venus flytrap for my terrarium. Im keeping a log book on its progress over the next few months.

Trip To Arboretum // Documentation

2008-10-15T13:29:00.000-07:00

Click on the link to Load up the PDf of this booklet I created as documentation Of my visit to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on October 8th. I went to the Arboretum for me Aesthetics of Sustainability class. It was a good trip, and amazing to get away from the classroom.

CHECK IT OUT

Case Study // CHROME

2008-09-30T13:54:00.000-07:00

This is a booklet I created for my Marketing and Public Relations class on a product that I use in my everyday life. I found my messenger bag to be a big contributor to my everyday life, I mean it carries all my stuff!

Case Study on Chrome

2008-09-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

Dowtown Mpls.

2008-09-25T07:20:00.000-07:00

One late October Morning.

Promo Work.

2008-09-23T19:51:00.001-07:00

Promotional Photo I took, also a great band to check out. Their new album comes out September thirtieth. Check out Amble Down Records I have a few other promo shots scattered around the site.

Amble Down Records

Robot Love.

2008-09-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

For My Esthetics of Sustainability Class I was giving the assignment to take a solar panel and get it to do some type of work. I had a few problems with my panel, I joined forces with another person in the course and eventually got two LED's to light up, Here is a booklet I created for that class.

Robot Love

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