Bad Idea

I was in a meeting, doodling, the other day and had an idea. I deemed it a bad one. So I doodled the idea of a bad idea (Still with me?).This got me to thinking this would be kind of cool as a graphic so I doodled some more and came up with this.
Then I turned to the computer and created the final version. At which time I thought that would be cool on a t-shirt. So...
if you go over to Zazzle.com you can purchase a shirt that started as a "Bad Idea."

You never know when a bad idea is going to pop up. They start off as a good idea, but then something happens and they turn bad. I think this bad idea started good, went bad and then somehow became a good, bad idea.

Imagine

im·ag·ine [i-maj-in] verb, -ined, -in·ing. –verb (used with object) 1. to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses). 2. to think, believe, or fancy

Imagine. Imagining is the start of all design. The beginning of a process.

You imagine the finished piece and bring it to life. Along the way your design may change, you may have other ideas you want to incorporate, but it all starts as an idea, an imagining.

Look at a blank sheet of paper. Now imagine the possibilities. A sketch. A photograph. A painting. A brochure. Or any number of design results. You imagine. We’ll finish the process

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will."

- George Bernard Shaw

WOOT!

The company I work for opened a new office in Europe and this is a brochure I helped design for them. I found out this week that a piece won a 2007 PICA "Award of Excellence." It is in three languages; English, French and Spanish. Below are the Printing specifications.

8 PANEL BROCHURE WITH DIE-CUT EDGE AND ROLL FOLD
Size Final Size : 33.0708 x 11.6929 >>> 9 x 11.6929 (A4 size paper)
Paper 100.0lb McCOY SILK COATED COVER
Ink 5/5 (4 CP + 8002 METALLIC + MATTE AQ COATING)