Pixel Naturalist, Jessica Jones

I recently received an email from Jessica Jones, who is the graphic designer for the Biomimicry Guild, and would like to share it with everyone. It's amazing how blogs can spread the word!:
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Hi, Allie,

I am the pixel naturalist (i.e. graphics designer, creative director, and image coordinator) for the Biomimicry Guild, and I stumbled across your blog today. It is very insightful and I hope your thesis is coming along nicely, if you are not already finished with it! I received your email address from Rose Tocke at the Biomimicry Guild because I saw that both of you had been in communication before. I am currently brainstorming how I can further apply biomimicry principles into our graphics design process here at the Guild. I am also in the process of writing an excerpt for a graphics design book about biomimicry and would like to share ideas (a mutualistic relationship!). As you might be aware, bringing biomimicry into graphics design is a bit different than using it in engineering, architecture, or product design. Therefore, I would enjoy hearing your thoughts about this unique and inspiring topic for graphic designers.

I look forward to hearing from you,
Jessica

To say the least, I definitely responded and explained how much I wanted to contribute my ideas to the topic. I'll keep everyone posted on what happens!

Thesis Complete (at least for now)

On the evening of November 25, 2008, I met up one final time with my editor to give my thanks and to receive her signature to seal the deal. I told her how grateful I was for her generosity and time, and would love to reciprocate with some kind of art piece. From there, I drove off to Kinkos/FedEx to overnighted a package to Savannah, Georgia directed to my thesis chair, Professor Scott Boylston. A few days later, I received the 'o.k.' from all the chairs and the SCAD library, which is where it will be bound to become part of their permanent thesis files.

You can't even imagine the relief and feeling of accomplishment that I've been feeling for the last few weeks! It's amazing!

Here are some stills I shot of the book. Again, this is an ongoing procecess of which I will be constantly refining and adding to. For example, the book: the book's physical construction is meant to mimic a butterfly. I feel it is successful, but can be pushed further. For instance, when you open it, it is meant to be read from the inside out, rather than left to right. When the reader opens the book, they don't really know where to start, so I will implement a visual cue for the starting point. I would also like the book to appear closed from the inside out, rather than what you see now (this will be explored and I will post new photos in the near future).