Untitled 2003 by Tara Donovan
Would you believe me if I told you this installation was made entirely of Styrofoam cups and hot glue? ‘Cause it was.
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Invitation Design for MQD/CSI
the scene: Friday, 3pm. I’m looking forward to the weekend, thinking about how I’m going to sleep in Saturday morning, when the phone rings.
bro-in-law: Hey Kit. What are you doing this weekend?
me: Nothing. Why?
bro-in-law: I got a project for you. An invitation design.
me: Great. When is it due?
bro-in-law: Monday. 9am.
*sigh. leave it to a family member to suck the weekend away from me.*
All kidding aside… These days, there are only two things that will get me to accept a rush project:
1. A boatload of money.
2. A family member who has their act together.
My bro-in-law met criteria #2. He knew his specs. He was already working with a reputable printer. (Someone I could trust.) And his copy AND photos were ready to go. So naturally, I said yes.
We met briefly that evening to discuss his target audience, and I got to work the next morning.
Normally, I present three design ideas, but since this was a rush (and I didn’t have time to waste), I only presented one. If my bro-in-law didn’t like it, I would work on a second idea, and then, if needed, a third.
And wouldn’t you know it, he liked the first idea. No changes. OK to print.
“You are a life saver! I like your style!”
“Anytime, bro-in-law. Anytime.”