Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Sep 6, 2008	OCAD is done…or, has just begun (part 4)
June 2008 - Convocation Ceremony I turn 22 tomorrow. I usually don’t tell people my age, but it’s revealed at some point and there’s nothing I can really do about it. Age speaks for the time your body has physically existed but age and time in my eyes can only be...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Jun 14, 2008	OCAD is done (part 3)
Active I became. I was concerned about everything! Everything started to matter to me. I got on the Student Union as the GD rep, and with that role I decided to do something. In a school with many communication and integration issues, I wanted to gather students together and run a workshop...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Jun 12, 2008	OCAD is done (part 2)
I saw even more with Lewis’s GD1 class first semester second year. I realized that I could have fun in this field and learn a shit ton of things. I didn’t know that - never thought I would be given the “alphabet” as my brief; never thought I had to design a drink, or...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Jun 11, 2008	OCAD is done (part 1)
Done. Graduated, screwed over, beaten-up, torn, burnt, lesson learnt, grown, explored, snored, my last resort. It was OCAD that I attended with smiles on my face. It was OCAD that I chose between York/Sheridan Design program in 2004. It was OCAD because of its degree - its Bachelor in...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Feb 25, 2008	i care to DO
I’m frustrated with everything and I’m only saying this because I believe that I have answers for how to find the answers. I have a voice that I’ve made through listening and thinking. My voice is of DOING. I have a voice that cares to voice others because the voice of others...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Feb 4, 2008	do what you do best ghazaleh: design.
Alright, this is straight-up talk. One on one Ghaz, lets go. You are a graphic designer, alright? As much as you’d like to argue that you’re not, you still have graphic design skills. You can still make a book, you know what typography is all about, you know how to position...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Feb 3, 2008	Web Innovation: stop looking for it!
I’ve realized how long it takes to allow a really great idea to emerge. The more time you spend thinking about what you’re doing and absorbing yourself only by what you’ve labeled as your idea, the more you confuse yourself. A really great idea is innovational. You...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Feb 2, 2008	THESIS: 1.5 years - action time!
I’ve finally got it. After a year and a half of process, I’ve finally reached the process of execution, which will be a long and challenging process — I’m all up for it. It came out of last week’s thesis meeting with my prof Keith Rushton and in particular from...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Jan 19, 2008	I’m not a graphic designer
I’m not a graphic designer — don’t call me that.Why are you calling me something that you don’t understand? How would you ever know what graphic design is to me? How could you ever have a clue if you never knew me, never spoke to me, never heard me, felt me, sensed me...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Nov 30, 2007	diary blog
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written an update on my work / school / thesis / life more or less because I’ve been so incredibly consumed by its intensity so far. However, it’s not a reason for me to stop writing on my blog that’s meant to be my personal...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Oct 17, 2007	Bloorcourt Village Festival
I am taking a Think Tank 3: Action class here at OCAD with Bruce Hinds in conjuction with Lewis Nicholson’s class working on the same target. Our class’s project is about making a difference in a community and the community we are working with is Bloorcourt in Toronto (from Bloor...... [view]