SCOUT

This site has moved! I’m excited to reveal the new SCOUT...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:56:00 -0500

This site has moved!

I’m excited to reveal the new SCOUT at www.jenniferrosesmith.com. I’ve moved over to a wordpress blog, so I hope that you’ll add me into your rss feeds and stay in touch. I intend to keep following all my friends here on tumblr. Stay cool, y’all. And stop by the new site and drop me a comment or two!

I’ll bet that prom rocked.

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:38:10 -0400

I’ll bet that prom rocked.

TEXAS DIP Looking back, I think I could have gone lower.

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:26:00 -0400

TEXAS DIP

Looking back, I think I could have gone lower.

This photo of the 1964 UT women’s track team made...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:57:25 -0400

This photo of the 1964 UT women’s track team made it’s way into my facebook newsfeed today, via Orangebloods.com. Pretty cool. Not sure how fast these ladies were, but you know that hairspray held.

FUN FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: This week marks my first as Art...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:55:00 -0400

FUN FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT:

This week marks my first as Art Director at Camille Styles! I feel incredibly lucky to have found such a good group of talented and kind people to work for. I’m also very much in debt to the studio art department at GSD&M and all the wonderful people there who spent the last two years teaching me how to think, create, and execute ideas.

Now, it’s time for me to go forth!

*image via weisses rauschen

love is all you need Well, that, a 50mm lens, and CS6....

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:31:00 -0400

love is all you need

Well, that, a 50mm lens, and CS6. I’ve been busy giving my computers a tune-up. After upgrading my operating systems to Mt. Lion, I figured it was time to go ahead and bite the bullet on upgrading my Adobe Creative Suite, too. I’ve been busy exploring the new photoshop interface today and I’ve got to say, there are some exciting new features to this addition. I can’t wait to play around with some of the video editing software! Of course now I want to upgrade my Canon Rebel XS to something with video capability… Guaps is ready for his closeup!

Whoah. Blast from the past, man.

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:02:33 -0400

Whoah. Blast from the past, man.

LEAVES OF THREE, LET IT BE Poison ivy ain’t no joke,...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:55:32 -0400

LEAVES OF THREE, LET IT BE

Poison ivy ain’t no joke, y’all. And no Google, I’m not talking about Uma Thurman’s character from that one crappy Batman movie. I’m talking about a MESSED UP rash that’s hard to get rid of!

Running late to Blues on the Green last week to hear our friend (and amazing guitarist!) Ulrich Ellison play lead for Nakia, my group took a risky shortcut off the trail and through the woods in Zilker. Now it is the full-on itchy & scratchy show over here. My arm probably isn’t going to have to get amputated, but if it does rest assured that I will spend the rest of my life hanging around the park telling people, “And that’s why you don’t take shortcuts.”

But seriously, this stuff is all over central Texas right now (possibly due to the mild winter?) so look out. If you do happen to make contact, I can tell you what’s been working for me: an over-the-counter medication called Zanfel, Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP 0.1% (prescription topical steroid cream) and a big shot of corticosteroids in the hip. Also, calling your mom and complaining seems to offer temporary relief.

Well, it was cool while it lasted.

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:35:57 -0400

Well, it was cool while it lasted.

Future First Lady. (This one is for jspong and...

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:10:10 -0400

Future First Lady.

(This one is for jspong and fuckyeahtx)

source: The Novo Project

Might be changing my stance on the whole “groom’s...

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:56:44 -0400

Might be changing my stance on the whole “groom’s cake” debate. ‘Cause come on, this is awesome.

RAILROAD REVIVAL TOUR Okay, so a friend was telling me about...

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:22:13 -0400

RAILROAD REVIVAL TOUR

Okay, so a friend was telling me about this thing the other day. She might go work for the promoters, which means that yes — she’d get to ride with the bands! I’m pretty jealous of the whole situation and I told her, if there’s anything cooler than being a groupie on a bus, it’s being a groupie on a train. Early bird tickets go on sale in an hour here. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

SOME LOGOS I’ve been doing a lot of logo marks lately...

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:29:00 -0400

SOME LOGOS

I’ve been doing a lot of logo marks lately — just by coincidence, I guess. Thought I would share a few here. The “Ice Cream Social” mark was done as part of a story featured on CookingChannel.com. This was my first attempt at the very of-the-moment chalkboard art trend. I really liked the way the logo turned out on the vellum gift bags the best, though. The next one was done for camillestyles, to promote “picnic week” on the blog, which I have explained to people is a lot like “shark week” on Discovery, but less dangerous. The “Electric Company” mark was created for Jason Hicks — he wanted a logo variation based on some hand lettered stuff he found from the 60s. The last one was designed with my good friend, Maria D’Amato, for the recently renovated Austin Music Hall. I’m more of an art director than traditional designer, so logos are a little outside of my comfort zone. The best logo designer I know gave me some good advice: “Make it memorable.” I think I’m getting better, but I’ve got a long way to go if I want to be as good as him.

HELLO. I finally bought my new 50mm lens today! I took this...

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:27:00 -0400

HELLO.

I finally bought my new 50mm lens today! I took this picture of my friend’s new puppy, El Guapo. If only I was so photogenic!

I was excited to be a part of Camille Style’s team that...

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:06:00 -0400

I was excited to be a part of Camille Style’s team that put this together — the first of a series called “party in 5” created for the Cooking Channel. My dining room table, handwriting, arm, and a few of my ideas ended up being featured! Most proud of: the idea to use a grouping of shot glasses at each table setting for beer tasting. We have several more posts in this series in the works right now, so stay tuned. And Happy Friday!

Images: She-N-He Photography via Cooking Channel

I’m just now really getting into Lucinda. I can’t...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:34:56 -0400

I’m just now really getting into Lucinda. I can’t get this song out of my mind, it’s damned near perfect. Give it a listen, sit back and bask in the glow of raw talent. God, she’s good.

jspong: Dammit, we’re fixing to be late.

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:03:44 -0400

jspong:

Dammit, we’re fixing to be late.

jspong: Texas plates.

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:31:06 -0400

jspong:

Texas plates.

At some point, I’m going to have to quit working two jobs...

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:21:59 -0400

At some point, I’m going to have to quit working two jobs at once so I can do more stuff like this. What better way to escape the Texas summer heat than in a cool, dark theater? Sweet refuge…

Todd Sanders | Roadhouse Relics

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:53:10 -0400

Can’t wait for this reveal!

theartdirectedlife:

I’ve been working with Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics in Austin for the past two months to launch ToddSandersArt.com. If you love vintage inspired art, Todd’s works are some of the best in the world!

We’ve got a few branding projects in the works and look forward to sharing them very soon!