New business cards, done with submissions for awhile

So, finally got up off my ass and ordered some new business cards. The ones I designed/printed myself from home are all gone, and didn't really cut it anyway. I used this site, and designed my own card (full-color front, b&w back) with "Silo Study" on the front with contact info, and "Trojan Seahorse" on the back with my website address. I had been planning on using "Harvest" on the front, and "Fractus" on the back, but thinking about it, "Harvest" is reeeeeeaaaallly old, from Freshman year of college. It is a nice piece, and stands out a a logo, but doesn't really represent what I do now. "Fractus" does, but I would have had to squish/crop it down to fit, and it really loses a lot of it's visual impact on the small screen. 3' x 7' just doesn't translate as well to 2.5" x 3.5". The card design looks pretty sharp, and got a sweet deal on them. However, reading through some forums, I may be getting some spam from the site, as it seems they really try to upsell you on stuff;

  "Oh, you ordered some bunsiness cards with this design? How about a shirt? Or a hat? Or a coffee mug?" NO! Just send me the f#$%in' cards! I also found this site, which was recommended by another art forum. Had I known about it, might have used them, since they seem cheaper, and pretty straightforward.

Yesterday, I sent out my third submission of the month, for an outdoor art fair north of town. Fingers crossed that I hear back from them, possibly early next month. I have 3 submissions out there, I always tend to procrastinate, and then lump together multiple art shows and events, usually in the Fall. Now I really need to get to work, matting and framing my old presentable work, and getting started on some new stuff. I'm pretty excited, I have one piece particularly in mind, that I've gotten the idea from one of my dreams, should be fun to work on.

Today, I brought my bike with me to work, and plan on biking about 1/2 of my bike commute route on a test run. I've biked the "top half" (Monon, 96th st. to Broad Rip.), and will bike the "bottom half" (White River Wapahani Trail --> Central Canal Towpath --> Monon) during my lunch hour. If all goes well, I can attempt the full commute next week (around 14 miles each way). I've also been looking at the Indianapolis Cultural Trail (currently under construction), and am looking forward to using it when it's done. When it's completed next year, it should connect directly with the Monon, which would shorten the route a bit.

-Joe