Some really beautiful stop motion work by Oren Lavie and a sweet song to boot...

I've been working on a little speculative project and have been fiddling with some cover ideas, and I was wondering which cover you all think looks best. It's a graphic novel set in the 40s in the classic crime/mystery genre. Any and all comments are welcome. There is a poll on the side there if you want your vote to be counted.

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I saw this technique used on a poster about a year ago. Just this week I saw it used on a Threadless T and the new Animal Collective record, Merriweather. Pretty neat, huh?

Just six [tiny] days away from the start of the Spring semester, and I am still finishing up my over-the-break projects. But as of right now, the web site kristinroyer.com is indeed done.

In addition to working on my website, I've also been designing my business card, so I thought I would post the (almost definitely) final design.

I've been working on getting my website done before school starts up again, and to that end, I spent the night writing my bio. All I can say is self promotion is a loathsome undertaking. Let me know what you think...

Kristin Royer is a graphic designer and writer living outside of Baltimore in Catonsville, Md., the hometown of TV legend David Hasselhoff. She graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in English and an interest in graphic design. After spending the past seven years earning a living as a writer and editor, taking on freelance design work and geeking out on typography in her free time, she is now a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Integrated Design at the University of Baltimore. In her spare time, she enjoys starting short stories, daydreaming about becoming a comic book creator, and referring to herself in the third person.

Just a little something special to get me through the day...Could a person write a song about Obama that's better than this? Jimmy Carter says, no.