Problem & Purpose Statement

Problem Statement:
African-American women aren’t aware of the harmful substances found in their hair care
products for ethnic hair.

Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this study was to develop an informative campaign that builds awareness
for the African-American community about short-term and long-term effects of hair care
products.

tumblr.

hmm,so i guess i dont use blogger anymore. Tumblr is soo much better its like facebook, twitter, and a blog all in one. im ADDICTED TO IT.


latoyacherice.tumblr.com

ME & MY DAD.

Finally, 22 years of being bombared with horrible horrible things about this guy. turns out he's AWESOME. love my dad very much.

NERVES.

For the first time today, i get to meet my father..ive been an emotional wreck, because this all happened so fast & recently. X_X i never thought this day would come..but it did. I finally get to see what he looks like & give him a fathers day card.

On another note, I am a little bitter @ my mom & grandma now for my crazy childhood.

well. I'll post pictures later.

logo complete

it's growing on me. I def. like my work better a couple days after its done.

I WANT THIS FONT!

But, it's roughly 15-30 dollars. i want it free.

:DDD!!

So, I have about 2 months left before I leave for the UK :) YESS!

On an even better note, i got a scholarship for 5Gs to study abroad...how i can spend it though is selective. I have so much money its pretty ridiculous..I must save it though. Maybe I'll leave half in America & Take Half with me. idk.

Not to mention I'm getting my settlement check..ITS SO MUCH MONEY. Idk what to do with it all...or even know where to begin to spend it. but i must save save save.


All smiles today.

slackin.

mmm, yeah so i've been slackin slightly. mostly just because i want to lay around and just be. i said in my last post that i was going to post up my quick comps..they suck, so I'll show the better of the three - I really dislike people who don't know what they truly want, i guess thats why i minored in marketing because I need to be able to sell my ideas.




It has potential- def need to work on it some more though.



On a new note. I taught my grandma the basics of how to use a computer & the internet the other day...a good deed done, she showered me with jewelry & stuff- I came up on some nice things. I should be a lot more kinder to her often hahahaha.
<3 my granny.



okay on to the real stuff. SO in my latest attempt to wear my hair more natural, minimal heat etc etc...ive been reading on how to maintain healthy natural african american hair - theres a lot of work & dedication but the results are great. & after watching Good Hair - I had this revelation! No black hair care products are owned by black people, so how could anybody who doesnt have our hair type possible know whats good for it? I told my mom how i believed that the people who produce these hair products (predominately whites and asians) are putting horrible chemicals & other ingredients in these products to make our hair fall out and thus, keep us coming back trying to find the next quick fix product. FAIL FAIL FAIL!! So i did my research and read up on a lot of toxic ingredients listed in black hair care products & how damaging they are to the hair & EVEN CANCEROUS! So i literally through out ALL those products & practically bought out Carols Daughter's whole counter @ macys (carolsdaughter.com). My grandma has been going on and on an on for months about how great it is, so i figured I'd try some more products than the ones i already have. Theyre great.

I'm a hair product junky. I also find that my natural curls are beautiful & straight hair is boring & there isnt much you can really do with it. I've been trying a few options, its so....hard though- not to straighten it :(

New project

MMM, I was working on a project, but I will not discuss how i feel about that. I've been in a design slump I guess. Nonetheless, I have a new project. Actually its one i was given to do, but havent done because i was so caught up in my own personal designs for school & such that I brushed this one off.

Well this group added me as a friend on facebook & I realized that hey I still need to do that. It's the Minorities Changing Pre-Health at SF State.

I'll upload some of the comps i come up with :)

FYI-I gave my scanner away (dumb decision) - only because it was attached to a printer/copier that didn't work anymore. Sigh. so I cant upload any of my sketches.

Okay.

I have zero energy to write a full post. my lips are still dry and irritated im hungry & i have work in the morning.

gah.




GOODNIGHT. I'll make a real post tommorow.