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A video series on Dylan Gonzalez s basketball game highlights condensed into one minute. More time-lapse videos to come, with different scenes, music, and lettering to go along with them. As well as a special twominute senior night edition of oneminute highlights for the final video of the series. A video series on incorporating hand-lettered, overlayed titles to scenic time-lapse photography videos & music. Time-Lapse Photography Both of these series are available at youtube.com/gooddgk
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Thoughts on Before Black History Month has completely left our minds with March beginning, let s look at why February is a special time of year, particularly in respect to Martin Luther King Jr. and his campaign for civil rights. As some may already know, Martin Luther King Jr. had a PhD in systematic theology with his dissertation being a comparison of the conceptions of God in the thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman, and was a devout Christian ( King s ). However, he wasn t always passionate about God, let alone always accepting of the belief. Even though he was born into a Christian home and into a long line of Baptist ministers, at a young age he really didn t agreed with the religion. He demonstrated skepticism of the irrational claims of religion, and embarrassment at the emotionalism of his father s preaching, and even more surprising, was his denial of the bodily resurrection of Jesus during Sunday school at the age of thirteen. At this point in his life, he said that doubts began to spring forth unrelentingly. With Martin Luther King Jr. being characterized as a precocious intellectual at a young age, he required a lot of empirical evidence for the things he believed in, and was more intrigued by the logical facets that education had to offer. He excelled in secondary school by skipping the 9th and 12th grades, and was interested in pursuing a career as either a doctor or lawyer, rather than follow as a Baptist minister.. It is clear he did not like to waste his time with the things that were not of the physical world, similarly representing the cultural tendencies of today s society. However, there was a critical revelation he made as he began his college pursuits at Morehouse College in Atlanta at the age of 15. After several experiences from President Benjamin E. Mays and Professor George D. Kelsey of the college, he began to believe that religion could be both intellectually respectful and emotionally satisfying. Furthermore, he had a bible course from Prof. Kelsey which taught him to see the Bible metaphorically, leading him to conclude the Bible has many profound truths which one cannot escape. After 10 years, he eventually decided to focus his pursuits on spreading the love and word of God, and by age 25 he became a pastor. Many people today like to think of his civil rights work and speeches as more of a representation of his articulate nature and prefer to give more credit to his intelligence as to the change he was able to achieve. Although he is known for being one of the best orators of all time, there is no doubt where the power of his consistent message came from: the Bible. He was not a secular activist; much of today s society represents him as one to avoid losing his relevance in a society that is increasingly unreceptive to things not of the physical world. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister preaching the love that Jesus has to offer to a generation filled with contempt towards other people of different skin tones. He preached and held dear to his heart the idea of loving your neighbor as yourself, loving God above all, and loving your enemies, praying and blessing them. These fundamental Christian values were embodied in his speeches and
BBy Dane Gonzalez demeanor, as well as the type of activism that people characterize him and Gandhi to be in: Non-violent protest. This non-violent protest title tends to portray the secularism, but it is simply a euphemism for a loving sermon. All of the civil disobedience, marches, and speeches he and Gandhi were apart of were more than just non-violent; they were done so in love. Martin Luther King Jr. fully demonstrated the intentions of God s teachings in all that he did, and did so with an extraordinary level of courage, emotional intelligence, and patience, all in a timely manner. Martin Luther King Jr. was probably the most influential civil rights movement activist, and it is probably due to the fact that he actualized the power of God s will and articulated that message towards a problem he saw in his own community. He lived by the ideals and values that Jesus lived by and consequently changed the way the world sees and treats one another. The fact that living by the bible s teachings is able to transform the world into a better place to live should be convincing enough to any detractor that God s will is for the best, despite whether his existence makes sense or not. For this reason, February should be reserved for the recognition and appreciation for God s call to action on the African American community several decades ago, and for the celebration of the amazing way it has changed our world today. References: King s God: The Unknown Faith of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tikkon. Web. November 2, 2001. February 8, 2014. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2001. Print. Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God s will, than doing evil. 1 Peter 3:13-17
Operation Sharing With the experienced leadership of Carol Romero and Esther Gonzalez, La Hermosa Latin American Assembly of God is able to serve the community every way they can. They show their support by meeting the physical needs of the community through clothes, food, furniture, baby items, toys, a hot lunch, and sometimes even a haircut.
Most importantly, Operation Sharing is there to serve the spiritual needs of the people in the community, by sharing God s love. They provide a bilingual church service prior to tending to the needs of the people of the community. Also, everything is provided by volunteers and donations to ensure that the event is free to everyone. In fact, Operation Sharing has remained free to the public and has been in existence ever since April 2002; consistently providing for the community each month. Operation Sharing and La Hermosa Latin American Assembly of God welcomes everyone and extends their helping hand to all who wish to come at 700 S. Harris St. in Hanford, CA on the last Saturday of every month, from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. They also welcome donations as well as volunteers; for more information contact Carol Romero at (559)-582-3144.
Parting Words When I began this magazine, my interest in design had just begun. Prior to my fascination with design, I had always loved to create things, yet I felt my mind was too rationally-oriented to be just a regular artist. Art felt too subjective for me to consider it as a career interest. I needed an outlet for channeling this objective part of my mind, so I had ruled out art as a possible career for that reason. So prior to learning about web design and graphic design, I had thought I was going to go to school to become a chemical engineer. After all, I have been relatively good at math and science in primary school and in my future job I would be creating and making things for practical purposes. Although I was pretty good at math and science, I never really had a passion for it outside of school; the chemical engineering thing just seemed like the right fit for the type of person I was. After joining a web design class my senior year, I got this passion for web design in a way I never really had for any other thing that involved actual work. Even though I had a similar course in middle school, my high school class allowed a lot more creative freedom. I enjoyed it so much I joined the school s SkillsUSA club as well as other extracurricular contests. By the end of my senior year I had won about $100 in prize money, SkillsUSA regionals gold medal, and SkillsUSA state championships silver medal, all from web design. If that wasn t enough I also had a paid opportunity to build a website for a client right after I graduated. However, I quickly learned from my experiences in high school and the client work, that I had a good understanding of web programming, but it was actually my passion for creating a beautifully designed website that was fueling the creation of these sites. So, I hibernated the web programming side of things and focused on design, and that s when my passion for graphic design began. I was captivated by the idea of being able to solve problems through visual design. I believe it captured my interests and skill set perfectly. I was interested by the whole general idea, but didn t quite know where to start. So I began Unspecified Magazine because I knew a magazine has many of the fundamental aspects of design: logo design, layout, illustration, typography, designing for print, etc. This last year working on this magazine has taught me so much, as well as that it s really difficult to try to do it all, and consequently learning the true importance of improving through specialization. But more importantly it has now sparked my interest in lettering as I enter design school. I now have a basic understanding of design, the design tools, and I even have an area of interest. What s left for me now is betterment through learning and practice. So I believe this magazine has leaded me to where I wanted to be, and I believe it has also brought a positive light to many deserving people and causes, and feel it s right to have it end. But that s not what this is all about. All of this happened in about 3 years time and there is no way I could have predicted three years ago that my interests would change from chemical engineering to lettering...i mean, who does that? But, once I began pursuing web design, I noticed that the things we conceive in our minds to be right hardly ever are the same in the future. I had this preconceived notion that being a chemical engineer would get me the
fulfillment out of life that I wanted, and I held on close to that idea. I believe there are many other people along with myself that like to feel like they know where they re headed in life and won t let anything change that. However, I felt that my passion for design was much stronger than this idea I had for myself so, I let go of it. I knew that if something like web design could make me disregard the strong idea I had about being a chemical engineer, something could take me away from the idea of web design. Strangely, that was freeing for me, and that s where this magazine came in. By the time I started this magazine I began understanding that, your life and your interests aren t supposed to be set in stone; it s perpetually changing, and the difference in where those changes lead you is within the act of actively participating in that change. I knew change was not only inevitable, but necessary and the start of this magazine was for that same reason. I just wanted to jump straight into graphic design and see where I would land. At this point in time, I believe that I have landed, and that where, is lettering. I could have never known I would be into lettering after web design, but I allowed myself to take that journey. The end of this project is just the beginning for me in my design pursuits; It s part of the change I needed to have in order to realize what s next. So I am glad to have this project end, because it allows me to focus my energy on my next journey. I don t know where I will be in the next few years with design either, and that s not the important part. Things will change and the most important part is to embrace it. As a part of our human nature, we like feel we have control over our surroundings, but truth is, everything is changing. Life is full of seasons. Ever-changing and different from the last. So you must go out and embrace that change. So, I want to thank everyone that showed appreciation for my beginning endeavors into the field of graphic design through this magazine. Whether you came to a release party or even took the time to view an online issue; thank you. I would also like to personally thank the following people for their collaborations & support. Pedro & Mike of First Love Skateshop Kelsey, Joe, and Sharon Lopez Bret of Art Print Service Dillon of Bloo Note Operation Sharing S.P.L.A.A.T. Art Club Kelly of Let it Flow Foundation Alfredo of Visions in Analog VQ Fitness Finally, If you enjoyed this magazine and wish to keep up with my future endeavors and work, be sure to catch me online at: www.iamdanegonzalez.tumblr.com www.youtube.com/gooddgk Instagram: @d_a_n_e