Kendall Jackson Design

objectified: the movie

kendallj — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:21:54 +0000

Today in my design history class we watched this really interesting movie about industrial design and the impact it has in our everyday lives in our consumer based society. Check it out…objectified trailer

While you’re at it, check out “Helvetica” too
Helvetica trailer

design 251: project 2

kendallj — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:34:25 +0000

For this project we had to use lines and one shape, that represented us, to convey messages.

1. “Lost”
2. “Surrounded”
3. “Confused”
4. “Alone”
5. “Set Free”
6. “Rescued”

* The color of the dot uploaded wrong, it should be purple

thrive

kendallj — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:52:25 +0000

hello. it’s another day. I’m glad you’re here? I am breaking…so shatter me. I am drowning…so drown me. I’m trying to feel alive, but I’m suffocating again. Is this what you meant for me? I want to thrive. Heal me now, heal this wounded soul so I can dance in your joy. Pick up these pieces and put them back together again. Draw me on your hand, paint me in your heart, write me on your arms I am breaking…so shatter me I am drowning…so drown me clean up this mess I’ve made so that we can start over again. hello. it’s another day. I’m glad you’re still here.

the paper and the pen

kendallj — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:03:03 +0000

I’m sitting here thinking…I don’t really know what to write, I just want to. That’s the neat thing about writing, you don’t have to come with an agenda…the paper doesn’t expect anything from you. It’s just there waiting for you to fill it with stories…adventures…thoughts…apologies…jumbled words…it’s waiting there for you to give it a personality. People write because they have something to say, something to get out of their head and formed into words. It’s often times easier for me to explain what I’m thinking in writing rather than cheapen my thoughts with quickly spoken words.

flighty faith or fighting faith?

kendallj — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:03:34 +0000

This concept of faith seems to be consuming my thoughts lately. What am I believing God for? As I look back on the past year and a half since moving to Ohio, that little phrase has been in and out of my thoughts. Faith is such a interesting thing, think about it…in Hebrews 11 it says, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” I’ve always thought of my faith as strong, but now I’m beginning to understand how quickly I can jump from believing God for something and then turn around and doubt Him. ahhh so frustrating and yet God is so awesome! I’ve been praying for Him to reveal to me what true faith is and to strengthen my faith and every time I get in the word it’s like God says, “Alright, here is what real faith looks like.” Today I read in Matthew 17…

”Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’ He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.’”

Everything about Christianity and following Jesus is saturated in faith. Faith is so key!!! I’m praying for a FIGHTING faith not a FLIGHTY faith. What about you? What are you believing God for?

unstoppable faith

kendallj — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:26:05 +0000

Matthew 15: 21-28

“And Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, Canaanite woman came out from that region and began to cry out, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.’ But He did not answer her a word. And His desciples came to Him and kept asking Him, saying, ‘Send her away, for she is shouting out after us.’ But He answered and said, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, ‘ Lord, help me!’ And He answered and said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread and feed it to the dogs.’ But she said, ‘Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus answered and said to her, ‘O woman, your faith is great; be it done for you as you wish.’ And her daughter was healed at once. “

I’ve been reading in Matthew lately and this passage really caught my attention. This woman comes to Jesus, shouting and begging Him to heal her daughter and Jesus doesn’t even say a word to her! He practically ignores her! When I first read this I thought, “gosh Jesus..isn’t that a little harsh?” But immediately threw away the thought because, if I know Jesus even a little bit I would realize that there is more meaning behind His actions than I saw at first. Basically He is drawing out her faith…testing the “strength” and “durability” of it. Man! If I were that woman, I would have just backed off after Jesus said, I only came for the Israelites and you are a Gentile (NIV). I would have thought, well He is Jesus and He knows all…if He says no, that means no, why should I question Him? But this lady had so much more faith than that! She believed so much that He could heal her daughter, and it was because of her intense faith that He did. I REALLY want faith like that.

the beginning

kendallj — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:06:36 +0000

Well this is my first post, and I’m still trying to figure out this whole blog but, give me a few weeks and hopefully I’ll be on a role. There has been so much–”stuff”– going on in my head these past few months, thoughts, emotions, challenges. Some days I feel as if my head and my heart will explode with the amount of this “stuff” I have crammed in me, if I don’t get it out….hence the creation of this blog. Why does my heart feel so heavy? I’m not really sure, I’ve been asking myself that this past week and I can’t seem to pinpoint it. Maybe it’s a combination of conversations I had with people…friends. It’s like my heart is breaking for them…friends I’ve invested so much time and love into over the years, only to find out that they are traveling down the wrong path. I want to help them so desperately, but I simply can’t. For one thing I’m too far away and secondly, I can’t change them. As much as I want to help them rediscover the right path, it’s hard to let them go for them to stumble upon it on their own. Prayer is the answer. Prayer is powerful and for some reason I forget that. I shouldn’t be saying, “All I can do is pray,” but rather “I can pray!” So as of now, my heart is hurting for those close friends, and it’s tearing me up inside to see them walk away from what they know is right…but I know and believe in the power of prayer, so it’s trusting in the Lord and His plan and prayer that I will turn to.