Hello all, It has been a fun adventure thus far documenting my journey through my scholastic endeavors. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to and end. And now, so do my studies. I have successfully completed my graphic design program, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design … More The End of the Beginning
We’re winding down the refinements and preparing for something new. This assignment was one of my favorites. It involved creating a direct mail advertisement to entice vendor participation in the New York Comic Con. The key to the advertisement was creating an infographic with information to show the benefits of participation. I had a lot … More GRA-491 Refinements
Sorry for the delay, but the holidays are quite time consuming, especially with a course load. This week, I am featuring another image that was not done for a course, but for work. The original image was just of a city street, but I was asked to show a representation of what a monorail would … More GRA-491 Refinements
With Thanksgiving approaching, I thought for this refinement post I would share a photography sample. This picture was not taken for a course, but for fun. I enjoyed the results so much I thought it worked well to demonstrate some of my photography skills. The picture is of my dog Olive, a rescue who came … More GRA-491 Refinements
In more trips down memory lane, here is an initial print ad done for the New York Comic Con. I enjoyed this one as I had a great deal of fun with the concept. I wanted to visualize the expansive nature of the Comic Con, and how it is inclusive of so many forms of … More GRA-491 Refinements
Another fun blast from the past, this one from my Typography course. For this class, the final project was to develop a portrait of a celebrity using nothing but type. The celebrity could be of your choosing, so I chose musician Dave Grohl. I felt for my first portrait it went well and the overall … More GRA-491 Refined Work
Continuing the theme from last week, I offer another design refined and prepared for my portfolio design. The idea behind this design was to create and advertisement for a radio show in the style of a film poster. I felt overall the design was successful. It communicated the pertinent information for the program, contains specific … More GRA-491 Refinements
For the first time, a new post from a new class. Actually, this is from my final design class. In this course, we are working on learning about portfolios and developing our visual identity. One aspect of portfolio development is featuring your best and brightest work, and seeing what you can do from a design … More GRA-491 Refinements
This week, I give you one last offering of iconography and icon design. This was a larger set, and some familiar designs found their way within this set. What was interesting is the icons were created to work within the text, but also with a separately designed backdrop as an infographic. It was fairly fun, … More Design Projects – Iconography Part 5
Sorry for the delay. A new class has come underway and it’s been an exciting and action packed beginning. I’m sure some new designs will pop up here in the near future. In the meantime, I offer another helping of iconography and icon design. This design went through a few different levels of work before … More Design Projects – Iconography Part 4
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