The One that was 'abstract' enough

Not really a fan of this, but whatever

The one that looks cool but wasn't 'abstract' enough

yeah

I'm uploading this one

because its cool

Oh no they let me use photoshop

Actually a mistake

There's quite a few things going on here, but that is fine. I think. This project was for making a face with several other faces (er, pieces of faces). The "face" part of this project changed when it become obvious everyone was creating completely unholy monsters that can be barely considered human, let alone a face.

The "new[er] project" assigned was to make something with filters, so I slapped some filters on this piece, because why not? So the background has a simple grainy filter, just because, and the actual monstrosity has copy on top of it with a "cutout" filter, which I learned was Photoshop's butchered version of "image trace" on Illustrator (AI has much more capibilities, photoshop only can use so much colors).

Layers

I wasn't sure if I was going to label the layers, but I assumed I would be scolded for having a bunch of randomly numbered layers. This is definitely not that much layers, or at least what I am used to.

Computer Version that looks better yes it does

1. The emphasis would be the word "Recluse", as it is one of the brightest values in the piece, and it follows against the leg of the spider.

2. The landscape goes completely around the bag, and the spider not only connects perfectly in the back, but wind around half the bag.

3. The dashed lines on the top of the design were pretty unique, I suppose, as no one else did that. The lines was to help make the piece move around the bag, as well as giving it an 'old' look to it. Everyone knows old things were always recluse and closed off.

4. My word, recluse, means to be shut off from the word, it can be either a way of living or a way of viewing. Also recluse spiders. When I heard of recluse, I thought about lake houses on a small lake up in Maine or something (totally not thinking of the lake houses described in Stephen King's novels). The brown helps give it that sullen and old look.

Bag Project (The Real Deal)

Front

Back

Side

Type Designs

"Loud"

1. Size- the letters are large, making it seem big and 'loud'
2. Shape- each letter is a different font
3. Color- the colors are clashing with each other
4. Texture- the letters have a multicolored mesh to it
5. Background- the background is a sharp red and yellow, and the traced cat lines are doubled up, almost putting strain on your eyes

"Quiet"

1. Size- the words are small
2. Shape- the 'quiet's in the circle formation
3. Color- the colors are soft and easy to look at
4. Location- the word is sitting in the exact center, and well as the 'quiet's in the circle
5. Background- just like the color, the background has soft and muted colors

"Stable"

1. Size- the word is tall and the letters are thick, giving it that 'stable' and sturdy look
2. Shape- the word is underlined, giving it that extra sturdy look on the word
3. Color- the colors are greyscale, which gives it a simple, yet structural look
4. Style- the font has little ticks on each point, which makes it look like there are little things holding the letters up. Also there is a horse in there because horses live in stables and I like to think I'm funny
5. Background- the background has an even grid on it

"Active"

1. Shape- the font is round and 'fun-looking'
2. Color- The letters are pink with a white glow, and the background is a bright green; the pink and green being contrasting colors
3. Orientation- the words repeat themselves and go in a swirled pattern, making it look like it's moving
4. Location- the words are swirled everywhere
5. Background- the background are varying shades of green that are the opposite (negative) to the pink words

"Implied"

1. Size- the word is as big as it can be, implying 'implied'
2. Color- black on white, making it simple to see the difference
3. Style- the word is reacting to the background, so it looks like there is no background or foreground
4. Texture- there is a grid, as well as a gradient that goes through the word and the background (which was hard to do, I had like, 10 clipping layers in this piece)
5. Background- the background is, as stated previously, reacting with the word and the white bars crossing through

"Camouflage"

1. Size- the word is small and hidden
2. Shape- the word is warped into one of the cats in the background
3. Color- everything is a different shade of blue, making it look like the classic camo style
4. Style- the word is warped, making it harder to read, and more camouflaged into the background
5. Background- the background is cats. I was going for the whole "camo" style pattern, but with cats, because I like cats

"White on Black"

1. Size- the words are big, but not necessarily easy to see
2. Shape- the letters are bold and close together
3. Style- the white cross-hatching goes over the "BLACK" lettering
4. Location- each word is on one side of the piece, following the gradient going on
5. Texture- Crosshatching white and black  to make a gradient

"Hand-Written"

1. Size- the letter is big, so you can see every texture and mistake
2. Color- the color is that of a pencil, which is a tool to write with your hand
3. Style- the letter is based off a already made font, BlackJack
4. Texture- the vine charcoal made it look more textured than regular charcoal or pencil would
5. Background- it is simple paper

Finished Book

Front

Inside

Kerry James Example

"VIGNETTE #2.25"

Bag theme word 2: electric boogaloo

The second word I picked was "Arctic". Dare I say this is worse than the first? And quite the opposite.

The word is defined as "regions around the North Pole"

-cold
-snow
-whites and blues
-no cats.
-mountains

I pray for a quality trade.

Bag theme word thing

The word I anonymously picked was "Heat"

The meaning is defined as "A quality of being hot".

-warm colors

-blend/blur/'vibration'
-possible integration of cats?

-intensity
-melting

yeah, no, I'm giving this one away

Goya Seasoning

"Witches' Sabbath"

"The Dog"

"Duel with Cudgels"

Emphasis and Movement

Edit: Whoops, forgot to write 'movement'. It's pretty obvious that the red arrows are movement, so there.

Path Tool Practice

I think I managed to learned less than I originally did before doing this.

Homework 10/14

The book in all its glory

Cover

This was made after I finished all these pages, so I had the most experience with this piece. The cover photo relates to my theme (which is "intensity", hence the title), by giving it the same 'glow' in the corner as the rest of the book seems to follow. It also has an 'intense' vibration look to the bottom half of it, with the shifts double lines. The emphasis on this is the word "intensity", as it is darker than the background, and stands out; like a title should.

First page (lines)

This was my first page, and also one of the first pieces I've actually done and finished on Adobe Illustrator. So that being said, I had little to no idea what I was doing. Thank God that Adobe programs have the same format.

The emphasis in this piece is the white circles in the bottom left corner, as the background is practically solid black on white. This first page follows my theme with how the various lines mess with your eyes, making it look like it's moving.

Second page (shapes)

For this page, the ides was to make an image solely out of the shapes tool. Still having no idea what I was doing, I seemed to have gone back to the lines, but these are made of rectangles.

The emphasis in this page is the white blur in the center. Because I was unaware of the feather tool at the time, that is actually a circle with a gradient, and not a feathered circle, which would have been the obvious and easiest solution. The circle in the center also follows the theme I had going on; just like the title page, this page has the bright, almost iridescent glowing on it somewhere.

Third page (patterns)

During the third page, we learned about patterns, and how they were transparent, so you can overlap different patterns. We were also introduced to the idea of 'image trace', which is personally one of the best tools to work with, other than transforming paths/shapes with a custom mesh.

The emphasis is the black/patterned 10-pointed star, as it is one of the darkest things on this piece, and thus, stands out. This piece relates to the theme, 'intensity', because there are several patterns overlapping each other, and the traced building looks like it's vibrating.

Forth page (color scheme)

My last page, the forth. One that I probably lost the original idea halfway through, as you can obviously see. It was based on color and color scheme, and I chose was triadic (green, orange and purple).

The emphasis could either be the exploding Chihuahua or the cat's eye lasers; you can have two emphasis points, right? This matches my theme of 'intensity' by the entire image being a mess of color and explosions/lasers. It's pretty intense.

Design Research

Eden Weingart has a very unique way of animating. It's very smooth, and pleasing to the eye. To connect this to the Electronic Design class, Eden using a lot of different lines and dots to show composition and patterns. She also works with animating word art. I'm a huge fan of animation, especially if it's as smooth and flow-y as Eden's. 

The mood is very calm. Most of the pieces are loops, and animated very slowly, so it's almost hypnotic to just watch it happen over and over. 

www.edenweingart.com

Numero the Second One

Wow that looks bad.

It looks like some middle-schooler's new notebook/journal that they're trying to show off to everyone. Just get the puppy ones, jeez.

It's called being a professional

The color scheme I have choosen for something I'm not even ready for.

Color Wheel

Don't ask, idk.

First Page yo

First page of greyscale line book

I'm all for quality when it comes to a .jpg
I've turned my art into oatmeal.

Line Photos

The emphasis on this photo would probably be the whitest part of the wrapper on the right side. The movement is caused by the lines in the chocolate, going from the bottom left-hand corner to the top right-hand corner (or vis-versa). The wrapper gives variety by being random in the lines while the chocolate itself is more orderly.

The emphasis in this piece would be the darkest markings and lines, because they pop out the most. The circle design gives the photo movement, as well as the obtuse grey lines right inside the circle, which brings your eyes downwards to the piece. The variety is all the different lines going on with the folds of the lines.

The emphasis would be the shiny shoelace holes, which have a different color from the rest of the piece, which makes it pop out. The movement is made by the laces zig-zagging across the piece. There is variety in this piece, which is made by the colors of the actual shoe, and the stitching in it as well.

Oh Boy, First Post

Have whatever this is.