Monthly Archives: March 2014

Mar
29
2014

World Religion Hybrid Symbols

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For this assignment we were require to choose a theme and create symbols in line with that theme. I have always been interested in the different world religions, so I chose that for my theme. I chose Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism as my three religions to explore. The images above are of my hybrid symbols. I initially created three symbols for each religion, but then decided to mix the religions when designing my hybrid symbols. The first symbol is a hybrid of my abstract Boddhi Tree (Buddhism) and the Hijab (Islam).I chose to combine the Boddhi Tree and the Hijab because they are both sacred symbols of the respective religions.  The second symbol is a hybrid of a Mosque (Islam) and a statue of the Buddha (Buddhism). It made sense to me to combine a Mosque and a Buddha because they are both institutions of each religion. The third symbol is a hybrid of a dreidel (Judaism) and a lotus flower (Buddhism). My reason behind combining these symbols was more aesthetic than conceptual.

Mar
29
2014

Dada Designs

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For my image methodology class I created three images inspired by the Dada movement of the early 20th century. I tried to focus on a different element of the movement for each of my pieces. For my abstraction I focused on surrealistic imagery. I really enjoyed creating a piece with the contrast of the blurred images and the straight lines. I found it very visually interesting.

Mar
28
2014

Duck

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Ducky

 

This was our first vector assignment in Illustrator in my Graphic Design I class. During this exercise, we were practicing gaining control over the pen tool. it was a challenge to learn how to make specific shapes without adding too many anchor points. I initially had a new anchor point every quarter inch, but I eventually figured out how to manipulate the handles of an anchor point so that I didn’t have to use so many. It was definitely an important learning experience.

Mar
28
2014

ITC Century Std Type Specimen Booklet

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ITC Century Std Type Specimen Booklet   For my Typography I class I was required to create a type specimen book in order to showcase a particular typeface and  I chose ITC Century Std. There are sixteen different typefaces in the ITC Century Std type family. I was please to have a large variety to […]

Mar
22
2014

Design Culture Now Poster

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1st Design

I designed this poster for my Typography I class in the fall of 2012. We were tasked with creating a poster for the Design Culture Now event where different designers gave lectures about their own work and process. I struggled with the use of the grid system in this project. I also struggled with color theory and creating a poster that didn’t compete with the text. Due to these struggles, I ended up redoing the poster after I turned it in.

Redesigned After Grading – Poster Redo copy

Mar
19
2014

Prototype Typeface – MOJO

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MOJO

 

I completed this project for my Typography I class in the Fall of 2012. We were asked to create a typeface using only squares. The squares were supposed to reminiscent of pixels. We were initially required to create six letters, but I went ahead and made several more in my free time.

This project was my first experience with creating my own type. It was challenging because we were only allowed to use squares to create the letters, which limited what we could do. I tried to create a font that had a congruent feel throughout all of the letters. I feel that it was successful, but now that I look back on it I could’ve developed the serifs more efficiently and used more of them.