Graphic Design Work

Commission Work 

I work at a rock and roll themed coffeehouse named Rockn' Joe.   They started some event nights to get people interested in coming into the place and seeing what they have to offer  . Here are some designs that  I've done for those event nights . I assure you there will be more of these but here are a few.

 Open Mic Night Flyer

 Guitar Hero News Paper Insert 

Vinyl Nation Art Exhibit Flyer 

     

Smoothie and Whammie Menu

Guitar Hero Night Flyer

Student Design Work

I am currently going to college for Graphic Design. This is a posting of the stuff that I currently have done for school projects. I enjoyed working on all of these projects. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do.

"Cap and Trade Poster"
In this assignment we were instructed to create a poster involving a current social issue. I chose cap and trade because I thought it was an interesting topic. I wanted to convey pollution and a feel of dirtiness and the colors really unify this piece and its concept.

"Wake Up!" 

Wake Up! was created for a Layout and Design class we had to create unity using many elements. I had a lot of fun creating this project. I wanted to create a napkin that had a coffee stain on it so that the customer would have to do a double take and wake up.

"Metro Zoo Ticket"
This was also a unity project but we were limited to only using black and white. I had fun using negative and positive space. I used the animals and African elements to bind the image together.

"Sprawl"
I created the piece of multiple images for and annual exhibit held at my college. It was displayed for several months. It was also published on the degree program website. It represents the effects of urban sprawl on homelessness and poverty. I also expresses the line that people use to withdraw themselves and the generosity towards their fellow man.

"The World( is your canvas)"
This came from a project where we had to use the same 3 elements to create emphasis. The World uses repetition to create emphasis on the shoe and then back to the other elements.


"Break it Down"
The objective of this project was to create a design using emphasis on one of three objects using placement. In this particular design the object is the Converse logo. The design starts at the bright color square and leads you through the visual hierarchy. The design is unified by the colors and break-dancing elements, such as the cardboard, dance steps and hand movements.


For homework we had to pick a couple of online tutorials and follow directions. There isn't a lot to say about these except the for the "Schwinn It".

"Schwinn It"

The lines made me think of the racing scene in "Tron" so i added a guy racing on his bike. I had also been saying that cheesy phrase for days hoping it would pick up, it didn't.

"Deathmites"

This one was pretty interesting to make. It was the first time I has a reason to select a row of pixels. I stretched them and then used transform perspective. After that layer masked the image and faded out the vanishing point. The crumpled paper effect is from using multiply layer effect.

"Vintage Vespa Ad" 

This tutorial showed how to create vintage effects such as grainy film lines and the bursting star effect. The original tutorial had a Ford Mustang on it but I chose to use a Vespa.