Design Problem 7: Layers

Shapes

I cut some shapes out of black construction paper, scanned
them into the computer, and opened them in photoshop.

Sequence

I added different colors and effects to the shapes. Above is a sequence created 

from the different layers. 

Final

The finished product

Design Problem 6: Border Play - Transparency Part B

Logo Variation 1

Logo Variation 2

Logo Variations

Logo Trace 1

Logo Trace 2

Logos created from tracing out the icon and combining it with the gill sans regular/light in all caps.

Fonts

Font Palette Sheet

Type

Type specimen sheet used to explore different font options for Argan Moroccan Oil (a luxury hair product that I created from the A icon below for this assignment). 

Design Problem 6: Border Play - Framing Part A

Borders

Above is a simple icon with border variations. The borders are meant to call attention to the icon in some and become the more dominant form in others. 

Design Problem 5: Patterning

Pattern 1

Pattern 1 b+w

Pattern 2

Pattern 2 b+w

Pattern 3

Pattern 3 b+w

Pattern 4

Pattern 4 b+w

Pattern 5

Pattern 5 b+w

These are some different patterns that I created using adobe illustrator. 

Design Problem 4: Grids and Modularity

Layout 1

Layout 2

Layout 3

Layout 4

Layout 5

The exercise above was done using a nine_square grid to layout boxes representing text and images. Each sheet is supposed to represent a page in a publication. There are different variations on different pages. The black rectangle(s)/square(s) represent text and the gray represents an image or photograph. 

Grid 1

Blanket

Grid 2

Snake

Grid 3

Apple

Grid 4

Desert

Grid 5

Purple

Each square was filled with colors to create different compositions within the same structure. The colors have different shades, tints, opacities, ect. to make the look as they are.

Design Problem 3: Emotional Color Collage

Emotional Color

Above is a piece created to explore the different emotional, cultural, and worldly meanings of blue using a limited amount of fonts and colors. 

Design Problem 3: Digital Color Samples

Digital Color Sample Orange

Digital Color Sample Purple

Digital Color Sample Neutral

Digital Color Sample Yellow

Digital Color Sample Pink

Digital Color Sample White

Digital Color Sample Red

Digital Color Sample Black

Digital Color Sample Blue

Digital Color Sample Green

Different colors extracted from images to create a color swatches. 

Design Problem: Color and Value

Gray Scale Ladder

I haven't painted anything in a long time, but it was nice to step away from the computer screen for a bit and create some things with paint and paper. I'd like to start doing it more.  

Gray scale ladder - The left column is painted and was done in 10% increments starting from white paint and then adding black to create different shades of gray. The column on the right contains pages from a few different magazines that correspond to the painted color on the left. 

Complementary

Complementary colors with black shapes on top

Analogous

Analogous colors with black shapes on top

Tints

Tints of red, yellow and blue.