Clip Art
Objective: Create images based on a given shape while using drafting tools
Direction: Using rulers, compasses, drafting pens, and other drafting tools we turned generic shapes into more interesting designs.
Likes: I like concept, allowed creativity and prepares the student to be creative for upcoming projects.
Dislikes: I wish there was less restrictions, such as no video game inspired ideas, or different kinds of shapes on the same sheet. (square, circle and triangle designs on the same paper instead of all the same shape.)
Direction: Using rulers, compasses, drafting pens, and other drafting tools we turned generic shapes into more interesting designs.
Likes: I like concept, allowed creativity and prepares the student to be creative for upcoming projects.
Dislikes: I wish there was less restrictions, such as no video game inspired ideas, or different kinds of shapes on the same sheet. (square, circle and triangle designs on the same paper instead of all the same shape.)
One of our earliest projects, not my best work, but still part of my growing process in the world of graphic design
Olympic Symbol Project
Objective: Create a logo or design to display the given olympic event using adobe illustrators' tools.
Direction: While adapting to the pen tool and others, we created images with effects (such as drop shadows and inner/outer glows) to display an olympic event.
Likes: I like how we got to choose our event, and had an open range on how we could go about creating the image in any sort of angle or amount of detail.
Dislikes: Wish some people could have the same event, because i was last pick, and got one that i didn't know much about. (was fun reading up on luge though)
Direction: While adapting to the pen tool and others, we created images with effects (such as drop shadows and inner/outer glows) to display an olympic event.
Likes: I like how we got to choose our event, and had an open range on how we could go about creating the image in any sort of angle or amount of detail.
Dislikes: Wish some people could have the same event, because i was last pick, and got one that i didn't know much about. (was fun reading up on luge though)
Simple design, later i added effects and the olympic symbol, to make the dude seem more artistic.
Geometric Portrait Project
Objective: Taking an image of our face, deciding it up into small simple shapes, and coloring it back in to make and artistic feel to the image.
Direction: Using the pathfinder tool, divide and color the face of image with the eyedropper tool.
Likes: This project is very unique and fun to do.
Dislikes: This was very tedious and repeatative.
Direction: Using the pathfinder tool, divide and color the face of image with the eyedropper tool.
Likes: This project is very unique and fun to do.
Dislikes: This was very tedious and repeatative.
Working more towards the later works, I began to feel more comfortable with illustrators tools.
Monogram Project
Objective: Take your initials and turn them into a graphic that is enticing and unique.
Direction: Pen tool, simple designs to create a simple design that represents us.
Likes: How it was very personalized to each individual.
Dislikes: It seemed like a filler project that didn't really advance my skills very much.
Direction: Pen tool, simple designs to create a simple design that represents us.
Likes: How it was very personalized to each individual.
Dislikes: It seemed like a filler project that didn't really advance my skills very much.
This project was very simple, and quite easy. Not very time consuming either.
Logo Project
Objective: Use the pen tool and effects to create a graphic that will display our initials with something that represents us.
Direction: I took the basic shape of my grandmother's pool, put a slide for a J and curved the edge more to create an S.
Likes: I like how easy this project was, not to difficult to create an image for the letter S.
Dislikes: This project can be very difficult to some people do to it being based on their initials.
Direction: I took the basic shape of my grandmother's pool, put a slide for a J and curved the edge more to create an S.
Likes: I like how easy this project was, not to difficult to create an image for the letter S.
Dislikes: This project can be very difficult to some people do to it being based on their initials.
Maze
Objective: Create a maze with 1/2 inch gaps, and a solved version of the maze.
Direction: We used the pen tool to map out the maze and just freely placed lines apart with 1/2 inch between until it look like a child's maze in a coloring book.
Likes: I thought this was a fun and unique way to see how good we are with the tools.
Dislikes: I thought this was a bit to easy, I wish I had gone with a more complicated design then pac-man to have more enjoyment in this.
Direction: We used the pen tool to map out the maze and just freely placed lines apart with 1/2 inch between until it look like a child's maze in a coloring book.
Likes: I thought this was a fun and unique way to see how good we are with the tools.
Dislikes: I thought this was a bit to easy, I wish I had gone with a more complicated design then pac-man to have more enjoyment in this.
Hand-Cut Screen Printing
Objective: Cut an image out on green lacquer-based film, using X-acto knife to cut out a design to be printed.
Direction: I found an image that seemed cool and detailed, cut it out using the X-acto Knife. Than we printed it using a open mesh
Likes: Very open idea, Free range for the creator. Limit to design, personal skill.
Dislikes: Very slow, consumed way to much time.
Direction: I found an image that seemed cool and detailed, cut it out using the X-acto Knife. Than we printed it using a open mesh
Likes: Very open idea, Free range for the creator. Limit to design, personal skill.
Dislikes: Very slow, consumed way to much time.
Textile Screen Printing
Objective: Design a tee-shirt, with no real restrictions other than appropriate for school only.
Direction: Using adobe illustrator, I created a band shirt with the rock band logo, and instruments.
Likes: Very open concept, good christmas/holiday gift.
Dislikes: My print kind of went bad on the later ones, but it turned out fine.
Direction: Using adobe illustrator, I created a band shirt with the rock band logo, and instruments.
Likes: Very open concept, good christmas/holiday gift.
Dislikes: My print kind of went bad on the later ones, but it turned out fine.
Notepad Printing
Objective: To create a note pad, print, cut, and pasting it together.
Direction: My partner and I created our designs, simple picture and some text.
Likes: Simple and quick design process.
Dislikes: We were ready a week before christmas break, and had to wait till after the break to print.
Direction: My partner and I created our designs, simple picture and some text.
Likes: Simple and quick design process.
Dislikes: We were ready a week before christmas break, and had to wait till after the break to print.
Event Poster
Objective: To create a poster that advertises an event using graphics and words.
Direction: Use Illustrator to create a poster with simple image and information.
Likes: Can be creative and funny, within reason.
Dislikes: Not many uses for this project, unlike other projects being interesting, this one is kind of lack luster
Direction: Use Illustrator to create a poster with simple image and information.
Likes: Can be creative and funny, within reason.
Dislikes: Not many uses for this project, unlike other projects being interesting, this one is kind of lack luster
Tutorials
These were work we did in between projects, so we could practice using illustrator's tools.