header.

i just finished this. it's a header for a guestbook page that i have to make for my web 3 class. i wanted to try a style that is much more fun than what i usually do. i am kind of mad at myself for using circles again. i'm so predictable. i need to snap out of the circle obsession i'm in. 

line.

me.

savannah

renata

renee

loni

these are some line drawings that i made of some of my friends in photoshop. i had fun making these. i think i'm going to try to add color to these later.

based.

these two posters were done for my history of communication arts class. we had to take a project that we had done in another class and recreate it in two different styles that were done in the past. i chose to re-do the ad i did in my concepting class. i was really disappointed with how it came out, so i thought i'd try it again. the first one was based off of a poster that paul rand made. to be honest, i chose to base it off of that poster because it was the easiest style i could find, but i do like how it turned out. i think the piece came out looking...cute, i guess. the other poster was based off of a poster that was done in an american modernism style, which is another very simple style. i like the colors i used in it, but what i really love is that damn dog. it's too adorable. click on the ads to see them at a bigger scale.

umbrella.

this is the word mark i made for umbrella magazine. it's a new kick ass web zine that everyone is going to love. the editor of this zine asked me to add the "written by the people for the people" on the page somewhere, so i just made it go with the word mark. oh, and i designed the site for them as well. i will post a link to it when they start putting up articles.

b.a.g.

sorry for the glare.

i had to choose a fake restaurant and make a logo and menu for it. i chose becker avenue grill and this is what i got. i came up with this style in a few hours. it all started with the logo. my first attempt at the logo was terrible, so i had to think of something really quick. after getting the logo, i made the menu in the same style. i like the style, mainly because it looks interesting and is easy to do.

the production part of the project is what almost killed me. originally i was going to print the two page spreads of the inside of the menu on one page and fold it, but that didn't work too well due to the thickness of the glossy paper i used. i then ended up getting blood on that original concept for the menu on accident. (story: i accidentally cut myself with my exacto knife while cutting the pages and didn't realize it until i touched the menu and saw my blood on it. it was a traumatizing experience) when that ended up being hell, i decided to just have the menu bound. it looks okay, but i really wish i could have gotten a white bind instead of the black one that i got. sucky kinko's only had black, though. this is boring you and myself, so i will end this here.

home front.

home front home office supplies

pens - 24 count (front)
pens - 24 count (back)
pencils - 24 count (front)
pencils - 24 count (back)
file folders - 100 count

paper clips - 100 count

project book

this was my first packaging project ever. home front is a brand that makes small or home office supplies. this is what i did for its packaging. i wanted to involve a pattern of some sort and i wanted some unique boxes, so i made them, yes, made them...out of plastic. it was hell, but worth it. i like how it turned out. oh, and i'm not sure if it is noticeable in the photographs, but the logo is made to look like a stamp. click on the photos to see them at a larger size.

ringo - revised.

a few entries back, i posted a site design that i did for mike wieringo. i had to do revisions to the layout. i took all of the things that the professor told me to do during the critique into consideration when i revised the site. this is what i got. it looks a ton better...mostly because i actually scanned in real news print paper and got a better font for the title of the paper. i also added a few things like a coffee ring and red markings.