Friday, January 7, 2011
Recreated Art Deco Image Magazine Two-Page Spread
Two-page spread done in InDesign.
Original written article.
Hand Over the Manual Movie Posters
Original movie poster taken at Home Depot before we got kicked out for not getting permission from the manager, even though the lady surveying the department said it was okay.
Then we went to Walmart, they did not kick us out for using their kitchen appliances.
Finally my dorm.
The movie posters are based off of my original screenplay that I wrote the first act for Beginning Screenwriting Spring 2010.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Mother's Day Card
This is a card I created for my mother for Mother's Day. It is a mountain fold printed out on photo paper with a printable stock inside.
Restaraunt Placemat and Menu for student film Reckoning
The menu is a concertina or acordian fold and the place-mats are die cut with rounded corners in order to capture the homey and country design.
The hand drawn images are first sketched out then painted over using watercolor. The pictures are my own photographs of staged country items.
The background is burlap fabric over a lightened blue layer.
Diving for Dreams
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AfterThis is a design I created for a Fastweb scholarship over summer 2010. I used Photoshop to enhance the color of the original photo and to eliminate distracting water spillage on the pool deck. Then I used Illustrator to create the text and graphic bubbles.
My mom and I went out walking every day and found rocks lying amongst the park. We then trudged these rocks back to the car, loaded them, and went out hunting for more. Yes, the packs were extremely heavy but we pushed through the pain to fulfill a dream.
A dream is a wonderful idea within the mind, but will never become more than just a nice thought if one does not act. My photograph represents the struggles we must encounter and overcome in order to transform our dreams into reality.
My loving sister (also known as the scuba girl in the picture) and I proceeded to carefully place the rocks at the bottom of our pool in order to spell Fastweb. We can never achieve our dreams alone. We need the help from friends, colleagues, professors, mentors, and teachers to guide us through our life.
In the photo the scuba girl is holding a high school diploma, which resembles the Fastweb logo. Throughout life we are faced with the choice to carry the weight or relax and neglect our duties.
Fastweb has made it possible for students, who have persisted to dive down deep within themselves and overcome the many rocky obstacles that lie in the stream of their dreams.
Edited Posters for Student Film Neighbor Hero
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After
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Before
AfterI worked on a student film fall of 2010 called Neighbor Hero as an art department assistant. I was the graphic designer and they asked me to re-create video game and movie posters for their main character's bedroom.
My job was to remove any labels or brand names on the posters in order to prevent copyright issues.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Relational Identity
My project is a representation of the growth of an individual. The piece is constructed out of 1 x 10 pine wood, ¾ wide threaded rod, washers, and nuts. There are 12 photographs, which I took using a film camera and developed in my college’s dark room. The boxes are about 9.5 x 9.25 expect for the base which is 9.5 x 18.5.
The photographs are of my friend, her sister, mother, and my grandmother. The piece is a portrayal of a woman growing from a child, teenager, mother, and grandmother. The images can be mixed together by the spinning of the boxes to express that though one is growing older the memories and experiences of the past mold one’s character and personality.
The grandmother will possess qualities and characteristics of the joyful and bubbly little girl of the past. An individual remains the same person form childhood through old age. Her mind and body are transformed through the tribulations and enchanting moments she encounters in her journey through life.
Snowy-Roo
In my 3-Dimensional design class we had to create a mask combining two different animals that described our personalities. Then we had to go as a whole class in our animal customs to the coffee shop and order a drink. My final mask is actually not a mask at all but rather two significant features of the kangaroo and snowy owl designed so that I could become these creatures.
On the outside I am a happy and bouncing kangaroo. I’m always jumping around in excitement about life and loving my family and friends.
On the inside I am an introspective owl who is always watching and observing human nature. I wrestle with the flaws of mankind and it pains me to see the suffering of others. I’m in a constant battle with trying to combat the world’s corruption. I survey life and try to understand the human mind and heart. I burrow myself in my thoughts as the snowy owl rests in the snow.
My head is always full of ideas, projects, and tangents of philosophy that it can be hard to sleep at night. Similar to the snowy owl I rarely sleep and hunt during the day and hours of the night observing and contemplating life's anomalies. The main food source of the snowy owl is lemmings, which are creatures that metaphorically symbolize followers. I’ve always been at war with the media and refuse to conform to its ways of “normality.”
Waxed in Withering Wealth
When I was young I believed that if someone had a chandelier in their home they were wealthy and important. I felt that if I could have a chandelier then I could also be someone of meaning and prosperity.
Now when I observe chandeliers I still perceive them as a sign of wealth, but not a matter of significance and happiness. Wealth is not the answer to happiness, which is something I struggle with in desiring to be financially stable.
My chandelier is a portrayal of the decaying nature of wealth. A mansion in its day appears flawless, but will eventually corrode, collect spider webs, and loose the shine of spectacle. The items of luxury will wither away.
A Fortress from Fear
The piece is a representation of the comfort I find immersed within the ocean. I used to be afraid of being sucked under by the waves when I was young but overcame the fear when I realized that I would always pop back up. The ocean is a murky and unclear body of water.
When I am ocean swimming it is almost like a dark chasm that I must pull through to finish the race. Boats on the sea are protected and guided by the lighthouse in order for the boats to return home safely. Ones journey through life can seem perilous and frightening because the future is unknown. However, in life God is my lighthouse who I must rely on to make it through every day.
He gives light to the confusion and stress. He relieves my burdens and calms my fears. The lighthouse in my piece is a portrayal of God’s presence in my life when the waters seem murky and I am filled with anxiety.
When I trust in Him the water is no longer foreboding and the fear vanishes. I am at peace as I release my control and allow the waves to take me.
Feather of Lead
The piece is designed to arise a playful tension. The concept deals with the humor of oxymoron. The anvil is such a strong and masculine object and feathers are feminine and delicate.
These two combined create a mix of materials and references that cause the audience to puzzle over the contrast. I chose to use black feathers in order for the anvil to appear at first glance as a hard iron steel but as the viewers get closer the feathers are visible and the lightness of the piece is experienced.
Cinderella's Skeleton
The shoe is a skeleton of Cinderella’s glass slipper. I wanted to capture simple elegance. A beauty that is cold to the touch. The shoe represents an ancient love story frozen in a moment of time.
Their Transparency
This piece is a representation of my strange, disturbing, and bizarre dumpster find. Each totem pole has a name of a relative or family found in the letters. They are impaled because of my own personal confusion and belief that this whole family is covered in blood shed.
Is Matthew alive? I don’t know. Why are his and some of Audrie's belonging in the trash? I haven’t a clue.
The items from their trash are the test tubes, the pipes, the creepy Buddha pages were torn from Audrie's book, the coiled air pump, the large glass bottle, and the totem poles, which were previously structured on a basket.
The overall concept speaks of how addictions can break and distort a family. The drugs that Audrie and Matthew began to consume tore apart their marriages leaving them hopeless and broken.
The dysfunctionality of their family appears to be hidden, but is clearly transparent.
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