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There's a birthday.

2010-02-23T18:59:00.000-08:00

I decided to make a card for my girlfriend for her birthday.

Some illustrations

2009-12-30T18:47:00.003-08:00

Some recent illustrations and schtuff.

Stuff that never got posted

2009-05-26T21:19:00.001-07:00

These are a few projects from school that never made their way here.Please, Let Me Introduce Myself Poster

Mezzachimera Poster

Lightning typography

Drought Typography

The 6degrees DVD

The 6degrees DVD case.
The Zuzana Licko event poster.

my personal project

2009-05-06T20:45:00.000-07:00

I was given this bike, and decided to make it my project. Converting it to a fixed gear.

It went from this...

to this...

I love this bike, I ride at least ten miles a day, some days more. It's pretty enjoyable! Ride a bike, it saves gas.

statement

2008-09-18T23:19:00.001-07:00

the direction i took with my posters was to appeal to the hispanic demographic, young and old. with my mouth poster, i went for a more youthful approach by saying, you have a voice, go vote. meaning the youth is there too, and its apparent, now use what you have and say something by voting. i used metonymy on this poster to represent the hispanic culture as a whole through the mouth a color of the typography. in my flag poster i was appealing more towards the older, more prideful side of my demographic. portraying a hardworking hispanic man, holding a flag, showing his pride for his culture, yet making a statement. i used antithesis to juxtapose the presence of the flag, and replacing it with, go vote. my color choices were based on the fact that i wanted to create a mood in my series of two posters. i wanted a dry, hot feeling to portray the struggle hispanics have gone through to become americans. i feel i did justice with my posters and feel confident in my appeal to my demographic.

Vislang process book of digital delight

2008-09-18T23:19:00.000-07:00

new placard set

2008-05-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

placard

2008-04-30T09:45:00.000-07:00

Processssss

2008-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

This first image is how my infographic idea started, as a human body with areas highlighted that displayed which areas of the body were effected. Each was color coordinated.
Next I went digital and threw in a graph to bring more information to the piece, letting you know the price and battery life of each object. I defined the areas of the body and my callouts were a little more interesting. My graph bars were color coordinating with its object.

My final infograph is a revised version of the second. My graph bars connect to the area effected on the body and overlap, creating an interesting composition. the callouts remain the same and the graph bars have icons on their peaks to clarify what they refer to. a graph pattern covers the whole background to imply measurement.

2008-03-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

Gigabyte Size

Metallicus Blue

Let's Get Technical

A Gigabyte Out Of Life

So my icon set has come to a conclusion. When this process started, I was thinking of items that were high tech, slick, and somewhat fashionable. With design, comes a language, and developing a language that is universal. Through process, I simplified my photos and objects into illustrations, then into iconic images. I created simple plain images, using characteristics of each object to tell what it was. With my final objects, I feel confident that they are very legible. Next came color choice. I chose cool colors to imply the metallic feel. Different values separate screen and body, and in some cases buttons. I am happy with my color choice, and through critique, I found that the colors help emphasize the language of my set.

Final Icon Set

2008-03-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

definitely finished by now. All edges have been refined and proportions considered.

Final Icon Set

2008-03-05T20:12:00.000-08:00

Possibly pending revision, my set is near finished.

Connotations-

clean
crisp
high tech
simple
hand held
personal

2008-03-05T12:10:00.000-08:00

spread 3
spread 2
spread 1