justcreativedesign.com

Jacob Cass, a designer, and a native of Australia, now resides in Dumbo, NY. Yes, I said Dumbo. I find it really interesting how Cass constructed his website with detailed short biography, professional life as a designer, awards and recognition's, clients and testimonials, other design firms he has worked for, what school he earned his BA in Graphic Design, how he is passionate, enthusiastic, skeptical, and focused on design. Cass further lists events he has attended in the field of graphic design that are conducive to his knowledge of graphic design. By the time I completely read his homepage, and was ready to move onto his portfolio on his web subpages; I felt like I had already known Jacob Cass. Which I feel is important when trying to land an interview.

Lysergid.com

http://www.lysergid.com/

Loïc J. Sattler is an illustrator that makes some justly fascinating designs. Sattler uses tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create unique works of art. Truly inspirational.

Week 10.2

OK, by now your probably either A-sick of seeing theDigitalVein, or B- you cannot get it out of your head. Hopefully its B. I wanted to display my ability to incorporate the logo into stationary. I gave the overall formats of the business card, envelope, and 8.5 by 11 letter a base by inserting the TDV symbol. Using the transparency palette in Adobe Illustrator, I gave the symbol around 20 percent transparency to allow for body copy to be easily read. I found it very difficult to contain all the necessary information i.e. address, email, phone, website without being too cluttered. I also ran into some problems when I had to take into consideration The United States Postal Service regulations and requirements on how a design can be intrusive to the correct processing of U.S. mail. If a design is not in regulation with The Postal Service, it may hinder the sorting machines leaving your design lost in the mail system from weeks or even months! This can be devastating to your business when your information is not getting communicated correctly.

Week 10.1

I created a logo for my future graphic design business and named it: theDigitalVein. I wanted a super modern look that contained a symbol that appeared to be similar to alien writing. I chose geometric shapes that formed TDV standing for "theDigitalVein" for a logo symbol and rotated upward to 45 degrees to give tension in the design. I then companioned the logo symbol with the name of the company. I chose ultra thin type that used red colors black and grey tones (colors utilized also in the logo symbol TDV). I intentionally designed the word DIGITAL in black bold to emphasize the main aspect the company; digital design. Notice closely to the name of the company. It is aligned next to the TDV symbol using the rule of thirds.

Week 9.2

This was my first attempt at creating a design with Autodesk Maya. The Digital Vein was a concept for a future graphic design business that I devised. I wanted to give the design an illusion that the 3D type was stuck with a poker or metal rod. Once again I utilized the rule of thirds at two points; first where the poker rod comes into the format and secondly where The Digital Vein is displayed. I used a red hue to give the 3D type a sense of warmth. After creating the design in Maya I then imported the design into photoshop and used the blur tool to give the design a sense of depth of field. I left the majority of the format white to bring out the design and its red warm color.

Week 9.1

While attending South University in Columbia, South Carolina I was tasked with a job to create posters for the University Library. The head librarian requested that I design a series of posters informing students of the rules and regulations set forth in the university library including: quiet area, no food, and no cellphones. The university librarian wanted a design that would grab peoples attention, contained the predominate school colors, remained fairly simplistic, and would not be offensive to a moderate university president. I used this opportunity to hone my skills with typography and color coordination. I believe it was important to use the rule of thirds for the main content because I feel the most important content should attract the viewers eyes with ease. Other visuals like the photograph and Thanks SU Library Staff were just additional design elements that I felt accompanied the main informative content.