Project Redo Day

Sorry about the hiatus. School has started and I am back to work. Thursdays this semester will be dedicated to redoing projects from last semester. Today I’ll be working on my Naked Mole Rat wheel chart and the poster. Each piece contains information (some repeated and some not repeated on the wheel and vice versa) about the Naked Mole Rat. Anything that was put on the wheel  was edited to simply because of space constraints as well as to retain the attention of the reader.

The wheel chart:

The poster 12″x17″

The sketchbook for this project will also be redone. It contained initial sketches for the mole rates and the wheel chart plus research found on the animals.

Farmer’s Market Posters (Media + Stylizations)

This is a series of posters I did this past semester about farmers’ market. My emphasis was on the referencing the farmers’ market that is set in a rural area. I wanted to draw attention to iconography of the idyllic farm that has ties to days gone by, i.e. not completely modern and with a hint of the past.

Media: watercolor, gouache, cut paper, and pastel

While brainstorming I found areas of interest and importance.

Texture:

old-fashioned, worn, rustic, hand-made

Sights:

idyllic, nostalgic

Community:

small, gathering, supportive, homey

In the area of color, I wanted to mostly stick with primary colors, then mix and vary the tone and intensity. Red was an important color as it symbolizes the traditional barn and the texture had to be spot on in order to get the old, faded, barn feeling.

I chose four objects to stylize that would connect the viewer to the type of setting I had in mind. The four object were: a farm truck from the 1930s, a hand written sign, a scale, and a barn.

New Fashion Finds: Blesslev, Jacquie Aiche

So I will be blogging soon about the fashion side of design that I love so much, more specifically my fashion icons. I recently heard (about 15 minutes ago) about a website that sells leather pouch necklaces. I discovered the site via a Tweet by Samantha Ronson. Apparently people have been asking where she got hers. The necklaces are called Blesslev and the artist is Jacquie Aiche. There is an inexpensive pouch necklace, only  $36, that is within my budget. I just may buy it.

The font really speaks to the spirituality of the jewelry. The jewelry from her other site, the second link, is even more beautiful. My favorite are the jewelry made from rocks and minerals. They took my breath away. What of love most about these is the connections to nature, the ground, the earth. I love the colors and the textures found through her designs.

My Trees

This was apart of a project from last semester. I’ve reworked them in Illustrator. I’d like to turn them into graphics for t-shirts. Stay tuned!

Recipe Cards

These are for a project I’m working on. It’s the final projects of the semester. I’m not quite done. This is the front side (the recipes will be on the back). It’s titled “Playing with You Food.”  The subject is cheese and each recipe will be a variation of the traditional Mac and Cheese.

The instructor is Cheryl Beckett

My Favorite Things (Part 1)

• vintage Bulova watches

It’s so feminine and dainty.

• Ebay vintage sellers
• J.Crew
• Antropologie

I love the clothes, always unique, sophisticated, and modern, with a vintage twist. They have a great taste in color, pattern and texture.

The gold jacket makes the outfit.

• Marc Jacobs

I love his slightly unusual, skewed, quirky take on fashion. The gold buttons on this cardigan are the perfect detail.

• Asics Onitsuka Tiger

I love the way I can interact with the Onitsuka Tiger website. Click the link, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. The unusual color combinations they use for the shoes are beautiful. They really stand out in the sea of monotony.

• Seychelles shoes

I adore the attention to detail, whether it’s pin tucking, buttons, or weaving of leather for their sandals. I really like the high gloss of these shoes and black is my favorite color to dress up in.

• Kate Spade luggage

She is timeless and classic.

I Love Target (and their awesome logo too)!

I saw this while checking my email. The colors and the movement caught my attention. The simplicity and the color choice of their arrows are cute and playful. It’s a great directional tool, my eyes go toward the product’s description and image. The designers did a great job in finding images to identify the product that’s inside or associated with it. The concept is wonderful too, looking up to something brighter and better. “Say hello to up & up.”

Don’t forget to the watch the video, the music is perfect. It’s so pleasant and cheerful.

2009 Valentine’s Day Poster

It is still being worked on. I need the make it more dynamic. I feel like I’m missing something. 

Thoughts anyone?

New T-Shirt Graphics!

Take a look at my store (http://skreened.com/pgaesthetics).

The next one is the first version of two designs I will upload to be put on t-shirts.

The second version of the above design:

Please let me know what you think.

Beautiful Brown Women

Ford model Chanel Iman, Sessilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn, and Arlenis Sosa are the four models featured on the cover of i-D Magazine. There is a post about it on Ford’s blog. I want to see more women like me on the cover. No They just need to do more ‘fros. They are all beautiful and brown. Enough said.