BUSINESS CARD

 

BUSINESS CARDS

        The assignment was to use our logos to create business cards. The cards are to be for ourselves, not a business or company. My idea was to use the colors of my logos to make different styled business cards; however, I had a key concept in mind. I wanted to use the backgrounds of the logos ( the fill ) to be part of the design.
        I was successful in creating the business cards. I worked with my concept to create three different business card variations. I tried different placements, colors, and strokes/fills. I based each business card by the color them found on the logo. The must successful business card is the bright pink and black logo.
        After the critique, I decided to go back and make the revisions on the designs the professor said could use word. The main concern was the legibility and overuse of color for two of the cards. Based on the feedback, I went back and simplified some of the designs. I changed some of the colors to black and white, but I still kept the original logo color. I felt satisfied with all of my designs, after the editing. 
        I am a very independent kind of artist/designer. Which means at times, I have struggled with having any other vision but my own. The critique reminded me of the importance of feedback. To be honest, I hadn't been all to satisfied with my original work. It something that I took away from the project. As well, I came to another realization. For being fair skilled at the Adobe Software, I can be rusty and still have a lot to learn. I'm grateful for this project to have reminded me of this. 
        I believe this one works the best that it includes the negative and positive space of the logo. It is easily legible and stands out well. The card reads easily to see the purpose of the card and the easily can see the logo. I think the front and back of the card connect well to one another as well. Overall, I believe this assignment came out well!

AUTOSCOPY

 

AUTOSCOPY

                 Autoscopy is the combination of our experience in Photoshop coming together. The project allowed us to really play off of our creativity. The guidelines of the assignment was to use a picture of yourself and at least outside photos edited into one art piece. The design was inspired by manifestation and the universe. The concept felt very close to home; however, I did notice a previous student did something similar.

                 I choose to make mine sorted around manifesting into your higher-self. The understanding that the more knowledge you have and practice mind control/manifesting the closer you are to your higher-self. I employed elements that would contribute to the aesthetic I was looking to achieve. The elements included is fire, the universe, the pyramids, mathematics, bubbles, and magic glitter.

                 The combination together creates a euphoric aesthetic. I used color changes, luminosity, clipping masks, opacity, and sizing to create the perfect look. In the background, I included my tag logo. I wanted to include things like numbers, cards, and repeating numbers to represent manifestation. The duplicated picture of myself with light changes is representing my higher-self. All together, this look really comes together. 

                  Overall, I am so pleased with how this project turned out. It really showed me how much I learned in Photoshop of the time period we've been working with it. The manifesting higher-self concept is represented well in my design. I'm proud of how this came together. It's important that this connects to something I value in my own personal life. 

BW to Color

 

BW TO COLOR

                     The project was to add color back into a black and white photo. The twist to this assignment was to utilize the adobe color wheel in different manners to create a unique look. The picture had to be an original of yourself and converted into black and white. The assignment utilized the tools we've learned throughout the class.

                      The color options I chose was complimentary, triad, and analogous. I choose one of my favorite colors for each; the adobe color wheel makes this process very easy. We screen-shotted the colors that would be used to add color back into the photo. First, we had to add some space into the canvas to do that. I added around two inches to place the screenshot. 

                      I used the magic tool, selection tool, quick select tool, etc. I reduced the size of the pen to get nearly perfect selections. After, I started to fill those sections in with color by mask. That made it really easy to see what was being selected. To make it look more realistic, I reduced the opacity of the selections to make it see-through. This made it really looked filled in but also realistic. Per palette, I just reused the same selections but changed the color. It made it very easy to do so by the picker tool. I simply just used the picker tool to change the colors already in the sections. 

                      Overall, I loved how this put all my recent knowledge to work. It really came together and looked cohesive. Out of all of the images, I would say the analogous one was my favorite. I think they all came out great. My second favorite would be the complementary image. As for the project as a whole, I actually really enjoyed how this all turned out. Prior to this , I thought photoshop was really complicated and confusing. I've had a lot of experience in the adobe suite, but I never caught a grip for photoshop. I think this project taught me a lot.