Monday, September 18, 2017
Illustration Friday: Jazz
For some reason, I am a little obsessed lately with fish. Not sure why, but my little sketchbook already has 5 of them. Anyway, what would be better to play the saxophone than a fish?
Friday, September 15, 2017
End of Fifth Quarter
This quarter was so much fun! I really enjoyed all my teachers and learned a bunch. I feel like I'm finally getting what design is. Especially with type, which is where I've been struggling.
First, my favorite project from Content Creation class, Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: a campaign for a fictional brand (from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) that is used to promote Barnes & Noble's NOOK and latest, 40th anniversary edition of the book. The drink, though alcoholic in the book, is made out of non-alcoholic ingredients and can be purchased at the Barnes & Noble's Starbucks stores in either cans or as Gargle Blasterccino.
Next project is the one for Systems Design, where I revisited a project from first quarter, which not many people do... It is very different now, though: Raju's Tree. This is a branding system for a Disney Adventureland drop-tower ride. But it's more than just a ride, it's a whole experience that aims to empower tween girls to try new things and find new capabilities within themselves.
For Type 3 we had to create a campaign to promote some underrepresented/misrepresented group of our choice. I chose Down syndrome, particularly addressing parents (or parents-to-be) to children who have just been diagnosed with the syndrome. The purpose of the campaign is to show these parents the brighter sides of having a child with Down syndrome, as explained by families with Down syndrome members.
Finally, in Video Storytelling I learned how to create and edit videos in Premier Pro, which is very useful. Here's a link to a playlist of some of the videos I created:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2mXcnet6cVLOH-L3SAzEDShL1zwbObyc
I'm not all that pleased with the videos and animations, but I see it as a learning process. One cannot create great things without starting with crappy ones.
First, my favorite project from Content Creation class, Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: a campaign for a fictional brand (from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) that is used to promote Barnes & Noble's NOOK and latest, 40th anniversary edition of the book. The drink, though alcoholic in the book, is made out of non-alcoholic ingredients and can be purchased at the Barnes & Noble's Starbucks stores in either cans or as Gargle Blasterccino.
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| The Beverage |
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| The Starbucks poster |
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| The poster in its environment |
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| The new book cover |
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| The Gargle Blaster ad on Barnes & Noble's webpage |
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| What you get when you click on the ad |
Next project is the one for Systems Design, where I revisited a project from first quarter, which not many people do... It is very different now, though: Raju's Tree. This is a branding system for a Disney Adventureland drop-tower ride. But it's more than just a ride, it's a whole experience that aims to empower tween girls to try new things and find new capabilities within themselves.
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| Cut-paper ride poster, this time in color and done digitally |
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| t-shirt you can get at the gift shop |
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| Ride webpage on Disney's website |
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| Second photo in the slideshow on the webpage |
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| When you scroll down you get the details |
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| A pamphlet you get at the entrance to the ride |
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| with a map of activities while you wait |
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| more merch - learn to play the flute |
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| Bullet-journal type book you can also get at the gift shop - front cover |
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| One of the inside spreads |
For Type 3 we had to create a campaign to promote some underrepresented/misrepresented group of our choice. I chose Down syndrome, particularly addressing parents (or parents-to-be) to children who have just been diagnosed with the syndrome. The purpose of the campaign is to show these parents the brighter sides of having a child with Down syndrome, as explained by families with Down syndrome members.
Finally, in Video Storytelling I learned how to create and edit videos in Premier Pro, which is very useful. Here's a link to a playlist of some of the videos I created:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2mXcnet6cVLOH-L3SAzEDShL1zwbObyc
I'm not all that pleased with the videos and animations, but I see it as a learning process. One cannot create great things without starting with crappy ones.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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