soo recently, I finally finished designing for FPS’ Film Festival poster! :D

The theme was supposed to reflect a classy, fun event showcasing college students’ film works (both live & animated). At the event actual golden shorts will be awarded to those with the best short films (as well as other categories). I thought that was pretty clever and hilarious.

Also, who knew, that creating a jagged ‘torn edge’ of a ticket would take forever!?

Lesson learned and reminded by a friend: designing is like any other art form that takes a very long time. It will only get faster through practice & time/trial & error.

I am definitely still learning the shortcuts + more effective ways to design in Illustrator.

Thumbnails in Intro. to Typography

Recently, I was referred by a friend to design posters and flyers for a senior music recital.

Chris Olds told me he wanted something classy and elegant, but with a bit of fun. These themes would represent his numbers: Scaramouche, Songe de Coppelius, & Six Studies in English on the saxophone.

Process:
We had a photoshoot and picked the top 5 photos we liked best to be used on postcard flyers. We then used a full body picture of him in the music room to be his poster image. The cropped photos of just his hands, body, and the saxophone were used as smaller, more specialized invitations to allude to the main poster with his face. 

It was great working with Chris and getting to know him and his love for music. He told me, when he plays he envisions a story through his music. With this vision, he invites his audience to enter the world he has created.

If you appreciate a nice dose of classical music, you should come out and hear Chris Olds play! :)

2nd option, in progress.

Critiques are welcome! :)

in progress type poster for my Intro. to Type class

*still needs to incorporate 3D type!

Designed for Ohlone’s Hip Hop Culture Club.