Self Portrait Collage

For this project I had a hard time finding inspiration, but after a few days of putting a base layer on, I decided on the theme of eyes. I believe I executed this well because most of the pictures I had were of eyes. I decided to make my face the focal point of the piece, with the eyes as a secondary image, they are subtle but effective in my opinion. Over all I enjoyed the hands on portion of this project but I was happy that we did get to work on it in photoshop a little bit. It was a fun experience in the end.

Movie Poster Project

For this project, I decided to make a poster for a suspense movie that took place in a post-apocalyptic world. I took a picture of my dad walking through a barren field which, I thought was a good example of a barren world. When editing the picture, I added a levels layer and a vignette to give the picture more contrast and drama. I also added a marble texture and took the opacity down to give the poster a rugged look. Finally I took a picture with dust and blew it up to fit the picture and took the opacity down to give it an “end of the world” feel. I gave the world a slight dark red color and a shadow to make the piece more interesting. All in all I think I did a good job of portraying the genre and mood that I wanted.

Movie Poster Example

I choose to emulate this movie poster because my story is about a post apocalyptic world. My idea had a barren road with a man walking down it. I like this poster, because it is very dramatic, it has a lot of emphasis on the road, with a plain and less dramatic background, the fog adds a nice touch. I think this poster is successful because of how simple it is, but also because of its use of heavy filters on the picture.

Surreal Project

In this project, the theme I was trying to portray was peace. I believe I did a good job of this, firstly by the pictures that I used. I got my sky from one of the skies that Mrs. Bloedel provided for us, I took a picture of a book, because I think of books as peaceful and quiet. I used a picture of a tree with yellow and red leaves because I thought those colors were the most peaceful. The dove that I added brought the picture to life, in my opinion, so that the landscape didn’t seem too dull. I added a vignette to the picture to make the piece seem warmer, I also added a layer filled with a yellow-ish color and brought the opacity down in order to make the whole image seem more peaceful, because yellow is a peaceful color. I added a shadow in the crease of the book to make the whole piece seem more realistic, and I think that my shadows on the dove and the tree also help to prove that same point. Over all I think I did a good job of portraying the feeling of peace, and peacefulness with this project and I am proud of what came out.

Surreal Research Photo

I think that this photo is successful, because it has good unity, and the idea of a field and book really show the same mood of peace. It is also very visually striking. In my surreal image, I would like to emulate the technique of imposing a picture on a book. I think it will really help get my idea across.

Photo Letters Version 2

In this version of my photo letters portrait, I decided to make the letters hard to read. I added my last name and made it very clear in order to draw the eye to it. I added colored squares in purple and green in order to make the letters seem eerie and I made the letters different sizes to make it seem more crazy and unorganized. I think I portrayed my idea well and topped it off with a purple gradient going up and a green gradient going down.

Photo Letters Project Version 1

I used chess pieces for this project because chess is something that I am interested in. I think that I did a good job with unity by using the same pieces for each letter. I also applied the same effect to each picture around the pieces to make the letters stand out. I took all these pictures at the same time of the day to promote unity as well. Instead of putting separate borders on each picture, I used black space in-between each, and aligned them so that it flowed better. I believe I did a good job with actually taking the pictures, and was careful to avoid “noise” and make them focused.

Wisconsin State Parks and Forest Contest

I chose this picture because of its simplicity, and I feel the flower is a good representation of Wisconsin during the summer. I always had fond memories of daisies. I put the flower slightly off to this side so the design would have some variety, and not have the focus point right in the middle. I added the two extra borders, because I wanted to give a slightly more professional look. I made the flower look like a drawing, taking away a lot of the detail, which gives the actual picture more of an artistic look. Over all, I feel my entry was a refreshing change of pace from the designs that are usually picked, yet still staying inside the guidelines and being a good representation of nature in Wisconsin.

50th Anniversary Design

For this shirt, I used the design provided for the BA 50th Anniversary, and added a banner. I feel this is simple, and it will convey the elegance of the school very well. I felt that shirt should not have a back; otherwise, it would be too busy.

Five Star Run Design

My design uses the theme of running in a “fun” way in order to appeal to children; however it is slightly sophisticated so adults are able to wear it as well. The BA blue and gold are used well in order to contrast each other, and the blue color of the shirt makes it a little bit more sophisticated in my opinion. The text is legible, and I incorporated running into the “N” in the theme of the Five Star Run. I feel the positioning of the text allows the eye to travel throughout the shirt in an orderly way. I kept the back of the shirt simple in order to not draw attention from the front, the simple BA logo with a drop shadow added to the “professional side” of the shirt.

Hello World!

First post on the blog. Get ready for some graphic designing..ing.

HI MRS. BLOEDEL!