Just Say No

This project is based completely on type. Impact is a great font for these sort of posters. It gives it power and thickness. I’m basically doing most of these in Illustrator. Before this summer, I barely used that software, but I realize it is important for me to feel comfortable brainstorming in the Illustrator canvas. This is my first time using masks here, and I like what they do, so we’ll be seeing more of that in the near future

-Alex

Altered States

Nothing says “fun” like taking the name of a business and using it as part as another business’ logo. I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time. Something about noticing how children understand logos without knowing how to read. I’m sure many people will NOT notice I changed Burger King’s logo, because it depends so heavily on graphics and colors.

Anyway, I originally thought of this as an installation composed of different signs. People walking through an art space with different altered logos spread through the area. At first, people would not notice the changes, until they finally do and start looking out for them intentionally. I group all the logos in one file for the purpose of displaying them all together nicely.

-Alex

Cute style

Well, after failing today’s attempt of creating a “page turning” effect in FLASH, I decided that I needed to meet my daily quota of design, and fast. So, I started to flip through one of my design books to get inspired. What could my subject be? I saw a “cute” ad that made me want to create a poster advertising candy, merging the 1950′s dancing food commercial with Japanese “cuteness.” Of course, after you read the copy, you understand it is a parody.

At first I had no idea of how to achieve that look, and I realize it was important to have thick borders in everything. After that, everything came together better. Before “arranging” things, I found myself with tons of colorful fruits. Knew the only way to make it work was to give the fruits a “cascading fade-in” effect.

Lorna’s Portfolio

As with everything, you are always helping friends with their projects and homework. I have an architect friend who needed to build a small flash portfolio quick. So, I came up with this.

Rebuilding

Through my time in Puerto Rico, I’m deciding to make good use of my time. I’ll be sharing here my art, the one that in some way or another is going to help me build my portfolio. Yesterday I worked these pieces: