The personal logo assignment definitely took a lot of brainstorming. It was a very helpful introduction to the process of designing something.
The collection of color theory assignments were very interesting and taught me a lot about color theory. Magazine color wheelColor mixing wheelPersonal color palette/names/poetic descriptionColor research3 facts about each color presentedOrange: used in art since before the middle ages, represents energy, vitality, and adventure Violet: Color of mourning in Brazil, promotes self confidence, luxurious Purple: Purple dyes are rare in nature, represents royalty, used in ancient cave paintings Pink: Represents compassion, nurturing, and potential succcess Blue: Has the lowest wavelength of any color, not an appetizing color, keeps people awake Gray: Represents wisdom, the "middle of the road," Not used in politics Red: Color of power, represents passion, love, anger, excitement, and increases appetite Yellow: Represents caution, energy, and wealth/gold Black: Black is all colors absorbed, represents power, stability, and strength Green: Represents money, nature, and balance. 5 potential color options for my personal logoBlue/Orange
Green/Red Yellow/Violet Black/white Blue-Green/Red-Orange This project is only about half complete, but the goal was to incorporate different patterns together without creating any focal points, so that your eye travels all around the page. patterns considered + paper shape templateThis project taught the class the basics of screen printing and book binding!
Involved printmaking and then choosing which areas of the print were the most interesting in order to make a book. The nature/shape assignment helped me learn to identify shapes in nature, deconstruct them, and then reconstruct them into something different. Plants used, photocopy, and 2 concept sketchesThe Balancing Act project was very interesting. With the restraints using only four squares and one circle in order to visualize design principles really challenged me to contemplate what these principles actually mean. Sketchbook work |