Object To Mark: 10 Pedals

So i decided to use a rose for this final project.  I knew it was going to be quite challenging for me because i personally prefer using simple, predictable shapes, where as these are a bit more organic.  Half way through this project i realized that, but by then i had gone too far and wanted to see what i can come up with.  I love flowers, roses, plants, succulents, cactus's and all that good stuff nature provides so i thought maybe i can use this for something outside of class one day.  I started off using the straight forward approach for my first sketches, then u can see towards the end, i used the photo where the rose is at more of an angle because i wanted more of an asymmetric feel to the logo even though it would still feel balanced.  Here are the sketches to the photo on the left:

By the end of these sketches, i had started to transition to the angled approach, which i prefer, i feel it espresses some scale features and allows an open opportunity for more shading.  Here are a couple sketches that i did while using the right photo provided at the top: 

And finally my finished product.

 

I definitely wish i could of simplified this a little bit more, for being a logo and all.  In the end, i envisioned a smooth, rounded rose with shading that consisted of staggering points for shading.  however i am very satisfied with my finished product.  The image trace of this drawing gave me bold lines that i like.  My goal was to keep it under 10 pedals, because if it went over it would be too complicated for a logo.  I do wish i went a bit more abstract though.   

Great Minds in Design: Max Miedinger

Before i even looked into this assignment, i always viewed Helvetica as this neutral font that makes anything look good.  It's not too fancy, and it doesn't look anything at all unprofessional.  So i decided to look into the creator behind this marvelous typeface.  While doing research on Max Miedinger and Helvetica, i have learned so much that i believe will help me in my near future of Graphic Design studies.  I also learned so much about the concept of typography in different countries.  The most interesting piece i learned about Helvetica being created in Switzerland, was that the font was focused mainly on the white space behind the letters.  If you focus on the shapes that the letters create through the white space, then that's when you see how well this typeface works and brings everything together to look aesthetically pleasing.  I am super stoked to learn more about Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and hopefully can create a successful typeface like this one day.  Anything is possible.   

Layers Part II

Layers Part I

Pattern Part ll (Borders)

Pattern

Grids/Modularity Part ll

For this part of the project, students created a layout of pictures and words by using just two shades of grey.  The lighter shade represents the text, and the darker shade represents the photos.  For each one, i either thought of the structure of a website, or the layout of a magazine article.  Some would be very intricate, or some would be very simple.