Continuing to work on the hand lettering project and play with type. I have enjoyed the search for an interesting looking window pane to use the pens to write with on. Once I have the final product for this project I plan on photographing it with my lights so I can successfully add it to my portfolio for future reference. I also have been putting a lot of thought into what I want my project to be for the exiting show next semester. A personal photo project/series that I started a few months ago is what I am leaning towards at the moment. I want to turn the photos into full vectors and graphics as well as do hand drawn type to go with each photo in the series. I would love to have the final product printed on a huge canvas. The series would consist of 6-7 pieces when all is said and done. I think doing something that I already started as a personal project that I was passionate about and turning it into something more into a graphic is going to really help with pushing it to the limits. I also have been running a Christmas shoot special with my photography and plan on taking my designing skills to advertise for myself and make flyers so I can market to more people than just the ones I have on my business facebook.
Crystal Davis
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
I've been looking for a window pane to do my chalk project on. Yesterday I went thrift shopping and looked for various things to do my hand lettering project on. I still haven't settled on a thing to actually do my hand lettering on but the opportunities are endless. I am excited about this project and will probably be buying the special pens to work with as well as chalk. I also think a mirror might be cool to work with.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
I have continued to work on my Lyceum series and I can honestly say that I am happy with the way that it is coming along. Sometimes when you have an idea and you put it into play it does not turn out as magnificent as you expected it to. I went with the idea of adding texture into some of my silhouetted figures as I had planned and was happy with the result.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Lyceum
I am doing a lyceum poster with my old ink figure drawings from drawing 2 class. I also plan on using my violin as a reference photo or as the actual poster for one of the posters. Another idea I really want to put into play is getting dancers to do something with a flowing type of fabric and use a slow shutter speed to capture some motion photos for one of the posters. I am really looking forward to being able to use some of my photography with my design work as well for this particular project.
I also photographed my first wedding not too long ago. It was definitely a lot of work but it paid off and was a beautiful day so I got some great photos!
I also photographed my first wedding not too long ago. It was definitely a lot of work but it paid off and was a beautiful day so I got some great photos!
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Over the past weekend I did my first bridal shoot. I was very pleased with the outcome. This weekend I will be shooting the same girls wedding for my portfolio. I offered to do it for free because I knew no one was going to hire someone to shoot a wedding who didn't have experience already doing so.
I am looking forward to progressing into the next project and have been looking at app designs to study them. One I particularly like the simplicity of and works well just by using typography is the vine app.
Monday, September 23, 2013
I have continued to work steadily on my candyland invitations and spy novels. Due dates are coming up and I must stay on my toes! This semester is definitely a challenging one. I am enjoying my projects though so I cannot complain. I did a maternity shoot this past weekend and had quite a bit of fun with it. Using the internet to gather inspiration we found some cool photos to use to base our shots off of.
I ordered a Wacom Inkling pen over the weekend and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival in the mail. I am excited to try it out.
I ordered a Wacom Inkling pen over the weekend and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival in the mail. I am excited to try it out.
Monday, September 16, 2013
After plenty of contemplating and lots of debating I decided to go with a different route for my invitations project for my typography two class. I did not make this decision on a whim however as it would mean starting the project over. I really did not have a lot of the resources I needed in order to do the ballet invitations the way I wanted to. I did and do however have plenty of resources and references for doing a Candyland themed birthday party invitation for this project.
I have a bit of an obsession with Candyland I guess you could say. It ranks up there with Hello Kitty and Sailor Moon in the fond memories of my childhood that I honestly do not think that I will ever grow out of. Maybe it is my obsession with bright and fun colors that makes me love Candyland themed things. I do not really have an obsession with actual candy I just think it is all so pretty to look at. This inspired me over the summer to do a candyland themed photo shoot.
I have to say it was an ultimate success. I made a scene that looked like you were actually walking into the world of Candyland for my shoot. With spray paint galore I sprayed pinks, blues, and purples all over bags of stuffing I purchased and sprawled it across the ground to look as if I were walking in a world with ground covered with cotton candy. Giant lollipops and gum drops surrounded me.
When thinking of what else I could do my invitations for for this project it occurred to me: Why not do Candyland? I mean after all I worked so hard on making my vision come true for the photoshoot...I had all the references I needed....why not make it happen?
And if you don't have any reasons not to do something, I'd say that's a pretty good reason to go for it.
My buttons are going to consist of swirls as if they are lollipops, my type looks as if it is candy striped. I am vectoring out a photograph for the cover of the invitation now which will be the most time consuming part of the project but once that is out of the way I am pretty much in the clear. Although time is short I do not regret making this decision and it was one I was happy to make.
I have a bit of an obsession with Candyland I guess you could say. It ranks up there with Hello Kitty and Sailor Moon in the fond memories of my childhood that I honestly do not think that I will ever grow out of. Maybe it is my obsession with bright and fun colors that makes me love Candyland themed things. I do not really have an obsession with actual candy I just think it is all so pretty to look at. This inspired me over the summer to do a candyland themed photo shoot.
I have to say it was an ultimate success. I made a scene that looked like you were actually walking into the world of Candyland for my shoot. With spray paint galore I sprayed pinks, blues, and purples all over bags of stuffing I purchased and sprawled it across the ground to look as if I were walking in a world with ground covered with cotton candy. Giant lollipops and gum drops surrounded me.
When thinking of what else I could do my invitations for for this project it occurred to me: Why not do Candyland? I mean after all I worked so hard on making my vision come true for the photoshoot...I had all the references I needed....why not make it happen?
And if you don't have any reasons not to do something, I'd say that's a pretty good reason to go for it.
My buttons are going to consist of swirls as if they are lollipops, my type looks as if it is candy striped. I am vectoring out a photograph for the cover of the invitation now which will be the most time consuming part of the project but once that is out of the way I am pretty much in the clear. Although time is short I do not regret making this decision and it was one I was happy to make.
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