For my brochure, I chose to use elevators as my inspiration. I used the arrows found above the elevators as a symbol to represent the mindset of the ECOMM students. I feel like this brochure, while very simple, really reflects the program. I used many effects to make the arrows and the font glow. I also used different fonts that were out of the ordinary. The background is black because i feel that black makes everything pop more. I designed it so that the viewers eye is drawn towards the left. I created the barcode myself to add a self made portion to the brochure. I also added a satin finish to the ECOMMUNICATIONS logo on the side. I feel like this brochure really attracts attention because the whole elevator idea isn't really something someone would think about. 

Recently, the class had to come up with a personal logo that represented us as graphic designers. We were required to make a art board of all of our rough sketches and beginning ideas. We were then told to choose a few of the best and get feed back from the class. After the class told us what they thought, we chose one to stick with. We then added that logo to an artist card and added our information to it. Here is my design.

Logos usually tell a lot about the designer/ company, or they tell a story. For me, my logo doesn't tell my story. I find it hard to put my life story into a logo simply because  my life has been so all over the place. So, i decided to put my mentality into my logo. Higher Plane describes my level of thinking. I feel that the public isn't aware of whats going on behind the scenes. As an enlightened person, I know that a lot of what the media feeds you is just a way of getting you the be too ignorant to see the bigger picture... that there are people running everything and that they have a master plan that is already unfolding. Yes...i'm a conspiracy theorist. 

I do feel like its possible to tell a story, but i feel like the only stories a logo can tell are not so complicated stories. 

According to Webster, kerning (less commonly mortising) is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font, usually to achieve a visually pleasing result.  In order to really understand what it is, I played the kerning game. It was harder than it looked. While I was playing it, i thought that i was doing pretty good. I felt that my judgement of spacing was on point. Yeah..... I was way off on some of them. But oh well :) Now I know how to do better next time.

Final Score:
59/100

eMagine was held last saturday. I did not go because I had to work and attend other activities. From what I hear, it was really interesting and crowded. The whole purpose of the event was to have Graphic Designers, Web Designers, Animators, And Filmers under one roof to critique and praise others on their works. Im sure everyone had a great time. Personally, I don't think my work is good enough to be entered simply because of my narrow range of creativity. Which is fine. Graphic design isn't my thing anyway. Im really good with editing fonts and creating cool text, but thats it. My goal in life isn't to be a graphic designer anyway.

Being in the program, however, is cool. Because so little of the schools population is in a 21st century program, i feel kinda special at times. While I'm not the best at it, I still try my best in it.

This logo is known all over the world. It is the logo to a tool that helps almost everyone in at least one way or another. But how is that this simple logo has gotten as big as it has??

Well lets start with the simplicity of it. 

Many logos are really creative and colorful with a lot of "side attractions" going on near by or in the background. While sometimes people are attracted to this, it gets to be too much at times. Which is why people love the Google logo so much. We as consumers see hundreds of logos everyday. A lot of them are either too much to look at or not enough to catch your eye. The Google logo is perfect. It uses vibrant colors that are eyes are naturally attracted to. The colors Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green are colors that are bright but not to the point where you get sick of looking at them. And unlike other logos that focus on black and white, the Google logo actually has some excitement to it. 

The font plays a role in its popularity also. A lot of fonts out there are really plain. They only consist of straight lines with little or no space in between. And if they do have spacing, its sometimes off. Then there are those fonts that are really curvy and all over the place. These fonts are usually used out of place; meaning that they are used to advertise things that don't call for that kind of old timy font. Putting a modern product or idea with an old timy font is just...wrong. The google font is the perfect font. The letters have curvature which keeps the reader from getting bored. The letters are evenly spaced so that it looks neat and balanced. And the letters also have a slight disfigurement to them which keeps the reader/ observer interested.  

This particular font has a lot of serif characteristics. The g's and the l all have a part that pokes out a little more that the rest of the letter. 

The Google logo is the perfect logo in my opinion :) 

This week, we had to make a movie poster based on a pre 1970 movie. For my movie, I chose The Omen. My poster consist of an inverted cross (the symbol of Satan and anything "anti-God', the main character of the movie, and an almost occult style font that recites the scripture from the book of Revelations. The Bible verse talks about the number 666 and how it is the number of the anti-christ (the child on the poster and the main character of the movie).

Saul Basses work, compared to mine, is alot more abstract and not as straight forward. His posters consisted of all black figures and shapes that didn't show physical features.

Jesus
Martial Arts
Janae Jackson :)
Root Beer
Water
Noodle
Sushi
Vitamins
Glasses

Jesus is at the top of my list because he is the most important thing to me. While I'm not the most "holy" christian out there, I'm really trying to be better and live more like a Christian should. Martial arts is my life! Ive been doing it for years and it has brought me joy and it has given me skills that many people simply don't have. Root beer is just.....amazing. I cant explain the flavor of it. Its simply the best thing on earth next to my beautiful girlfriend Janae Jackson :)
I love asian cuisine. Noodles, rice, and sushi are my favorites. I could honestly live off of these things.
Vitamins are important to a teens development. My vision is very bad, so i need glasses. Thats my poster in a nut shell :)