Graphic Design by Blue

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Scroll down below to see some selections of my work from this unit.

Headlines Read Out- Magazine Cover Design

For this project, we analyzed real magazine cover layouts and got all the necessary measurements to create mockups for our own versions of their cover art. After that, we did our own photography and design work to shoot photos and design our own cover story. My magazine is Powder, a Vermont-made skiing magazine, and I wanted to re-create their simple photo-driven cover design look with this awesome action photo I shot!

Personal Logo Designs

For this project, we created logos and banners to advertise our own media work with marketing-ready graphics! These were some of the designs I created that reflect my brand and my style as an artist, including a social media banner below!

Three Sides Is All You Need- Triangle Design Challenge

For this project, we were challenged to create any type of creative art design that utilized triangles as a foundational element and to share our product in only one day! As a class challenge, we got feedback on these from our advisory board to showcase our skills working within a prompt. For my design, I created an abstract triangular pattern that emulated a late night long exposure photograph I took.

Chicks In Bowls- Women's Roller Skating Club Graphics

For this project, we were hired by the Vermont chapter of Chicks In Bowls to design graphics for their organization that promotes quad roller skating and skateboarding for the female, trans, and non-binary community. We worked to make designs they could use on social media, t-shirts, stickers, and more to promote their brand and showcase the awesome activities they inspire!

Build An Identity- Business Branding Design

For this project, we each got a fake business based on a real local business that we were tasked to make designs for. My business was Ornaments, a unique jewelry store that designed and printed their own 3D art as jewelry. To approach this project as a graphic designer, I analyzed my business by reading quotes and goals of theirs in a creative brief and then designed a 5-color scheme palette, collection of logo mockups, and a demonstration half-page advertisement to showcase how the business could make use of the visual brand I envisioned for them!

The Big Show- Event Poster Design

For this project, we designed an event poster for a Higher Ground Show with a band or performer that we would love to go see! To do this, we had to create original assets and could only choose to use the artist’s logo or masked/manipulated photo if we wanted. Although this show isn't actually happening, it was good practice to explore graphic design for promotional posters. I made my poster for Pete Davidson doing a comedy tour using typography clipping mask effects and more!

Healthy Graphics- Medical Professions Infographic

For this project, we worked with students in the Medical Professions program to design infographics that will be hung up at the Central Vermont Hospital! My poster is about Workout Health Tips. My Medical Professions partner sent the text and some basic design concepts, and from there, I made this design with custom graphics and a layout to advertise this medical issue!

Griefcase Band Logo and Branding Work

For this project, we worked with a new Vermont band called “Griefcase.” They hired our class to make logo designs for their debut album and for t-shirts that they are printing out, so these were some of the designs I submitted. Since their musical influences were 1990’s and 2000’s rock bands, I did some research into the genre and made logos to match the feel of their alternative rock sound! Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GriefcaseVT

Spectrum of Light- Color Wheel Design

For this open-ended project, we showcased our knowledge of color theory to make our own color wheel where color drove the meaning behind our own original art piece. I decided to make my piece as a fusion of photography, photo manipulation, and graphic design. This photo is actually composed of multiple layers I shot between the pencils and classmate's eye to create contrast and set the colors apart.

Variant Visuals Logo Designs

For this project, we worked with a team of filmmakers from the Burlington area who were seeking a new logo for their business. Using the notes they gave us in the creative brief, we designed logos that could look sleek and professional and ready to be animated. These were some of the designs I shared, and check out their work at https://www.facebook.com/VariantVisuals/

S.E.A. Program Logo and Branding Work

For this project, we worked with a new program at our partner school called Spaulding Educational Alternatives. We used input they provided on a design brief to offer some logo and graphic ideas that they can use when they open their new school campus. We are waiting to see which design they will pick to use on t-shirts, letterheads, stickers, their website, and more!

Spelling It Out- Typography Design

For this project, we created more advanced typography art using clipping masks, type on a path tool, and type modification techniques. I used words from Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" and created an absence of text in his outline to express his death and legacy.

Typorgraphy Alignment Design

For this project, we learned about typography practices like kerning, tracking, leading, paragraph alignments, justification, and font families to make typography art. For my design, I made text art of a quote I really like.

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