Exhibit 3

Masquerade

Background:

It is common for me to want to create something beautiful. This was an experiment to push myself out of my comfort zone and do something that is good design wise, but also was a creepy. The quote is from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. The jester is holding a business card, looking down at you as if to say "come to this party, little one."

Design:

  • Contrast of bold colors red, orange and black colors. The only time white is seen in this image is in the quote. The color scheme is designed to have a soft sepia background with a bold/loud red that pulls your attention. It gives it a bit of an eerie feel.

  • Fonts: Phosphate for a decorative text, Myriad Pro (bold and regular) for a sans serif clean look other messaging.

  • Repetition of colors and fonts used

  • Repetition in the use of "masks" through images and text

  • Alignment of rectangles and text

  • Proximity was used to relate the quote and the details of the event

  • Proximity is also used to related "hiding your face" at the event

Photoshop Skills Used:

  • Rectangle tool/free transform to create a solid/contrasting background

  • Organized using groups, then effects added to an entire group

  • Quick selection tool to capture the mask one the card, used effects for color

  • Brush tool for mask ribbons

  • Burn tool

  • Linear light over the image of the jester.

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