A Role of Posters in Graphic Design

Design Brief:

Design a Bauhaus inspired A3 poster for an open night at Stella Maris College 2012.

Process:
First we research different types of posters that appealed to us and that we thought were effective. We also looked into the history of posters and how they have changed over the years.

We focused on researched the Bauhaus design period and the architecture, fonts, furniture and posters that was used with Bauhaus designs. We also made a mindmap helping us understand the role of a Graphic Designer and creating posters. This was an easy and quick way to learn.



Above is the design I created using what I thought were representative to the Bauhaus Design. This includes diagonal lines, the actual Bauhaus font, flat colours and the use of only three and a dynamic layout.

Creating my Bauhaus Poster for Stella Alive:

First we had a look at photos that had been taken of the school itself and chose 3 which we thought were effective and showed a Bauhaus connection. I felt that this photo below related with the diagonal lines and the use of certain colours.


I then cropped the building on the right out with the fence infront and deleted the rest of the photo. I decided to use this building on the right as the main aspect.
I copied and flipped the building onto the other side so it was a symmetrical looking poster.
I added the information onto the poster using diagonals and different colours and this it what my poster finished up as:

Package Your Mug

Brief:

1. Design a commemorative Factory designer mug and have it printed online at Vistaprint.
2. Design, print and manufacture a package to promote your mug at the Design Factory.
Process:

Firstly we brainstormed ideas and limitations for both the mug and the package. We looked at resolution, raster and vector images to see what would look best.

We had to think of three different mug ideas to then be looked at by our principal Ms Commerford who would choose the best one to fit the design brief.

Ms Commerford and I agreed to use a previous drawing I had created from my artbook. I scanned the image onto the computer and edited it through photoshop.

My main concept was growing and changing throughout school/the Design Factory.

The idea of using colours gradually was to show the growing of the person no matter who they are.

For the second part of the brief we were asked to design the packaging for our mug.
We were given a template that we were to alter things into our own design.

I added a photo of myself and a brief introduction, a Stella Maris label, an explanation about the mug and its meaning and then I used part of my design and placed it on the package to create a similar theme as the mug.

I am happy with the finished design as I believe it shows a clear understanding of the factory showing creativity and growth.

Bare Foot Cafe Chalkboard

TERM 4 2010.
For this task, we were asked to find a local cafe and design a drinks menu on a chalkboard to meet their particular style.
First of all we had to visit the cafe, take photos, and examine the style and feel that the cafe creates. We then had to brainstorm ideas for our chalkboard thinking about fonts, colours, images etc that would be appropriate for the cafe.
For my chalkboard, I chose Bare Foot Cafe in Manly.
This cafe is quite small but very popular for their coffees and belgain chocolate.
It used the colours black, green, grey and brown. The brown was mostly the wood that was included in the chairs and the benches.
There was a pattern on the wall of spades and clovers that inspired the shape of my chalkboard.
I ended up shaping my chalkboard into a 3 leaf clover with a stem:
The font I used was simple and quite a normal size. I used the colours white and green:
Overall, my design complimented Bare foot cafe as I used a shape that was seen alot in the cafe and I used two simple colours. The green represented the green tiles placed around the cafe. If I were to place this somewhere in the cafe, I would hang it up straight, in the middle of the wall. Altogether I was happy with my results!!

Redesigning Money

The design firm Dowling Duncan is proposing to redesign the American dollar bills. As the website states, "Dowling Duncan wants to renovate America's image abroad." The idea is so that America can show their great aspects and show the world their accomplishments. Also instead of having the old landscape bill, the new one is portrait, which is easier to hand over showing the amount of the bill. The different colours are also designed to help recognise each different colour and amount that it is.




(http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662135/could-a-dollar-bill-featuring-obama-repair-the-uss-image-abroad)

The one dollar bill.

The thinking behind this redesign is clearly stated on the note. The first African America president, Barack Obama is shown on the front. "These bills are designed to be educational and inituitive. The images and text "offer insight into America's heritage."
The graphic elements have been used to assemble this design by using a combination of text and imagery. There is the photo of Barack Obama's head shown in a tone of blues and blacks. The solid blue colour is used at the bottom, then turned into a light shade into nearly white. The text used on the note, informs the users with information about the picture and shows clearly that its the United States money.

My Boardshort Design

Design Brief - We are to design a pair of boardshorts using only geometric or organic shapes. We are to construct a simple pattern that can be repeated to form a yardage. We got given a board short template to lay over our yardage to show a mock up of our design. We have to create 3 colour variations of the design in accordance of three of the following: Summer, Contrasting colours, harmonious colours, winter, spring, monochromatic, Autumn, retro or other.
I chose Winter, Summer and Spring.

This is the Winter version called Amethyst Sky:

This is the Summer version called Rainbow Surf:

And this is the Spring version called Tropic Daize:



This is the 3 boardshorts with their information.

I chose this pattern as the stripes and squares were fun to play around with an make accurate patterns. I think it gives the boardshorts a very interesting look as the pattern is quite complicated to understand. Some of the colours chosen were contrasting and others complimented. There is a very large range of different colours and all the names suit the colours. The reason I chose Amethyst sky is because of the purple repesenting the crytal Amethyst and the black and blue for night and day sky. Also the reason for rainbow surf is because the blue and white represent the waves and the orange and pink are colours from the rainbow. Tropic daize is used for the Spring design as I have used aqua and light green to represent tropical, clear waters.

Footprint Cafe/Bundanon

As part of this course we participated in a design camp at Bundanon, part of Arthur Boyd's properties on the South coast of NSW.


We were asked to design a cafe model that would fit into the environment at Bundanon and suit the layout of the other buildings surrounding. We had to brainstorm and think about essential features and certain aspects to help the environment. This included things such as showing off the views and placing windows in particular sun spots. It had to be made 3D and fit into a larger Bundanon model. At the end we presented our models fitted into the larger model and explained our design.

For my cafe model, I used alot of different materials. I used alot of foam core for the base of the model, balsa wood was used, paints, wire and cardboard.




POSITIVES: I was happy with the height of my building as it shows of the view of Bundanon and compliments the nature surrounding it. I also enjoyed the look of the wire hanging from the roof which was a decoration I thought would suit the building, representing trees and mountains. The colours I used matched the other buildings too.

NEGATIVES: The size of the ground level of the cafe was a bit disappointing for me as I imagined it to be alot bigger. The kitchen was placed on the ground level which would made it a bit difficult to bring the food up and down the stairs.

Blog Banner

For our class task, we have to create a blog blanner. The banner must have a title that is not only representative of our creative work but reflects our own design aesthetic or how we wish to be seen by others.

My process started off with a sketch that i scanned onto photoshop using the scanner at the factory:



I then cut out sections of the wave and placed a rainbow behind it to see through the cut out section. To do this I simply selected the bit I wanted to cut out and deleted it. I created a layer behind my sketch where I inserted the rainbow picture to see through the deleted part:



I then added colour to certain picture I have grown like the sun and butterflies. I did this using the magic wand tool to select certain sections and colour them in with the brush tool. I chose a different type of brush to make sure I didnt get a solid affect which is what I was avoiding. I also added the same brush effect ontop of the rainbow wave to give it the same type of effect as the rest of the picture:


(this is shown without the rainbow layer seen)

I then added certain effects which are found in filter-->filter gallery to sharper the black lines. I also added my name in the bottom right corner fitting in the same type of look to the pictures and ended up with this:



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