Daz Cola Poster

The finished poster design for my product, Daz Cola.

Bottle, Neck, and Box Labels

Bottle:

Neck:

Box:

Logo

Simple, fancy, and touching.

Bottle Designs

3D & Mesh [Wine] Bottle

My 3D bottle turned out alright, but my mesh bottle not so much.  This is the closest I could get it to looking like glass.  :/

Bottle Silhouettes

For the above bottle, I would imagine something fruity.  It is in a pear shape, and that's what leads me to a tropical/fruity taste.

I would imagine a root beer out of this bottle.  It has the style of a classic bottle, and either coke or root beer come to mind.

For some reason, I think of cheap wine when I see this bottle.  It might be the little groove at the bottom of the bottle that makes me think so.

Illustration and Design: Visual Identity [About the Product]

What does it taste like?
- It it bubbly and sizzles, and has a hint of a tropical twist, leaving it juicy, natural, and very pallet-pleasing.

For whom is it designed?
- For the younger generation, 21 to mid 30s.

What sort of mood or feeling does it convey?
- It gives the mood of relaxation, vacation, fun, and excitement. 

Whom do you get to pretend you are when you drink it?
- You get to pretend you are care-free, worry-free, and on the good-end of the stick.  Possibly a richer person than you currently are since it is fancy (but cheap).

How do you get to pretend you feel when you drink it?
- The overall feeling and mood the drink puts you in is how you are able to loosen up and pretend or imagine how you would be if you drank this every day.

Balloon Posters

Need to update.

My computer has epically failed me, and I have to redo everything :/.


Update:  I have no time to finish what I've been able to redo :(.  On the good side - my bottle poster is coming along nicely.

Color Exercise 5

Need to update / redo due to computer fail.

Color Exercise 4: Transparency, Depth, Vibration

Transparency

Depth

Vibration

Color Exercise 3: Hue, Saturation, Value

Simultaneous Contrast: Exercise 2

Simultaneous Contrast: Exercise 1

In this exercise, your task is to make a single color appear as two different colors. Begin by placing two small rectangles of the same size and color on two backgrounds of different colors. Then, adjust the background colors to produce the most dramatic change possible between the two smaller rectangles. You should use a format similar to the examples shown here or in the lecture. You will create four variations of this exercise.

UWF Nautilus Logo

This is my logo.  I wish I wasn't sick again :(.

Movie Poster: You've Got Mail

I watched the movie, and it's a simple story about love.  Why not keep that portrayed in the movie poster?

Saul Bass - One Two Three

What someone can expect by looking at this movie poster is a movie filled with intensity and drama.  The strong red color and the dis-attached arm really evoke that feeling.  After further discovery, this movie is indeed filled with drama.  From young wild love and rebellion to clashing politics. 

Another interesting thing I found about this is the young rebellious woman's name being Scarlett.  I am sure that the woman in the picture represents Scarlett and her unruly life.  She ends up secretly getting married, and then getting pregnant.  Hence, one, two, three.  From the movie poster, this makes perfect sense.  Everything is symbolized, even the arm being darkened and mysterious looking. 

Overall, this poster really captures the essence of the movie, and if someone were to look at this poster before they saw the movie, they could definitely get the gist of the movie itself. 

Typography and Composition: The WORD is expression

Understanding Comics

Zi - by Jeff Thomas

Jeff Thomas created Pon and Zi when he was in high school.  He has not and will not assign a gender to either Pon or Zi because he feels both characters could be relateable to males or females.  The style that Thomas uses is quite unique.  For Zi specifically, Zi is colored blue.  Zi is the sadder of the two characters, and blue fits its personality.  Zi, like Pon, has a heart on its chest and symbolizes that the characters are made for showing love and different variations of it - the good, the bad, and the ugly.  The simplistic forms of these characters let the viewer concentrate on the actions and the lesson of each comic rather than the characters themselves.  

Garfield - by Jim Davis

Garfield is a timeless character that Jim Davis created.  He has a simple, eye-catching, and amusing design.  He has a big mouth that usually has a smirk, and a little pouch for his stomach.  He is a devious fat cat everyone loves.  Making Garfield have such a variety of expressions and giving him physical characteristics like being orange and black that stand out to a viewer, Garfield's quirky personality comes through. 

Tweety Bird - by Warner Bros

Tweety Bird is a really sweet and cuddly bird.  He is always smiling in the comics and care-free.  His yellow colors that Warner Bros gave him really enforce that quality across, especially with Tweety's blue eyes and long innocent-looking eyelashes.  Tweety's round curves and small stature really enforce his kind personality.  For the most part, Tweety is a very laid-back character and gets along with everyone... except when Sylvester or any other characters try to threaten him.  He then bounces between being an angel and a mischievous bird.

Typography and Composition: Self-Portrait

Create a self portrait using letterforms.

Use letters to illustrate your face. Consider the character of the letters and their relationship to the physical appearance of that which is represented (your physical appearance, soft vs. hard angles, textures, etc.). Consider also the relationship between the characteristics of the letterforms and your identity, your personality, your persona.

Consider the entire composition of the page. Use size and pattern to create value.

Constraints:
The design must use only black letters on a white background. Letters may be scaled up and down but must retain their relative proportions. Letters may not be manipulated or deformed.

I'm actually really unhappy with this.  I had to start over 3 times due to corrupted files, and I still haven't solved the problem.  I'm not sure if it's my computer or the software I'm using :(.

Typography and Composition: Texture and Depth #2

1. Unlimited Letterforms
2. Max of Five Values

This was more challenging than I thought it would be.

Typography and Composition: Texture and Depth

1. Single Letterform
2. Black and White only

I thought I'd try to keep this one relatively simple.

Typography and Composition: Figure Ground Page War I

1. Use as many letters and shapes as you need, mix fonts, distort letterforms, wreak havoc
2. All letters and shapes should all overlap always
3. Design must be BLACK and WHITE (no gray)
4. Your design should use equal amounts of black and white to achieve the desired effect
5. Design must be 8.5 x 11

  

I can't quite decide which one I like more.  

Typography and Composition: Single Letterform

1. Relative proportions of all letterforms must be the same (use the letterform as a single shape)
2. Use a minimum of 5 letters - there is no maximum
3. Design must be BLACK and WHITE (no gray)
4. Design must be 8.5 x 11

Crazy "K" Awesomeness