This is a compilation of finished work from my Graphic Design 1 course at College of Dupage. All work was done using Adobe Illustrator.

Final Project. Create at poster for a youth camp using postmodern graphic style: Stair step shapes, overlapping, textures, tilted axis, photo-collage illustration, spontaneous decoration.

 

 

Depth. I was assigned "Pig at Niagra Falls." The objective here was to create a design that has dimension and depth. The tool learned was gradient mesh and perspective grid.

 

 

Color Theory. Choose a mood to communicate and use a color scheme that best communicates the mood. I chose "overwhelmed."

 

 

Typography. Choose a poem or song and set it typographically. Be expressive with type in how it is set to communicate the message. I chose a quote from C.S. Lewis about progress. The tools learned were the type tools.

 

 

Type Portrait. Simplify portrait down to 3 tones. Use text as the fill for the image. The text I chose was from an article on the AIGA website called "What is Graphic Design?"

 

Study images of Penguin and Polar Bear to see how they can be simplified. Create icons that could be used in small or large scale.

 

 

Designs for Waterfall/River, Thunderstorm/Gentle Rain

 

 

Compositions communicating the following. Organized/Chaotic, Congested/Isolated, Stable/Precarious

 

 

Using only squares triangles and circles, design compositions showing symetry emphasis, contrast, repetition, isolation, etc.