This is a project that was commissioned by Bob White, the owner of the YWCA of Charleston, WV and Nautilus Fitness Centers, and his wife Cherie White who teaches the spinning class at the YWCA. They felt like the walls in their spinning room was barren so they chose what messages they wanted on the walls and asked me to paint them on the walls for them. I researched font and color and once approved, I came in on August 20th to paint. It took 5 hours to hand draw and paint. Additions to come.
I created a set of 3 posters, one for the three most well-known forms of Capital Punishment. The reason I chose that quote is because I felt like it was an impacting statement about a controversial subject.
A continuation of the Capital Punishment poster set. These are examples of different ways the posters could be viewed. Each are made to where the cause of death is prominent on the ad to bring attention to it. My personal favorite is the t-shirt design, to me it is the most personal of the set.
The ad on the left was for Mutt Strut, a 2-mile race through the host town with your dog and 100% of proceeds earned goes to the local Humane Society. The ad on the right was for the Tops in Lexington magazine, a monthly magazine full of things to do during your time in Lexington, KY. The two ads shown would alternate back and forth from issue to issue.
Originally a Tabloid about the origins of the skull and crossbones archetype, I recreated an old assignment to be more modern and eye-catching. The words "Skull and Crossbones" catch the eye immediately, and upon closer observation a skull and crossbones image is visable, made out of text depicting the history of the origin of the symbol.
This is the cover to a faux Fortune 500 company based off the furniture company IKEA. I felt like in order for it to have the proper feel, it needs to feel open and warm, like a home.
One of two spreads for the faux Fortune 500 company. To show my abilities as a designer, I chose to work on a financial report because of the graphs and numbers. I felt like that would have been a good challenge to figure out a good way to get everything to still properly flow like the cover. The colors were pulled from the picture of the bed on the cover. I picked the earthier tones because of how furniture is generally made of different kinds of wood, and thus the brown colors felt homier.
The last piece in the faux Fortune 500 company series. I wanted to test my abilities as a designer by using text and pictures together in a fluid and organized way. For an explanation for the color choice, if you haven't already then please see the "Annual Report - Financial Report" page.
A magazine layout study for a faux magazine called Opa! This magazine is intended to advertise upcoming performing arts shows as well as tips for aspiring actors and performers. This cover is advertising Cirque Du Soleil in particular. I used an eye catching picture and kept it simple from there. I felt like it was enough to draw someone in to look at the magazine if they saw it sitting on a shelf.
An inside spread for the faux Opa! theatre and performing arts magazine. This spread is dedicated to Cirque du Soleil. I wanted to continue to make it unique and eye-catching like the cover.