From Semesters Past

I've not had much art work to post recently, but I'm wanting to post some more. So I decided that I would post some of the work I did from the past couple of semesters.

This was a project where we had to create a snapshot like USA Today uses in their paper.

Above is the TIME cover I created. The cover story was about To Write Love On Her Arms and pictured on the cover is one of my favorite bands, Paramore!

Next, is a project I did where we had to create a c.d. single layout. We were given a song off a Christmas Compilation album where artists did covers of hit Christmas songs. I got the song "Last Christmas" originally by Wham, but redone by a band called Pas/Cal. We had to create the front and back cover, the inside booklet, and the actual c.d. itself. The photos below is what I came up with.
Well, I think that's all for now. Hopefully next time I'll have some new work to show.

No Art = Pointless Blog Post

So I don't have any art work to show to you right now. I'm sure you're all greatly saddened by this, but as I sit here bored in my dorm room, I thought I could just give a little update of some kind. 

Well, to start things off, since Monday, I've been without a car. It started acting up before Hailey and I headed back to Arkansas from our weekend in Dallas, and when I tried starting Monday morning it wouldn't turn over. Fun stuff, right? Luckily, I have an amazing girlfriend, and she willingly let me borrow her car to save me from having to walk to work. Speaking of work, I had never really eaten at a Zaxby's until I started working there, and I must say, I really like the food there.

Like this guy here. This is the Kickin' Chicken Sandwich, and its probably my favorite thing on the menu. It's three chicken fingers on Texas toast, covered in ranch and Tongue Torch, Zaxby's hot sauce. It's so good, and I recommend that you all stop reading my blog and go get one now. 

Between work and school, I seem to stay fairly busy, but this week has been especially busy for me and for Hailey. She's had test's for some of her more difficult classes and tends to stress. She also misses not being home and close to her family, which is hard for her, and that doesn't much help with everything else going on. So I felt it was my duty to be a great boyfriend and try to cheer her up and keep her stress free. I decided that each day, I would give her a little note that would hopefully put a smile on her face and make her happy. I also took her out to the newly opened McAlister's, and then later in the week we went to see the movie Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist. It was a really good movie and I think we both really enjoyed it. The overall plot of the movie is about these two people, Nick and Norah, who meet each other at a concert, go on a search for their favorite band performing a secret show, and all the while begin to fall in love with one another. It was a good one and and I really liked it. I'm not sure that the things I did helped Hailey any with her difficult week, but I tried my best.

Well, I think thats about it. There's not much else to write about. I did begin working a new project for Graphic Design I. So when I've got something worth looking at, I'll put it up for your viewing pleasure. 

Chicken Fried Bacon and Dryer Sheets

Does my title say chicken fried bacon? Indeed it does! Why? Well, this past weekend, Hailey and I made the trek to Dallas, TX, to go to the Texas State Fair with her family. It was awesome, and it was so big! Getting to go with the Goffinet family was a great time. They love food, and they love to eat all the different foods around the fair. It's their tradition, and an awesome tradition at that! To begin the day, they have to get a Fletcher's Corny Dog. It was probably the best corn dog ever! After that, we walked around to see what we could see and eat tasty fried foods along the way. In summary, I had a corn dog, fudge, fried pickles, a country fried steak slider, nachos, and my favorite food of the day, chicken fried bacon! We also played some games, saw a sculpture make entirely out of butter, and walked through a car show. It was great and I'm ready for next year.

Now for some artwork. The next project I'm going to post is another one I did for Graphic Design I. The task at hand was to create an ad for an item using visual metaphor/analogy. We had to create new connections between images, words, or both. We were split into three groups and then we were given an object to do our individual ads over.  My group's item was dryer sheets and this was the ad I came up with.

In doing some research, I found out that dryer sheets can be used for many different things. They can be used as insect repellant, car fresheners, and even to clean things like sinks and bathtubs. I decided to use the cleaning aspect of dryer sheets for my ad. My class discussed a few ideas that might improve my work, but I think it turned out pretty good. Eventually, I'll make adjustments to the ad and maybe I'll put it in my portfolio or something.

Benliss, John Rush, and Rozer

Next on the list is a project I did for my 2D-Design. We were to design a series of three motifs. We could use media we wanted, but had to have a static design, a relaxed design, and a dynamic design. I chose to show those three stages using c.d. covers.

This is my static design, and It was suppose to show no movement. I used a plain type and a very simple, plain background. I made the album cover for this amazing band, Benliss. You've never heard of them? Their only the greatest band in the world. Go check out their myspace by clicking their link in my "Links" section to the right.

This next design was meant to be relaxed, showing little movement. I used what I thought to be a very clam black and white background, and chose an italicized type face to help create some movement. This is probably my least favorite out of my three designs, but I think it turned out fairly well.  The name John Rush just felt like a good musician name, and "Log Cabin Sessions" came from that fact that it looks like the man in the picture is playing in a log cabin. So there you go.

This final cover was dynamic design. I used a big, bold type and used a very active and high-speed picture in the background. I thought that using something random, like the screaming face, would help make the design more dynamic, and I think that it definitely adds to the piece. I guess the band's name is Rozer. I'm not sure how I exactly came up with that name, I just did, but I think it goes well. 

Overall, I think that my third design ended up being my favorite. This design turned out almost exactly how I imagined it, which was very exciting. I really liked this project and designing c.d. covers is something that I would love to do for my future career.

So I hope you liked these three designs and keep checking back for more. I have one more on my list to post for all to see.