Rule #1: Don't be a Cop-out

Some of Roxanne Daner's Work

Fall break is almost here, and so will begin the end of the semester I've been looking forward to for a long, long time. This semester has represented my transformation from feeling like a kid in a design studio to feeling like a designer. I feel like my work is constantly improving, and I'm working my ass off trying to make it better. I'm trying new things and pushing my bounds. I'm ready to get into the nitty gritty of design so I can keep learning and keep improving.

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while was learn how to use photoshop to incorporate my drawings {as seen here}, instead of having to make them in the computer (which was all I previously knew how to do). I just posted a project about designing a poster from an emerging designer and a historically relevant designer, and although I think it was going well, it wasn't challenging me to learn anything new. I knew the idea I had and what exactly I wanted the poster to look like, and it all just seemed so easy. 

• Writing a 5-6 page paper to me: easy
• The concept of the poster I had: easy
• The technicalities of the poster: easy

It all fell like a cop-out to me. It was all too easy. So me being me, I last minute changed my emerging designer! I went with Roxanne Daner, who is awesome. 

For my poster I ended up illustrating her and her dog in her style as much as I could (mine obviously still shows through). I didn't know how good I would be at adding color in photoshop, since I had tried before and it didn't go so well. I ended up coloring everything but the backgrounds with copic markers and going back in the computer and adding the concrete floor and background in PS and text in illustrator. Honestly, the more I look at it the happier I am with it. 

I don't feel like it was a cop-out at all, which was bringing down the other poster I was making a lot. 

Roxanne's Style is so textural and fun!
It's what I strive for. 

My poster! 

Are there any projects/tasks you guys have started, but changed because you thought it didn't show your potential?

Munn dun dun

For History of Graphic Design 3 our class is writing a paper over a historical design rockstar and an emerging designer.  We also have to make a poster reporting our findings, which is probably for sure the coolest part of this assignment.

I went with Seymour Chwast for my historical rockstar. His illustrations are so much fun and can be pretty dreamy!

Thennn my favorite favorite favorite, Jason Munn. I'm not so sure how emerging he is (actually I don't quite think he is at all, because he really shouldn't be), but I kind of, REALLY love his work and had an awesome idea for a poster because of his work.

Love them. 

This is the most clever thing ever.

So for my poster I'm merging them! They both go off really clever concepts and play on imagery. I just have to add the text and write the paper!

I also really fell in love with Roxanne Daner.  Her illustrations are so amazing :]