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With this portrait I tested out different flower variations for the background, from completely empty and simple to overrun with a variety of flowers. In the end I preferred a look that is somewhat in the middle and doesn’t take away from my final portrait.
Continue ReadingFor my first portrait I have made a plaid background and I experimented with the shape of a strawberry. I chose to do the deep red lines in a lower opacity to create the darker boxes for when they cross over. I think it goes well with the portrait as they contrast but also complement […]
Continue ReadingThe subject I’ve chosen for this assignment is Halloween movies, specifically children’s movies. I have explored a range of halloween movies from horror to children’s and have ultimately chosen a younger demographic. Figure 1. A great example of typography regarding children’s halloween films. I would argue that the typography in this Coraline poster is very […]
Continue ReadingFigure 1. An amazing example of a conceptually designed poster, exemplifying key themes of the film. This poster has a great conceptual design. Even as the remastered version, produced years later, it still pays homage to the original posters with its typeface. The ‘O’ is replaced by a button which seems to be sewn into […]
Continue ReadingFigure 1. A great example of composition drawing the viewers eyes to key moments in the poster. The use of the black and white pearl as a central point draws your attention to her with the white road. She is dynamic, holding up an axe and displays movement and although small on the poster it plays […]
Continue ReadingFigure 1. A great example of colour though simple, creating an effective poster. It’s clear that this ‘Get out’ poster is a great example of colour. The graphic designer has purposefully chosen to only use a grayscale (black and white), and this is likely done to represent the racism and segregation within the movie.There is […]
Continue ReadingMy three typographical brand standards pages My typographical brand standards include: fonts and typography, brand logo and illustration and colour palette. “Today, brands go far beyond existing as mere logos and products – they’re personalities that tell stories” (M.Noel N.D) I wanted to communicate my brand through my guidelines. Through these aspects of my brand […]
Continue ReadingThis is my finished conceptual logo These are the tests I did to ultimately choose my logo For my logo I have decided to go with a star with the word “Mystique” in it (the name of my production company). The “I” tittle is replaced with a star which is what makes this a conceptual […]
Continue ReadingMy three completed magazine spreads My editorial pages are pages from a magazine. These spreads are all created each based on one of the movie posters. “Readers are interested in what people have to say: their experiences, their feelings, their story” (S.Tarakson 2013). I decided to use an interview for a part of the writing […]
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