Carbon Product Package Design

Thumbnails/ Ideas



Unsuccessful Fan Idea



Rough Comp



CarboFan Spray



Front View Finished Product



Back View Finished Product

Poster Design: Sustainable Ideas

Logo Thumbnails




Sustainability Logo 1



Poster Thumbnails



Poster Rough Comps




Poster Design Rough Comp



Poster Design Final Comp

Project 2: Comprehensive Landmark Stamp Design

Project Photograph: Binghamton, Ny. Church



Comprehensive Thumbnails



Comprehensive Rough



Final Draft


I used many design principles in my design for this stamp. First, I used a good amount of negative space to make the image more appealing and to have the building itself pop out more from the page. I overlaid the typography I chose on top of this white space to make some high contrast between the black and white, as well as doing the opposite for the bottom. As for the church, I changed the color scheme to portay warmth by making the bricks a more intense red, while keeping the windeows a cool blue for even more contrast within the image. The scale of the building is very large and takes up most of the space because I wanted it to be the obvious focal point. The depth and weight of the stamp begins and the bottom and works it's way up, leading the eye around to the price.


The purpose of this project was to commemorate a well known landmark in our area and I think this stamp portrays thte First Presbeterian Church very well. The style of New York Modernism gives it an epic and high status feel of importance, and the angle I photographed it at furthers this view. Overall I am quite pleased with the finished project.

5 Stamp Style Examples

Art Nouveau

>Very warm soft colors

>Thick lines outlining soft textures

>Expressive but simplistic

>Lots of repeating patterns



Bauhaus

>Simplistic unified design

>Few colors

>Rounded edges for an easy flow

>Simple stylized type




Constructivism [Russian]

>Grayscale with color thrown in

>Multiple linear filled forms

>Basic concepts as focus

>Words keep a circular flow and contrast the lines



Art Deco

>Simplified design

>Often times vubrant colors

>Stylized with few curves



International Typographic Style

>Different basic font styles

>Various designs and shapes

>Often in black or white



Modernism

>Basic shapes overlapped

>Takes ideas and morphs them into simpler forms

>Overall soft appeal with many smooth edges

Stamp Design

20 Examples of Interesting Stamps



3 Favorite Stamps


1.) Tattooed Girl- I really like the style of this stamp due to it's muted colors and earthy feel. Everything is very soft and sketchy, yet defined. There is a lot of perspective with the beach in the background and although she is centered, there is still a lot of visual interest to keep the eye moving around her. Plus, I love tattoos.

2.) Scralet Kingsnake- I love the simplicity of this stamp. The white background is all negative space and accentuates the snake itself to make it the focal point. The color of the snake's scales make it pop and are very bold. The shadows make it look realistic even though it is not a photograph and it has a lot of personality.

3.) Alien Bird People- This is my favorite stamp so far!! the color intereaction is definately impressive and the layout is very unique. The creatures themselves are not extremely detailed but are in the foreground and catch your attention first. The scene in the background is quite intruiging as well with the floating city vs the one on the home planet. It is mentally stimulating and it caught my attention immediately over other designs.

Project One: Communicating the Sustainable Ideal.

Asymmetrical First Round Thumbnails



Asymmetrical Second Round Thumbnails




Symmetrical First Round Thumbnails



Symmetrical Second Round Thumbnails



4"x4" Asymmetrical and Symmetrical Roughs



Asymmetrical Final Comp.




Symmetrical Final Comp.



Visual Communication

I chose to use an environmental approach to the goal of this project by using terms related to the natural growth and sustaining of plants on our planet. In order to give my two projects unified yet diverse looks, I used many different design principles while planning them out.

In my non-symmetrical design I filled the space with five different words, all with different scales and shades of gray. The focal point is Vegetation at the bottom of the design, in black. From there the eye extends to the rest of the words by thickness of type and grayscale darkness. All of the words are interwoven into each other by using letters from each to finish or add to others, to prove how they all connect in reality. I used different shapes such as straight lines. curves, and a circle to add visual interest and to keep the viewer intrigued. By varying the fonts and how the words are spread out I tried to mimic ideas about the actual term to make it look like what it was portraying. For example, photosynthesis is circular like the sun, and nourishment is scattered like rain down on the vegetation. Lastly I used the rule of thirds to plan out where my terms would go, to keep the image interesting. Nourishment is mainly in the upper left square, photosynthesis is in the right, development stretches across the vertical 2/3rds line, regeneration curves along the horizontal 2/3rds line, and vegetation takes up the entire bottom third space. Overall although the design is non-symmetrical, it still remains balanced by arranging the words in the correct way.

As for my symmetrical design, I had to use a different approach. Vegetation was still the focal point, as it is the biggest and boldest font type in the image. From there the eye circles around following the curves of the terms until it reaches the sides of the image. Although I used different fonts or the five terms, they remain balanced due to their shade of gray. The darker the shade, the thinner or finer the typography. I used positive and negative space to evoke movement, and used a high contrast around vegetation to keep it as the focal point. The even proportions unify the design because they are similar to each other, yet have enough variety to keep a visual interest. I attached nourishment to development, because without it plants would not grow, and in order to regenerate and produce offspring, they need photosynthesis to occur. I tried to make the words "grow" off of each other. Instead of having vegetation directly in the middle, I used the rule of thirds to more effectively place it above center along the 1/3 horizontal line. The image is still symmetrical, yet not perfectly centered at a point.

I believe that I successfully communicated the idea of sustainability by using terms with a relative theme and arranging them in a productive and visually inviting way. By using design principles and going through many stages of development from thumbnails to the final composition, I created images that portray what was needed through an interesting set of designs that are unique and original.

Old Photoshop Projects.

Some examples of projects I created when I was bored at home.