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Indiana Jones

2008-03-06T13:45:00.000-08:00

Okay, last post guys. I'm just pretty proud of how the text turned out on this one. The tutorial was found here.

Media Communication

2008-03-06T11:39:00.000-08:00

Here is my latest creation. My friend Artie in the Communication department here wanted a little something to let the kids know about the Media Comm major. Well I'm more than happy to oblige.

The original poster is from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," a wonderful sci-fi classic. I just love revamping old movie posters from the 30's-60's. Gorgeous colors. There always seems to be buxom woman fainting somewhere on the poster, too.

Piety

2008-02-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

This is for a Pietism symposium that might be going down at Bethel sometime soon. I especially like the effect of the semi-transparent feather underneath the logo. That was a total and complete accident. I mean.... Uh... I meant to do that and it took me hours to achieve the effect! The background is from an illuminated manuscript. (Which is just fancy-pants terms for a very old, hand-written Bible with pretty pictures.)

Betty

2008-02-19T15:18:00.000-08:00

This one was just for fun. I wanted to make a pretty desktop for myself. The woman in the image is Miss Betty Broadbent. She has become a hero of mine over the last few months. The original picture was taken while she was a contestant in the first televised Miss America pageant... and with a full body suit of tattoos no less! Again, incredible vectors from Arsenal.

As I was wrapping up this image, a friend of mine from the Psychology Department wanted me to whip something up for him. Well ask and ye shall receive, friend. Looks distractingly familiar, aye?!? Vectors are so awesome.

Classics

2008-02-19T12:42:00.001-08:00

And this is the flier for the Classics Minor at Bethel. After everyone saw the Film Studies materials, I've received requests from a number of departments. That feels pretty nice.

The background consists of an old map, a photo of a rusty rock, three different types of vector images from Arsenal. (Go to this site... it is so wonderful, I might cry.)

Film Studies Promotion

2008-02-18T15:35:00.000-08:00

My friend Joey heads up the film studies department at Bethel. I put this together for him as he himself failed the technology portion of his college education. As his tech class took place in 1982, this would mean that the overhead projector got the better of him.

The golden text that is running all across the piece is a collection of about 200 of the best films of all time and their directors. There is also a diagonal pattern of film reels as another layer. I'm quite proud of how it turned out, actually.

Wood Work

2008-02-18T15:32:00.001-08:00

Hello all! I made this because Christine told me to. She was putting together something for a little known company that rhymes with "Schmoston Schmientific." I told her the word was spelled "T E X A S," but she just wouldn't listen. The instructions were from here. A great little site, if I do say so myself. The wood texture in the background is from an online catalog for wood wholesalers.

A few weeks ago, a student I work with told me that she needed some self-promotional materials for her business class. She thought that she would just whip something up in Publisher. I scoffed! Then I put this together for her, totally ripping off the "Taxus" piece above. But I think it works. I also created a letter head and some other personal stationary for her.

I've discovered my purpose!!!

2008-02-18T15:01:00.000-08:00

Finally! I've found a purpose for this particular blog. Not that I dislike blogs or nothin'.... but I've been blogging my brains out on my other site.

I've decided to use this blog to post my graphic design work. If I'm going to be stuck at this desk all day with Photoshop, I might as well get some experience, aye?

So here is the first one... I made it for the Chinese language program at my university. The lovely young woman in the background (almost dead center in the page) is, of course, a man. Quite a beautiful man at that. The Chinese script on the very right side of the piece is the Lord's prayer. The phoenix I used to layer (on the right side ) is actually from a antique purse I found a picture of on eBay. Don't tell anybody!

This was created for a small theatre company in the Twin Cities. All they said was that they wanted a postcard for their play "about a man and his mom." They added that the mother often baked. So this is what I put together. I'm a big fan of fonts that look like they're from the 40's and 50's. My life's dream for a long time was to work in a diner and have a little blue outfit with a white apron, but I digress...

This was actually a mock up for the promotion. I never met anyone from the play; all of our communication was through email. This is the first piece they saw, and told me to print it. The picture of the woman on the lower right was eventually replaced by a photograph of the author's own mother who had passed away after a long fight with a terminal illness.

Both this piece and the Chinese language flier above were done quite a while ago. I don't have any formal training in Photoshop, so if I did anything right, it was a total accident.

Business Cards

2008-02-18T08:06:00.001-08:00

Here is a business card for my good buddy Laura. She's currently in school, finishing up her degree in photography. I'm a big fan of simplicity and high contrast and she seems to be too.

Without further delay, here is my little gem of a business card. I wanted to be able to give something out to potential "subjects" when I started field research on my thesis. In other words, I'm not just some creepy girl asking to see your tattoo... I'm some creepy girl with a business card asking to see your tattoo. Waaaaay better.

I decided to keep a running format for all of my thesis work, so my background here is the same as my website. I think it makes me look more professional and gives the appearance that I am slightly competent. Little to you know!!

Hello

2008-02-14T13:26:00.001-08:00

Hello