My very own Trademark

In our History of Design class, we were given the task of making our own logo. It had to be in black and white, and had to incorporate an animal or bird along with name and/or initials.

This is mine:

I chose the lion and crown because it appears on my family crest and represents strength and honour. The rest is a direct reflection of me; the princess style of the crown, the curly wavy mane, and initials as I have drawn them many times before. I truly like the simplicity and femininity in this one, and find that it really does represent me. I would be proud to make this into a stamp or woodcarving to be able to reproduce it on works and documents.

That would be nifty. 

Honourable mention:

I spent a good deal of time working out the celtic pattern and symetry in this logo. Though I adore the way it has turned out, I find that the previous logo better represents me as a person, while this one represents our family well. Perhaps I'll reproduce it for the invitations to our next family function.

Jazz Poster Illustration

Here's pen drawing for a project for my illustration class. The assignment was to draw a poster that felt like New Orleans, but I wasn't in the class during that lecture and didn't quite grasp the right feeling. I began with an outline of Billie Halliday and got feedback from my prof, who told me I should have gone in a different direction. I quickly threw in some other elements so that I could hand it in by the end of class. Bref, this one was on time, but it's not my favourite. There are a million elements I would change if I had a do over. I'll just make the rest of em pop instead...

Photography - Settings

Photography Assignment

Take 4 select pictures of a white subject, 1 indoors choosing the proper white balance, 3 outdoors choosing the proper ISO, aperture and shutter speed.

I had originally planned to post all the photos, but some differed from others and seemed haphasard. Since the statue below was anchored outside, I obviously could not shoot it indoors, and had to use a completely different subject. The others were taken a day earlier than the following photo, during a storm, which cast the statue in a softer light. Out of the group, the picture below conveyed the truest white balance, and the shadows and angle made for a more compelling shot.

This photo was taken on a clear night in February. Due to the utter darkness, I turned on a flood light in the distance rather than a flash, and then fiddled with my settings.

White Balance: Tungsten Light

ISO: 1600

Shutter Speed: 3.2

Aperture: F14

Kids' Puzzle

Assignment: Design a kids' puzzle using 4 geometric shapes with red handles so that they could be removed from the background. Then make the rest of it fun (I'm paraphrasing, of course). Program: Adobe Illustrator.