Company Branding

This was a really fun assignment that took about 5 weeks to complete for a Business class. Using our future business, we had to create a brand with company logo, letterhead, invoice, promotional calendar, brochure, post card and thank you cards. The last two are pretty similar, but it was my first crack at it. I used Microsoft Publisher for each document and designed my company logo (Kamuanya Designs) in Illustrator and InDesign.

It was a great experience that gave me great feedback from my classmates and instructor as well, and I hope I'll get more from you all.

Logo Design

I created two logo samples for an imaginary company called Thermoline. Their product is a clothing liner that serves to insulate the body from heat in the summer and cold in the winter. It is light, airy and reusable. I used Adobe Illustrator for the design of the typeface for both options.

This third one is the final image I submitted for a grade after suggestions and comments from the instructor and classmates :)

Creative Ideas Magazine (Final)

Project completed for the mini-magazine I created for Graphic Design I.

I like how it turned out because it took more shape and I was able to get a little more depth. I found ways to turn the pages into a unit by using repetitive elements in the footer, the colors, and a lot of the typeface. Thanks to all the bright minds in my group and my class for their suggestions, I made some edits to the previous work (artistry spread).

I could still use more feedback to improve, so don't hesitate to let me know what you think :)

Artistry Article

This is a two-page spread assignment for Graphic Design I in continuation to the magazine cover assignment for Creative Ideas.

I found a really great image on Best Wallpaper's website and used it as the background for my article. Then, I found an article on Harper's Bazaar website about hair trends and used that as filler. Everything except for the word "Artistry" and the footer comes from that HB article online (which I referenced when I turned in my assignment).

I really love this and I'm really glad I got another assignment where I could create a spread. It's a lot of fun once you know what to look for. The one part I am not so sure was successful, was the text color. I couldn't use black on the far left column because it would have been really hard to read. I am not sure if it works well enough with the change in colors, but the assignment was in fact about using contrast and elements that would impact the viewer. I also played with contrast when I created the footer with the page numbers, article name, edition date etc. On the right page, I split the typeface's colors to contrast against the woman's skin.

I think it works but let me know what you think :)

Creative Ideas Magazine

This is a magazine cover for Creative Ideas including logo for my Graphic Design I class. The project will span over the next few weeks of class so I may improve on this down the line, but I used an image from HGTV.com of Danielle Colding just to show how the layout text would work.

In the upcoming weeks, I will create articles to add to this magazine, and I think we will also have a group assignment where we need to do several pages, so be on the look out for those ;)

Foodology Magazine

This was my final project for my Typography class and it was a ton of fun. We had to create 3 spreads (6 pages) for a magazine that circled around food, so naturally, I named it Foodology (if you know my other blogs, you'll understand :p).

I used images and text from several websites online to fill the pages but I actually selected the typeface, sizes, and colors of every single word. This was one of my first attempts at using Adobe InDesign and it was tricky at first, but once I followed the tutorials from the instructor's files, it got easier. It feels so professional and well put together, and I was extremely proud of it. My instructor still had pointers for me about kerning, lead, paragraph spacing and other technical terms, but all-in-all it was very well executed. Doesn't that just make you want to flip through the pages?

Let me know what you think!

Portfolio Cover

This is derived from my final project for my Portfolio class. We had to start laying out a design for our future brand and portfolio. I chose charcoal and aquamarine, with some white accents. I may alter this some more in the future. It is still in the drafting stages but I like the direction that it's taking. I am also playing around with a logo for my future design company, but that will stay under wraps until I copyright it... can't ever be too sure :p

Let me know what you think!