Self-Insertion project

Alright so this isn't me but I asked if it would be ok to use this image since it fit the general idea for the assignment, so here you go. This was done for my sister to use for her family Christmas cards after she got upset over the pictures that were taken by a (cheap) portrait studio. It was a quick job because it was so close to Christmas but she was happy and that's all that matters ( I know best big brother/uncle ever).

The separate images:

The final images:

Complex Vector Illustration

Original photo:

My Illustration:

  I chose the word "delicate" as inspiration for this illustration, and when I think delicate I think of flowers. A quick google image search of flowers came up with a ton of choices but I really like the overall composition, and limited color palette of this particular image. Because I chose such a simplistic image I decide to make it as detailed as I could within the allotted time (if I had more time and a higer resolution reference image I could have made it look exact), so I chose to use the gradient mesh tool for the entire image. It took the better part of a day (I want to say about 9 hours) to get it to this point. Overall I'm pretty happy with how it came out but like I said with more time I would have made it a bit more realistic. 

Exquisite Corpse

Project 2 part 3: The Final Logo

    Every designer dreams of landing a client that will springboard their company into the limelight, and for me the client was Springfield billionaire Charles Montgomery Burns. I was contacted personally by Mr. Burns' assistant, Mr. Smithers, who informed me that I had been hand selected by Mr. Burns himself to design a logo for his new fragrance line. Honored to work for such a prestigious client I accepted the offer (as if I had a choice) and began work immediately.  
 

The design brief:
   Design a logo to appear on both the packaging and the product for a new line of cologne by Charles Montgomery Burns. The logo needs reflect the personality and values of Mr. Burns while targeting other billionaires looking for an exclusive fragrance experience.

The Design:
   The design that was chosen by Mr. Burns consisted of two parts 1) a stylized silhouette of Mr. Burns' heads and 2) a elegant typeface which reads "Charles Montgomery Burns". While these logos were presented only in black and white to maintain their classic feel, they will be printed on the actual product in 24 karat gold leaf as shown in the product mockup.

The sketch: 

The finished logo:

The product mockup:

**The mock up for this project was done in Photoshop. Since I didn't not have cologne bottles without a label I had to take an image from the internet in order to create the mockup. I didn't take this picture here is the link to the original photograph: http://images.wisegeek.com/cologne-bottle.jpg

Calligramme

My calligramme was made using the lyrics from a song entitled "Edward Benz, 27 Times" by the band La Dispute placed inside the shape of a knife. The song is about an old man (Edward Benz) whose schizophrenic son stops taking his medication and ends up stabbing him 27 times.

Logo Sketches

  These are the 5 logos that I came up for the fragrance line by Charles Montgomery Burns. They are in order from my favorite to least favorite.

1)

This is a stylized contour line of Mr. Burns face. 

2)

The idea behind this would just be an elegant stylized monogram

3)

Mr. Burns signature is used for the logo in this design

4)

First of all please forgive how bad this sketch is but the idea would be to have a design based on the iconic pose of Mr. Burns' hands 

5)

This logo idea is a little more abstract but I think that it could still work well. The three circles make a triangle to represent a pyramid which symbolize ancient power (because Mr. Burns is old...get it?); however, these circles also reference the three age spots found on Mr. Burns balding head.

Project 2: Part 1 Company/product ideas

    I must admit that when I first tried to think of ideas for this project I got a little stressed out. Since the project was assigned I had all intentions of taking the whole thing completely serious and think of companies (or products) that would be viable as a real company/product. After a few hours of brainstorming that got me nowhere I took a break from the whole thing and decided to relax by watching some television. Eureka!!! Inspiration finally struck! Why not let television be my muse? Listed below are five ideas for  companies/products that were all inspired by characters from The Simpsons.

1) Charles Montgomery Burns - This would be a line of fragrances (like Tommy Hilfiger)  from the lovable evil millionaire. These colognes would be geared towards rich, heartless businessmen with scents such as: Excellent, and Eau de Money.

2) Springfield Skate Shop - In my imagination after Bart Simpson grows up he to opens a skate shop in Springfield.

3) Full Nelson Private Security - Here school bully Nelson puts his talents to good use by creating a private security company to protect the movers and shakers of Springfield.

4) Flanders Bar & Grill - After being raised by an ultra conservative father the Flanders boys decide to rebel and open up a bar & grill.

5) Millhouse Brewery - Years of rejection at the hand of Lisa Simpson lead Millhouse to the bottle, but out of this pain he finds his true passion. Millhouse opens up a microbrewery in the heart of Springfield that plans to overthrow Duff Beer.