Earnest G. Welch School of Art and Design Logo Ideas

Presidential Campaign Logos

Just a quick exploration of how I would brand these two canidates. I made Mitt Romney's logo conservative but still rounded, so it is inviting. I wanted it to show movement since we have felt stuck as a nation so Mitt will get the money moving. Hence the shooting golden star.

For Obama, his name is special enough to not include Barrack in the logo. I wanted his to be heavier and sharper than in the past to show that this time around he will be more of a presence and more decisive. I continued his O motif since it was so well done before and people already identify with it. I wanted it to show that the sun of new hope is still rising. Hence the tagline, "keep hope alive".

Personal Ads for Primal Screens

I would love to intern at Primal Screen. I love the work they do over there. So I created these two ads to advertise myself to them in order to exercise my advertising muscle. They do motion and interactive design...or "design for every screen" and focus on but are not limited to design for young folks. Both of which I am interested in so I designed ads based on those two attributes.

Ralph Lauren 4D Projection Mapping Show, Berlin

This is not new but it is amazing what a projector can do. Graphic design plus technology really brings magic to life.

Have a look

An example of the Marriage of editing, sound and content

A Study of Legs

The piece linked above is a great example of the power of the right combination of sound, editing and content. Each by themselves would be much less interesting but with these elements composed in this piece, it creates such an individual experience.

Presentation by my new hero Kyle Cooper

I found a presentation by Kyle Cooper, the guy who shook the film title world with his many pieces such as "Se7en". I thought it was helpful and relevent to our current project: See him here

Motion Graphics Resources and Blogs

I found this collection of blogs and sites that offer info and tutorials for motion graphics. Look through and learn here

Title and Credit Sequences

X Men First Class

Enter The Void

Splice

Rango

On Tour (Nudity involved)

The Mummy III

Casino Royale

Quantum of Solace

Justice League Doom

Iron Man

The Incredibles

Walle

Catch Me If You Can

Mad Men

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

White Collar

The Boondocks

Naruto 5th Opening

Naruto Shippuuden Opening 8

Cowboy Bebop

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Opening 3

Soul Eater Ending 3

Soul Eater Ending 4

Xam'd Opening

Ghost in the Shell 2nd Gig

Men in Black the Series

Batman Beyond

Batman The Animated Series

300

Captain America

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Sherlock Holmes

Ninja Assasin

Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths

Tron: Legacy

Thor

Blue Valentine

Samurai 7 (Anime) Ending

As I find more I continue to add to the collection

Skate it or Hang it so far

Skate It Or Hang It beginning logos

Skate It or Hang It Beginning Sketches

Here are my beginning concise notes and sketches for the Skate It or Hang It exhibit. This is only the very beginning, much more to come. I think I've done a good bit of research so I can start really producing variations and ideas for exploration.

Catch Me if You Can

This title sequence has a lot of inspiration for my White Collar posters. There are a lot of similarites, even the color scheme. It is one of my favorite title sequences also. Never gets old. It is also done in a Saul Bass style.

Site full of Great Illustrations

http://society6.com/

This site has great pieces and is good for illustration and poster inspiration.

Beautiful People

This song just makes me want to "live my life" and enjoy the day. Great video.

Blog Assignment 16 - Poem & Piece

I did this a good while ago but this blog assignment is exactly what this was meant  for.

My Poem:

Knowledge is your sword, sharpen it
Delivery is your technique, practice it
Work is your strength, increase it
Life is your foe, attack it
Balance is the key, find it

The poem is written around the sword. This is one of my favorite piece. It reminds me how I should approach life to improve. 

-KA

Blog Assignment 15 - I Collect...cartoons/movies/anime

This might be a stretch since I'm too cheap to actually buy and keep these things but I sort of collect them in my mind. I watch a lot of them and watch the ones I like over and over again periodically.

These stories really collect in my mind and inspire me. I also use those that I like as inspiration when needed. A lot of my "heroes" are fictional characters. I do own a few and if I had the money to give I would definitely have a large DVD collection...but for now I just remember where to go to see them and re watch my mental collection for inspiration.

-KA

Blog Assignment 14 - Fave Album Artwork

I must start by saying I am very biast to the music of the albums I choose. I haven't gone around searching for cool album artwork so I'm limited to those that I am a fan of. But I suppose that makes them special to me. there are a bunch of them so I'll be brief.

Illustration, color, concept

simplicity, concept, the fact that it is an actual painted sculpture that only looks flat from the front

Color, effects, content, typeface

Illustration and color

Black to grey color palette, composition and photography

Color, contrast, concept, type concept

Color, illustrations style, mixture of the two mediums

Illustration style, concept, color

Color mostly but also execution, layout and well organised design

Illustration, concept, typography, color, minimalism

Concept, minimalism, color

photo manipulation, typography, composition

collage illustration, concept, some what the color too

Mostly concept and the photo and how much action it captures and the abstract way the artist is described visually

Color, concept, composition

Definitely color and illustration. Composition too

Hard to describe. I guess I really like the composition, photography and photo manipulation. Interesting concept for this album.

I love how the Africa is hidden between the artists. Definitely concept and layout.

Color, typography, contrast and the achievement of a sort of modern vintage. Much like the music on the album.

-KA

Blog Assignment 13 - Unity Poster

Unity is probably the concept I'm most fond of that the world lacks so I went looking for poster I like that had to do with this topic:

 Color, illustration, simple, powerful.

 This is a creative and colorful way of illustrating unity in America from the black President. Nicely executed.

 I love the composition and illustration in this one. The facial expression and composition work well together.

 Once again, contrast and color always seem to catch my eye. This one is have a modern deconstructavist thing going on. I've never really tried deconstructivsm in my own work.

I chose this for the poster on the right. Once again, showing unity through illustration and composition; two of my favorite ways of communicating.

This one appeals to me not only because of its illustration style and contrast but also content. I thought it was funny. Humor is necessary in design.

And here is what I came up with having been inspired by these(in  a short period of time mind you)

-KA

Blog Assignment 12 - T-Shirt Designs

This is a great opportunity to share one of my favorite sites that I have yet to take advantage of. http://www.designbyhumans.com/

This is website that allows designers to upload illustrations and make t shirts our of them for sale. It really keeps the shirts very artistic and interesting. They are good quality too. Unfortunately I've never bought one even though I've always wanted to buy a few.

Here are a few that I really enjoy:

I find the colors, contrast, content, illustration styles and illusion of depth very interesting. 

-KA