ART 201 Midterm Portfolio

Here is the stuff that I made during ART 201 this semester~  I realize that I've posted most of these before, but I made some slight adjustments.

Photoshop

This is the earliest piece that I've included in my portfolio and the only one I didn't make any adjustments to.  I really like it as it is, but that's only probably because I think this is already perfect since I'm in all the pictures.  But I like the gridded composition and the contrast of the grey background to the vibrant pictures.

This is the second piece I have chosen from Photoshop, one of the clipping-path assignments that was integrated with InDesign.  This is another piece where I like the composition I chose.  I made some changes from the original, I tightened the text in the headline and put the second block of text on a white background instead of black (like the first block).  This assignment was particularly interesting because I could relate to bad poster design for musicians very well, since I studied guitar for a number of years and whenever I'd go for lessons, I'd have to look at those godawful posters.  Still, I think the strips for contact information are clever, so I incorporated those into my design to make it useful as well as eye-catching.  

InDesign

The 2-page magazine spread project is what I chose from InDesign.  I made some slight adjustments from my original submission.  The biggest change is that I figured out how to justify the text, so I did that under the headlines of each comedian.  Now it perfectly matches the Rolling Stone article (or at least as close as it's gonna get)!  Hooray!  I know it's the least creative of the InDesign assignments, but I still like the results too much to pick a different assignment to submit.  I think I did a pretty good job of matching the fonts to the original article.

Illustrator

I liked how I rendered the sunglasses in Illustrator, so I also chose this piece for my midterm portfolio.  I didn't make many adjustments, just some shadows and highlights I missed and making sure everything matched up.

And last but not least...  the Vespa.  I spent an obscene amount of time on this, so of course I'm going to include it in my midterm portfolio.  I missed some elements the first time I submitted it, so I reluctantly included the shadows beneath the tires, the decal, and some shadows on the Vespa that probably aren't even noticeable but you know, it's the thought that counts.