Alfred State Graphic and Media Design Portfolio
Project Information
Name of Project: Gradient Project
Class: Digital Foundations 1
Due Date: 9/29/2018
Date Posted: 9/29/2018
Software: Adobe Illustrator
Project Description: Using an Illustrator template with predefined shapes, we had to develop 4 compositions based on patterning, repetition, and color organization.
Project Information
Name of Project: Illuminated Name Project Mock Layouts
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/28/2018
Date Posted: 9/28/2018
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 11 in
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Drewent Graphite Pencil
Project Descriptions: We were assigned to create three layouts based on the Book of Kells and refine one of them to look three dimensional.
Project Information
Name of Project: Illuminated Name Project Practice Layouts
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/27/2018
Date Posted: 9/27/2018
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 11 in
Mediums: Drewent Graphite Pencil
Project Description: To improve our understanding of the illuminated manuscript art form, we were tasked with copying three layouts from the Book of Kells.
Project Information
Name of Project: Illuminated Name Project Initial Phases
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/26/2018
Date Posted: 9/26/2018
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 11 in
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Drewent Graphite Pencil, Prang Watercolor
Project Information
Name of Project: Patterns Project Design Sketches
Class: Introduction to Visual Communication
Due Date: 9/26/2018
Date Posted: 9/26/2018
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 11 in
Mediums: Drewent Graphite Pencil, Prismacolor colored pencil
Project Description: Initial thumbnail designs for Patterns Project. They had to illustrate symmetry, asymmetry, repetition, and rhythm with an introduction of color.
Project Information
Name of Project: Linear Day Final Project
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/24/2018
Date Posted: 9/24/2018
Dimensions: 21 in x 33 in (full book page size), 3.5 in x 5.5 in (individual page size), 4 in x 6 in (book cover)
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Drewent Graphite Pencil, Prismacolor Colored Pencil, Prang Watercolor
Project Information
Name of Project: Refined Work for Linear Day Project
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/17/2018
Date Posted: 9/17/2018
Dimensions: 18 in x 24 in
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Drewent Graphite Pencil, Prismacolor Colored Pencil, Prang Watercolor
Project Description: The overall goal for the linear day project is to demonstrate a day in the life of the student in a creative and linear way. After the initial critique of the project, I refined my sketches and created three variations of the project using different mediums.
Project Information
Name of Project: Symmetry Project
Class: Digital Foundations 1
Due Date: 9/16/2018
Date Posted: 9/16/2018
Software: Adobe Illustrator
Project Description: With the inspiration of MC Escher, we were required to create eight compositions; four (two black and white, two color) were to demonstrate symmetry and four (two black and white, two color) were to demonstrate broken symmetry.
Project Information
Name of Project: Preliminary Sketches for Linear Day Project
Class: Foundations: Form/Space Relationship
Due Date: 9/12/2018
Date Posted: 9/12/2018
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 11 in, 18 in x 24 in
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Drewent Graphite Pencil
Project Description: The overall goal for the linear day project is to demonstrate a day in the life of the student in a creative and linear way. The initial components of the Book project give direction to the entirety of the project. For me, this included mapping out the steps of my day and planning out several variations of those activities with preliminary sketches.
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Project Information
Name of Project: Line, Shape, and Point Project
Class: Introduction to Visual Communication
Due Date: 9/12/2018
Date Posted: 9/12/2018
Dimensions: 18 in x 24 in
Mediums: Micron Ink Pens, Sharpie Marker
Project Description: To demonstrate and improve our knowledge of how valuable line, shape, and point can be, we were tasked with taking photos from life that demonstrated these principles. Once the pictures were taken, elements of line, shape, and point had to be brought out of the pictures and positioned to create a unifying composition.
Julie Elwood 