FINAL PORTFOLIO

 
 

Class April 28, 2016

Finished my project today! It's all printed and ready to go.

Posters research

Propaganda from Russia: What I like most about the Russian posters is the fact that they look pop-art like. I also like the use of only basic colors, although this may be because during that time period, those were the only available colors to print.
 Out of the Russian propaganda, this was my favorite. This picture, I guess because of the people's faces reminds me of a circus or clowns. I also really like the flower print on the one person's shirt. Out of many of the other Russian pictures, these people looked the happiest and aren't scary.

WW2 posters: what i realized about the WW2 propaganda, is that they are all informational. Many of these posters are covered in text, and are explaining something. Personally, i do not like these posters because it is harder to gain an audiences attention, and many people do not want to stand there and read a poster. Many people will be seeing these posters on the go, and do not have time. Another trend is that many of these posters use the colors red, white, and blue. And if they do not include all 3 colors, they include at least 1.

I liked this poster because out of all of them, it is the most relatable. I think its ironic that men my age would have needed to enlist for the war many years ago.

Japanese vintage posters: i LOVE these posters. The colors and Japanese writing is so pretty. Although I'm nit sure what the posters say, many of the posters people seem happy and generally give off happy vibes.
I like this poster because it is peaceful. I also like how the writing characters are different colors, I'm guessing because they are separate ideas.

finished business cards for Amanda Jada

Mesh Project

Originally I took a plastic Easter egg as my object. After many tries, I was finally able to create the portion of the egg where the top and bottom connect. Overall, I am happy with how the project came out, and really like using the eyedropper and anchor.

Caligram

 

My final Caligram is Mrs. Potts from Beauty and the Beast. I thought just the plain white background was boring so I decided to use a gradient, but it kind of makes the words harder to read. This project took a lot of time, but it is one of my favorites.

Business Cards for Amanda Jada

    

The aspects of Amanda's life that I wanted to focus on were her Teaching Assistant job, her waitressing job, 5k Volunteer, the fact that she's bilingual, and a professional card. Out of all of these, I like the one with Arabic on the front, because it is the most unique. I also like the purple business card, but looking at it now, it may have too much going on.

Business card ideas

    

Caligram

For this caligram I decided to use the poem Die Lorelei by Heinrich Heine. I made two caligrams, so the first is the original german poem, and the second is an english translation.   
Out of the two of them I'm not sure which I like better. I wish some of the lines actually connected but the shapes were hard to fully trace with the pen tool without overlapping.


Die Lorelei by Heinrich Heine

Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten,
Daß ich so traurig bin,
Ein Märchen aus uralten Zeiten,
Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.
Die Luft ist kühl und es dunkelt,
Und ruhig fließt der Rhein;
Der Gipfel des Berges funkelt,
Im Abendsonnenschein.

2. Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet
Dort oben wunderbar,
Ihr gold'nes Geschmeide blitzet,
Sie kämmt ihr goldenes Haar,
Sie kämmt es mit goldenem Kamme,
Und singt ein Lied dabei;
Das hat eine wundersame,
Gewalt'ge Melodei.

3. Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe,
Ergreift es mit wildem Weh;
Er schaut nicht die Felsenriffe,
Er schaut nur hinauf in die Höh'.
Ich glaube, die Wellen verschlingen
Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn,
Und das hat mit ihrem Singen,
Die Loreley getan.

English Translation:

I know not if there is a reason
Why I am so sad at heart.
A legend of bygone ages
Haunts me and will not depart.

The air is cool under nightfall.
The calm Rhine courses its way.
The peak of the mountain is sparkling
With evening's final ray.

The fairest of maidens is sitting
So marvelous up there,
Her golden jewels are shining,
She's combing her golden hair.

She combs with a comb also golden,
And sings a song as well
Whose melody binds a wondrous
And overpowering spell.

In his little boat, the boatman
Is seized with a savage woe,
He'd rather look up at the mountain
Than down at the rocks below.

I think that the waves will devour
The boatman and boat as one;
And this by her song's sheer power
Fair Lorelei has done.