Web Page Sketch

These are my homepage sketches. I decided to do double duty with this assignment. I have started to put together  a pitch for a new program I want to run at my job. I have included this fake web screen in my proposal. So far, it is looking good. I feel like the same way we use sketches before digital work, this can be a good way to plan a web page prior to the development of live and active pages. I know I want to keep the circle element and the catch phrase but the placement is really important and still in the air.  

Avatar Sketches

Sadly, my sketches for the avatar look more like trolls or ugly dogs. Im not much for drawing. However, through my sketch i decided I definitely want a scales element in my avatar. I like the amazon look. I also do not like when the nose is too big. 

Book Cover Sketches

These are my sketches for the cook cover. I have always loved both Glen Miler and Tommy Dorsey. Being a trombone player myself, I jumped at the chance to pay tribute to them. I played around with the ideas of images on the page. For the final I went with a colorized photo as the master focal point, holding me to the first sketch you see here.

This home screen navigation page is for a program I run called getogethers. I hope you like it!

This is my Avatar. I had to use a stock photo from the web because apparently I take most pictures of myself with my cell phone, making them low quality. 

Book Cover

This is my book cover. I chose to do my project on Glen Miller, the legendary trombone player. The image I used was originally black and white. I colorized this image to drive home the point that we are bringing this artist into this generation.

Awareness Poster Final

This is my final version of my Awareness Poster. I combined all three of my sketches into one final idea. The idea to provide a visual representation of death and how important it is to be an ally. 

Sketches for Awareness Poster

These are my sketches for the Awareness poster. I chose to go with something simple for the design and something close to my heart for the cause. Again, Im not a great artist and I prefer to work on the computer so bare with me for these less than perfect sketches.

Band Photomontage

This is my final photomontage. The only addition from my sketches is that I used a photo of blood cells as my background layer creating the circular patterns you see. 

I wanted to create a photomontage that really embraced the idea that the lines between science and music are very blurred and that they actually go hand it hand. By using different blending options I was able to literally combine the two to create this piece. 

The fictitious band I have created is called Modern Era DNA. This band plays electronic and experimental music. They use the scientific laws of sound waves to produce sounds. The front runner of this band has his degree in Bio Chemistry but decided music was his true calling. I have four sketches and plans...

1. This is my original sketch. I wanted to include elements that would have been important to the band. Soundwaves, a strand of DNA and music. The issue i had with this idea was that it did not meet the 6 image requirement. 

2. The next plan I had utilized the same items, DNa sound waves and music, but this time i added the rubiks cube. I decided on a rubies cube because the rest of the items were very round and had very few hard corners and I thought the cube would be a nice balance. Also, when I think modern, and science for some reason, I think Rubiks cubes.

3. This sketch used the same elements but rearranged them. At this point I had my idea as to what I wanted to do but I was still struggling with finding enough images. 

4. This was my final sketch. I realized that DNA has many visual representations and that if I added different images I could complete the piece. I still need one more image but I am hoping it comes to me once I sit down at the computer.