Composite Critique

"Transfer"

These three images were created by Kevin Corrado, a 22 year old Photographer and Graphic Designer from Connecticut. He attended Shintaro Akatsu School of Design and Bridgeport Connecticut, earning a BFA in Graphic Design. Corrado had a very successful year in 2012, being apart of many exhibitions, accepting awards, and being published in multiple books & magazines. 
Each background image appears to be either painted or photographed, with a hand that becomes painted with the main colour of the landscape as it's reaching down. I imagine Corrado dipping his hand or someone else's in a bucket of paint that is close to the colour of what he chooses the background to be. While using technology, he most likely took the arm out of it's original photo, placed it on top of the landscape photo and aligned the line separating the paint and skin with the line separating the sky and the water, earth, and clouds.  
I think the result all of three images are very pleasing and intriguing. Corrado used a simple concept and made it into a beautiful representation of how we see colours in different landscapes. The title "Transfer" also is very fitting since the images show the transfer of colour from nature to our finger tips.

Digital Painting

Rose Synesthesia

This is my design for the Digital Abstract task. I used Photoshop Elements and began filling the image with monochromatic-coloured circles. I feel that the lightest and darkest sections catch the eye compared to the pinks and purples, specifically the light piece near the bottom left. I ended up distorting the circles and transformed them to look how they do now. The light sections could portray a bright, playful mood, while the dark purples could give off a feel of deep passion or desire.

Panic! At The Over Paint

For the Over Paint task, I chose to paint Brendon Urie, 

lead singer for the band Panic! At The Disco.The concept of this was to make Brendon look somewhat like a detailed cartoon character, or similar to that famous Andy Warhol of Barack Obama when it comes to the different tones in the skin. When I quickly glance at this image, the first two things that capture my attention are his thick glasses, and round buttons on his sweater. They are both filled with mainly a solid black, resulting in the contrast against the calm colours of his face and right side of his sweater. His face also has a very sweet, shy smile that communicates a pleasing emotion softness and delightfulness. For the background, I chose a subtle violet that matched a part of his sweater which added to the pleasantness of the image.

Original

Seep Into Bliss 

I chose to make another abstract painting for the third image of my choosing. The obvious focal point is the black circle and the drip coming from it. That circle could represent someone who is surrounded by negativity, but breaks through their barriers (the faded squares) to get to a better place. The black's contrast is evident against the shades of grey and even more against the creamy, peach colour. At the same time, the greys appear to be harmonious with the peach colour as they blend very well together.

Poetry Anthology Cover Design

Cover

This is my design for the poetry cover contest. My entry should be chosen to represent Lourdes poetry because it's simple and gives a visual to students' pieces of writing. The butterfly represents hope and new beginnings which most of the content will easily connect to. The violet gradient background represents the imaginative and creative poets that will show their talent behind the cover. Other students will be drawn in to open to book since teenagers tend to like to know how their peers are feeling and how they're thinking.

                                                                                 

Guelph Multicultural Festival Poster Design

This is my poster entry for the Guelph Multicultural Festival this year. I believe my design should be chosen because it represents diversity and that is what the festival's main focus is. Referring to the colour emotion guide, the slight rainbow effect over the Earth represents diversity by showing more than one colour, while the main focus is more than one ethnic background as well. The concept of the poster is clear and simple for anyone to know that is it showing equality and multiculturalism. I definitely think that the focal point would catch anyone's attention since there are four different cultures put into one face, and that symbolizes that we are all the same on the inside.

Flower CD Mobile Installation

Our group decided to use CD's for this installation assignment, inspired by Alexander Calder. The purpose of this mobile is to give off a bright, pleasant feeling when you are in the front foyer. The process of putting this together was simple, but took some time. We began with painting the blank, boring sides of the CD's with acrylic paint and transforming them to flowers, and left the other side so it would reflect light from the top windows in the foyer. From the photos to the left, the colour scheme is cool colours on the left and left of the middle three, warm colours on the right and right of the middle three, and the very middle column is mixed. Physically putting it together was challenge to balance the sides equally. We used fulcrums to hang the CD's in separate lines, and used lots of knots and glue to keep everything stable and in place. The very middle column originally had 7 CD's, while the other ones had 6 to make it the focal point. Our mobile turned out different than we planned, but we still had very good results that communicated joyous & good vibes that is very kinetic.