candice renee allen graphic designer | illustrator
626 • 482 • 2492 candice@candiceallenart.com candiceallenart.com www.linkedin.com/in/candiceallenart
artist
statement It is my pursuit and constant goal to find a concept or approach that is able to not only hold its own amongst the vast amount of other projects and art in the world, but also reach and relate to as many people as possible. Art for me is an experience. It is a comfort and a challenge. It is an oxymoron in that in its simplicity it is complex and innovative. It is my deepest desire to present and create work that can evoke childlike joy within the viewer and yet also provide an emotional comfort and ease for the viewers that may be in a place of unrest and struggle. Being able to create pieces that can be understood and related to as many people of a variety of backgrounds is a challenge that I wholeheartedly pursue and attempt to bring into my designs and work.
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market creek plaza banners a walk through europe abstracting the dream it still works the kill cubicle dining the mikado 30 seconds duo protein you are royal
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market creek plaza banners design challenge To create and design lamppost concept banners for the parking area of Market Creek Plaza in the Diamond Community of San Diego California. The banners must include the words “Market Creek Plaza,” the designated tag line “Where the World Meets,” and the Market Creek Plaza website. creative solution A diamond pattern was chosen for the background of the banners which was inspired by the community as it is called Diamond Neighborhood. The colors were then influenced by the plaza’s surrounding building colors and were brightened so as to draw attention and pop just enough against the surrounding architecture. The tag line was actually found and drawn from a previous tag line used in the past and is now being revived for the current banners. results These banners are concepts made for the potential use and display for Market Creek Plaza. typeface and supportive elements • Adobe Illustrator CS5.5 and CS6 • Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 and CS6 • Font Used: Gotham
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17th January 2016 category Graphic Design
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a walk
through europe design challenge To recall an event in my life and write over 1000 word summary for it. After the summary, construct a small book that is around 30 pages. creative solution The solution created was to write about my spring break adventure during my time in Europe when I was studying abroad. In order to create a more personal book to portray how I personally experienced and saw Europe, illustrations of pictures taken are placed throughout the book. typeface and supportive elements • Photography • Color of Band: C-40 M-0 Y-33 K-0W • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Adobe Illustrator CC and CS6 • Font Used: Avenir Next
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16th December 2014 category Illustration Graphic Design
OUR FIRST STOP On our week long adventure during spring break was to the lovely Berlin, Germany, and I have to say; I truly appreciate the organization and cleanliness of the Germans, however their airport signs need some
TOGETHER WE DECIDED On day two to have a shopping day, and thus we returned to the shopping center after a quick visit and exploration of the mall that just so happened to be across from our hostel.
help. It is a little difficult to navigate an airport when all you have to go off of are a list of vague pictures, but this could just be the several classes of graphic
If you’re wondering, yes we did find and go into
design I had taken coming out in me.
a Lego store. This is practically impossible not to do as Lego’s are very literally everywhere in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also an important lesson
Needless to say after wandering around and figuring
we learned on this day was that danishes, the little
out what each picture stood for, we found our way
delicious cream filled pastries, are not in fact called
to an information desk and acquired a map and
danishes here and are just considered an average
directions to our hostel. It was a little questionable
pastry. If you go, and ask for a Danish they will
at some points if we would find our hostel, but after obtaining the help of a few Germans and a few English-speaking tourists we found our way! Since it was late at night when we got to our hostel we agreed that our real first day in Berlin would start the next day though (because we figured after learning how to read the maps and figure out their public transportation system, we earned a break and had enough “adventure” for one day).
give you a very confused and concerned look, as they did to me, and think that you are asking for a person to eat instead of a pastry. Afterwards, on our walk back to our hostel we stumbled upon a world running marathon and preparations for the European national singing event, Eurovision! We were sad to pack our things make our way back to the airport. Blayne returned to Spain and Hedder and I returned to Florence Italy, concluding our spring break.
THE NEXT
AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED The hostel and got into our room we all began
MORNING
to plot our course of action for the next day and then rested. On our first official day of Denmark we got up and found our way to the metro (which was surprisingly even easier to use then the German metro! You know what… to make everything simpler lets just say that everything amazed us all… because it did).
We then went and visited a small section of Copenhagen known as Christiania. This small section of Copenhagen is actually known for its graphite art and hippie like lifestyle.
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UPON ARRIVAL
We woke up and departed
time
because usually airport
(side
to the airport to start our
However, as I was so
more like a high-class
we found a money
employees are never
adorable coins as they
second half of our spring
overwhelmed by all of
shopping mall instead
exchange counter in
so energetic, got
are covered in linear
break in Copenhagen!
the Danish-ness the
of an actual airport,
the airport and quickly
maps and directions
designs, crowns, and
Now our plan for arriving
airport had to offer,
but I digress. After a
changed our euro into
to our hostel and then
hearts everywhere)
at Copenhagen airport was
she had to locate and
moment for all of us
the country’s national
easily found our way,
to find and meet Blayne,
find us first through all
to greet each other
currency , kroner.
which again surprised
a childhood friend of
of the Viking helmets
and freak out that we
We then found our
me because all other
mine from my hometown
and wonderful
were all together in
way to an information
European cities that
that just so happened to
smelling foods wafting
Denmark, because
desk where an
also be studying abroad
around the airport.
it just so happened
extremely
in Europe at the same
This airport in my
that
greeted us, which
as Hedder and I.
opinion seemed to be
Denmark is mine
and
Blayne’s
favorite
country,
friendly
we’ve been Dane
shocked me
to have
note: kroner are
been
challenging to navigate upon first arrival.
We all then went to a large shopping area that had one of the oldest walking streets in Europe,
At the Little Mermaid statue we were very pleased
and then found our way to the statue of the
with our decision not to take the canal tour and
original Little Mermaid, whose story was originally
reveled in our stubbornness with pride and sore
written by the Danish author Hans Christian
feet. We were so proud that we didn’t even mind
Anderson. Getting to the statue was a whole
the long walk back and even stumbled upon a
adventure of its own. We first asked a Dane how to
military cemetery along the way.
walk there only to have him tell us that it is a hard
AFTER WANDERING
walk for tourists and recommended a canal tour. Little did this man know though that we were not
Somehow Hedder and I always find the
your ordinary tourists and are very stubborn and
cemeteries. After getting help from a few Dane’s
frugal people. We were determined to walk there
that spoke English, we found our way back to
no matter what in order to save money.
the metro and rested our feet so that we may continue our adventure the next day. So we began our confusing journey and struggled to find our way with the map. At one point I recommended that we just follow the river upstream instead of trying to figure out the streets because it would lead us directly to the statue. Hedder and Blayne agreed and because of our stroll on the river we made a grand discovery.
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the dream abstracted design challenge Create and use an abstract oil painting and put it into a functional graphically designed situation. creative solution The painting created is of a flattened simplified Japanese mythical creature known as a Kitsune. Surrounding the Kitsune are various creatures designed and created to match the gestural strokes of the brushes and maintain an abstract feeling with their odd shapes and coloring. The images shown on this spread were done by Takashi Murakami and DeviantArt artists Grebnev Pavel and Orphen-Sirius. These were used as inspiration for the project both color and composition wise. The finished painting was then acclimated to a self made magazine mock-up along with a self written article to accompany it. typeface and supportive elements • Oil paint • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CC and CS6 • Font Used: Edwardian Script and Minion Pro
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9th December 2013 category Illustration Graphic Design
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it still works
design challenge Create a print/image that reveals a secret about the theme of Social Anxiety and Depression. creative solution For this project I chose to illustrate and create a print of a spoon drawn in a spastic manner standing amongst normally drawn and composed spoons. A few of the spoons in the line up turn in disgust and judgment towards the sporadically drawn spoon, reenacting a scenario someone with social anxiety and/or depression may experience and feel. The secret that is being revealed in this image is that even though this spoon acts and looks very different from the other spoons that are considered normal, it in fact still is a spoon and still functions in its own way. The colors for this plate were chosen in order to portray the overwhelming fear and heated anxiety an individual may feel in that moment. This image was then taken and put into a poster format to reassure these individuals that they are not in fact alone in these struggles and to encourage them. typeface and supportive elements • Zinc plate • Black, Red, White, and Yellow etching ink • BFK white paper • Adobe Photoshop CC and CS6 • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Font Used: Abadi MT Condensed Light
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2nd February 2016 category Printmaking Graphic Design
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the kill
design challenge Choose a food and show it in some way fighting back against the people eating it, and then put it into a graphically designed situation to show it in practice/use. creative solution The food chosen is the traditional and very controversial shark fin soup. To show this food fighting back I have replaced the fin with the predator that it was taken from, circling inside the bowl waiting for the unsuspecting consumer. I then applied the illustration to a self made magazine mock-up with a self written article. typeface and supportive elements • Graphite powder • Illustration board • Pencils • Adobe InDesign CS6 and CC • Adobe Photoshop CS6 and CC • Font Used: Constantia and Apple Chancery
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20th September 2014 category Illustration
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cubicle dining
design challenge After being randomly assigned a statistic found on Google, illustrate a singular image for the statistic and then apply this image in a graphic way. creative solution After being assigned the statistic quote, “Every year over 300 people choke to death on a ballpoint pen,” I created a painting of a zoomed in image of a fork with a ballpoint pen entwined with pasta. This image thus eludes to the inevitable fate of the unsuspecting office worker holding onto the fork. I then proceeded to create a pasta packaging gag gift for the one annoying coworker in everyone’s life. typeface and supportive elements • Acrylic paint • Illustration board • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CC and CS6 • Font Used: American Typewriter and Avenir
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7th December 2014 category Illustration
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the
mikado design challenge Create and design a poster for the opera performance at Point Loma Nazarene University with all of the designated and required information given. Also the image must be composed of the elements specified by the requesters. creative solution As the elements requested for the image included a cherry blossom tree, a noose, and a bench under the tree with the name of the event and times of the showings, a dynamic picture created in photoshop was made. Creating an interesting angle and different textures provides a mix of modern perspective and traditional artistic qualities for this well known Asian play. typeface and supportive elements • Adobe InDesign CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Font Used: Monotype Corsiva and Sukhumvit Set
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8th March 2016 category Graphic Design
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30
seconds design challenge Create and design a black and white print on a zinc plate. The design will be determined from the chosen theme for the print, which is to showcase social anxiety struggles for protesting. Use an original character and then implement this print in a graphically designed way. creative solution By showing the original character, Enya, having the inability to protest and externally displaying the turmoil that is felt from within during those frustrating moments, this image demonstrates the character’s struggle to speak her mind. Keeping the line work erratic and seemingly random in a small composition allows the viewer to witness the turmoil first hand that someone feeling pressured and overwhelmed to speak may have. typeface and supportive elements • Zinc plate • Acid for etching • BFK white paper • Adobe InDesign CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Font Used: Birch Std and InaiMathi
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16th February 2016 category Printmaking Graphic Design
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duo
protein design challenge After being randomly assigned a pet, location, and consumer product, create a brand/logo incorporating all of the assigned elements. creative solution In the assigning process I received a duck named Duo, protein powder, and the location of Buenos Aires in Argentina. I thus created the vector image of Duo and turned him into a type of character mascot. In order to incorporate the location of Buenos Aires, I poised Duo in the form of a tango dancer and dressed him in the vibrant colors found on the buildings in the area. To emphasize that this product provides protein I illustrated and designed Duo to look similar to a body builder. This product, because of its humorous colors and design, is intended to be a gag gift for the special gym rat in one’s life. typeface and supportive elements • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Adobe Illustrator CC and CS6 • Font Used: Hand made • Font Inspiration: Mustachio and Microgramma
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10th March 2015 category Illustration Graphic Design
Serving Size 2 Pecks (3 grams) Serving Per Container 20 Ducks
% Daily Value
Total Fat Its All Duck Muscle 0% Sodium Is for Chickens 0% Total Carbohydrate Quack Quack Protein All Day, Everyday 100%
One Peck Is
25
g
protein Two Pecks Is
50
g
protein Three Pecks Is
100 protein
g
Intended Audience and Usage
STIR
stir in pond water
Put eight pecks in a glass of pond or lake water, stir well, and take a drink. This drink is intended for male
or
Amount Per Serving
Calories 40 Calories of Pure Fitness
Vitamin D For Ducking awesome Vitamin A For Awesome Ducks A significant source of power and might for all mighty ducks wishing to impress their lady duck friends in the world through tango dancing and extreme fitness.
Other ingredients include premium protein blend (Whey and milk protein concentrate). Wheat, flex seed, and assorted bird seeds are also blended into the bread crumb. Contains milk and nut products. Processed by a lake and duck.
and female ducks that have molted their feathers at least three times in their life span completely and
SHAKE
have a regular swimming routine within their respective lake or pond. All swim enthusiasts, dancers, and
cover glass and shake well
model ducks in the making are encouraged to use Duo’s Protein.
or
BLEND
Benefits
secure lid and blend until smooth
- For keeping those feathers fluffed and maintaining a nice sheen to them as well. DIRECTIONS: Mix as much protein goodness as needed for you to become the muscle duck you’ve always wanted to be (recommended 8-10 pecks for beginners and ducklings). Take between major meals or after swimming around.
PROTEIN CRUMBS
for your pecking pleasure
- Beefing up those wing muscles and strengthening your bill. - Providing a piercing gaze to all rival ducks. - Increasing swimming endurance and prolonging pond and lake diving capabilities.
Duo Origins
Superior to ALL other duck proteins
Duo’s Protein was founded and made within the lovely Buenos Aires in Argentina. After spending a life
To maintain product freshness, store in a dry area. It is recommended to shake container before use.
time of researching and trying to help ducks in need of self esteem boosting, better dancing, and life style changes, this protein was carefully devised and approved by the local ducks of Buenos Aires.
Tested and approved by tango dancers, swimmers, and muscle building ducks and ducklings of all ages. 5:1 quack to peck recovery rate ratio.
WARNING: Do not use if incubating eggs and or right before you go to swim. Do not use if packaging has been tampered with
www.ducks.com
Ultra Body Performance! Quality Protein!
*Recommendations include punching a goose in the face before usage **Not recommended for dogs ***Duo’s Protein Co. not responsible for death
Delivers all the necessary amino acids and protein growing ducks need. No ducks or ducklings were harmed in the making and/or testing of this awesome protein product.
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you
are royal design challenge Partner and collaborate with a Children’s Literature student that has written a child’s short story and illustrate two spreads from their story. creative solution The solution created was to make a gestural and vibrant vector art spreads for this particular story. The client/student desired her story to be very colorful and was opposed to having rigid and/or realistic images in her story. By using vector art and vibrant coloring, the loose and yet recognizable images throughout the spreads achieved the student’s desired outcome. results At the end of the project, the student was very pleased with the outcome and thus I continued illustrating her story and finished illustrating her entire short story for her. typeface and supportive elements • Adobe Illustrator CC and CS6 • Adobe InDesign CC and CS6 • Font used: Gabriola, Avenir Next, and Candara
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28th April 2015 category Illustration Graphic Design
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thank you I would like to give thanks to so many people that have been in my life and encouraging me along this path. Thank you to my friends and family for supporting me and to all of my teachers like Courtney Mayer that have been pushing me and guiding me to create a wide variety of works of art. I thank the Lord for all of these experiences and wonderful individuals he has brought into my life and I eagerly look forward to what else He and life have in store for me next. Thank you once again from the bottom of my heart for everything and even to the readers and viewers of my work for taking the time to even briefly take part on this wonderful trip with me. designed by Candice Renee Allen printed with Clearstory images by • Takashi Murakami • DeviantArt artists Grebnev Pavel and Orphen-Sirius typeface used Avenir Next
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thank you!