Title Over-thinking A Clever Title Dayna Dayna Seymour Art 130
Seymour Art 130
table of contents d*school crash-course
dot line
expressive text object iterations
How to children’s book
d*school crash course
Engaging with a real person i had to change what i originally thought would be the best possible solution to the problem. I had to change to meet what she wanted.
Showing my unfinished work was not something i liked at all. I felt like i didn’t have much confidence with what i had because i knew it wasn’t finished and the best it could be. The process was very fast. It was also very confusing to understand everything, so i just began to work. I think it was a learning experience to see that even at a very fast pace, i was able to come up with a solution. If i would do this process over, i would probably try to understand everything better. I didn’t understand the “problem” and the “need” of the assignment.
I could apply this method to almost anything, especially with customers. It seems that by working quicker, i don’t have a super long time to actually think about what I’m doing since i usually over-think everything.
dot line
As i began this process, i felt i was very literal about everything. I wanted to represent the words in pictures. After working with the paper, i went more with what felt right and not what exactly made sense literally.
Freedom
oppression
Abundance
Stability
dot line
Final Solution
As the final products started to take shape, I realized I was altering my final thumbnails a bit. I felt that once I saw how the real pieces interacted with each other, it was important to take that into consideration. I don’t believe final thumbnails or final drafts are ever really final. Just a work in progress.
If ty pe
be is I f liev was ty elt e i by pe i w t r fa be e r tt as all on er al y , n wa sh e o ew ys ow f m ide thin ed. y f as kin Eve av , a g n or nd ab in ite ju out the pr st ty oj b e p pr e. gi ect ac Ho nn s, tic w in ing to g s and ty ma tage I po ke s, gr m ap y hy .
expressive text
Th
drift.
There was a thought in my mind that this word would be permanently stuck in my heard. I loved it though I looked everywhere for where this word could be used in a creative way. After practicing writing it many, many times in different ways, I found a couple that worked which I used, but I was looking for something more. That’s when I started thinking about it so much I even had dreams about it. Maybe that’s where my next inspiration came from...
I feel this might be one of my most successful solutions. I really like the use of drift wood. I don’t think many people would think of it like that, but i enjoy the simplicity of it. I’m not sure if i would use a different background, but that is something that could be pushed in the future.
as i thought of the word drift, i wanted to portray drifting away, i feel the elongation of the word drift is really key. I really enjoy the long and skinny type of it.
I would say this is least successful. The idea is well thought out, but there are small things that could be fixed like the spacing with the I, F, and T.
When i thought of drift i thought drift asleep. Her drifting asleep is subtle, but effective. I would like to fix some letters in her hair and make the contrast of scenes a bit more
expressive text
I almost wish we had more time with this project, or maybe just different ways of doing it. I loved all the typography involved and i think i found that type is one of my favorite things about design. I would love to explore this more but possibly more in package design. If i could change something about my solutions, i probably would change things up a little bit. I think when i found something i liked, i kind of stopped, where i could’ve pushed it further and something i really liked could’ve came out of it.
object iterations I think these in class activities really helped me not just for this project, but as an artist. I’m such a perfectionist and tend to over-think things like no other. For this, I was pushed out of my comfort zone where I really couldn’t control what I was doing, I just had to go with what felt right. I kind of fell in love with this process. At this point in the class I felt like I was finally beginning to think like a designer, not an amateur art student.
s
ed me such ke no zone ing, I ll in felt igner, udent.
the process
final iteration
Out of all the wonderful projects we did in this class i would have to say this was my least favorite. I couldn’t seem to get into the swing of things. In a way i was kind of upset with myself because i wasn’t working as hard as i could on it, but sometimes things just don’t work out the way you want them to. I think one of my biggest problems is i wanted to do so much more and i felt the parameters were very tight. There’s always room for improvement!
w
ho to.
This was another one of my favorite projects. I began working with the ink wash which i found really successful for my “how to make coffee� theme. I really tried to get like a college coffee house feeling to my poster..
final how to
I feel that for the most part my poster really catches the essence of what i was looking for. I was so happy the ink wash drawings all worked out together. If i were to push this further, i would definitely look at how the text around the circle is arranged. I would also play more with the “psychoactive drug” title. It seems a bit unresolved. I felt this project was pretty quick, so i really had to get out of my comfort zone and try not to stress about perfecting it so much. This was also one of the first times where i stuck to my guns and didn’t listen to the critique about the layout. I think that’s important as an artist and designer.
One.
your coff ee. There Choos a ferent b e rands, fl re thousands of difav coffee. Th is is all ors, and roasts up to you of r taste b uds!
two.
Depending on if you’re sharing with a friend, or just going to drink the whole pot yourself, fill up the pot with cold water accordingly. After you have as much water as you would like coffee, pour the water into the back of the coffee maker. Replace the pot where it belongs under the spout.
3.
bein ou! e b y y ma p to 5 to r o u , is per keep ak we use poon ust tir j the he g, o you les e, on nds 1 tab coffe add to t id. r t n e l s rou hly ng ffe r i he ee off fee g roug stro ak co filte ose t c f is er cl ee our co we e y of h, it r sup For coff and k i t , t . e l o ou oun eng . F ght th nds r y e am str ater ’s ri . Put grou e h rd f w it ds e et th Wh een, anda es o feel roun coffe t c u g s w d t a oun l yo fee ire For luid unti cof d des 6 f ding it of t, ad ad st b aske nie ter b fil
fo
ur
Aft tur er joy n o n the
you ’ you re ha r ar coff ppy om ee a p wi of ot a th you nd l desir ed r et bre it b am wi rew ou ng nt . , cof Enfee . After your the whole desire pot d like to sp mug. You is brewed , pou ice u p you may add a r int r cof n fee, o ything yo o u r lea ve bl ’d ack.
.
5.
Caution:
Coffee may contain caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant that may restore your alertness and ware off tiredness. Brilliant and exciting ideas may occur.
children’s book
The Lost Dog
The Lost Dog The Process
After meeting with the author, I began to get a sense of what she was looking for. I began drawing and tried to capture that image she had and put it in the illustrations. After I drew all the images with pencil, I scanned them in and digitally colored them. I never thought this book would be as long of a process as it was, but holy smokes. The dog was obviously lost and couldn’t find its home, so it met with every single animal representing a letter in the alphabet. Let’s just say I’m relieved to be done with it!
t s o L e h T Written by:
Aubree Antosch Illustrated by:
Dayna Seymour
ur
children’s book
sch
As long of a process as the children’s book was, i cant believe i actually did it. I do have to say even though Professor Ries told us not to freak out, i did. But not as bad as i thought! The author wanted very simple illustrations which i thought i conveyed pretty well. If i had to push this further, i think i would have to take a long break from it and then come back. I think this was a very good learning experience for me understanding what clients will be like. We had meetings, and talked about what she liked and didn’t like. I felt like we were constantly emailing about it which was awesome i had support. I also learned that the first final print is never the final one, Maybe the fifth final one might be final. It’s quite an accomplishment i have to say! I learned a lot along the way, and i now know I’ll never illustrate children’s books, unless of course i get a job. I need one of those.
What I’ve learned [
]
As the semester draws to a close, I’d just like to reflect on all the good times, the bad times, and the mental breakdown crying times.
perfection is not always the answer. Stop over-thinking things. Thai chi. thats all. you’re actually pretty good so think you’re good. you need to always think about design. design majors are the best majors. art professors are the best. typography is the coolest. enjoy every day in class, even if you’re not feeling it.