Self Directed Final Project

Brief:

Product Description: Create five banners for the website maxdamage.com

Sender: maxdamage.com is a local review site for self-proclaimed geeks.

Audience: Geeks and like-minded individuals who like honest reviews and news in their areas of interest.

Message: "This is a fun, non-biased website that covers my interests in video games, board games, card games, comics, etc. You can come here for good information and interesting opinions."

Specifications: 5 banners themed for the home page, the gaming page, the comics page, the design page, and the miscellaneous page.

Purpose/Objective: Create visual continuity and interest for the website maxdamage.com and create a visual language for the site.

Narrative Illustration

Jack and the Beanstalk.

Illustration as Information

Project Brief

Project Description: Create an illustration for a children's textbook that depicts where many animals disappear to during the Winter season.

Sender: A children's science textbook company for kindergarten age children.

Message: "You may have wondered where all of the animals seem to go during the winter, this is what some animals do."

Audience: Children who are visual learners that need to learn basic natural cycles. Kindergarten children specifically.

Illustration Purpose/Objectives: To visually explain some of the things animals do to cope with cold weather.

Illustration Specifications: Full two-page spread, full color, minimum text to understand specifics.

Project Schedule:
Thumbnail Sketches Feb 9, 2012
Rough draft Feb 14, 2012
Tight Comp Feb 16, 2012
Final Feb 18, 2012

Time Magazine Person of the Year Illustration