May 23rd, 2010 by Keri ·
The first step to many projects is mocking up an idea so that the client can see a visual representation of what I am envisioning. At that point, we look to find if we are thinking the same things and re-adjust as necessary. Here are a few examples:
Child Opportunity Zone is a new client and also a non-profit agency for childhood and adult literacy through the Pawtucket School District for which I work twice a week teaching English to immigrants. This is the proposal design. It will likely be modified before implementation.
The Slow Cook is a long-time client, but as he grows, it is necessary to build small graphics to showcase his adventures. Keeping in mind his branding, I build things as he needs them. With The Slow Cook, they usually like my mock-ups and go with them without significant changes.
The Providence Granola Project is a really great local granola company, for which I have submitted this as a start to branding their “Dive Deep into a Bowl’a Granola” Tagline. I did not make the illustrations, I only pieced them together into something coherent, though, I think it could benefit from having the scuba divers possibly inside a bowl of granola and maybe the jellyfish being made from little raisins or cashews or something like that. Awaiting adjustments.
This has to be one of the worst Photoshop jobs I’ve ever seen. There are some fundamental problems with this image. First is lighting. The light on Bush is soft and natural; the light on Clinton is a bit harsh. If the men were really standing in the same place, they’d be under the same light.
Notice the difference between the shadow under Clinton’s chin. That kind of shadow only occurs in strong light and evidenced by the grey background, the men are enjoying overcast weather. Something tells me the body on the left isn’t Bush’s either, but it’s a better patch job than what was given to Clinton.
The second problem is that Clinton’s jawline isn’t that sharp and his neck shouldn’t be that slender. In fact, in this picture his neck doesn’t even connect to his body. The whole idea behind photo manipulation is to be sly about it: nobody should be able to immediately know an image has been manipulated. [Read more →]
February 2nd, 2010 by Keri ·
There is no better time to switch to WordPress.
Blogger sent out an email to its FTP customers:
Dear FTP user:
You are receiving this e-mail because one or more of your blogs at Blogger.com are set up to publish via FTP. We recently announced a planned shut-down of FTP support on Blogger Buzz (the official Blogger blog), and wanted to make sure you saw the announcement. We will be following up with more information via e-mail in the weeks ahead, and regularly updating a blog dedicated to this service shut-down here: http://blogger-ftp.blogspot.com/.
The full text of the announcement at Blogger Buzz follows. [Read more →]
