A Bag Full of Fashion

Here's a typographic purse I did a short while back!

I had to look up quite a few synonyms to fill this pretty thing up, but I managed to do it.  Having recently watched more Project Runway I wanted to create a bag and fill it with a wide variety of terms relating to the fashion.  I had a lot of fun making this.  I think next time I'll do a PS3 controller and fill it with gaming terms.  The gamer in me is itching to try it out at some point!

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator

Amazing

I think this is the first time I realized how fun and amazing colour dodge is.  Without that effect, I wouldn't have completed this little tag.  I wanted to learn how to make things more flashy in Photoshop.  Well, I know of some techniques but it never hurts to learn more.  This could also help with my skills in typography one day.  The background is actually a shrunken version of some tissue paper I scanned a while ago.  

I used a masking effect on the letters and erased using a brush tool at 40% opacity, which would leave some solid parts of the letters behind.  I then added some colour in the background (on another layer).  The letters sit on top of it which gives it that nice colourful effect.  I added some brush work using some "colour" effects in the end.  Hopefully I can continue to make some of these awesome little pieces in the future!

The font used is: Gill Sans Ultra Bold

Developed in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Professor Layton Layout

I wanted to use various designs and fonts in Adobe InDesign.  I realized I hadn't created any fake magazine covers yet so I tried that using my own photos.  Since I don't have images of models (for fashion magazines) I decided to be more creative by developing a cover for imported figures!  Inspired by Poke the Merch!

I did some editing on Professor Layton (the figure shown on the cover) so it was slightly brighter than the original.  I tried out various fonts and they seemed to work well with the cover.  There's some emphasis on more significant sections, such as orange for "figures".

I also included a spread with the cover.  I have a third page, but it's incomplete.  It's really just the final bits of my review for this figure.  The copy, which is a review of the figure, is by me.  You can read the full review at Poke the Merch's blog.  You'll also find many more pictures there!

Brown for the background seemed suitable because I wanted it to match Layton's dark hat and coat.  It also mixes well with his orange shirt.  I'm quite pleased with the final result.  I was able to play with the fonts (and sizes) and I was also able to incorporate my own photos.

Photos and copy by: Sui Chee

Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3

Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Splash Works!

I just felt like playing with blue (and trying out some fonts I rarely use).

I buried a bit of the text in the water and the added splash bits on top. 

The water shooting out from the middle was created using the brush tool and stroke function. After using the curve tool, I added a stroke and changed it to a brush I made using a circle.

This was quite fun to make!

Developed in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Edited in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Theta

Here are some designs from semester 2's typography class. The assignment was about hierarchy so I did three pieces that emphasized on the word theta, the symbol, and its definition. I'm only uploading two because these are the ones I really liked out of the three.

The first one emphasizes on the word "theta" rather than the symbol.

The symbol for theta is emphasized in the second one.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3

Typography and Lyrics

In semester 2, one of the assignments in typography required me to choose some lyrics from a song (in this case, Bring Me to Life by Evanescence) and emphasize significant words in a design of my choice. I always liked the middle part of the song so I chose it and placed it in my second design. The black and gray give it a darker feel, which I used to match the tone of the song.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3

Typography Final

Using the word 'debonair', I created a poster with its proper spelling, definition, and pronunciation. Even the grass is made from text. The clouds were done by me. It was great playing with my tablet again. I'm quite proud of these clouds since I usually don't make them look as nice as they do now.

Developed in: Adobe Photoshop CS3 & Adobe Illustrator CS3