I’m very happy to announce that starting today I will working as an interactive designer at WAX! They are a full-service advertising and design agency here in Calgary! I’m super excited to join this team of world-class creatives. Check out this feature profile on WAX in the July/August 2011 issue of Communication Arts.
One of the big projects that I have this final semester is a group editorial design project. Although my group and I are still working out the final detailing, I thought I’d take a break and share some resources that I found were very helpful during the initial design of our magazine. Continue reading “Resources on Editorial Design” »
This is a logo and identity project for my second Public Design client from last semester. The brief was to come up with a name and identity for a technology start-up that produces bracelets for parents to locate their children. Similar to Amber Alert GPS, the device allows parents to have ease-of-mind knowing the whereabouts of their kids. But unlike Amber Alert GPS, this product makes use of location technology in smartphones rather than GPS.
Here’s a very fun conceptual project from my last semester packaging class: Vorlog Dew Beer. I designed and branded a beer aimed at geeks, incorporating a few things they love: sci-fi, comics, and boardgames. Although I’m not the first (nor will I be the last) to incorporate beer and boardgames, it’s good to know I’m thinking on the same wavelength as other designers.
Want to know what I was thinking when I designed this beer? Check out my process book.
Just a few weeks away is my portfolio show! It will be at the Nexen building on Thursday, April 19, 2012. This is my graduating classes’ chance to showcase all of our best projects to art directors and other design professionals in town. So, if you work in the design or advertising in Calgary, be sure to save that date and come on out!
You can find more info on the ACAD Portfolio website.
As a side note, this amazing poster is designed by my friend and classmate, Leo Perez.
I just finished a web portfolio project for my talented photographer friend, Stefanie Villeneuve. I designed and developed an html5 website that showcases her photography in a minimalist direction, letting her work speak for itself. Continue reading “Stefanie Villeneuve Website” »
Here’s a small design project I finished recently for my Monday evening Production Design class. It’s a typographic calendar featuring quotes and sayings from my favourite designers and illustrators. The goal of the project was to get us to re-familiarize ourselves with InDesign and the correct set up of print-ready files. You can download the full PDF Calendar here.
One of the lasting influences of Swiss design on contemporary graphic design is the grid. It’s only been the past year that I’ve really appreciated the use of grid for interactive design projects, and how it really brings a design together cohesively and structurally, just as it does for print. Continue reading “All About Grids (for the Web)” »
I just caught an encore presentation of an interview with Jason Fried on CBC Radio. Jason is the founder of 37signals, a cloud-based software company – their flagship product is the popular Basecamp collaboration tool. Continue reading “Jason Fried (from 37 Signals) on CBC Spark” »
Here’s a great book lent to me by my friend, Richard, called “Universal Principles of Design” by William Lidwell, Kritrina Holden + Jill Butler. The book covers ideas and concepts that apply to different fields of design, from graphic design, industrial design, interactive design, to architecture. Continue reading “Universal Principles of Design” »