Magazine Cover

For this assignment we had to create a magazine cover for the self portrait that we created. To create my face I look the circle vector and used the white arrow to move the points around to create the shape of my face. Then to create the nose I used the circle vector and used the white points to move the points around an then put a bevel on it. To create the eyes I used the circle vector again to create ovals for my eyes an used the same tool again to make the center of my eyes I put a gradient on my eye to create the different colors. For my eyelashes i made individual lines to make them. To Make the eyebrows I used a rectangle an moved the points. For the lips I used the circle vector again an moved the points to make the shape I like. For my hair I used the line tool an then changed the shape, then I copied it multiple times to make all the hair. For my arms a neck I used Circles an adjusted them. I used squares and circles or the shirt, to make the magazine cover I chose a background canvas color then typed the cover title and facts about myself.

Logo Redesign - Wendy's

Redesigned Logo

Final Business Card

For this assignment we had to choose a business and redesign there logo, I chose the business Wendy's. How I created my new logo was I started out by taking the most current logo and I used the lasso tool to select the logo part so I could cut the business name out, I saved that as a document.I then searched the Wendy's frosty,I found one that I liked then opened it in fireworks. I selected it with the lasso tool so I could take the background out, I then copied the Wendy's  logo I just cut out and copied it onto the frosty document and shrunk it down to cover up the original logo that was on there then I saved it as a separate document.For the final picture I searched a cartoon hamburger then used the lasso tool to cut the background out from the hamburger, then I saved it as a separate document. I then opened a new document and copied all the imaged I made onto the new one. I arranged then to my liking, then typed the company name. To create the business card I coped the image and pasted it onto a new document and then typed the business information onto the card. Then I created my color scheme, using the colors that were used most.   

Logo Redesign - In Gear Clocks

For this assignment we had to redesign a logo I started off by making a circle and changing it to dark brown then a smaller circle to layer on top of that and made it a cream white. Next I made numbers for the clock and then I made spirals and copied them to make the clock springs I then changed the color to dark brown. For the gears I Made a doughnut shape and then made smaller squares to go around the out side of the circle. Then for the hands I made a rectangle then I used the skew tool to make the top of the rectangle smaller and then made a circle for the bottom and then a smaller circle to layer on top. I typed the logo name and made my color scheme boxes. 

Two Fruits - watermelorange

Watermelorange

For this assignment we had to put one fruit inside another, I chose to put a watermelon inside a orange. I started off by choosing a orange for the out side, then I selected the orange using the lasso tool, then hit the keys Ctrl+Shift+I. Then I deleted the background, then I opened then I opened the watermelon and cut the outside off and leaving the inside. I copied and pasted it on to my orange then hit the Alt key to copy the watermelon slice and then turned it upside down. Then put the two half's together inside the orange. Then I named it Watermelorange.

Flower Pictography

For this assignment we to create a pictography, I started off my choosing a flower that I liked then opened it up in fireworks. I started by selecting the image and used the lasso tool to draw around the flower. Next I deleted the background to the flower just remained. I then took the magic wand and selected the parts of the background to delete. Next I opened the original image again and then copied and pasted my cut out on it. Next I presses the Alt key to make copies oh the image and started to put them on the flower for the petals. For the center of the flower  I deleted the petals then placed them all inside of the center.

Taylor Meserve-Black Swan Business Card

Unprofessional

For this assignment we had to create three business cards,a unprofessional,semi-professional, and professional. For the unprofessional one I started by opening the original logo that was given to us, then I searched a picture of a sun set and saved that into my file. I then opened the picture and copied it, then went back to my original logo and selected it. I then went to the "Edit" tab and clicked on "Past Inside" then clicked on "Don't Re-sample". This makes the image you copy to fill the object you selected, I added an effect on the logo which was a inner bevel. I changed the background color to a burnt orange, then typed the information that we needed on the card.

Semi-Professional

For my semi-professional I started by using my original logo and put a gradient affect on it which was "folds" and  I chose black,light grey,and purple for the colors. Next I then flipped the image by going to the "Modify" tag then clicking  on "transform" then to "flip horizontally". For the canvas color I chose a light grey then lastly I typed all the information that was needed on the business card

Professional

 For my professional card I starred out by using my original logo and putting a liner effect on it and then applying a swish texture. Next I coppied the image by clicking on the logo and pressing the "alt" key.  I then went to the "Modify" tab then clicked "transform" then to " flip .horizontally. I chose the background color to be a dark plum purple then typed the information that was needed on the card.

President Typograghy Ulysses S. Grant

For this assignment we had to create a typography, we had to pick a president that was on U.S currency,the president I chose was Ulysses S. Grant,he was the 18th president of the United States.How I created this assignment was I started by finding words that described him and typed them all in a word document so I can refer back to them.I then chose a picture that I liked of him and opened it up in firework. I made a layer for each word,I started off by typing out the word that I want then I selected Ctrl+Shift+P to convert to path and then Ctrl+Shift+G to ungroup the letters. Next I placed then around the face to make the shape of it. I repeated this process until the whole head and body was covered in words, I then changed the colors to grey scale

Picture With Text

Text Without Picture