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003: Landing Page (Above the Fold)

What's the main focus? Is it for a book, an album, a mobile app, a product? Consider important landing page elements (call-to-actions, clarity, etc.)

002: Credit Card Checkout

Hint: Design a credit card checkout form or page. Don't forget the important elements such as the numbers, dates, security numbers, etc.

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It has been a while since I posted to this blog, but I am back with something a little different. I came across a 100 UI Design Challenge on twitter and I thought it would be interesting to give it a try. I used my Etsy shop logo and colors for this experiment. 

#001Sign Up

Hint: Design a sign up page, modal, form, app screen, etc. (It's up to you!) 

Tasked with the creation of promotional materials for performances by SDSU’s School of Music and Dance symphony orchestra, I designed a series of posters that capture the essence of each event. The series approach for these posters was achieved through the use of similar styles, which include: line, color, composition, and typeface. By simply utilizing lines and color I was able to achieve a sense of depth, vitality, and emotion. As with any promotional poster, it was important to display event information in an easy-to-read layout. Instead of opting to use a ready-made template provided by the school I challenged myself to develop the content hierarchy. All three posters utilize colored type and dividers in order to bring focus to the most important and relevant information. Ultimately, my goal was to create a collection of simple yet bold visuals that capture the essence of the performance and event, and to make a viewer curious enough to want to spend time in front of the poster.

This past weekend I spent a few hours renaming and branding my small Etsy shop. It seemed kinda funny to me that I hadn’t branded my shop given the fact that I am a Graphic Designer.

Anyways, in the end I decided to go with “misprint” because my shop is focused on screen printed posters. The beauty of screen printing is that even after being super careful, not every print is perfect. (Don’t worry, I would never sell a throwaway print).

It would mean a lot to me if you could visit my shop and browse my small collection of posters. I plan on growing the selection in the future. Below is one of my most recent designs inspired by Captain America: Civil War.  

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I posted to this blog. I have some exciting news! James Victore is giving a lecture at SDSU and on one of my professors asked me if I wanted to design the promotional poster. Being a huge James Victore fan I couldn’t let this opportunity slip. I gladly took on the responsibility and spent the last couple of weeks working on a design. In order to resemble the style of his work I immediately started working with brushes, inks, and markers. You can see that I experimented a lot and came up with a lot of sketches until I found the right look and feel. Another important note is that this design is meant to be screen printed, which is why I mostly stuck with 1-3 colors. Overall, I am very excited for this event and I’m extremely happy to have been invited to be a part of this occasion.

 Free and open to the public!

SDSU Art Entrepreneurship Lecture Series Presents JAMES VICTORE - http://www.jamesvictore.com/

James Victore is a graphic artist, author, and activist who teaches creatives how to illuminate their individual gifts in order to achieve personal greatness. James’ work has been exhibited (twice!) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is represented in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including the Louvre and the Library of Congress.