Advanced Illustrator Final Assignment

This is the trifold brochure I created for the final assignment. I created all the info-graphical elements, sourced the mobile app screen images and inserted them into the iPhone image. The brochure is intended to match the look and feel of the website design done in a previous assignment. All work was done in Illustrator.

This is the outside artwork and content:

This is the inside artwork and content:

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 10

This Google image is commemorating the artist, Klimt. I have always admired the work of Gustav Klimt and was absolutely taken back by Beethoven's Frieze when I visited the Session Building in Vienna, Austria.

I used the images from Klimt's work, Mermaids. I create both "g"s by making a top shape outlining a combination of the Mermaid and the outlined letter using the pen tool and then applied a clipping mask to each.

I referenced a couple of Klimt's patterns to created the two letter "o"s. I then took those letter "o"s and created a symbol out of each and scaled them way down. I then created a pattern using the symbol sprayer and used clipping masks to create the letters, "l" and "e".

I also applied various transparencies and effects to enhance, feather and texture the letter images.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 9

This is a composition of a home page of a website designed and output from Illustrator. I used the downloadable Illustrator version of the grid from http://960.gs/ as a guide for placing the elements.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 8

is is a logo that I was using, www.ovalpeg.com and have now enhanced the logo using the 3D tool in Illustrator.

Here are a few slides which include the above logo and output from Illustrator.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 7

Icon is designed to suggest mobile apps.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 6

This is my children's book spread. I took inspiration from Henry Darger as well as from an art installation of a small child in a spacey suit and hat crying. There was an accompanying installation from the same artist, but with several children holding hands and smiling.

I also used the sentiment about losing your way from Dot and the Kangaroo, an old 80s Australian children's cartoon.

When I was not getting the texture I wanted, I downloaded free illustrator watercolor brushes and started using them. The brushes were very thick and instead of fighting it, I went with it and started trying to work within this constraint.

Thanks to Speckyboy's online post of beautiful fonts for free I used, Jembo Hands.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 5

I have been obsessed over tag clouds lately since a client requested it and so I found some tag cloud websites which allow you to input an url in order to output a tag cloud. I used the wired mag url and the following cloud emerged. I then hunted for a top part of the a WIRED magazine cover that would work with the tag cloud. I struggled a bit with the border as I was just copying the reference so instead I went with a bold orange-y yellow to pop it to life.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 4

More coming soon!

Background using monochromatic treatment.

Background using text at the main images.

Background using the artistic effect - like the halftone blend:

Lines and color - using the blend tool:

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 3

This is a desert landscape.

Advanced Illustrator Lesson 2

I was inspired by the Indian art exhibition at a local museum and created a symbol from a pattern on a fabric. The symbol was of a lotus blossom, although it is a bit abstract. I then used that symbol to create the flag.

To keep the theme I created an elephant and then put them together.