So... I changed my mind; I was not fond of this one. The layout didn't work quite as well as it did on the marker comp and the type didn't fill the page quite how I expected. Also, the map printed out too small and you couldn't read the street names. The vector art and photos turned out well, however. And the orbs I made more 3d to ad depth and pull the viewer in. The type also did not print out as expected and somewhat merges into the background on the printed copy. Overall, I am happy to be finished with this one and just want to keep doing the ballroom dancing project...

I need to buy a new alarm clock

I seem to have stayed up too late working on these and slept in for class... HOWEVER, I did enjoy working on them albeit the time consumption. I actually combined three of my original thumbnail comps to make this 4 column final comp. I feel that I could have done a better job filling in the back ground with red but I wasnt wanting to use up all of my prismacolor marker, so I just did a light application. The copy fitting could also use some work. I believe that I did it correctly, but I was slightly unsure. I was pleased with the cover of the packet though, I liked the overlapping of Jimny Cricket ontop of the picture of Main Street that is framed within the Disney mouse head. I think I could have done more with the interior however, I was considering adding a map with the attractions pointed out on them, but that fell through due to size issues. Time to start vector art!

Dancing thumbnails

For this assignment I chose to do a single large picture of ballroom dancers with an elaborate background and the copy text wrapped around them. I was fairly pleased with this project seeing how I enjoy dancing, my mom was a theater/ballet/tap dancer, and I hate fishing, so I really wasn't getting any disadvantage in presenting this subject matter. I believe that I will go with the top left corner thumbnail because it has the best contrast in colors and the background is more fully developed and free flowing. I will probably move the dancing couple more to the left page and also possibly place the title on the left side to pull the two pages together better. The other options were not my favorites because of... well how easy they would be. The bottom left and top right would both just be copies of photos and the middle left the background almost upstages the dancers. I feel that the comp I chose better expresses the freedom and flow of ballroom dancing and ads to the articles theme.

Marcaline thumbnails

For the Marcaline thumbnails, I basically utilized the Disney aspect of the town, making most of them have a red base for the background and advertising them with classic Disney characters. For my final decision I chose to do the cover of the first thumbnail on the layout of the second thumbnail and replacing the back page with the inside first page of the first thumbnail and replacing the second Jiminy Cricket on the second inside thumbnail with another character that would match up with the color, or another picture of the town.

If that wasn't confusing enough, I was also considering using the map on the last thumbnail, however, I felt that this could be too repetative using the same mouse outline twice in one pamphlet.

Car Ad

This is the final for my car ad. I decided to change up the font on the title and ad a Plymouth symbol in the bottom left corner to fill up the large amount of negative space. Also, I made the color of the car more washed out than the original vector art to semi match the old ad that it was placed into, while still having the bright red color that makes the image jump from the page. I also changed the flavor text under the picture to be more modern and catch the viewers attention while making the font a somewhat retro style (desdemona). I enjoyed working on this project quite a bit since I love old ads from the 20s-40s and also using one of my favorite cars as the topic also made me enjoy working on the project.

ps. I wanted to upload this quickly to my blog to show that I would have had it done by the deadline if titanium had been working correctly.

Chili Cook Off final

For the final chili cook off poster, I made some adjustments that differed from the marker comp. I decided to give the chili a grey tone as t0 not bore the viewer or overpower the page with too much white. I also switched the "Chili Cook Off" text with the Greek lettering to make the focus of the work the event and not the frat that is holding it. I could have improved upon this more by making sure the stem of the chili was not chopped by the printer and by giving more of a margin to the text inside the black box, moving it from the edge of the graphic.

Car thumbnails

Out of these thumbnails, the consensus between my partner and I were one of the top left 2 comps. Both advertise the car as a celebration of a classic car but show how it has been modernized. One of them uses a classic Plymouth ad and replacing the classic car in the ad with the Prowler and using the color contrast to the sepia ad to show its modern qualities and also makes the car pop from the ad. However, the slogan may change to better fit the car and to make the ad more understandable to the everyday viewer. The other favorite shows the prowler outside of a Mel's drive in. The slogan at the top states that it is a tribute to the American Hot Rod, a slogan used by Plymouth when the Prowler was first released. The use of the drive in shows the nostalgic qualities of the car comparing it to the traditional hot rods that are stereotypically placed in front of classic 50's pictures of drive ins. To improve upon this design however I would omit the cars in the background to put more attention on the Prowler. Also, I may combine this comp with one of the bottom left two comps adding a mild classic pin up girl to the hood adding how the car is both classic and sexy.