I like the Nightlife.

Here is my Midterm website project. I actually really like how it turned out. For my theme of late-night dining I wanted to keep the colors simple - I decided to simply do black and white, which would contrast well with each other, and seem like neon lights in the dark. The white text really pops on the black background. I chose American Typewriter for the site's logo and link buttons, because I felt it's old-fashioned feel strengthened the theme of diners and Americana. The photos also have white frames, and simple colors so the page doesn't look to busy. I particularly like the angles between my main photo and the one in on the top right; the two neon signs interact well with each other, creating a kind of tipi. I used outside shadow on the button's text and inside shadow on the buttons background to make them pop out - this way they match the icons I added for Facebook, Twitter, and the RSS feed.

The Coen-fographic

Here is my infographic on leading actors who have appeared in multiple Coen Brothers movies. I chose 5 actors, because of space, and listed their characters and films, as well as the awards they have received, where applicable. I found this assignment more difficult then the others, because of how much goes into making an information graphic be able to contain information and be asthetically pleasing. I played around with colors and fonts a lot, and tried to find a good way to keep the text symmetrical, but balancing five different images with text was difficult.

Healthy Appetite for Design

My first try at recreating layout with InDesign. Once I figured out how to line everything up with margins and columns, and learned the difference between serif and sans serif, the rest was pretty easy, though time consuming. I learned a lot about how to use InDesign through this project, because I had to put all previous knowledge about colors and composition together, pay attention to picas and fonts, etc.

Earthy

I had the ocean and the forest in mind when creating this cooler version of my design, which again emphasizes the organic nature of the design - just as in my black & white project, I wanted to create an image reminiscent of nature.

Feelin' Hot Hot Hot

Using the same layout as my Black & White project, I wanted to make these natural shapes come alive with heat - I did this by not using any black or cyan when choosing the colors, instead I used red and yellow to create this warm feel. I feel like this radiates orange light, reminiscent of a very hot summers day.

Simplicity is Key

I was looking for something simple with this inDesign project. I wanted shapes that felt organic, that you might see in nature, but I wanted there to be a repetition in those shapes and to feel movement through them. That is how I decided to do a sort of central spiral, and the feel of the circles growing or shrinking into the spiral, like the shell of a Nautilus, but reminiscent of eggs.