HybrixRaven

Only got 2 today as I’ve been busy with school and other personal shenanigans and crap.

I don’t usually include the ‘requests’ but these are sorta plain and I wanted to share what we are sorta given to work with and yet need to meet, sometimes going above and beyond with these can be a HUGE issue… anyway here is what I had to work with…

2. Dealership name: GA Auto Center
6. Dealership suggested color scheme (if no URL specified or different than URL): Dark Blue and Yellow (goodyear colors – http://www.goodyeartires.com/)
7. Dealership’s suggested vehicle(s) to appear in banner: Lexus IS – http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2009/01/18/17/29/2009_lexus_is_250-pic-15057.jpeg

Became:

Next was….

2. Dealership name & phone number (if applicable) to appear in banner: Palmer Dodge Chrysler Jeep
6. Dealership suggested color scheme (if no URL specified or different than URL): Red
9. Additional Dealership notes (if applicable): Include photo of dealership which is attached please.

Became:

This is a colage for my 2D design class. My friend seagrams and i put this together sunday. We are to use textures and optimize visual weight based on texture complexity, size, location, value, difference, and clustering. Granted there are more forums of visual weight but not all fit this project.

I tried to focus on the edges using words and currency in one corner and random shapes in the other however my center textures accidentally ended up being darker than I had wanted and it was too late to do over.

This was mainly challenging as not only my first project but the fact that it could not form a larger picture, it could not be asymmetrical and it could not be closed composition.

I did previously have some concept of visual weight based on size and color and value before from banners and layout design but did not realize how many ways to control that weight there were beyond those, the importance of weight and balance, and how much I use it without realizing it.

At first all the art classes I looked at pessimistically wanting more coding or adobe classes but so far I am enjoying this and I’m finding a deeper respect for art and painters and even finding some I like and having reasons other than it’s pretty… I’ve begun to look forward to this and attempting to use the things I learn in everyday work. I also sorta want to go to a museum now and part of me wishes I knew all of this and respected it as much when I went to ny or dc museums where before I just wanted to leave. I now vow that my vaca days next year will be saved for this!

Took these 3 cars….

And made 3 these banners… I give you the cars so you can see what it came from…

Here is one revision I did for the Airport Auto Collection as I was told it was too busy in the background. I also did 3 other ones. One is plain per the request example I received, the other 2 were completely free. I also put the images I cut the cars from below so you can see what I kept and made and what I had to start with.

Two banners I did on 7/21 (This is a backdated post)

These were the first and last banners I did under the assumption it was approved and going to possible be compared to and used for production. Unfortunately the process I was under the assumption that had been put into place at work was far from ironed out and caused a sudden halt to the good news I thought I had got the previous week that I would now be able to do graphics here.