Archive for April, 2008

Polymer Plate Images

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

This is what my final image will/is supposed to look like (after letterpressing):

Here is how my colors split:

So, unless I decide to make any other changes (more drastic stroke around the Munchkin? tail entwined with the DNA double-helix? any thoughts?)—I think I’m good to go!

“Custom Made”

Monday, April 14th, 2008

When I started thinking about a simple two-color design I could create in relation to the phrase “custom made,” I thought about furniture and clothes and kitchen cabinetry… All very domestic things, but perhaps not such interesting illustrations. Then I began trying to think about “custom made” in relation to the place where I work, [...]

New Assignment: Polymer Plate Printing Project

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

For the next assignment, everyone in my class will be creating his or her own 4″x6″ two-color design revolving around the theme of “-made.” We were each assigned our own prefix—I was assigned “custom(-made)”. Other examples that were assigned are: re-, hand-, and home-. We will be producing polymer plates with Boxcar Press and printing [...]

Series: Personal Critique

Monday, April 7th, 2008

To be honest, I hit a creative wall with this assignment. Maybe there were too many other things happening at the same time, but as the due date neared, I couldn’t find the mental energy to focus on this project as closely as I wanted. My products tags suffered the most as they were my [...]

Series Development

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Product tags are in place! I just need to refine them before printing tomorrow…

I’m looking forward to mounting and finishing tomorrow night. It will feel so gratifying!