les travailleurs de la mer

"The great outlines and the great sublimity of nature — the cradle of the ocean, the profile of the mountains, the shade of the forests, the blue of the heavens — are composed of elements of intense discord mingled harmoniously together."- Victor Hugo

bonifacijaus atostogos (vacation of 'bonifacijus')

Bonifacijus- a lion character from an old soviet cartoon. A saying 'Bonifacijaus atostogos' (Vacation of Banifacijus) came from that cartoon indicating a nice, laid-back and/or lazy vacation.

vote for Derrick promotional piece

My husband Derrick entered a competition through Cannondale to win a trip to France. I helped him to promote his application video by creating these flyers so he could take them to the climbing gym...

Book covers

The assignment for my digital painting class was to design a cover for a book.

The first one I did was a cover for a novel book. I used a photo I took in Aruba for inspiration.

The second one is a book cover for a coffee- shop- readings book. I first photographed myself with a cup of coffee and then created a digital painting of it. While I didn't like it as much as the one above, it was still a fun attempt...

digital painting

 

Business stationary

In one of my graphic design classes an assignment was to come up with a name and then design a logo and business stationary for a made up company specializing in secure file transmitting.

First, I sketched 8 different logos. Instructor then narrowed down to top 3 and I made the final selection (thumbnail #9):

The logo was then designed in Adobe Illustrator. 

Next, I designed a business card (front and back)...

... business envelope...

... and business letterhead.

And finally, a quarter page black and white add to run in a local newspaper.

birthday cards

My brother, my mother- and farther-in-law all have their birthdays in September. This time I decided to design their birthday cards myself. Here are the final versions.