This is a video that I made for an upcoming job interview. I didn't have anything uploaded to my site nor my Youtube account to show off my skills in Adobe After Effects/Premier so I took the week to make this short 15 second clip. So here it is my official pre-roll as well as my first project piece for my online portfolio. Check it out and tell me what you think.

Back into the mix of things....?!?!?!?

So I have been back home for about a week now. My designer side is itching to get back into the mix of things. I have so many design ideas running through my head right now. So first thing is to get my programs back. After that I plan on trying to make at least one design a week. If I get more time and acquire better skill I'll upload to a week. However, I don't want to get to far ahead of myself. So first I'll start by getting my programs back and running. Look forward to seeing some designs soon.

Something I made while listening to the Beastie Boys new single, "Make Some Noise".

When I was listening to the song I thought to myself this is pretty funky but not in like a James Brown type of funk but something else. So I opened up Illustrator and I went to work. The feel I got from the song was dirty almost a grunge but like a street grunge. It felt as if I was tagging (graffiti reference) my computer screen. It was almost as if I was in the city tagging a wall with lyrics from the song. I think it turned out pretty cool.

My three t-shirt designs.

With the t-shirt designs I just hopped into illustrator and messed around for a while until I came up with the designs that you see before you. The company is a fake one but it's mine and yes I came up with the name.

My three similar but different in color t-shirt designs.

Final words regarding my mock campaign.

With the final piece to my mock campaign for Billabong I can say that I am glad to be done with it. This was probably my most challenging project yet. I had a few ideas that I threw out due to time constrictions bu overall I think it turned out well. I feel that I provided the feeling that I wanted to provide to my consumers.

My mock campaign website.

The final print piece for my mock Billabong campaign.

About My Personal Logo

The logo choice is my own. To me it shows that I have a fun side to my design aspect. It also shows the progression of how my personal logo came to be. Overall I am completely satisfied with it.

My Personal Logo

Another Print Piece from my mock Billabong Urban campaign.

One of the print pieces for my mock Billabong Urban campaign.

Last Quarter Final Project

So what I have decided to go ahead and do for a final project this quarter (my last quarter to be exact) is work on something that I want to eventually end up doing for a living. I chose to do a t-shirt design as well as a mock campaign for Billabong. One of my passions is Print Design so it was natural for me to pick what I did. My t-shirt design has come along from a basic design to a more complex piece of artwork. The company name I am using is called, "Swirtex Designs". As of the Billabong campaign it is still a work in progress but I should be able to complete it on time and have some pretty radical ads to show off.