Emily Matheson2-D Digital Imaging

Section 003Postcard Assignment

artist inspiration

• Jonathan Lasker• Why?: color, line,

texture, and variety/repetition within the work

• Relates to my painting work

• Simplicity in design

artist inspiration cont.

• Keith Hering• Why?: social

commentary, simplifying form, stylization, limited color

artist inspiration cont.

• Laylah Ali• Why?: social

commentary, color, movement, simplification/economy

• I enjoy the flat color fields and I want to apply this to the postcard

artist inspiration

• John Brown• Why?: texture,

layers, history (process), color

• I enjoy the color pallet and the layering process paired with simple form

thumbnails

• I chose to do a very simple design highlighting different food I ate on a trip overseas.

• I want to use flat colored vector shapes and some brush work

sketches

sketches continued

beginning work Darken Lettering/Back side of card

with same color as lettering

Add to the background/Use more brush tool/Back side of

cardAdd

Face/Create more layers

Fourth Card: Scone

Text Box/Text/Color

Pen Tool/Color/Transparency/La

yering

Pen Tool/Transparency/Color

Pattern Brush Tool/Transparency

Text Box/Text/Color

Pen Tool/Layering/Transparency

Pattern Brush Tool/Sizing/Transparency

Pen Tool/Color/Transparency

Grouping/Pen Tool

Text Box/Text/ Color/ Transparency

Layering/Pen Tool/Transparency/Brush

Tool

Calligraphy Brush Tool

Grouping/Pen Tool/Transparency

Pen Tool/Color/Transparency

Transparency/Gradient

Text Box/Text

Layering/Pen Tool/Brush Tool

Pen Tool/Transparency

Brush Tool

Pattern Brush Tool

Reflection

• I really feel as though the design aspect of the cards is strong and the cards relate to each other aesthetically

• I could improve upon some technical use of the program but I feel as though with the simple design what I used worked to achieve my desired end product.