Portfolio Updates

Hello!
I am currently on my second week in Color Theory in Print and loving every minute of it! :) My next class is Perspective, followed by Drawing and then Life Drawing. I am very impressed by the school and its curriculum as well as how organized it is!

I have added a digital color wheel on the right, but I will be adding a digital portfolio soon as well as more digital artwork samples. I have been working almost exclusively in Adobe Illustrator but I'm finding as I go that some things ARE easier in Photoshop, although I do not find it as user friendly!

Check back frequently for more updates and artwork!

I recently had to have surgery, but as I feel better and better (and only 10 weeks post-partem too!) I will become more and more active on my blogs, adding school projects as I go!
Thank you for your interest! :)
Lara

Busy Times Ahead!

Hello!
I just wanted to give an update here!
I have ceased to take on freelance jobs for now, as I am now in school!! :)
I have begun taking classes with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh--Online Division. So far, I have completed their orientation class and am a week away from completing Computer Literacy, which includes beginning use of Photoshop and Illustrator, which has been very challenging! I am learning a lot and cannot wait to move forward!
My next class is going to be Fundamentals of Design, followed by Color Theory in Print. From there, I have several traditional art classes to take as well as plenty of computer classes!
My goal is to get my Associate's Degree in Graphic Design. I decided not to go for a BS because I already have a Bachelor's and all of my core classes would have transferred leaving me with mostly art and graphics classes. I didn't feel I needed another bachelor's.
As I get more classes under my belt, I may very well take up freelance again, although the best option for that may be via the college, who offers this service to students.

Additionally, I have of course gotten more and more pregnant! :) My due date is now 2 days away and my body is finally giving me the ol' high sign that labor might be imminent. I will henceforth be consumed with our newborn daughter and Christmas until mid-January when school starts again! As I complete more in-depth school projects, I will post them here. :)
Thank you for your interest!
Lara

Real Estate Logos, page 5

Finally, he brought in some wallpaper from an LA nightclub he wanted to use in some way, as a background. He wanted high-end hotel, nightlife, sleek, modern he said and to play with it. So I found some similar wallpapers in digital format (he had literally sent me a photograph of the interior of the nightclub) that I could work with and came up with some other items.

Real Estate Logos, page 4

Here is where I began working with a different person within the company (not the owner) and he requested a color scheme change to blues and silvers and to continue along the same vein, but with simpler font. Then he said he wanted modern, almost futuristic but still feminine, hence the background patterns.

Real Estate Logos page 3

Moving on to the burgundy and black logos, still doing text-only at this point. Some of the changes are very subtle, such as removing lines from around text boxes or slightly changing the size of the font. There is also a condensed logo, which can be useful for many things, such as just wanting to place your mark someplace small on things attributable to you and your company!

Real Estate Logos 2

The text-only logos are what we started with and then added the burgundy color. Next there was a color scheme change to blues and silvers. The third set of revisions asked for edgey, modern, sleek font (with examples provided to me), where I added the fractal patterns in the background. Finally, I was asked to replicate a nightclub/luxury resort/LA type of feel, which I endeavored to do, to their other detailed specifications, including changing the name of the company to "V Realty." More logos to follow, but now you can sort of see the transformation process!

Logo Project

It has come to my attention that the real estate company I was doing the logo for is no longer interested in my services. They felt we were not on the same page. I am including the logos I did complete for them in my portfolio. Please take a look! I did a ton of work for this company, so other images will follow, but blogger only allows 5 at a time!