Ashley Prince

The Numeric Institute

2009-11-28T19:33:00.000-08:00

The Numeric Institute is a research and development institute that celebrates the form and function of numbers. This is a desktop calendar designed for the company to use as a promotional piece. To celebrate numbers, I used many different typefaces to create one large number representative of the month. Recognizing the high printing cost of this product, I also created a version of the calendar in black and white for a lower.

A Disney Celebration

2009-11-28T19:32:00.000-08:00

This is a poster designed for a concert occurring in Downtown Winston-Salem. The goal of this piece was to create a poster that had a Disney theme but appealed to all ages. This was accomplished by using the primary colors often associated with Disney. Since nothing says Disney like Mickey Mouse, the “Mickey Shape” was used as a very subtle background. The information was arranged within the three color sections for easy reading. This poster was put up all around town to advertise the event while the second design was used for the web.

SCB Connect Statement Stuffer

2009-11-28T19:31:00.000-08:00

While working at The Bloom Agency, I designed this statement stuffer for Southern Community Bank and Trust. This piece was placed inside the envelopes for all September statements. This gave it a reach of 31, 000 people. The challenge was to create a mailer that would advertise a new program the bank had while keeping with the colors, typefaces and logo already within their identity system. The piece introduces the program and leads the reader through the important by first explaining the program, then offering information on how to use it and ending with a call to action.

JDRF Billboard

2009-11-28T19:30:00.000-08:00

Another piece designed while working at The Bloom Agency is this billboard for the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. This is an annual event sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. There were three walks in the Piedmont Triad Area with all of the billboards looking the same, just changing the walk dates and location. I designed multiple billboards and these designs are continuing to be used each year.

Things Fall Apart Book Jacket

2009-11-28T19:29:00.000-08:00

The challenge for this project was to read the award winning book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and then re-design the book jacket. After reading this book a few things stuck out to me...........

Social Justice Posters

2009-11-28T19:28:00.000-08:00

These are two social justice posters to bring awareness to deforestation. For the first one, I illustrated a tree and placed facts about forests and deforestation throughout the branches. The second poster uses a grid system to represent how much of our ancient forests have been destroyed. By turning the photo into a grid, I then represented the percentages at the bottom within the photo. Only 20% of the boxes show the trees still green to represent the small percentages of forests remaining today.

Neaco Identity

2009-11-28T19:27:00.000-08:00

After seeing the current business card for Neaco, a local home decor store in Blowing Rock, NC, I decided to re-design their identity. Their store is filled with bright colored, contemporary designs and this is the opposite of what their current business card portrays. First, I re-designed their logo. After deciding on a color palette, I created the business card. To incorporate the new color palette, as well as distinguish between job titles, the employees will have a different color business card based on their position. Once these were designed, I also created letterhead, envelopes and a gift card to go with the identity system.

Peace College Wellness Center

2009-11-28T19:26:00.001-08:00

For this piece, I worked with the Peace College Wellness Center to create an installation for their theme “Healthy Body, Healthy World, Healthy Mind”. After seeing the amount of plastic bottles and cans that are used on a daily basis, I decided to design a piece that would show this large number. Rather than simply putting a recycling symbol on a piece of paper, I wanted to actually use the recyclable items to deliver the message. The goals of this project were to encourage recycling through art, promote sustainable behavior and provoke thought by turning a common, recognizable symbol into a piece of art. With the help of the campus as well as family and friends, I collected all the bottle tops and can tabs over a month. The final piece is created with 783 bottle tops and 467 can tabs.

Portfolio Addition??

2009-11-28T16:15:00.001-08:00

I just found this site I had designed and completely forgot about....should I include it in my portfolio to show web work???

Final Admissions Poster

2009-10-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

For this project, I worked with the Admissions Department at Peace College. Along with two other students, we created posters to promote "Peace Traditions". I chose to do my poster on Peanut Week. These posters are going to printed/mounted [24"x36"] and hung in the new Admissions Department so they will be seen by prospective students as they tour the college.

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Here is my final poster for Peanut Week. I made some changes to the bows and lightened the background color. In addition, there were some small changes made to the copy.

LEAVE BEHIND!

2009-10-28T19:03:00.000-07:00

While I haven't made changes to this mock-up that I brought to class, I have been working on the files to write descriptions about each of the pieces (before they all had the same copy). I had one or two more pages, but I didn't take pictures of them. I am also working to decide which pieces I am going to put in this piece and whether or not I would like to include part of my resume towards the end - but I'm thinking that I am not since they will already have a copy of my resume. Thoughts on that?

Portfolio

2009-10-18T11:20:00.000-07:00

I found this article on 12 Steps to a Super Graphic Design Portfolio and thought it was pretty good. Check it out.

Lawsuit over fonts!

2009-10-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

NBC Sued in Font-Related Flare Up

"Becoming A Graphic Designer" Homework

2009-09-09T19:13:00.000-07:00

Of all the graphic design specialties, there are a few that I would love to work in. Information design is an area that I think I would excel in. “Graphic design is about framing ideas, projecting attitudes, promulgating styles and managing information, but not always at the same time.” The way information is given to people greatly affects their comprehension of the material. By working on the information architecture and managing such a large amount of type, the information is more successful. Advertising and Branding is another area I believe I would enjoy working in. If I went into this area, I would want to work in a design firm where I would be able to work for many different clients so I would be designing many different things instead of sticking to one client and one style guide. Environmental design also seems like something I would really enjoy. I tend to design with a very simple, clean line feel. In designing signs in theme parks and other venues, my design style would be very effective.

Flywheel Design is a firm I found in Durham. When looking at their website, I saw a variety of design work including: print, web, identity and experimental. The print area seemed to have a variety of pieces including posters, brochures, magazines, and wine bottle labels. The identity section also had a lot of pieces that looked like projects I would enjoy working on.

I have been asked in another one of my classes a few times now, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” and “What do you want to do with your major?”. I have really had to think about this a lot recently and think about what will make me happy. I’ve decided that my ideal job would be to work in a medium sized design firm. I don’t want to work somewhere that is so big, I don’t get to know all the people I work with. On the other hand, I don’t want a place so small that I only have a couple people to bounce ideas off of. I also want to work in a firm that has a fun atmosphere. I definitely don’t want to be in a firm that has no sense of design throughout the space and especially not a cubicle. I would love to start off somewhere as a junior designer and be able to learn from those around me and move up within the firm. I don’t want to work in the same firm for my whole career because I want the experience of working in different design firms with different people.

2009-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

I'm going to add my weblingo site onto my portfolio once I work on that one a little more and make it more fully functioning. This might happen over the summer...

Changes

2009-05-02T20:29:00.000-07:00

After our crit Wednesday, I made some changes. I decided on brown for the background color. I also changed the arrows within the portfolio portions to be brown to tie in the background. Also, because it was making me very hostile, I went through and re-saved all of the images within the main box with a transparent background so in Firefox it would not show different colors where I sliced it. Here are some screen shots of it and it's also uploaded to the web.

done.

2009-04-29T13:41:00.001-07:00

HERE is the link for my new web portfolio!

final tutorial...

2009-04-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

I decided to experiment with lots parts of photoshop and create a montage. I used the color replacement tool to turn my brother and I black and white and then the lasso and selection saving features to take us out of one picture and into another. Then I used the levels to change parts of the picture. Then I brought a pelican in from another picture I took and added it into the water in this one. I know it is super random but I learned stuff from it...

The work continues...

2009-04-26T20:07:00.000-07:00

After talking to Denielle on Wednesday, I decided to make a few changes to my website. Rather than having "Favorite Sites" under the thumbnail images, I changed it to "Favorite Projects" and have the names and a very brief description of each project under it. These descriptions, along with the thumbnails are clickable to go to these pieces - 1 thumbnail for each section of the portfolio.

I have also tried putting one of the light greens from my color palette as the background color for the page, but can't decide if I like it or not let. I have been continuing to work on each section of the portfolio and have 2 of the 4 sections completed.

Updated Homepage

Liquid Text on Wood

2009-04-22T13:43:00.001-07:00

This tutorial used channels and lots of layer styles. Here is the link!

Quotes!

2009-04-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

I was searching for quotes to put in the box on my website that will change depending on which page you're on and I found an amazing site! Quotes of Design

thoughts....

2009-04-20T12:57:00.001-07:00

What are yalls thoughts on this for the homepage? The four boxes would be clickable to go to that piece or you can browse through the portfolio nav on the left.

Some changes...

2009-04-18T21:57:00.001-07:00

After our crit on Wednesday, I made a few changes to my site. I took away the outlined boxes where my art and descriptions are and made the boxes look like the other two. I chose to use a darker shade of the background color to put my art in so it flows with the rest of the page and keeps the page structured but is suttle enough to not take away from the art. I also used more of the space within this box to show a closer view of the tree that I illustrated. (graphic design will be in a different color to show the section you're in...it's just not in this pic)

Web Portfolio

2009-04-15T14:06:00.001-07:00

This page shows what the graphic design portion of my portfolio would look like. After clicking on graphic design in the portfolio nav, this page would come up with the first piece in the main box with a description under it. After viewing this piece, clicking on the right or left arrow beside the box would navigate throughout the pieces in that specific category. I am going to include the actual size of each piece within the description to give the viewer an idea of how the piece is intended to be viewed.

Mac-Like Background

2009-04-15T13:51:00.001-07:00

This tutorial used the pen tool in photoshop along with lots of layer effects and brush effects. I still don't understand the pen tool in photoshop but, one day I will! CLICK HERE!

New Web Portfolio!

2009-04-08T17:31:00.001-07:00

Here is my wire frame for the new site....

After completing the wireframe, I went ahead and designed one of the pages. My portfolio is broken down into four sections. My artwork will show up in the box and you will be able to click on the arrows to move between pieces within each category. The page layout between each section will be the same to have a uniform look.

Type with Layer Properties

2009-04-07T19:40:00.001-07:00

In this tutorial, I learned how to do simple type treatments using the layer properties options. After doing one of the type treatments, I spend some time testing other elements in this section and creating my own type look.

tutorial link.

YouTheDesigner

2009-04-06T15:38:00.000-07:00

I found this website and it has some cool things on it for graphic designers from photoshop brushes to jobs...www.YouTheDesigner.com

Web Portfolio...

2009-04-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

I feel like it was just yesterday that I finished my current portfolio site. Now it is time to revise/redo it! Rather than starting from scratch, I want to keep some of the elements in my current site, but use things we have learned this semester to make the site better - CSS, hopefully. I feel like there are parts that are working, but there are also parts that need to be revamped! I have also thought of not having as much of my work on the site so if a potential employer looks at it before an interview, I don't go in and show all the stuff they have already seen online. I also want to create some sort of leave behind for interviews, I'm just not sure when that will get done - summer?

The Final Website!

2009-03-30T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here is my final website!! Click here!

Abstract Background

2009-03-24T18:26:00.000-07:00

This is a photoshop tutorial I did on creating a background. After completing the tutorial, I decided to go further and try out other filters until I got something that I liked. Click!

Website

2009-03-21T10:40:00.001-07:00

Setting up this website has made me want to throw my computer out the window! Here is a screen shot of my built homepage so far...

I used Garrick's instructions on how to make rounded corners and it's just not working for me. Does anyone know why this is what the corners look like? It's like the background is showing through slightly around the corner images...

I made the browns match in Dreamweaver and when I preview in Safari the colors are fine. BUT, in Firefox, the brown for the corners and the background do not match even though it's the same color. Any ideas?

Word it! - Transition

2009-03-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

Internet Explorer

2009-03-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

My coder friend sent me this article. It gives the top 10 reasons why you should not use Internet Explorer. Click here!

Money Tutorial

2009-03-16T20:33:00.001-07:00

haha.

Here is where this tutorial is found.

Website

2009-03-11T15:31:00.000-07:00

Photoshop Tutorial

2009-03-11T14:24:00.001-07:00

This is a tutorial that I found of a slice of orange, lime and lemon. I started doing the tutorial but it got confusing along the way so I improvised to make them look as close to it as I could.

Here is where the tutorial is.

Spring Break

2009-03-06T07:32:00.001-08:00

I figured I should post something over break, but I honestly haven't done any homework. So, I figured I would just post two pictures of the SIX INCHES of snow I got to play in during spring break. Can't say it's ever snowed like this on a spring break before! I promise I will have some work done by Monday night though! :)

Revisions

2009-02-25T13:18:00.001-08:00

thoughts??

I changed the doc size so it's taller and gave more room for the definition to go and made that box have rounded corners like all the other ones. I changed to Georgia as my serif font and Arial as my sans serif font so they are all web safe fonts - including the heading.

The Photoshop Tutorial...

2009-02-24T20:26:00.001-08:00

that almost killed me!

"Delicious Green Apple"

HERE is where I learned how to create this apple. It does look pretty delicious with the help of lots and lots of filter and glaussian blurs. I learned how to use some things in Photoshop that I hadn't used before like layer masks.

Revised Layouts

2009-02-23T13:15:00.001-08:00

Taking the advice given by Suzannah, I made a few revisions. I changed the pink to a lighter pink so there is more contrast between it and the brown and is not so bright. Also, I combined some of the words in the list under "upload" so that there are not so many. By making the brown box they sit in wider and increasing the leading, this box seems to read better.

Layouts

2009-02-16T17:38:00.001-08:00

AWESOME WEBSITE!!

2009-02-14T13:42:00.000-08:00

I found this website when I was bored and everyone has to go to it! You can create your own font FREE! All you have to do is print out a template, write the alphabet following the rules of where the baseline, x-height, ascender and descender are, scan it in, upload, and you've got a font!

www.YourFonts.com

Photoshop

2009-02-11T16:08:00.001-08:00

Here's a website I've used to learn how to do things in Photoshop.

Check it out!

79 - Quick Rocky Surface

2009-02-10T21:52:00.000-08:00

When learning how to do more with Photoshop, I thought it would be helpful to learn how to do a surface that looks like very textured, almost like dirt (which I can use for another art project I'm working on).

Using #79 in the Photoshop Tips and Tricks packet, I created a "quick rocky surface".

The steps I followed for this were:

1. Create a file with RGB color mode

2. Create a new channel with black foreground

3. Use the clouds and difference clouds on this layer (Filter > Render > Clouds, Difference Clouds)

4. Repeat the second one (Command + F)

5. On the RGB channel, fill the color you want

6. Create Lighting effects (Filter > Render > Lighting Effects)

7. Set Light Type to Directional

8. Set Texture channel to Alpha 1 and drag the intensity all the way up on the slider

9. Make changes to the Properties sliders to get the desired effect

I could see this being incorporated into my book cover design project!

Mood Boards

2009-02-09T08:29:00.000-08:00

Here are my mood boards. I think I have decided on how I want each section to have it's own look (by color), it's just getting the right color palette that goes with my connotative words!

Mood Boards

2009-02-05T22:57:00.001-08:00

I found this one and really liked the design. Just thought I would share it with yall!

New Wireframes

2009-02-04T15:25:00.000-08:00

The websites I found gave me some more ideas for layout!

homepage:

secondary page:

Connotative Words

2009-02-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

I began thinking of what I want my website to feel like when viewers first go to the site. The words I have come up with are:

Clean > the design doesn't look cluttered and is well put together

Fresh > new design, not set up like a lot of other sites

Simplistic > well organized information for easy using

Colorful > not gaudy! colors catch attention so use them to organize and divide up

information

Here are some examples of websites that I think portray these words...

Wireframes

2009-02-02T16:10:00.001-08:00

I have found that these are very helpful for laying out a website. I have a feeling that when I start to design the website they will change some but for now they give me a great place to start!

This one played off the idea of having a web with the home page in the middle and then the subpages off of it

Site Map

2009-01-28T15:06:00.000-08:00

With the help of my group, all the web terms have been defined and broken down into groups to provide structure for the page. Below is our site map with the terms divided into their categories!

wow.

2009-01-23T13:41:00.000-08:00

I never knew that after spending a semester learning how to build websites, I would come across a website for "common people" to blog on that I could not figure out how to use...

BUT, by the end of the semester this blog will look amazing!