Sunday, November 9, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Patty-cake Illustration
Patty-cake is a classic English nursery rhyme that many have heard as a child. I illustrated this nursery rhyme as a page from Mother Goose. Since this nursery rhyme is usually accompanied by a clapping game, I wanted to convey this to children learning this rhyme for the first time. And since children are my target audience, I chose pastel colors as my palette.
"Ladybug Love"
“Ladybug Love” is a short four-panel sequence story for a children’s book. Before a child begins to learn how to read, he/she can comprehend stories within a picture. That is why this story has a comic-style layout that begins and ends on the same page. Since this is targeted for children, I chose pastel colors for the background and red as a vibrant element that will capture the child’s interest and attention.
"Catcher In The Rye" book cover by Zureyka.
This piece is a book cover that I designed for the classic novel The Catcher In The Rye. In this story, Holden Caulfield envisions himself standing on a cliff in a field of rye with children playing tag around him. And as these children stray to the edge, he would catch and save them from falling. However, due to his psychological instability, Holden is the one that needs rescuing. And his younger sister Phoebe is the one that tries to rescue him.
"Eternal"
"Eternal"
2008
We created words or letter forms with found materials outdoors. I picked the bench outside of the art building and utilized rocks that are adjacent to the porch to create the word "Eternal". The usage of rocks was meant to represent that the bench has been visited, although the people that were once there no longer remain. In a sense then, it is the bench that is eternal, and those that have visited are merely small fractions in time.
El Mercurio Re-Intrepretation
By Fabian Alcantara
Art 591
El Mercurio is a conservative Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. It was founded in 1827. It is one of the oldest circulated newspapers in the Spanish language, circulating about 1 million copies a week.
The web version of El Mercurio has 3 parts. The online version of the newspaper (www.elmercuio.cl), the digital version (www.emol.com) which provides news and other local advertisements, and a interactive version of the print newspaper.
The online version of El Mercurio needed some help. It lacked texture and feel of the print version. Specifically, it lacked a grid layout that is critical in newspaper design. In keeping its conservative appeal, a re-interpretation was made of the high circulated newspaper.The goal of the re-interpretation is how to bring the look and feel of the print version to the web. In doing so, it will stir readers who love the print version to try and read the online version.
This re-interpretation was inspired by looking at other online newspaper sites such as The New York Times Online, The Guardian UK, and CNN.com.
Link (Firefox preferred):
El Mercurio Re-Interpretation
The Twins - Plotting Santa
Book illustration proposal. Mischievous twins plot how to hunt Santa and his reindeer. Based on a true story of my grandmother's experience growing up on a farm.
Jazz Band
Inspired by the Illustration work of Peitari Posti, this is an illustration regarding human relationships as well as gestures. The original sketch was in pen, and blocks of colors were outlined in PSD.
Megabitch
This was my first large scale (24x19) attempt working with pen, ink, charcoal and pencil. It will be used for a Job Fair poster.
thing
this it the thing that carlos said to do. i did it. then he said to put it on this blog. i did that too. i feel that his powers of persuasion are very well developed.
McCain's Monkey Grinder
This is an ink and water color illustration of John McCain and Sarah Pain for an editorial project
Mr. T-Rex
This is an image i created for a project my brother was doing on dinosaurs. I then turned it into a screen print and this is a picture of one of the prints
Editoral
Editorial for a magazine article, about CEOs receiving golden parachutes after the bailout. Medium: Watercolor, pen and ink.
War Queen
Poster for National Association for Colored Women. Empowering public service announcement for black women.
Human Narrative
This project was based on the study of human relationship narratives. I wanted to study body gesture, situation, and composition. I created a very graphic black and white poster for a Berlin film festival, using a bic pen. For inspiration, I used Jean Genet's literary work-" Ignoring traditional plot and psychology, Genet's work relies heavy on ritual, transformation, illusion, and interchangeable identities. The homosexuals, prostitutes, thieves and outcasts are stuck in self-destructive circles. They express the despair and loniless of a man caught in a maze of mirrors, trapped by endless progression of images of his own." I wanted the bar scene to capture the underground 1950's Berlin feel. Click on the image to see the pen detail.
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Main Event: Travel
The Main Event: Travel
This is the divider page for the section entitled "The Main Event" in Distraction magazine's first issue. The theme was travel.
Ibis Yearbook Advertisement
www.miami.edu/ibis
This is a print advertisement for the website of the University of Miami's Ibis Yearbook. It was printed in Distraction magazine.
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