i made a poster for Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. i named the band Araminta because that was her maiden name, Araminta Ross, and i thought that was a really unique and cool name. the date of the concert, January 29, 1850, is significant because that is the date congress created the Compromise of 1850, which split states to be free or slave and initiated the Fugitive Slave Act, making the need for the railroad greater. the location is maryland because that is where the underground railroad supposedly began and where Harriet Tubman worked to abolish slavery the most and the maryland theatre was there in 1850 already. I added Issac Hopper and Frederick Douglass because they were the key leading figures of the abolitionist movement and worked with Tubman helping slaves escape with through the "underground railroad" 

Dr. Seuss...a wise old man :)

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind

for this quote design project i used one of my favorite quotes and incorporated it in as the background using a clipping mask. used bright colors and different object and people from popular Dr. Seuss books like the lorax trees, the cat in the hat and thing one and two. the assignment was to make a portrait out of a famous quote or historical figure.

My design is a lot different from others because most people used presidents or leaders and are really serious but mine is more light and colorful. i like that everyone should be able to recognize the cat in the hat and thing one and two and understand the quote. 

Jacob Cass

http://jacobcass.com/
i really they eye design because it has a lot of pretty colors and its interesting to look at. i like Jacob Cass's art because it's really fun but it also has a  good message to it like the drinking awareness one and he has others for cautious eating. his designs include unusual things like the peacock feather eye but he incorporates them in a really nice way and it looks really cool. he's made a lot of for famous companies like ford too.

Emotion Words

for this assignment i used sunny, whimsical, bewildered and enraged. they don't have any connection i just liked the words and thought they would be fun to design art for. 

the assignment was to convey an emotion through lines and effects. sunny was the first one i did, i used a gradient in the background to look like a sunset and the sun is made of a swirly font repeating sunny in different colors and shapes. then i made the sun's rays out of the same font gradually getting smaller. sunny was the easiest and quickest design for me because it was easy to think of a design for  me to do. bewildered was the hardest because it took a lot of time because i changed it so many times but i am happy with the outcome! 

negative space logo

these are my logo designs! they are for forever 21 and my initials TMP
the 4 in forever and the M in my name is made with negative space. the hardest part of the assignment was making the sketch before we started making them electronically because i am not very good at drawing!