erin's graphic design portfolio
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This is the portfolio of my most prized and current worksTRANSCRIPT
About Me I am a graphic designer out of southern New Jersey who is inspired by the world that I live in and the places I have traveled. I have an acute eye for elegance and find my inspiration from color, orna-mentation, and nature. I have studied at The Art Institute of Philadelphia where I have nurtured my talents and been rec-ognized five times for my outstanding student work and have been awarded 3 times for it. I am cur-rently interning with Iperdesign in Oaklyn, New Jersey. My constant desire to outdo myself and keep my clients happy has proven successful time and time again and I hope it will continue to do so. Some of the services I provide for my clients are, but is not limited to, include:
•Brand Identity•Package Design•Editorial Design•Advertising•Invitations and flyers
Table of Contents:
Poster Design.................................page 7 Packaging Design...........................page 15
Editorial Design.............................page 23
Miscellaneous.................................page 33
Other Artworks..............................page 41
Poster Design
This poster stands at 17x11 inches and is all original artwork. Developed based off of the Art Nouveau era and hand drawn illustrations scanned and then traced into illustrator. The only things that are not original are the typefaces.
This poster was created originally from cut paper techniques, photographed and then live traced in Adobe Illustrator. The only thing that is not original is the Houston Zoo logo.
This poster was designed for a local band from southern New Jersey called Sunday’s Murder. The dates and location are not accurate. The artwork is created from 5 different collaged photographs that were manipulated using Photoshop techniques.
Packaging Design
This is a set that goes along with the Sunday’s Murder poster shown in the section before. The packaging concept was based off of song titles, and lyrics created by the band and conversations had with the singer. The lyics to the songs contain a good amount of imagery as well as an ominous atmosphere in their sound. I wanted to capture the essence of their album by chosing imagery that has a similar feeling .
1st pages of CD booklet
2nd pages of CD booklet
last pages of CD booklet
This set was designed with original artworks created in Adobe Illustrator and decorated with handpainted golden details. This set was meant to appeal to an upscale audience interested in not only the quality but the decorative qualities of the products they buy.
Backside of Classico set
Closeup of Classico set
This was a personal project. The motif was based off of a painting of a flower I created. This is what would be a spring collection of a bath and body line meant for teenage girls. The colors were chosen as light and airy based off of the time of the year the product would be out and the audience it is geared to.
original flower painting
Lavender Chamomile& Honey Pillow mist
Sensuality Candle box
Gift bag
La Jolie Vie Soap box
Editorial
This was a conceptual magazine cover. As indicated in the piece the magazine would be for collectors and creators of art. The cover is based off of a painter’s mixing board with manipulated images that would be meant to represent the paint and the content of the magazine.
Based on the same concept as the magazine cover previously seen, I cre-ated a table of contents page. The look is grungy, collage, mixed media type. I used scanned images and textures as well as photographs taken by David LaChapelle.
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premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and
was released theatrically in the summer of that
year. He also recently directed an advertisement
for H&M’s new denim selection; this commercial
was based on the story of Romeo and Juliet.
His directing work includes commercials for
clients such as Burger King, and music videos
for artists including Moby, Elton John, Mariah
Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston,
Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Blink 182,
No Doubt, Da Brat & Ludacris, Britney
Spears, Joss Stone, Norah Jones, Usher, Gwen
Stefani, and Hilary Duff. He also designed and
directed Elton John’s Las Vegas Show “The
Red Piano.” He has won numerous awards for
his photography and music videos including
the Eisies, MTV Europe Music Awards, VH-1
Fashion Awards, MVPA Awards, Sundance
Film Festival, and the Aspen Film Festival.
His books include LaChapelle Land (1996),
Hotel LaChapelle (1999), which both contain
photos of celebrities and models such as
Madonna, Elton John, Billy Corgan and
Marilyn Manson. In 2006 he published Artists
and Prostitutes, a limited edition autographed
David LaChapelle is a photographer
as well as a director who has worked in the
fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art
photography. He is famous for his surreal
and often humorous style. He is sometimes
confused with Dave Chappelle, the comedian.
LaChapelle created The United Kingdom
Channel 4 promo of the first season of Lost,
which had the characters cleverly paired as
dancing partners. For example, Boone and
Claire were paired (life and death) with Locke
and Walt conducting. The video was shot on
March 19, 2005. His original promo, known as
the “music” version, used the song Numb by
Portishead as the soundtrack. This version was
aired on E4, a sister channel to Channel 4, in
the leadup to the launch of series one. However,
it was superseded by a second cut, known as the
ALL YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT DAVID LACHAPELLE
This editorial spread is not a part of the two before. The photography is by David LaChapelle and the design is meant to capture the essence of the photograph but also draw the reader into the text of the article. The colors chosen are extracted right from the photograph and splashed across the page. I tilted the text to put a new effect on the “normal” text of an article. The text also emulates the photograph because like David’s photography it is unique and innovative.
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BY: DESIGNBOOM
premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and
was released theatrically in the summer of that
year. He also recently directed an advertisement
for H&M’s new denim selection; this commercial
was based on the story of Romeo and Juliet.
His directing work includes commercials for
clients such as Burger King, and music videos
for artists including Moby, Elton John, Mariah
Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston,
Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Blink 182,
No Doubt, Da Brat & Ludacris, Britney
Spears, Joss Stone, Norah Jones, Usher, Gwen
Stefani, and Hilary Duff. He also designed and
directed Elton John’s Las Vegas Show “The
Red Piano.” He has won numerous awards for
his photography and music videos including
the Eisies, MTV Europe Music Awards, VH-1
Fashion Awards, MVPA Awards, Sundance
Film Festival, and the Aspen Film Festival.
His books include LaChapelle Land (1996),
Hotel LaChapelle (1999), which both contain
photos of celebrities and models such as
Madonna, Elton John, Billy Corgan and
Marilyn Manson. In 2006 he published Artists
and Prostitutes, a limited edition autographed
book of photography spans LaChapelle’s
entire career to date. movis. LaChapelle has
four published in books of his photographs,
including LaChapelle Land, Hotel LaChapelle,
Heaven to Hell, and Artists and Prostitutes. All
four books contain vivid and surreal portraits
of celebrities such as Marilyn Manson,
Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bündchen, David
Beckham, Drew Barrymore, Shirley Manson,
Courtney Love, Lance Armstrong, Pamela
Anderson, Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Uma
Thurman,Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey.
LaChapelle directed singer Elton John’s show,
The Red Piano at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace,
which premiered in 2004. The show features
extensive use of video technology on an LED
screen backing the show that, when built, was
promoted as the largest and brightest of all time.
Several of John’s songs during the performance
are accompanied by short films by LaChapelle.
LaChapelle’s documentary, “Rize” (2005) on
the krumping style of dance in South Central
Los Angeles, premiered at Sundance in 2005
and was then released theatrically that summer.
LaChapelle holding a producer credit for
David LaChapelle is a photographer
as well as a director who has worked in the
fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art
photography. He is famous for his surreal
and often humorous style. He is sometimes
confused with Dave Chappelle, the comedian.
LaChapelle created The United Kingdom
Channel 4 promo of the first season of Lost,
which had the characters cleverly paired as
dancing partners. For example, Boone and
Claire were paired (life and death) with Locke
and Walt conducting. The video was shot on
March 19, 2005. His original promo, known as
the “music” version, used the song Numb by
Portishead as the soundtrack. This version was
aired on E4, a sister channel to Channel 4, in
the leadup to the launch of series one. However,
it was superseded by a second cut, known as the
“voiceover” version, which is instead dubbed
with quotes from the main cast members, over
the soundtrack of Channel 1 Suite by Cinematic
Orchestra. It is also interesting to note that in
these videos, which seems to depict the immediate
aftermath of the crash, Claire is not pregnant.
LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1969
according to his website. He went to school at
the North Carolina School of the Arts and
the School of the Arts in New York City. His
first professional job as a photographer was for
Interview magazine, an opportunity offered to
him by Andy Warhol. He has two published
books of his photographs, LaChapelle Land
and Hotel LaChapelle, both of which contain
vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities.
More recently, his film Rize, a documentary
on the krumping style of dance had its festival
PHOTOGRAPHY
This editorial spread is part of the previous spread. The photography is another by David LaChapelle and the limited text is meant to capture the importance of the photograph and tell a little about the creator of it. Just a small text block to draw more curiosity about the artist.
Logo Design
This logo was designed for the Cathy Savage fitness competitors of Philadelphia, PA. Cathy Savage is an online personal trainer and coach who provides workout schedules and eating guidlines for men and women who are interested in living healthy lifesyles and being the most fit that they can be.
This logo is in the process of being designed for fitness competitor Melissa Toler who was looking for a strong, fit, and fun logo to be the visual respresentation of her brand. She represents fitness, healthy living and the ability to love and accept one’s self.
This logo was designed for a ficticious marketing company. I wanted to design a strong logo that would represent the company’s desire and ability to meet whatever marketing goals the company’s clients would want. The logo expresses strength, desire and need to meet the customer’s needs without giving up until complete satisfaction is accomplished.
This logo was designed for a ficticious high-end teen bath and body line. The logo is a simple flower design complimented with a soft typeface representing the company name. The logo represents beauty and cleanliness while remaining “cute” enough to pull in the eye of teenage girls who are looking for nice spa products.
Miscellaneous
This was a personal project based off of the concept of “Un Jour de Cuisine FranÇais” or One Day of French Cuisine. Each card contains a recipe for a meal or snack that would appear in one day that the French would eat. There are 6 cards to introduce the set to the cook, one for breakfast, lunch, appetizer, dinner and desert. Each card contains ingredients, directions, and a notes section.
These are the backsides of the cards. Each one illustrates a larger photograph and a title of what each one’s recipe is.
101 Diemer DriveMount Laurel, NJ 08054
This set is corporate identity for an independant design firm. Their mission statment said that they aspire to meet your goals by doing the best they can for you until you are satisfied with their product.I designed a logo based on that concept and their name. Using a little man and Adobe Caslon Pro, a strong typface, to give a strong impression of being goal oriented and that of pushing through until the end.
Other Art
This is another personal peice. I experimented with Photoshop collaging of several images and manipulation to make a unique sureal and science fiction type image.
This picee is an after and before. I took an old victorian mansion and turned into a scary haunted house using Photoshop brushes, cloning, color adjustments, collaging, and other effects.
This piece is a calender created from a mini booklet I made from cut paper and then scanned into the computer. It is meant as a decoration and a date keeper. As one can see from the image the piece is an accordian booklet that opens up long ways reading from January to December for one full year. Each image is a different step in the girl’s journey over the moon. The calender dates slide up from behind each image to display itself as one full month. It can be hung up or displayed on a long shelf.
“Alana” charcoal portrait
“Self Portrait 1” Chalk setting Corel Painter X
“Self Portrait 2” Pencil setting Corel Painter X
“Heart Hair”Marker drawing
“Sunbather”Acrylics on canvas
“I Will Give You My Heart”Acrylics on canvas
