Website

I've been learning html and basic CSS as of late! I've been pretty busy figuring out how to fix the little errors I've been making and I've come a long way, so here's a little preview.



I think I'm going to change up my blog or update it, mainly because my current one is out of date and it's getting a tad wonky on me. I can't even have a regular compose/html post box...so yes, that is a sign for me to revamp! It will work out well since I'm already working on a new layout for my website. I'll go into 2012 with a bang!

I quite like the texture I used for my website because it's actually white tissue paper. I found a nice flat piece in the house and used my scanner to scan it. I adjusted the colour and added some effects on it and the result is wonderful.

The thumbnails for my works have a nice border around it. It's the same texture used for the background. The main white section is slightly faded and I used my grunge brushes to remove some sections from the sides. It has a nicer effect. At least to me it seems more interesting than plain shapes.

Most of the icons are set up now in css and html. I have some of the copy done for the about section and I believe I will be keeping what I originally had in my contact section from my previous layout.

Currently being designed in: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Additional pieces designed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Currently being built in: Adobe Dream Weaver CS3

Playing with InDesign

I picked up the Tales of Xillia Famitsu DX Pack early September and took some pictures for a post at my Poke the Merch blog. I took a photo of the Tipo plush and made a small page out of it. I really just wanted to get used to playing with text over images.

Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3

Banner for Poke the Merch

Here's the main banner I made for the blog my friend and I are both running.



The photographs were taken by the both of us. The design was done by me.

After taking a photograph of my hand (more than once because it was a difficult task to do on my own), I vectored it and used it for our logo, which you can see at the top right.

Developed in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Just felt like playing around

I just felt like playing with blue (and trying out some fonts I rarely use).

I buried a bit of the text in the water and the added splash bits on top. It was fun!

Developed in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Edited in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Article spread - Tales of Vesperia

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but the blog my friend and I are running together didn't go live until yesterday. Since she and I are doing reviews on imported merchandise, I decided to make spreads out of mine. I take lots of photos using my sister's Nikon camera anyway, so the quality of each picture is great! I think it'll be great practice for me.

So here is the first one! Very simple and very clean! My article wasn't very long so I couldn't add as many pictures as I'd hoped, but practice will make perfect! Enjoy.

Check out our blog at http://pokethemerch.blogspot.com/

Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3

One more drink for the summer?

I vectored a tropical drink this time! I know I don't like summer as much as others, but I do like cool fruity drinks (preferably non-alcoholic). Anyway, here's one for the summer!

Out of all the drinks I found on Google, I really liked this one the most because it was very colourful. I'm really happy with the gradient used for the liquid because it has that "passionate taste" look to it. I'm really pleased with the fruit hanging from the rim as well. The gradient effect worked wonderfully with the pear and cherry.

If you look closely there's a hint of ice inside the drink. Just two little blocks. Most of the light sections on the glass are ever so slightly blurred. Finally, I lowered the opacity on the white shapes. I'm very happy with this result!



Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Care for a glass?

Here's a little vector piece I did of a glass of wine and a bottle. I'm quite pleased with how the wine glass came out.

It's surprisingly difficult to do a semi-transparent object. I had more difficulty with the bottle than I did with the wineglass, but I managed to make both objects look decent. By dropping the opacity and adding a slight blur onto some of the darker and lighter shapes, I get a nice smooth look. If the vector objects/shapes are too sharp, the wineglass and bottle look very cartoon-y. The blur is supposed to help with the lighting and the shade.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Green letter template

I did this before going on vacation, but I didn't get a chance to post it. I wanted to do a cute little letter design. I've also always liked the use of circles and swirls in a lot of vector designs I found over the internet. Also, I really like this tint of green!

This is definitely the start of something fun for me!

I have a feeling I'm going to try doing seasonal themes (so up to 4 designs). Eventually I want to try playing with gear themes, but for now, this is what I've got!



Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Thank you card for Medium

Here is a thank you card I designed for Passions for Dessert. They printed one of Medium Magazine's covers onto hundreds of delicious cookies (which you can see in the picture below). These cookies were shared during the launch event.

For the card, I wanted to use pink because of the MEDIUM logo, and white was appropriate for the background. For the top I made the pink slightly darker.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3

Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Couldn't resist

I altered the ice cream picture just a little. My friend mentioned that it would suit the summer theme if I added glasses. So I did, and it turned out to be pretty awesome.



In addition to that, I made one with silly faces. At least they're happy being eaten, right? Hopefully it warms up soon (and my cold disappears). I can't wait to devour the mint chocolate chip and cookies n' cream ice cream in my freezer!



Altered in: Adobe Illustrator CS3