Candy Letters

This was an assignment from September, 2008. The "found alphabet" assignment was to find or create an alphabet from something other than letters. I don't even like candy, so I don't know why I chose it, but I am very pleased with how it turned out.

Double Agent Card Game

Okay, so this was an assignment in Art 235. We were asked to build and design the box, 50 cards and an info or instruction card. I am really excited with how this turned out.

I chose to create a game for my project. My good friend, Dave Nieman, helped create this game and write some of the copy. It's a pretty fun game and we are excited to make something of it. Before we try to get it out there, we will probably do some focus groups and make some small changes.

Despite how it looks in some of the photos, I do have all my fingers.

More Double Agent Fun

I am happy to say that the visuals for this game are practically done. While I did not go with the above noted style, the shapes are right. I am showing this "logo" of sorts because I like it. I like the halftone look.

I will upload some photos of the finished game when I get a chance.

Double Agent Card

This is my first go at designing the cards for the Double Agent card game. My friend Dave Nieman and I are the ones developing the game and it is exciting.

It is definitely worth the cost to have a good scanner. Designers, if you don't have one get one. I simply scanned in a sheet of masonite (background) a file folder, a piece of laid text-weight paper, a paperclip and some authentically typewriter written text. Simple.

Thanks

I am finding that I really enjoy playing with type. Since most of my musings are pointless, I have decided to funnel the efforts towards some creative thank you cards, after all, 'thanks' is perhaps the most important word ever set in any form of typography. This one still needs a little work.

I'll keep you all posted, hopefully soon I'll have some little card packs that you can purchase.

Leaves of Grass

I am helping to design a literary journal and am designing the layout for a poem called A poem for Walt Whitman. I am hoping to make something simple and non distracting, yet meaningful.

These scans used the photo negative scanning feature which shines light through the object, rather than just reflecting it. It produced a nice effect with this grass.

My first show

The BYU-Idaho student art show just started and one of my pieces made it in! The show features faculty selected pieces in photography, printmaking, graphic design, sculpture and more.

Double Agent

Some friends and I are working together to perfect a game called Double Agent. Its a group game and we're developing the cards used to play. Hopefully we will be able to mass produce it! Its really fun and I am heading up the visuals. Above is just one illustration study, just a quick photoshop sketch. More to come!