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Over the course of my Freestyle career, I have enjoyed expanding my horizons all of my classes. However, I have found a new passion in Design, as skill that I had not previously worked on. Below are some of the Design pieces that I am most proud of.
Documentary Book
My documentary was on a small business named The Midwife and the Baker. The Midwife and the Baker is run by Jaime and Mac McConnell, who sell high quality bread at Bay Area Farmers Markets. While they only sell bread, Jaime’s work as a midwife is important to the philosophy of The Midwife and the Baker. Recently The Midwife and the Baker has moved into a baking space in Mountain View. For now, you can find them at the Mountain View Farmers Market on Sundays.
I chose to do my documentary on The Midwife and the Baker because I wanted to learn how a small scale family owned business was run. I also love bread and wanted to explore bread more. I thoroughly enjoyed both learning new types of bread and learning how to make bread. I especially liked the croissant dough because I didn't know how it was made before.
Record jacket
My design project is based on the short narrative written in English. My short story is about a high school girl who is involved in both her school's robotics team, as well as her band. The main character is the drummer in the band. The album cover is for this band, Saturn Rising. I chose to make the cover have space elements, like the stars, but also have "tech" aspects. I added the 8 bit text to enhance this. This juxtapose is to show the differences between the main characters hobbies.
I completed this album cover in Illustrator. I created the flames by mimicking what pattens flames make with the pen tool, then layering the multiplies layers of flames. I then traced the different band instruments to put in front of the flames. I chose to make these outlines to have the fire shine through the instruments. I found the font on Dafont.com. I made the star background by using the bristle brush in silver on a black background.
Citizen Diptych
For my Citizen Diptych I chose to explore the concept of being on the political spectrum. My subject is someone who identifies as not liberal but not one hundred percent conservative either. I focused on the feeling of being somewhere in the middle of the spectrum as that is not an identity that is seen a lot in the Silicon Valley and in media.
I chose the lines "You try and be friendly, but people have already made up their mind" because it evokes the emotion of trying to create a dialogue, but being turned down. I chose the photo of the child on the swing to accentuate the feeling of being separated from your peers. I chose to colorize the child in a red sweater because red is often associated with the Republican party. This helps show that even from a young age, the subject was labeled something that he did not necessarily believe in. I edited this photo in Photoshop by putting a black and white filter on and hand colorizing the child. I created the text design in Illustrator.