Old Maid card - One
thing that really hinders my creativity is stress and anxiety. So my old maid
card is a very anxious character, called Anxious Bob. Back in middle school,
there was one year where I was obsessed with Spongebob and everyone would
always call me Bob. I’m just glad that only lasted one year.
(back pattern of the Old Maid cards) - For
the back of the card’s pattern, I decided to make a pattern out of the Star of
David because my background is a hundred percent Jewish.
The
five personal events that changed my life are: Moving to Austin, Texas
(Austex), getting my first guitar which was a Fender Strat (Fendie), my nephew
Maximus being born (Max E.), going to my first rock concert which was Ozzfest
(Ozzrock), and I got into a bad jet ski accident in middle school (Jess Key).
The
five people that inspire me are the following: my little brother Austin
(Austie), my grandma (Bubby), my best friend (Taylor), my other best friend
(Corina), and the mean teacher, Erika Greenberg, that told me I would never
make it as a graphic designer (Erik-UGH).
The five
inanimate objects around my house are: a bristle paintbrush (Bristy), a Nirvana
vinyl record (Rickard), a hand-flip skateboard (Zero), a band hat that I got at
my first rock show (Hattz), and guitar sunglasses my dad gave me (Elton).
The
ten things that help me create are the following: Sleeping or taking a nap
(Shleps), listening to music (D.J. Soundz), making a milkshake (Steady Shakes),
going for a car ride (Carl), talking on the phone to a friend (Collette),
watching television or a plasma t.v. (Placid), playing with my cats Journee
& Harry (J.Harry), playing my guitar (Mr. Geet R.), taking a hot shower
(Shawn), and/or eating a piece of cheese (Chez-E).
For the titles
of the Old Maid cards, I chose to use very light san serif font (Gill Sans
Light) and kerned the letters closer together. I believe this typeface goes
well with the light and simple line work. I wanted to use light colors with a splash of highly saturated
colors. I feel like it really brings the drawings to life. Each category has a
common background color.
Overall, I really enjoyed this
project because it opened my eyes to the style I like to work in. It was fun
and challenging to work outside my comfort zone and get really creative. The
printing part is always a challenge too, but everything went all right. It is
definitely an awesome portfolio piece.
