Saga Annual Panel Discussion

I went to SAGA's Annual Panel Discussion meeting, and I have to say, it was very informative and inspiring. Not only are they graphic designers, but allso entrepeneurs for products they designed themselves. My favorite discussion was with Miguel, he started out small and climbed up, even during recession. He designed kids chairs and dogs accessories for disney. He made sure to tells us how important getting interships, suggesting Loungefly, and picked up great tips from his experiences:

1) "Your only as good as your last project."
2) "Work smart, work hard."
3) "You can't succeed unless you fail. You must fail in order to succeed, so fail fast."
4) "Maintain a state of inspiration."

His upcoming product was also awesome, cute disney chairs for you iPhone.

Aaron, who is the senior graphic designer, also was very informative. He showed us a lot for of his own work, especially for sports. Mostly his presentation was about his experiences than giving some wisdom like Miguel. He also gave a away three Mugos, which unfortunately I didn't get.

We didn't get to Nir, somehow.

Dvds

Digital posters

Posters

#1,2,3: Since ther characters are known to fly or swim, I decided to have Totoro and the dragon kid in spirited away fly over their landscapes, while ponyo's is swimming over hers. Majority of the poster is the landscape.

#4,5,6: Key objects from each movies floating in the air. Underwater in ponyo's case.

#7,8,9: Have special texts speak for the movie itself.

Film Festival Theme

My film festival will be based on Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. The reason is because I grew up with his films and how I developed a love for his style in his movies. My first movie from him was My Neighbor Totoro which is one of the most famous characters in Japan (As how Mickey Mouse is in America) and is the logo of his studio, Studio Ghibli. He is considered one of the greatest animation directors of all time as his 2001 film Spirited away was ranked as #10 of Empire Magazine's 100 best films of all time.

What is great about his work is, for one, the art. He has combined different elements and styles in his many movies. They often consisted combining 3d with 2d and made them work well together like how he did in Spirited Away. In his last movie, Ponyo, though the movie was very kid oriented the art style was different and compared most to watercolor than how his anime movies typically are. Second is the stories. The characters are very orginal, ranging from fuzzy monsters and oddly proportioned people.

Website

stationary, cards, ad set (again)

The last color kinda looked puke green, so I chose a darker green because that is the color if the vegggie is fresh.

another billboard

The real photo kept showing a white box with an "X" when I uploaded it, so this is the best I could do to show it.

truck

Another billboard design

revised and billboard

Digital

I remove the frame of the letter and re-did the envelope to avoid the postage problem thing mentioned in class.

Stationary, Cards,Envelope, and Truck Roughs

The bottom-right is the billboard. Feel free to comment.

This is more of a digital rough.

More rough logos!

More rough sketches. I decided to make my food truck a little more different, this time based on a FRUIT sandwich truck. It is a bit odd, but they do exist (I know Japan sells them regualrly in convenience stores, not sure about America.) It's a sandwich for people with a sweet tooth.

Logo comps

Logos: Feel free to critique!

11,12,14, and 16-20 are based on a bakery truck

Edit: For #11, I think I should've gone with a whisk. That wire mixing thingy...

The rest is based on a sandwich truck.

Food Truck Idea... A Work in Progress

For class I decided to design a food truck. To be honest, I never had any food from a food truck and my first time was a few weeks ago at my summer internship. But I've always been aware of a few kinds of food trucks: Tacos, Sandwiches, deep fried foods... etc. And I have seen a lot of them in L.A.

I decided to base it one on the ones I have seen in real life: sandwiches. I chose sandwiches because it is a general kind of food and a very wide range one too. But that's idea #1.

Idea #2 is based what I don't think really exist, or haven't seen one that is: A bakery food truck. I go to this bakery in downtown Burbank called Porto's and has a huge selection of baked goods and a Cuban theme.

Idea #3 is a Chinese food truck but I never seen one before but I have to research it.

For now, I'm sticking with the sandwich truck idea.

Analynne Sunga: Why Did I Decide To Be A Graphic Designer?

There is a number of reasons why I wanted to be a graphic designer. One of the reasons is...I just love to create. I like making attractive work and, in a sense, it's healthy for my body and soul (Though, it's not good for my eyes considering I'm so close to a computer screen, LOL). Second, It's my hobby. I can't think of a better way to past the time and be proud of the results. Third, I love learning art software. It's where I love being educated at mostly. I like being up to date and learning new techniques.

I like being the only member in my family who is pursuing art. I have family members who are pretty good at art but didn't pursue it. I wanted to show what I did with my talents. Lastly, I LIKE being competitive. Being competitive is what motivates me.If it is something I love, such as graphic design, I gain the urge to do better and like it.