SHAPE
Cambrian College School of Arts and Design
GRAPHIC DESIGN GRADUATING CLASS OF 2011
Adam Rekela Chantal Larochelle Darren Doucette David Ayer Jeff Martell Jessica Cashman Jessica Szydlowski
Kassandre Jolin Kayla Quinn Kristen Cavanagh Kyla Lytwynec Lucas Johnson Sarah Sabourin Shawn Hamilton
Stacy MoffatStephanie Aube Stephanie Desloges Stephanie Laprade Steven Fisher Tim Richer
What has shaped you?
On my recent trip to Florence and Rome, it seemed like everywhere I went Michelangelo had influenced it in some big way. I saw so much of his work and learned a lot about him as an artist. In that short period of time, Michelangelo taught me: • Nothing should be made halfheartedly. If it was, restart. • Do what you have too, to achieve the best. • Stand up for your work, no matter how criticizing the audience may be. • Become an expert at everything related to your passion. • If you or your work is being unethically treated, do something about it. • Go crazy and don't hold back.
stamp design
Challenge: Design a stamp, First Day Cover and a Day of Issue Stamp for the International Year of Chemistry 2011. The IYOC's goal was to emphasize how chemistry is critical for solving global problems and essential for improving our way of life. Solution: The series of three stamps depict water, health and energy, all which are considered global problems in which chemistry plays a big part in improving. When the stamps are together it creates one continuous line representing chemistry binding the three together. A simplified explanation of chemistry is the reaction between molecules and what it produces. When a liquid comes into contact with litmus paper, a chemical reaction occurs, changing the colour of the paper depending on how acidic or alkaline the liquid was. Once dried, the area that was wet remains an uneven orange shade. The stamp illustrations are based on this knowledge and represent this chemical reaction.
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poster design
Challenge: Create a promotional poster for the Moscow International Film Festival. Solution: There is so much diversity between films. Some are happy, some sad; some address social issues while others are purely humor. In every case they evoke emotion. The story tellers, those who wrote and directed these films, have the power to evoke these emotions in us. They have opened themselves up to us, allowed us to look inside, explore, and interpret their ideas for ourselves. To represent this I took photos of a diverse group of people; different age groups, different nationalities, and different facial expression. Russian Nesting Dolls were my inspiration for the composition.
package design
Challenge: Redesign the packaging for Philips compact fluorescent light bulbs. Their packaging is cluttered, doesn't stand out from the competition, and lacks organization. Solution: Minimizing visual elements and organizing the text were the basis to the re-design. A simple representation of the lightbulb paired with esthetic photography of light were a perfect solution for a visual element. Yellow and white were used throughout the package to mimic light.
poster design
Challenge: Design a poster that will convince people to subscribe or re-subscride to Seed Magazine. It is to fold up and be inserted into a magazine. Solution: I designed each area of the poster so that as you unfold it there is always a new element of interest. The illustration shows how science and culture are influenced by each other and how seed contributes to your knowledge and understanding.
