here is hazel
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your website is designed excellently. cheers
Thanks!
Very much looking forward to the October issue of Cadmium! Actually stopped by the SU Office today to ask about it but you weren’t there when I visited, so I’ll make sure to pick it up next week.
To my fellow OCADU-ians: Check out Cadmium. Looks like a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into its creation.
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LP cover design for Jhameel’s Soldier’s Daughter. This is a comp I made for a school project, but I don’t think I’ll be using this for the final since my prof wants me to go a different direction.
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Last semester work for my Communication Design 2 class. My professor asked us to redesign an existing paper currency or create one for a fictional world, so of course I made one for the Wizarding World! There are a bunch of security features in my design such as serial numbers, microtext, gradient colouring, and ornaments to help prevent counterfeiting.
The colour choices were taken from traditional Gryffindor colours where Dumbledore belonged to as a student. When you fold the bill, both sides connect to create the Deathly Hallows symbol.
To a muggle’s eyes this bill is static, but to wizards the smoke actually billows out from the train and Dumbledore waves at you and comes and goes as he pleases, just like in the Chocolate Frog cards.
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Here is the graphic design activity book I was talking about earlier.
I had the privilege of collaborating with a handful of other very talented classmates to design and build this 20-page book for our final project and it ended up looking incredible! It was so enjoyable to do, mostly because my group worked extremely well together and were all pumped about the project.
The idea was to create an activity book for those just getting into graphic design. As you go through the book, you get to learn about the elements of design through the different activities we created.
We invented a mascot named Steve (he’s the dude with the glasses) who is also learning to become a designer and is present in every page.
There are lots of fun aspects of the book, including a pair of glasses you can wear and design yourself, a fully-functional colour wheel created by Raina, as well as a certificate done by Brandon congratulating you on finishing the book.
There’s even a “Graphic Design Pledge” you have to recite once you’re done, which goes like this:
I am a graphic designer, see me kern! I will only use legible fonts. I will know the right time to use serif and sans-serif fonts. I will respect the difference between a font and a typeface. I will understand that there are many colours in the world, and with that understanding, I promise to pantone each and every one of them to my best ability. I will use negative space and never fear white space.
Good design is a privilege, not a right, therefore I will never under charge and I will stand by my compositions proudly. For as long as I design, I will never forget my mission and goal as a graphic designer to improve the world visually for the benefit of mankind. Finally, I shall never stop trying. If I can think it, I can do it!
Muchos gracias to my teammates Ali, Erin, Zachary, Brandon, Raina, Caleb, and Jimmy. it was a blast working with you guys!
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This “kinetic typography” animation was for my Communication Design 2 class. It was my first time using AfterEffects so even though the skit is less than a minute long, it took me hours just to figure out what the weird buttons and menus in that program did.
The audio is from Kanye’s debut album, The College Dropout. There’s still some issues with syncing and a few missing words, so I’ll probably polish it up later on.
Even though AfterEffects is so painful to work with, it’s a program that I’ve always wanted to master and damn it, I will! Once school is done, of course.
#ITSAPROCESS
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Welcome to another edition of What Did Design School Make Me Do This Time?! where we take a peek at some of the shenanigans Hazel gets up to inside that place that resembles a pixellated cow on stilts.
In this episode, we have a cynical hole puncher, a hand created to look like a lowercase N, a design about design, and a dissected computer.
Well, that’s it for today! See you in the next episode of What Did Design School Make Me Do This Time?! Cue applause.
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MAKING FRIENDS: OCAD Attracts A Variety of People
I recently got my own copy of the school agenda book from OCAD University—which is the art and design school I’m attending this year—and this was one of the guidelines published within. I thought it was funny (and true for the most part), so I’m posting it here.
Kudos goes out to the OCAD Student Union for making such a well-designed, not to mention highly entertaining, agenda book.
Here it is verbatim:
At first glance one is likely to say to themselves, “Wow, what a bunch of hipsters.” The truth is, we’re not hipsters, we’re the people hip have been trying to emulate. OCAD faculty, by means of an interview process hand picks certain kinds of students. By the time we arrive at OCAD U the majority of us fit into one of the following denominations:
- DO-IT-YOURSELFERS: This rag-tag group is pretty easy to spot; self-patched clothing and homemade jewelry or accessories such as woolen hats and scarves. These are the most likely people to give you a birthday present so make sure you share your favourite colour with them, else you end up with a pair of beige woolen mittens.
- THRIFTIES: If you’re having a hard time spotting these folks, think to yourself, “What would my grandpa wear if he were my age?” Floral patterns and paisley are key to any thrifty’s heart. These are the people most likely to be seen on campus with a fedora or a pair of leather shoes. They’re also the most likely to be seen in a Goodwill or Value Village.
- FASHION CENTRIC: Essentially the living, breathing American Apparel ad, the fashion centric are the most likely on campus to have clean and pressed clothing. As every article of clothing, down to the socks, is obviously fresh from a designer sweatshop, your first superficial crush at OCAD U is surely going to be one of these kids. You’ll either learn to dig a little deeper in your affections or you’ll be surprised to find a great person under that fashionista exterior.
- VEGANS: A disproportionate amount of OCAD U’s vegans have dreadlocks, so they’re pretty easy to find. Another way to tell if someone is vegan is the hemp accessories and clothing. If you’re trying to impress one of them, refrain from wearing that leather jacket, then hold the bacon at Karine’s. A common mistake at OCAD is offering the kid with the dreadlocks your joint before offering it to anyone else. Don’t just assume they’re into Rasta culture, start with a conversation on the environment or something. If you’re looking for these kids outside of school, try Kensington Park.
- ACCIDENTAL “HIPSTER”: Though they definitely can’t be called a “hipster”, they sure as hell look like one! Don’t be fooled by the plaid flannel shirt, thick-framed glasses and bicycle cap; these kids are simply victims of circumstance. Sure they’re likely to be seen at a house party drinking tall cans of Pabst, but that’s just cause it’s cheap, okay?!
