It didn’t occur to me to post these before, but why not?
We have a teacher here at the Art Institute who, in lieu of a final exam, asks us to throw together documents with certain technical specifications to prove we know how to use the software. He tells us repeatedly that he won’t be grading on design… which is, of course, a thinly veiled invitation to design THE UGLIEST THING POSSIBLE! (cue Bach’s toccata of doom.)
WARNING: READ BEFORE VIEWING
A very small percentage of individuals may experience seizures when exposed to certain color combinations or display typefaces. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior design sense.
I scored 100% on both of these.
Illustrator final (PDF)
I was young and insecure and couldn’t fully let go of certain design principles.
Subtly ugly at best.
Indesign final (PDF)
You have to know the rules to break them. Tons of progress in this area.
Ummm…the second one is a vomitrocious MESS on my screen. (Nothing is where it should be.) The first one is far superior! What’s up?
Why thank you! That was rather the point, dear Mama.