Donovan's Art & Design Blog

CSUSM Women’s Basketball

donovanolson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:47:38 +0000

Minimalist Portraits

donovanolson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:03:42 +0000

Here are some Minimalist Portraits I made of myself and my friends. I was inspired by the artist Ali Jabbar. These were all done in Adobe Illustrator.

Class Photoshoot : VSAR 314

donovanolson — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:55:58 +0000

Here are some photos I took of some of my classmates at our class photoshoot last week. We were asked to dress up in different costumes or something we didn’t normally wear.

Pano Week

donovanolson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:42:14 +0000

These are some Panos that I have taken for Panorama week in class.

Night Photos

donovanolson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:46:13 +0000

Here are some night photos I took in Oceanside.

Silence and Noise Art Event

donovanolson — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:32:16 +0000

Here is the poster I made that will be used for the Silence and Noise multidisciplinary art event here at Cal State San Marcos on Friday Dec. 9th.

Switching up Logos

donovanolson — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:33:57 +0000

Here’s a recent project I made for my Process of Art class. I took popular company logos and flipped flopped them with competitor’s logos in Adobe Illustrator.

HDR week

donovanolson — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:19:58 +0000

MOPA Artist Inspiration Week

donovanolson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:51:24 +0000

This past week we were asked to visit the Infinite Balance Exhibit at the Museum Of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in San Diego. Each of the Artists in the exhibit are on the shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, which is the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability. After viewing all the photos, we were given the task of choosing one of the photographer’s featured in the exhibit, and then take photos of our own that reflected our chosen photographer’s style.

The photographer I chose was Thomas Joshua Cooper. Cooper’s photos consist of stunning black and white landscapes, most of them containing water in some way or another. The deep contrasts between black and white in the images are what stood out most to me. The white really pops, but does not overshadow the deep black and gray tones. Many of his photos contain a beautiful ethereal glow, usually the white glow of crashing water contrasted against sharp black and grays.

To reflect Thomas Joshua Cooper’s style I traveled to the beach to take my photos like I have many times before. I focused on getting close up shots of the ocean and crashing waves. I tried to create as much contrast as I could in the photos, creating really stark black and whites. These images really fit the black and white beach collage I did a few weeks back, I even featured one of those shots, a static shot of ocean foam, in this series as well. Here are the photos that I took trying to best reflect the style of Thomas Joshua Cooper.

Museum of Man Contest

donovanolson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:28:37 +0000

My entries for the Museum of Man contest, featuring historical sites around San Diego County including Tierra Miguel, Rincon, Balboa Park, the Oceanside Pier, and the Gaslamp Quarter.