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.
November 27, 2011 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe, art, blog, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, Graphic Design, Illustrator, minimalism, minimalist, minimalist portraits, portraiture, self portrait, student | 1 Comment
Tonight was my first class meeting in Digital Photo Sketchbook, and our first task was to find a blog that deals with food and write about what we liked about it. The blog I chose to write about was 101cookbooks.com. On this particular blog, Heidi Swanson shares different recipes that intersect her “life, travels and interests.” What drew me to this blog was not only the delicious food, but also how beautiful the photos of the food were. The lighting and shadows in the pictures add a certain mood to the images that showcase the food and ingredients perfectly. On of my favorite posts on the site is the TLT sandwich recipe. I’m a huge fan of sandwiches so this post caught my eye. The close up images of the sandwich are amazing and will make you hungry for sure. Here are a few examples of the photos.
August 30, 2011 | Categories: My Photography | Tags: 101 cookbooks, blog, blt, food, food blog, heidi swanson, ingredients, photography, sandwich, Tlt | 3 Comments
This is a stylistic word cloud made using the website Tagxedo.com . I used the most common words found on my blog to create a word cloud of my shark logo.
April 13, 2011 | Categories: Graphic Design, My Photography | Tags: art, blog, cal state, CSUSM, design, Donovan, donovan olson, Graphic Design, shark, student, Tagxedo, tagxedo.com, type, typography, word art, Word Cloud | Leave a comment
Here is an updated version of the Making Connections assignment. I decided to do a list of the top things I’ve wanted for Christmas every year since 1992 when I was 5 years old. Each Christmas Ornament represents a year range.
April 1, 2011 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: art, blog, chart, christmas, Christmas infographic, design, donovan olson, Graphic Design, Illustrator, infographic, Making Connections | Leave a comment
For my list I chose the top 40 golf courses in America according to Golf.com
March 18, 2011 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: 40, art, art design, blog, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, golf course, Golf Courses, Graphic Design, Illustrator, list, student, top 40 | Leave a comment
My vector self portrait done in Illustrator using the pen tool and a large number of layers and fills. Link to PDF attached at the bottom of the post.
LINK TO PDF ——-> Vector Portrait
December 15, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, art and design, blog, Cal state san marcos, computer, cool, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, Illustrator, illustrator cs5, people, portrait, realism, realistic, San Marcos, self portrait, student, vector, vector self-portrait, voice on a page, voiceonapage, voiceonapage.com | Leave a comment
For this assignment I’ve made a fake business card, a Treasure Island hotel room key, a Donovan’s Steakhouse gift card, a San Diego Zoo Membership card, and LA Lakers Finals ticket.
December 12, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, art and design, blog, CSUSM, CSUSM art, donovan olson, Donovan's steakhouse, fake gift cards, hotel key, lakers finals ticket, lakers ticket, mock ticket, san diego zoo membership card, San Marcos, scan, tint, tinting a scan, treasure island, treasure island hotel key | Leave a comment
Three photos I chose for my Triptych assignment
November 29, 2010 | Categories: My Photography | Tags: blog, City, color, CSUSM, donovan olson, Downtown, Downtown San Diego, photoshop, San Diego, Triptych, wordpress | Leave a comment
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