This assignment had us re-create a local restaurant menu using only a grid format. It was an assignment focused on visual hierarchy. I chose a menu from North County: Tavern + Bowl.
Specifications were: Use 2 fonts only (like a serif and sans serif) and up to 3 colors. No images were allowed. I bended the rules and added a ransom like font, but only for the name of
the restaurant and not in the menu items themselves.
March 11, 2011 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, artist, CSUSM, designed menu, donovan olson, Graphic Design, grid, menu, menu of options, re-design, restaurant menu, San Marcos, tavern, vector | 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
Bottles made in Adobe Illustrator using the Gradient Mesh tool.
November 24, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, bottles, Cal state san marcos, cool, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, gradient mesh, gradient mesh bottles, Graphic Design, image, realistic, realistic bottles, student, vector, vector bottles | Leave a comment
Hills and Bubbles assignment done in Illustrator using only shades of blue and green.
November 17, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, art student, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, Graphic Design, hills and bubbles, Illustrator, mesh hills, mesh tool, student, vector, vector bubbles, vector hills | Leave a comment
Vector Bouquet I did in Adobe Illustrator.
flower bouquet <————– link to PDF
October 5, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, cool, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, flower, Graphic Design, hummingbird, San Marcos, vector, vector bouquet | Leave a comment
My tech illustration is a vectorized Boombox done in Adobe Illustrator with a grayscale color scheme. I have an attached PDF on the bottom for higher res.
boombox vector 1 <————— Link to PDF
September 21, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, boombox, CSUSM, donovan olson, Graphic Design, illustration, image, James Miller, magnavox, radio, tech, vector | Leave a comment
Nine Lives Cat done in Adobe Illustrator
cat0nine <——- link to PDF
September 14, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, art, cat, CSUSM, donovan olson, Graphic Design, Nine Lives Cat, vector | Leave a comment
Another Graphic design project, a word cloud made with the lyrics from Hotel California by The Eagles. PDF link on the bottom.
hotelcalifornia <———— link to PDF
September 5, 2010 | Categories: Graphic Design | Tags: art, CSUSM, design, donovan olson, Graphic Design, Hotel California, vector, word art, Word Cloud, wordcloud | Leave a comment
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