Environmental E-card Sketches

My environmental E-card focuses on cleaning up the environment and re-growing trees in order to ensure a quality environment for the future.  The fictitious non-profit company TreeBorn Inc. focuses on providing youth programs with a foundation to clean up and create a environmentally sound future.

Louis Armstrong Book Cover - Part II

While creating this book cover I was able to use some of the latest techniques we learned to manipulate pictures and lettering by adding drop shadows and different colors.  Although challenging at first these skills are great to have when working with the CS6 software.  For the back cover I used a silhouette of Louisiana and then added an American flag. I thought this was fitting since Louis's nickname was Ambassador Satch, and he was from Louisiana.  The rest of the project was a lot of resizing and playing around with text/picture options.

Trumpet: http://www.dawsons.co.uk/yamaha-ytr-3335-trumpet

Louis Armstrong Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-9188912

Louis Armstrong pic: http://theseconddisc.com/category/louis-armstrong/

LA State outline: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Louisiana-State-Outline-Silhouette-Vinyl-Decal-Sticker-/400249703973

Worn Flag: http://www.elitismstyle.com/blogazine/archives/category/poetry

Jazz Book Cover Design - Louis Armstrong

Jazz music has been in my life as long as I can remember.  My Grandfather is a trumpet player so I would either be listening to him or his favorite Jazz artist “Satchmo,” Louis Armstrong.  So for me, choosing Louis Armstrong for a book cover was an easy choice.

Louis Armstrong is the original King of Jazz and lived the American Dream, going from rags to riches by doing what he loved.  He was not only an influence on music but also on American culture.

Find more about “Ambassador Satch” here: Louis Armstrong Bibliography

Autism Event Poster (Part 2)

Here's my final artwork for an Autism Event Poster.  I found the magic wand helpful and used some other shortcut techniques more efficiently this time around.  I downloaded a special font off www.dafont.com for my heading.  Any feedback on this would be appreciated!