These are my top three abstractions of the 2D abstract drawings that I did. I think they represent the drawings that I did but they also look completely different. I like being able to think in 3D because it allows so many different angles to be shown and allows for a lot more visual interest. I think when doing all of these models I learned to not think so simply and to not just think of what I had with my 2D drawings. It was challenging to try and come up with things that weren't so literal, but once I got past that block I was happy with my results.

These are the three abstract thumbnails that I selected that I think are the best representation of my rock. I think that they represent three different aspects of it and do so in a very abstract way.

For this project I created a pattern using images from the Victorian era. The images I used were the images I used on my elements and principles posters. For this pattern I started off by picking a color scheme which is Triadic. Then, I started to transform the images using Photoshop and changed them so that matched they fit within my color scheme and also were completely unrecognizable. Then, I chose a pattern that I wanted to put them in and placed them in the pattern using Photoshop in a way that I thought was visually pleasing. Overall, I am very happy with the way that it turned out.

For this poster I researched the designer Clodagh. I found Clodagh to be very interesting and I actually really enjoy her style of design. She uses a lot of clean, contemporary lines with a neutral color palette but also throws in splashes of color. I loved that she believes that every space should be multifunctional and that all of her spaces are liveable and also very beautiful to look at. She tries to make her designs appeal to the sixth sense so that when you enter the room you become relaxed and want to stay and enjoy it and then when you leave, you still feel a sense of calm. Clodagh is very influenced by her life experiences as a child and also from her travels. She has been all over the country and as a child she moved around a lot so she learned to live with minimal belongings, which is definitely an evident theme in her designs. Clodagh has designed for spas, hotels, residential homes and also commercial buildings, and even though these are all very different spaces, her style is still clearly evident and the client's style is also expressed.

As far as the design of my poster I tried to keep the colors neutral and added small splashes of color so that I could best represent Clodagh's style. I am very happy with how the poster turned out, but I think if I could change one thing I would change the background colors and make them slightly more muted. I thought I liked the way they looked, but then when I printed the poster I thought they were just a little too bold. But, overall, I like the design of my poster and I think it's a very good representation of Clodagh's design.

This is a sketch that I did that I created by not looking at what I was drawing and just drawing the lines that I saw. That is why it is upside down so it would be easier to not know what I was drawing.

Principles of Design

To help illustrate the principles of design I created a poster that had definitions of each of the principles that I came up with by looking at a bunch of different definitions. Then I found images from the Victorian era that matched the definitions that I came up with and then described how the images met the criteria of my definition. Finally, I wrote a sentence using the term in the sentence, in a way that could be used to describe a design, a room, or a building.

Elements of Design

I created this poster to showcase the different elements of design through images from the Victorian era. First, I came up with definitions for all of the different elements and then I found images that fit my definitions. To find my images I looked in both books and also online to find images that I felt best represented the definitions that I came up with. Then, I described the images that I selected and how they fit the definition that I came up with. Finally, I used the different elements in a sentence that was pertaining to design.