Above is the original concept design for my promotional poster; Below is my end result. I chose this color pallet as a nod to Dadaism, an art movement I love very much. I decided to focus on the eyes and hands from my self portrait/cover design because those were my favorite features. My concept design is to make something using geometric shapes and pattern to create a visually interesting promotional poster design. Above are two designs I created back in 2014. Most of my work at that time was strictly geometric digital design. I'd like to use these as inspiration for my new poster design and incorporate some of the elements used above, while also incorporating all of the new information and skill i've developed. Below are some poster designs that I was visually drawn to.
Above are my final "profile picture" and "cover photo" designs. I experimented with a lot of different color harmonies and variations of this design (I will post those below), but I decided on this color combination for a multitude of reasons. I think the color harmonizes well, and I also think the feeling you get from these colors is closer to the feeling I wanted my portrait to convey. Also, the over all color combination kind of emulates "fall", which is my favorite season. The cover photo was my favorite part of this assignment. I started with the idea of hands. Hands are the means of physical creation and because i'm an artist, I felt this was a natural connection. Also, the hands contain symbols and ideas from creations I am inspired by or feel associated with. I wanted to include my love for books (and general nerd things) by including Dr. Manhattans symbol from my favorite comic, the deathly hallows symbol from the harry potter seri...