This is the first set of pattern that I did. At first I tried to make the base of it with only 3 K's circled together, however I couldn't make it set evenly when I tried to make them pattern together. I feel like this one is really boxy and have gotten a lot of really mixed feed back. Some people really liked it and saw it in a flowery type of pattern and others saw it as very boxy and restricted.


This was the second pattern that I worked on and I wanted the next pattern to feel more organic, a little more 'flowy'. I wanted a 'q' and in the font "giddyup" it was a simple but not boxy font. I feel like this one is a pretty simple design that you might see on a wall paper in someone's dining room or something. I honestly wasn't all that excited about this one but this one seems to be one of the most well received.



This pattern is probably my favorite pattern of all 4 that I did. I started with a fairly simple pattern of 4 big lower-case g's in a circle. I flipped the image, copied it, mirrored it and pasted it in to make a little bit more complex pattern. I almost want to see what it looks like if I were to shrink down the base pattern and make it more condensed and possibly put some color in it.



This was the last pattern that I worked on. I really was just kinda playing around with the letter M and wanted to see what I could do by doubling one M over the top of another. At this point, I was really enjoying reflecting/mirroring images. This one is fun, but is kinda hard to look at.

blog assignment #1

computer experience: I am nearly exclusively a mac user. I have used them for 15 years, however my knowledge with them isn't too terribly extensive. I have played a little bit with photoshop, but this class is my first experience with Illustrator. I am pretty familiar with quick keys on macs and very comfortable using them. I have also used PC's for a little bit of image editing and also for work purposes.

what are you excited about? I'm very excited about this term and getting a chance to really get to know Illustrator. I just started back in school in the fall with the graphic design program and couldn't be more ecstatic. Once I finish the program, I'm stoked about being able to incorporate art into my work and everyday life.

favorite books & magazines: As far as books go, I am a pretty big sci-fi geek. I love to read Orson Scott Card books. I also like to read some of Jacqueline Carey's stuff. That being said, I tend to have a wide range in reading-tastes. In all reality, if a friend tells me it's a good book, almost regardless of the genre, I'll probably read it. Although I don't really read magazines all that much. I just really haven't ever gotten into them.

favorite websites: Lately I've spent a lot of time reading some webcomics like xkcd.com and cyanide and happiness. One of the more hilarious (and pointless) sites that I often read is www.fmylife.com. I keep an active personal blog that I also use to keep up on friends and local happenings; I tend to spend a lot of my online-time there.