Jim Smolen

senguin - Photoshop august 2011 The object of this exercise was to create a new animal.
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bilboard - Indesign September 2011 This exercise was to create a billboard layout advertising a local business that currently doesn't advertise in that medium.
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my dam project - Indesign December 2011 A 2 page side by side magazine layout of a local government project
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T-shirt - Illustrator October 2011 My submission in a T-shirt competition
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logo design - Illustrator November 2011 A redesign of a local restaurant logo
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principals of desing - Adobe Illustrator 4” X 16” June 2010 The object of this exercise was to graphically represent the design concepts of focal point, rhythm, and symmetry using basic shapes.

strawberries - Adobe Illustrator 10” X 10” July 2010 The object of this exercise was to abstractly represent an organic object using contour lines and only black and white.

strawberry patch - Adobe Illustrator 10” X 10” July 2010 The object of this exercise was to abstractly represent an organic object using color and repetition
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overlapping shapes - Illustrator October 2010 Three sets of shapes varying in color as if to appear that one is on top of the other
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figure gorund - An equal balance of black and white to show that neither color is dominant
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warn/cool relationship - Illustrator November 2010 Using bands of complimentary colors as if the boundaries appear to vibrate if looked up close
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warm/cool expirament - Illustrator December 2010 Use of contrasting sets of warm and cool colors gives the shape a vertical motion
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