My Last Day

Today is my last day as an Artist and Designer for the Game Intelligence Group. I must end my day with lots of updates. I had completed the logo for the Deaccon utility. It is a software package to help compose, and decompose graphics. So combining the fragmentation process, along with the name of the software, I made the logo a stain glass "D", with a contrasting newer typeface.

Another project I have also added was the poster layouts. The lab has many posters on the research projects they have competed. I had made a series of cornered logos and layouts that will really help the GiG stand out not only project wise, but in presentation as well.

My last project was a name template for the lab workstations. As a way of making the members and labeling look more professional, I had made an editable tag that shows the name, schedule, area of research, and contact info. When added to the group

More Wallpapers, The DASSIE Icon beginning.

Well, today I had to adjust and make flush version of the GiG Wallpaper for the duel screen setup. I made the correct sizing for all single images, as well as spanned imaged for monitors that have identical resolutions that match.

Being this is the first time I've posted the 2nd screen, let me go over it. For the second screen setup, I was presented with the task of making the logos for all the toolsets present. This is so if presenting, viewers can be constantly exposed to the product names and images to go with them. The logo exposure is also a great offset on the lab computers with duel screens, as the GiG logo is predominant on one screen, with the products on the other to show the full image of the research.

Next on my task list was an icon for DASSIES. The Dassie is animal in close family to the elephant, but looks more like a groundhog from my view. However, I was told this was almost a mascot for the project. So, with a little photo and brushwork, and constantly referencing the desktop, I have the icon!

PowerPoint Layouts

Its been a while, but a lot of updates.

After the wallpapers had been completed, I was instructed to work on making themes for PowerPoint presentations. I had never done much work for PowerPoint, much less make a theme and layout for them. Much to less, I learned and conquered.

What made this interesting was not just redesigning the presentation for 4:3, 16:9, and 16:10 resolution, but having the research and work to make the presentations move seamlessly from one aspect ratio to another, just using a few clicks.

I would not means say I am a PowerPoint expert, but, this is a step I know as a Designer that I can tuck this skill set into my utility belt.

The Gallery

Photoshopping what I don't need

So I had to do a major over haul today. I needed a good picture of the Woodward Building to include in the GiG wallpaper. Well, looking at the before picture, I noticed some things that I really do not like.

Lampposts, construction site, signs, all these I did not want in the way.

Well, a lot of cloning, stamping, and healing, I managed to turn the photo into a much more presentable one.

Enjoy.

Final Logos and Wallpaper

Well, I can hopefully say that the logos are finished. Here are the finals that I have come up with.

In addition, I was instructed to make a wallpaper, that the computers would be unified with in the labs, as well as on site research machines.

I received some help from the school's public relations department in getting many high res images to work with.

Here is the link to the album of each: Click Here

cGUL Toolkit: near final revisions

So I have a few more rounds for cGUL. I had to install a 7900 GTX in one of the lab machines. Dell, I must say you do some of the most strange things I have ever seen in making computers.

Back to cGUL. Here I have some revisions that are awaiting a choice for the final.

For the long design: Click Here

For the stacked design. Click Here