MISIMDO: The Pink Lemonade Portfolio

As the semester rolls to a close, I'm posting the "Misimdo: Pink Lemonade" portfolio! This is a collection of all my works from my final term at the University of Tampa. Titled 'Pink Lemonade' for the bittersweet feeling of finishing my Bachelor's degree, I will look back on this class and my time here with a nostalgic fondness. 

The portfolio still incorporates the fun, bright color style that I have instilled in my 'Misimdo' works. At first, I was concerned that I'd make it too bright, but I'm happy with the way that I was able to maintain my colors! Throughout the semester, I have been inspired by color, music, words, and am very passionate about taking those inspirations with me beyond my projects for this class.

It was a difficult semester, with COVID-19 preventing us from having the face-to-face class time and I felt my motivation drop near the end. But the end is here, and I am grateful for all that I have learned! I will surely miss my time here at UT, and all the mentors and friends I've met along the way.

Business Cards

For this project, the goal was to use our logo (and brand) to create a series of 3 business cards. I've used the Misimdo logo along with the title and specific text logo for my "company." (To read more about the logo, visit here.)

The first set that I created is horizontal. There are three versions of the front because, for the first version, I wanted to have an alternating set. The blue/pink and yellow/pink gradient go with the theme of my bright colored brand while the 'Misimdo' text is more street and messy. If I would print them, I'd like for the background to have a smooth, matte texture while the letters would be more sleek and reflective, offering an interesting feel.

The second version, also horizontal, includes colors and symbols from my initial logo process, offering the bright, fun look of the Misimdo brand.

I wanted to have the logo hanging off the page for both of these versions because it goes with the design that I would have on my clothing line (if that is where this leads.)


For the final version, I've created a horizontal layout, again with the logo falling off the edge slightly. When the card is flipped, however, it carries the logo to the other side. I don't think I like where I have the placement of the text, even if I like the logo design.

I think if I had to go with one of the designs below, I'd go with the Horizontal V1a/V1b look and have a stack of colorful, bright cards with my name over the front and logo on the back!

FRONT OF BC (V1a/V1b + V2)

BACK OF BC (V1 + V2)

FRONT AND BACK OF VERTICAL BC

B+W to Color

For this project, I wasn't very happy with the outcome, but I did enjoy learning the technique as well as the adobe color selections. Color is always something that I am passionate about in my work, so I think this is a technique I'll try to play with to better myself. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be the Triadic color scheme.

Layers

Somewhere

The Office: "A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium." -IMDB

I spent so much time racking my brain, trying to pick a scene that I'd want to be a part of for the "Somewhere" project. I was sitting there, sipping from my mug and complaining about how I had no creative ideas when I looked down at my mug which has a mangled image of Dwight (who met an unfortunate demise after a meeting with the dishwasher) when I realized the idea was right in front of me the whole time!

I don't know how I feel about the image... I feel like my shadows didn't quite match up with the scene, but I'm content with where things ended up as I used many layers to try to adjust the lighting and saturation to fit the scene. Do I look like I hate my office job? Can you see the bags under my eyes? (Don't answer that please!)

Reference Photo used:

Time to complete: 2 hours

Autoscopy

I had many ideas when I initially started this Autoscopy project: turning myself into a glass, making my face out of flowers... I had other concepts as well but ended up going with this one.

I turned myself into a bust type of vase, made of china and fused together in a style of Kintsugi.

Just as most of my projects, I wanted to focus on the idea of re-building and mending myself. Self-love and growth are definitely themes that I would say fuel my inspiration. Kintsugi is a really great example of taking something that is broken or in pieces and creating something with more value.

The flowers are bright and colorful, also representing growth. Marigolds are my birth flower, so I felt that it was a personal touch on my already personal piece.

The shadow behind the bust doesn't follow the shadow of the flowers, because I wanted it to represent the shadow of self.

This all goes along with the philosophy that we have certain aspects we try to keep to ourselves, or hide from the world and other aspects that we aim to flourish and present ourselves as.

The background checkered print is from a marble chess set... Chess was always something that I enjoyed, as it is a pastime with loved ones and a way to challenge the mind.

At first, I wasn't happy with where this project was going... But after some time, it started to grow on me. I know I still have a lot to learn, especially in photoshop, but I am happy with where this project ended.

Time to complete: 5 hours

Logo Tag Brush

I really enjoyed making this "Logo Tag Brush" because I feel that it really resonates with the style of the logo I've created for myself. I'm all for "messy," "grunge," and "punk" styles so I felt that this was a good fit for some of the art that I work with!

I have to be careful though... because now this is tempting me to make this into a real tag!

Time to create: ~30 minutes