Entries by Yiwen

Isometric Illustration

Software: Illustrator Sometimes, a thought comes up to my mind. The more time or money you spend in a specific place, the more beautiful outcomes you get. raindrops are like time or money, an umbrella is similar to a controller, flowers are the outcomes. If you devote your whole mental and physical effort to practicing […]

Choice

Software: Photoshop Date: 2009.04.30 There are many routes in life. All of life is an act of choosing. Making choice is not to judge whether the thing is good or bad but to contrast which is the most suitable. Fingers are like the epitome of various routes. Choices may be as circuitous as fingerprints are […]

Lots for Exchanging gifts

Software: Illustrator Year: 2016 I made lots for exchanging gifts on Christmas day. I like the design which is you can see the number but you can’t see it all. You need to guess through a part of the number. I drew figure cards not in sequence by Illustrator. then, made 12 different patterns of […]

Web Icons

Software: Illustrator I like to draw vector icons for web projects. It needs to fully understand how to use shape tools, Shape Builder Tools and Pathfinder panel. some type of icons, I’d like to convert to icon fonts by fontello.com so that I can change the icons’ color and size easily when I insert the […]

Package Design: Box Packaging

Software: Illustrator, Photoshop For this Illustrator assignment, we designed a paperboard carton. I found that designing a box need a strong logic unless it is easily to put the pattern on the wrong side. DESIGN BRIEF Client: Elle Dee Cakes Brand History: The cake is a good choice for gift and not only is the sweetest […]

Composite 2 – Album art + website

Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sublime The album I chose for my project is Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack since I rarely listen to other kinds of music but animation songs. Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy animation which is adapted from manga series of the same name. It is one of my favorite anime. The music reflects the […]

InDesign Project 2 – Magazine

Software: InDesign, Photoshop For this project, I chose TRAVEL+LEISURE magazine. I decided traveling to Taiwan as the theme since it is the place where I’m most familiar with. Leaving my hometown for few months, I find that how amazing Taiwan is! We have convenient public transportation, magnificent natural beauty, various foods and so on. This […]

Wireframe

Software: Illustrator In this class, I learned how to create a 960-grid wireframe by using illustrator. I was used to designing web layouts by using Photoshop. I spent a lot of time on aligning elements, drawing guides and adjusting layouts. Now, I understand that creating a low-fidelity wireframe is a great way to get start […]

Composite 1 – Magazine AD Campaign

Software: Indesign, Photoshop In this composite 1, we needed to develop a campaign of three magazine ads and web ads. Every time, I come up with an idea. I don’t know whether my ability can realize the idea within the required time. I also have no confidence in my design. Fortunately, my classmates are so […]

Vector Portrait

Software: Illustrator, Photoshop I took a photo which includes hands and glasses in order to learn and practice more technologies, but I forgot to reveal my ears. XD Secondly, I retouched the photo in photoshop. Using the posterize effect to help me to determine highlight and shadow areas. Through this assignment, I learned how to identify […]