Sad iPod

This week, I did work for the music department page. Sadly though, what I had planned on for the anchor got shortened due to the fact that we had quite a few ads for this issue. I created the first draft of the art in Illustrator. It took some time to get it done but I think in the end it worked out well for print. Kristin wanted me to do more with my sad mac photo illustration since it didn't quite convey the idea that the story was about crashing ipods.


(This isn't the way that the ipod looked for print. For reason it uploaded weird. The colors are darker.)

At first, I was going to use the photo illustration I made with the different categories and draw different arrows to the image, but after finding out about the shortened amount of space, I decided to go with something that was a little more evident. In the end I ended up using the copy that I had previously used. I took out the categories that I put on there before and put a sad face on it. I was happy with the way it turned out. I think that the illustration could've more realistic but I'm afraid that I had done it to that extent then it would've really looked like a photo illustration or just brought more attention to itself. We actually figured a way to place it without compromising too much of the story.




All in all this semester, I think that I've come a long way when it comes down to my illustrator skills. I'm not saying that anywhere close to being a pro but I don't find it as overwhelming as I did when I first started this course.


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This was apart of special edition issue. I was proud of how the placement came out but I didn't like how the guitar head didn't come quite like I wanted. But it was my first attempt with livepaint. I thought that it was a good job for a novice.

Much that I have learned has come from finding tutorials and doing the artwork from there. The iPod illustration was inspired by a iPod mini design tutorial on the Layers Magazine website. Other things that I have found out from program came from just playing around with it. I guess there's no better way to learn than through trail and error. If you have a question, just google it and see what you can find.