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PORTFOLIO I-Chen (Jocelyn), Chen 2019-2023 Graphic Design and Art

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Theme I: Graphic Design

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Theme II: Nature

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Theme III: Lines and Perspectives

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Theme IV: Myself and the Nature

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Theme V: Photography

Theme I: Graphic Design 05

School Newspaper: Bronco Post 2020-2022 Adobe InDesign I joined the team in my sophomore year and have been working as designer. In my junior year, I became the lead designer. While writers write articles about different topics, I compile all the writings and add photos. When I am designing the template, I tend to want the pages to be appealing. I like to add images to achieve that goal.

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HEROES AND Villains

Spiritual Life Week: Heroes and Villains 2022 Adobe InDesign, Phtoshop, Illustrator

This is the set of designs I made for the school’s Spiritual Life Week. The core idea of the design was comics, and that’s why I chose that font. Tree is an important element in the design. One side is withered, which represents the villains. The other side is fruitful, which represents the heroes. The main color scheme for this set is the primary colors.

Banner, stickers, and booklets were printed based on the design. The gradient on the banner represents the spectrum between good and evil.

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Yearbook Template Design 2019-2022 Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop

I started designing templates in my second year on the team. The Swim Meet spread was the first spread that I designed. I added a cut-out to create the vision that she is jumping into the page. I really enjoy the sports spread because I love doing the cut-outs. I remember watching youtube videos on how to do crop outs and practicing it in ninth grade. The team cut-out was the hardest one I have ever done, but the result turned out to be great. Because the theme of the yearbook (the two volleyball spreads) was “refresh”, I added watercolor to match with it.

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Soar Like an Eagle: Hope • 2022 • Drawing paper, watercolor crayon, markers,multiliner pen

(detail) I drew this for the school’s art contest. The theme is hope and we are asked to draw out our version of Isaiah 40:31. I imagined the Bible to be a path. The pieces of words around the lighted path represent the pieces of puzzles that will eventually form the path to God if you have hope. The person in the center represents that she already has hope, so she has wings like eagles. The words in the pieces are Bible verses, and the verse in the wing is the chosen verse of the year: Isaiah 40:31.

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Poster Design: 人生逆轉勝 2020 Canva

I joined and designed a poster for an event held at an Autism Organization in Taipei. This organization mainly helps artists who suffer from autism. This background gave me a sense of freedom because of the spraypaint visual. I think the style of the background matches the style of the organization.

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School play: Sarah, Plain and Tall 2022 Adobe Indesign and Photoshop I was part of the school play’s crew and was responsible for designing the event’s poster, playbill, and tickets.

The two images on the left are the front and back of the playbill. The two images on top are the poster and ticket. In the end, all three designs were printed out and displayed.

Scrapbook Design: 112年鴻寶寶團團轉 2023 Adobe Indesign and Photoshop

In the summer of 2023, I worked with King Hong Foundation for Children, Culture, and Education in Taiwan for their summer camp with children. I worked as the photographer for the camp. After the camp, I designed this scrapbook and sent the digital file to the children for them to view. It was a challenging project for me, since I was the only one working on it.

Theme II: Scenery 17

Park: Komorebi 2021 Drawing paper, oil paint

This is my first attempt with oil painting. I took a picture of the park near my house when the sun was in between the trees. I love how it turns out with the sun rays. I intentionally used a darker color for the floor so the sun would be the attention-grabbing object. Even though the floor is dark, I added multiple colors to add to the texture of the painting. The trees and bush in the front is in a lighter color than the ones in the back, which creates depths as a whole.

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Colors in Nature: Abstract Painting 2020 Canvas, acrylic paint

For this painting, I was asked to be creative with the colors. I took a photo of the scenery near my house. I painted each tree in a color because I wanted them to be eye-catching. I painted the floor white so the rest of the objects would be the main things that people notice. In order to add texture to the painting, there are different shades of blue for the sky. I used multiple colors because I imagined this painting to be my getaway from reality.

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Beauty in the Vase: Flowers 2021 Drawing paper, watercolor crayon

I was inspired to draw this because of my mother’s love for flower arrangement. She would have a new arrangement every week. I chose one of my favorite ones and transformed it into a drawing. Some of the colors aren’t part of her flower arrangement. However, I decided to add them because I want to include some elements of myself in the painting. By adding colors in this painting, it seems like my mom and I completed this set of artwork together.

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Home Sweet Home: My Favorite Corner 2022 Canvas, markers

This is a corner in my living room; one of my favorite corners in the house. I stick with green and gray for this one. I didn’t really plan for this piece of art, I just started off with green markers. I sat in my living room and just stared into the space. I love the atmosphere of the room, so I wanted the drawing to convey a similar atmosphere. I thought green and gray achieved the goal I was looking for.

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Theme III: Lines & Perspective 27

School 1 2022 Drawing paper, multiliner color pens

For this one, I was instructed to think like an architect. The outline of the building was drawn using lines.

Some of the special features are indicated with color blocks, dotted lines, or thick lines. This was my first attempt at this style of art. During the process, I tried to keep it simple and be abstract with it. This color scheme is gray and brown. This is the entrance of my school; a place that I see almost everyday. Also, because of its distinct exterior, I decided to include it in my artwork.

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School 2 2022 Drawing paper, multiliner color pens, markers

This was my second attempt at this style of art. For this one, I also used color markers and try to stay minimalistic. This is another corner of the exterior of my school. For the pavement, instead of drawing it with different shades of gray, I added different color blocks to help with the overall texture of the drawing. I only added a shade of blue to create the 3D effect for the building. I also transformed the clouds into distinct shapes.

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Theme IV: Myself and Scenery 33

Christmas: Can’t Wait for the Day 2021 Canvas, acrylic paint, tape

For this painting, I used tape to create the geometric frame in the background. I was inspired by a picture of me running towards the Christmas decorating lights. In the painting, it shows my excitement for the day. The different shades of gray at the bottom differentiate the sky and the ground.

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Theme V: Photography 37

2023 Portrait

2023 Concert Photography

2023 Scenery

2023 Candid Shot

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I-Chen (Jocelyn), Chen’s portfolio 2019-2023