Marjorie Mesias Porfolio Fall 2023
Nova Southeastern university
Marjorie Mesias
NSU
Arts 3200
photo collage
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For this assignment I went for a dreamy look for my collage, I used a scenery picture I took of the mountains of Tennessee because of the clouds, and then I proceeded to make specific selections for the subjects in all the photos I took, I mostly used the [Quick Selection] tool for the pictures of my dog and then used the [Select and Mask] button to get a good selection of the hairs, since she’s very fluffy. Finally, I then used the [Object Selection] tool to select all the Stitches, since they were mostly surrounded by a white background. Then I gave it that pinkish tone with a Color Overlay effect to achieve that final dreamy look.
Marjorie Mesias
NSU
Arts 3200
Arts 3200
NSU
Marjorie Mesias
Poster For this assignment I made this poster based off the 2 fast 2 furious movie, I got the photo from a car event that my boyfriend took me to. I then cut the car out and then put it in the middle. I changed the color balance of the car and the cloudy background as well, I made a change on the midtones of the image, made it more magenta, bluish, and cyan. As for the cloudy background I just mirrored the top to the bottom to give it a reflection effect, and made it less opaque. I also made the shadow for the car from a black rectangle, I made it blurry and gave it less opacity. I also got a place holder text for the credits typography.For the 2 fast 2 furious logo, I changed it and made it so there’s only one 2, to not copy the logo completely. I then put a blue rectangle at the bottom and made it have less opacity to make the text more readable.
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Marjorie Mesias
Marjorie Mesias
NSU
Arts 3200
Profile
3 Marjorie Mesias
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Arts 3200
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I
did
a
Pinterest-inspired
profile of my dog. I gave the website a pinkish look, and made a customized banner that has two personalized pictures, I then did the typography for the website and icons that make the menu at the top to make it look like a real website. The photos were also edited to look pinkish to tie the look together. For the mobile version, I decided to make the "Home" button a dropdown arrow to make it look like a menu since the other two options didn‘t fit, and I also made the search bar smaller.
4 Arts 3200
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Marjorie Mesias
NSU
Arts 3200
Cover Art
5 Marjorie Mesias
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Arts 3200
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Marjorie Mesias
For the first Cover I made an album that is about a song I really like but I put a picture of mine that I took in Peru, Lima. The park is called "The park of love". I choose the picture because it correlates with the name of the song "Love" by Zoe. I edited the photo to be more vibrant and so it could match the colors of the piece. It’s a very special memory of mine that I loved to work with. For the second cover, I made a podcast about art. I took pictures of some of my paintings, made them brighter, and decided to make a cartoonish take on the cover, I made the background a gradient of my favorite colors and then made two shapes to fill the background and make it more lively. Finally, for the Playlist cover I made a "Lofi" vibe playlist with a picture I took in Daytona Beach. I manipulated the color balance and made it more magenta so it could have that "lofi" color scheme, which is a pinkish or magenta. It was a very relaxing vacation so I thought it would fit perfectly.
6 Arts 3200
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Marjorie Mesias
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Motor Vehicle Advertising
I chose a Dodge Challenger for the car advertisement, I first started with the horizontal design, where I cut out the car and fixed the levels of light to match the forest lighting, also I made a custom brush to draw the smoke and made it look like the smoke was actually coming out of the tires, I then added a spin blur to make it look like the car is actually moving, I then added the dodge logo that I created, and put in a slogan for the brand. I decided to put text that looks like it’s printed on the pavement and finally decided to put some specifications on the car below the "challenger" text, this version was my favorite because the specs give it more of an advertisement look. As for the other versions I decided to keep it clean and not add the specs, but I did change the logo placement. Now for the vertical I decided to go with a graphic design and played with the colors like a vibrant red and a darker red to get a cool design, then I added the dodge logo I created, as well as the specs of the car.
8 Arts 3200
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Marjorie Mesias
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Arts 3200
Book / magazine For the magazine I went with a beach vibe, but I made it more vibrant due to the magazine being a travel guide, I made the surf board in the middle by myself using vector shapes, and then I added the rhombuses to give the magazine life and colored them with a yellow, orange and red gradient. I then decided to add a couple of Cover Lines to have that magazine look. Finally, I added a barcode since this is a magazine and it is going to be sold somewhere , and then I decided to name the magazine Beach Vibes and then especified that it is a travel magazine.
I decided to make a magazine and a book cover. For the first cover, I decided to make a novel type book, the name is "The Horizon", I was envisioning a romantic book cover, for the typography I put an outer glow on the title of the book, for the other typography I decided to make it white due to the background being dark, and also gave the typography at the top a light outer glow to make sure you could see that the book is a "bestseller".
9 Marjorie Mesias
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Arts 3200
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Final artwork
For last weeks class assignment, I decided to name my Fine Art piece "Harmony Unveiled",where I started by splitting the canvas. On the left, I thought of maybe putting. the cloudy background through a light pink rectangle, so I think might change that part of the piece, this change would be embodying the harmony of the piece. The right side has a mesmerizing sunset painted in pink and light blue hues. In the heart of this visual narrative, a white fluffy dog resides among white, light pink roses, and an array of light blue and violet flowers. The digital medium allowed for precise color manipulations, contributing to the overall visual cohesion. I believe the artwork aims to spark conversations in our class, delving into the symbolism that underscores the profound connection between human and animal experiences. Through this piece, I invite my peers to explore the nuanced layers of emotion that unite us with the animal kingdom.
10 Arts 3200
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Marjorie Mesias
NSU
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Fashion Advertising I choose the "Tommy Hilfiger" brand for this assignment. I choose to go with their traditional look and then give their emblem a modern spin. I made the right side seem like a US flag. I wrapped a previous phrase around the logo and made it completely aligned with the left rectangle. Now, on the right side, I chose to clip out all of the jeans images I had and create a demin-based commercial; thus, the background of the company‘s name has a demin texture. I also made sure to include the specifications of the jeans because it‘s a magazine ad, and I believe it‘s necessary to include the item names and prices.
11 Marjorie Mesias
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Thank You! Special thanks to Professor Kolos Schumy