Photography

In the beginning of the term we were asked to get an old photograph that caught our eye. I found one of two kids on horses outside what I assume was the barn.
Later on the term, we were asked to make a series of photographs that were somehow related to the old one we had gotten.
As I practice horseback riding I was able to photograph horses.
That being, I chose to focus on the horse and shoot a series of details about the animal, such as the face, the mane, the ears and the nose. This approach was inspired by Tim Flach's work.


Date: June 2011
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4
                Adobe Photoshop CS4
Camera: Canon EOS 550D

 

Analog Photography

This was the introduction exercise to analog photography, development and printing.
There were two approaches to explore: shooting reality as it is and staging, getting the photo as we want it.
The top photos are the final ones, first reality, then staged.
The rest are photographs from the same film rolls. 

Date: May 2011
Camera: Yashica FX3

Wine Bottle

On this project I had to remake the labeling of a wine bottle of my choice, keeping all the information required by law.
After some tries, I chose to photograph a vine in grayscale and tie the information around it. Having the vine wrap around the bottle I was able to arrange the usual front and back information in the same sheet.
The typographic layout is simple but combined with the photograph it gains another dimension.
For the capsule I carried the nature inspiration and used string to seal the bottle. This part wouldn’t however, be able to be made industrially.


Date: January 2012
Software: Adobe Indesign CS4
Camera: Canon EOS 550D

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Six-egg Packaging

On this project the objective was to create a package for six eggs.
We should have concerns such as economy of materials, ease of use, gluing points, visibility of the product and safety of the eggs.
I opted to make a box with a tray to keep the eggs from moving, and a handle for easy carrying.
I also thought about assembly and transportation. As the boxes are made and then sent to the client to fill them with the product, I made a box that’s composed of a single sheet of cardboard and has an automatic bottom as well as an integrated tray. This makes it faster to assemble the box and also for prior transportation, to get filled.
The emphasis of this project resided in the box itself, not so much on the graphic aspect, because of time constraints. However, the graphic design was inspired by the 1960’s Sainsbury’s self brand designs.
 

Date: November 2011
Software: Adobe Indesign CS4
                Adobe Ilustrator CS4

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Development of a new product

There were two parts to this project. On the first the objective was to pick a product from the food and drink department and develop a new product within the brand.
I chose the milk Matinal. The new product I created was a slanting milk carton, so it would be attractive to be at the table, for example at a coffee shop.
The second part of the project was manipulating the chosen brand so that it would look like a different type of product. It served to show that there are containers, shapes, colors and materials that are automatically linked to a certain type of product.
I got a bottle of Fairy dish wash and switched for my brand. For someone that didn’t know each brand, it would look like Matinal dish wash liquid.

Date: March 2010
Software: Adobe Indesign CS4

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Single Packaging, Poster and Photos

The objective of this project was to create the packaging for a Single. We were asked to choose a song and make the packaging match the sound.
On a second part we had to make a poster and take photographs that reflect the song chosen.
I chose Leathermouth’s “Sunsets are for Muggers”. They are a punk band formed in 2007.
The main characteristics of this band’s sound are aggressiveness, the “do it yourself” philosophy and an intentionally lower quality recording.
With all that in mind I made the front and back cover with painted sandpaper, creating a rough surface to touch.
On the inside I used imagery alluding to the themes portrayed in the song. For the background I used an eroded metal texture to translate the “messiness” of the process.

In the poster I went with the DIY philosophy and spray painted a stencil wolf, which I chose for being a wild, lonely and aggressive animal.
In the photos I once again tried to portray the wildness, the energy and messiness of punk music.


Date: December 2009
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Camera: Pentax Optio430RS

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Detail front

Detail back

 

Photo-Manipulation

These are some illustration exercises with photography and photo manipulation.


Date: February 2011
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Camera: Canon EOS 550D

Disclaimer: Images used for the manipulation from CG Textures, 123RF and imgfave. Images were used for academic purpose only, there is no intent to make profit from it.
 

Colored Pencil

On this illustration project we were to illustrate a shot story from José Viale Moutinho “Para que serve aquela torre?” (What is that tower for?), which is about a boy that imagines animals living in the city buildings. These are some illustrations of the animals.

Date: June 2010

Media: Colored pencil on black 100 g/m2 paper

Final Project – Self-portrait

The final project for Drawing II was to draw a real-size selfportrait.
I chose to explore very contrasting lights and shadows over an assumed painted paper.
 

Date: January 2011
Media: Acrylic, charcoal and white chalk on 100 g/m2 paper