Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Marcus Oriente

I first taught Marcus in a second year intro to Adobe Creative Cloud class so it's cool to see how he has grown as a student over the 3 years he has majored in character design at ACAD. "Hitting his stride" is perhaps an overused phrase but Marcus's work in his final year got me thinking about the meaning of the phrase and he certainly defines it. It will be cool to see how he grows as professional in the next few years. Check out his work here: https://marcusoriente.artstation.com

The images I have selected below are a little different (more illustration) then the character design work on Marcus' website but I really dig them and hope he explores this content in the future as well as his great concept art.






Ashley Ang

I have the lucky opportunity to teach a few graduating design students like Ashley each year. In the first image below I was struck by the comprehensiveness of her creative process – and the super cool modern update of a cover classic novel of course! Her approach, design and storytelling was very thoughtfully considered. And though it may not be a grand thing I was impressed by the impeccable craft put into the production of the image itself. See more work on her website: http://www.ashleyang.ca




Mary Hassdyk

 Mary just finished the illustration program at ACAD a few days ago and she already has a unique style of illustration all her own which involves energetic line work, sophisticated color, and emotive narratives. Mary was rigorously dedicated to her art and studies and I am looking forward to seeing where she will take it. In the meantime enjoy her current graduating portfolio here: http://maryhaasdyk.com








Friday, April 8, 2016

SCD Portfolio Show Website

This years School of Communication Portfolio Show has a pretty sweet site, check out the students work and see their paper sculptures as a bonus treat. http://scd.acad.ca/portfolio-show-2016/


Friday, April 1, 2016

Sketchbook of Yulin Fong

We are coming to the end of another edition of the School of Communication Design at ACAD. It's been a good year and I would like to share some of the great work that the students have done.

Starting with Yulin Fong who is in her graduating year of the character design stream. But enough talking, her super sketchbooks tell it all. https://www.instagram.com/yulin_fong/










Sunday, December 13, 2015

Craft Fairs

I've had the pleasure of participating in several professional craft fairs recently. Over the last few years Calgary and Edmonton have seen a rise in high quality curated craft fairs including Market Collective (Calgary), New Craft Coalition (Calgary), Royal Bison (Edmonton), and Make It (Edmonton and Vancouver).

Other ACAD school of communication design alumni are participating as well. The motivation for their involvement varies including some who have developed stand alone business ventures, others an extension of their design or illustration practice, and some I suspect do it just for the kicks. We are doing it for all of the above reasons in addition to research for an upcoming picture book series set in a craft fair.

Here are a few of the school of communication design alumni that have participated in these craft show recently include:

Suzanne Lemermeyer
http://fine-mesh.myshopify.com

Suzanne creates custom designed t-shirts and tea towels which her brother Robert Lemermeyer silkscreens.



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Stephanie Buchan
Chelsea Montgomery
Stephanie and Chelsea have created a boutique stationery design studio with a passion for weddings.



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Kyle Chow
http://www.plantterrariums.ca
Kyle expands the footprint of his Inglewood store, bringing a sampling of his miniature plant world's with him.



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Michael Mateyko
http://www.komboh.com

Craft fairs give Michael the opportunity to create fun self directed designs and projects.



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Curtis Sorensen
http://www.vancharlesart.com

Through his photo illustration canadian landscapes,
Curtis fosters an appreciation for the natural environment.



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Kelly and Byron Eggenschwiler
http://byronegg.com

Byron has been exploring his interest in silk screen by designing and hand printing his own hipster shirts. Kelly has combined her design skills with good old fashioned sewing.



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Kim Smith
http://tuckedaway.com

Kim is showcasing her picture books and illustrations for posters and cards.



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Emily Chui
http://heyemilychu.com

Emily features illustrative and pattern based prints, cards, and portraits.



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Dena Seiferling
http://www.pickleandfrancois.com

Dena is bringing her lovely wool sculptures to the public.



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Jenny Bonar
http://www.jennybonar.com

Jenny has just started showcasing her work but already has a professional and comprehensive collection.



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Chika Ando
http://chikaandoillustration.com

Chika features her illustrated characters and thoughts on cards, prints, buttons, etc.




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Heather Reinhardt
http://www.mumbletease.com

Heather is a veteran of the craft fair scene with her unique multi-color designs she silkscreens herself.



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Jason Blower
http://www.jasonblower.com

Jason is a one man crafting machine!



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Lyndsay Wasko
http://www.lyndsaywasko.com

Designer Lyndsay Wasko likes to create cute critters and such in her spare time.



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Mike Kerr and Renata Liwska
http://www.randmcollective.com

Last but not least I've been focused on rolling out collaborative art cards.



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