http://theredpixel.com/ en mrfletch@mac.com Copyright 2010 2010-04-01T01:57:18+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/avani_beverage_campaign/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/avani_beverage_campaign/ Design and build a brand around an organic gourmet beverage company. The various elements of this project will include a logo, packaging designs/labels, bottle designs, and a poster. These components should identify with the companies target market, which is categorized by: middle class individuals, both female and male, who are willing to pay a premium for a superb organic beverage. Print 2010-04-01T01:57:18+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/photosynth_ad_campaign/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/photosynth_ad_campaign/ Create an Imaging based advertisement that promotes Microsoft's new Photosynth technology, which creates an interactive 3D viewing experience from nothing more than a bunch of photos. As usual, no stock photography may be used. Print 2009-12-13T17:39:08+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/global_warming_ad_campaign/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/global_warming_ad_campaign/ Design a campaign that will make all of us wonder what we can do as individuals to change the outcome of Global Warming. As usual, no stock photography may be used. Print 2009-11-15T01:08:09+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/experimental_portraitures/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/experimental_portraitures/ Your Digital Imaging midterm is to take three portraits and create some repeatable style among them. For this particular project my repeatable style has been to turn the subject into a porcelain doll. As usual, no stock photography may be used. Print 2009-10-22T01:59:05+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/a_world_within/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/a_world_within/ For this week's Digital Imaging 2 project you'll be placing a city, a building, an island, or a complex object of your choice inside of something transparent. This could be a bubble, a snow globe, or even a cage. As usual, no stock photography may be used. Print 2009-10-22T00:14:59+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/planet_earth/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/planet_earth/ For our final project we will be creating an interactive media project using Flash and ActionScript 3. The subject of our assignment will be a movie of your choice, however the graphics must be your own. You will need an intro and four pages, home, trailer, synopsis, and a gallery section. Web 2009-05-13T06:18:40+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/black_seamless/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/black_seamless/ In part of our white seamless assignment I decided to experiment and shoot a few against a black backdrop. This image was the end result. Photography 2009-05-09T21:08:29+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/white_seamless/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/white_seamless/ This week we will be using the studio skills that we've been learning to take photographs against a white seamless backdrop. Photography 2009-05-09T20:47:16+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/seventh_generation/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/seventh_generation/ Design and build a website for this green cleaning company. Their products are not only eco-friendly but a safe and natural solution for parents. Legal: This was a class project that was not commissioned by Seventh Generation and was created without their knowledge. Web 2009-05-09T19:25:35+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/movado/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/movado/ For this week's assignment you must take a photo of a reflective item, or product. Thanks to the wonderful Christmas/birthday gift that I received from my family, I decided to photograph my watch. Photography 2009-04-10T08:32:27+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/miss_dior_cherie/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/miss_dior_cherie/ In this two part assignment we will be taking pictures of both feminine and masculine products that contain liquid. With these instructions I decided to photograph this bottle of Miss Dior Cherie perfume. I just love the bottle design on this perfume. Photography 2009-04-10T08:24:24+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/heineken/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/heineken/ In this two part assignment we will be taking pictures of both feminine and masculine products that contain liquid. With these instructions I decided to photograph Heineken beer. Which also happens to be my favorite! Photography 2009-04-10T08:07:28+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/state_street_theater/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/state_street_theater/ Design and build a website for a small town theater that has been recently remodeled to its original 1930's glory. It shows classic films as well as new releases. Be sure that your website is built using today's web standards. Web 2009-03-27T04:38:46+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/san_francisco_after_dark/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/san_francisco_after_dark/ Your goal is to develop a concept for a series of photos, approximately 25 in all. I decided to photograph the city after dark. The photos that you'll see in this slide show were taken between the hours of 8PM and 1AM. Their shutter speeds range between 8 seconds and 3 minutes. Photography 2009-03-02T22:53:33+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/line_texture_pattern_and_composition/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/line_texture_pattern_and_composition/ This week I'd like you to shoot 30 images. Keep line, texture, pattern, and composition in mind. You may use a mixture of both color and black and white. Photography 2009-03-01T02:06:45+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hard_lighting/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hard_lighting/ Throughout the week, shoot examples of hard and soft lighting. The idea behind this assignment is to get you out and shooting, as well as to start training yourself into paying close attention to the light which surrounds you. Photography 2009-03-01T02:00:28+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/soft_lighting/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/soft_lighting/ Throughout the week, shoot examples of hard and soft lighting. The idea behind this assignment is to get you out and shooting, as well as to start training yourself into paying close attention to the light which surrounds you. Photography 2009-03-01T01:45:14+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/calAcademy/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/calAcademy/ Design and develop a concept for a 10 to 15 second long flash banner advertisement for the California Academy of Sciences. Your goal is to make the viewer or reader of the website wish to visit this museum. You may only use ActionScript 3 to compile your original artwork into a fully functional ad. Web 2009-02-05T00:47:22+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/rvca_full_media_campaign/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/rvca_full_media_campaign/ For our seven week final, we will be redesigning the identity for RVCA. It is an international clothing company. The full media campaign will include a new logo, stationary (business card, letterhead, business envelope), catalog, clothing tags, shopping bags, web comp, environmental signage, and a magazine ad. Print 2008-12-17T15:33:54+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hemispheres_magazine/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hemispheres_magazine/ Design and produce a five page magazine spread for 'Hemispheres' magazine. You will also have to create a print ad which advertises the upcoming article. Use the provided copy, your choice of visuals is extremely important as well as your typeface choices. You are required to create and or shoot your own visuals. Print 2008-12-17T15:30:50+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hindsights_book_cover_jacket_design/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/hindsights_book_cover_jacket_design/ Design and produce a Book Cover Jacket for Guy Kawasaki's new book 'Hindsights'. You must import and use the provided text. Your choice of visuals are extremely important, as well as your typeface choices. Your choice of paper as a design element is also paramount in this project. Print 2008-11-20T02:51:02+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/haagen-dazs_advertisement/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/haagen-dazs_advertisement/ Design and produce two magazine ads for the 'Häagen-Dazs' campaign. The idea behind this first project is to get you used to Quark, and to start working with its toolsets. You must also use the provided text file and logo in your advertisements. Print 2008-11-16T07:57:18+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/the_cut_hair_salon/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/the_cut_hair_salon/ Design a website with at least 12 pages for The Cut, which is a hip, modern, high-scale hair salon located in San Francisco's downtown financial district. Web 2008-11-15T08:30:17+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/netflix_design/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/netflix_design/ For this project you'll be redesigning the Netflix website. We'll be creating three pages for them. Web 2008-11-15T08:29:10+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_design/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_design/ Create a two page overall website design for the Italian Foods Company Villa Perugia. Web 2008-11-15T08:16:25+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/scifi_channel/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/scifi_channel/ For your final you'll be creating a 15 to 30 second opening animation for the SciFi Channel. Video 2008-11-13T09:07:39+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/independent_film_channel/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/independent_film_channel/ Create a 10 to 15 second opening animation for the Independent Film Channel. You must also design a logo for IFC, and use it in your animation. Video 2008-11-13T09:01:30+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/sf_asian_art_museum/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/sf_asian_art_museum/ Create an animated banner advertisement for an upcoming exhibit at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. Video 2008-11-13T08:46:43+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/sensory_appeal/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/sensory_appeal/ Inspire specific conflicting sensory reactions in the viewer by means of textural visual references. Photography 2008-11-13T08:40:21+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/photorealistic_watch/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/photorealistic_watch/ Using the tools we've learned, recreate a watch. Make it as photorealistic as possible. For this particular assignment, I chose to recreate the Ceramica Chronograph Limited Edition watch by RADO, which featured new dials and proportions. Vector 2008-11-13T08:36:09+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/caffe_trieste/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/caffe_trieste/ To create a logo and a business card for an Italian caffe in downtown San Francisco. Vector 2008-11-13T08:34:21+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_logo_design/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_logo_design/ Create a logo for the Italian food company Villa Perugia that can work on widely varying applications including: packages, posters, magazine ads, brochures, the company website, and in various TV commercials. Vector 2008-11-13T08:32:30+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_storyboard/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_storyboard/ Practice working with time based media. We'll be designing a storyboard for a 30 second commercial for the Italian Foods Company. You'll have six storyboard frames to work within. Vector 2008-11-13T08:24:37+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/pur_cioccolato_packaging/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/pur_cioccolato_packaging/ A new brand of gourmet, natural, organic chocolate needs packaging designs. The brand name is up to you. The target market is generally mid to up-scale people more interested in quality more than the $7.00 retail price. This means chocolate lovers in general. This high end product will be sold in boutique stores like 'Fog City News' which is located on Market Street. Vector 2008-11-13T08:17:09+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/language_typography/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/language_typography/ Research statistical facts relating to political, social, economic or cultural data which would be likely to surprise or shock the viewer into a state of awareness and possibly form or alter their existing opinion. Using typography only, communicate your selected significant fact. Vector 2008-11-13T08:14:59+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/fountainhead_advertisement/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/fountainhead_advertisement/ Your job is to promote a new website called Fountainhead. This site acts as an online community for Photoshop users, both amateur and creative professionals alike. Print 2008-11-13T07:41:59+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/nut_job_advertisement/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/nut_job_advertisement/ Your job is to promote and sell walnuts by demonstrating their perfection in both physical beauty and healthful qualities on behalf of the client, The California Walnut Growers. Besides being tasty, eating walnuts protects arteries from heart disease and improves bone health. Miracles in a shell, really. Walnuts are an important California product. Print 2008-11-13T07:36:51+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/curves_ahead_advertisement/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/curves_ahead_advertisement/ Make the viewer want to possess the vehicle due to specific shape details. Print 2008-11-13T07:17:53+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_advertisement/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/villa_perugia_advertisement/ Create a print ad that will serve as the first of many future ads for the Italian Foods company Villa Perugia. Print 2008-11-12T00:33:51+00:00 http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/national_geographic/ http://theredpixel.com/index.php/portfolio/national_geographic/ Your job is to recreate a magazine of your choice. The idea is to use the tools that you’ve learned in Illustrator so far, and create something that looks realistic. Print 2008-11-11T23:49:47+00:00