Author: KC

  • I’m at work now going through the display fonts we have. It’s been proven that when you associate something with how you feel about it you’ll remember it better. Here’s the beginning of a series of fonts I want to get acquainted with. I made this with the help of Adobe Photoshop’s brush tools.

  • I had my first day today at my summer internship. It is my first job where I am 1) sitting at a desk 2) working 9 to 5, monday through friday 3) using special skills acquired through institutionalized education 4) in front of a candy bowl 5) have an hour lunch 6) on the internet…

  • Part 3 of Kat’s First Year: A Retrospective in Flashback Format. When doing a series of works, the last one is always the fastest and easiest to produce. This video comes from my fall quarter when I took classes about packaging, layout, InDesign and campaigns. So, that’s all for this year’s installment of my retrospectives. Stay…

  • Kat.countiss presentation2 View more PowerPoint from basementcat This is my last bit of school I had to do. I tidied up my Seattle Art Museum Skins. I scaled back some buttons and created hierarchy. I straighted out my layout a little and it’s looking pretty nice. Here’s the final presentation. I am impressed with how…

  • This is the video, 2 of a 3-part series. I wanted to give my fans (read: friends and family) an opportunity to see my graphic design work  without having to read my wordy and terminology-ridden commentary. This video comes from my winter quarter where I took classes about color theory, video, Photoshop, typography packaging and…

  • I don’t know exactly what I was thinking when I started designing this label. Designing without a dieline (template for cutting) for a label is like walking a tightrope without a net. Even the most skilled (not to say that I am that) performers can fall. This first label (left) was applied yesterday and I…