Category: graphic design

  • As a task for a brochure that my company is making, I created this map in illustrator. When my supervisor told me to make the dark rectangle look more like railroad tracks, I knew it was a job for the brush tool. I made a brush for railroad tracks. It made me think about my…

  • This is for people that don’t really know anything about social media. A lot of books I’ve read about social media don’t start with the the idea of the brand being  the hub of your social media strategy. I wanted to explain the initial planning which is in the branding stage. Social media is just…

  • All of this Web Design Bootcamp stuff has made me extra aware of my online presence. I realized that my twitter profile looked only a notch above default. In other words, I didn’t take care of these details that could eventually get me a job. Also, after looking at patterns yesterday for my style tile…

  • 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…