Thumbnails/ Luggage Tags

The AHA Moment I had when I did these sketches in the book was when I realized that in order for my initials to be easily recognized I needed sharp contrast between letters and background images. Either the initials had to be bold and dark with a pale color background or vise versa because since it’s a luggage tag, it needs to be easily found at baggage claim. I realized that luggage tags need to be vibrant and stand out so you are not fishing through a pile of them; the way to achieve that is to have some kind of graphic design that screams out, “This is my bag!”  As I read, I was reminded of an art class that I took in middle school where we were doing self portraits and we used our thumb and pencil to help us create drawings of ourselves so our self images were in proportion. I realized the importance of using of some unit of measurement when sketching the drawing so it is more realistic. Also, what I found interesting was when we drew the thumbnails in class and when the professor showed how to draw luggage tags; it was interesting because I never actually knew what was involved in how to draw them. I realized that a doodle can turn into an artistic piece. My thumbnail photo choice is doodles of squares, triangles, and circles and just writing my initial without shapes. I think in this specific thumbnail the yellow one is more interesting than the others because it is colored in; it is unique in it’s own way.

The AHA Moment I had when I did these sketches in the book was when I realized that in order for my initials to be easily recognized I needed sharp contrast between letters and background images. Either the initials had to be bold and dark with a pale color background or vise versa because since it’s a luggage tag, it needs to be easily found at baggage claim. I realized that luggage tags need to be vibrant and stand out so you are not fishing through a pile of them; the way to achieve that is to have some kind of graphic design that screams out, “This is my bag!”  As I read, I was reminded of an art class that I took in middle school where we were doing self portraits and we used our thumb and pencil to help us create drawings of ourselves so our self images were in proportion. I realized the importance of using of some unit of measurement when sketching the drawing so it is more realistic. Also, what I found interesting was when we drew the thumbnails in class and when the professor showed how to draw luggage tags; it was interesting because I never actually knew what was involved in how to draw them. I realized that a doodle can turn into an artistic piece. My thumbnail photo choice is doodles of squares, triangles, and circles and just writing my initial without shapes. I think in this specific thumbnail the yellow one is more interesting than the others because it is colored in; it is unique in it’s own way. I liked the flowing lines because they lend themselves to the curvature of my initials. Without having a defined shape they swirl around and create an airy quality that appeals to me, as it speaks to who I am. Next time I would add more shapes and add more decorative lines or symbols in the background so the letters pop out and to add dimension and texture. If I had more time with the thumbnail sketches, I would put more color and more details into my drawings and I would also  have as many shapes as possible with my initials in them. Next time I would go to an art supply store to get more resources to add dimension and texture to the luggage tags. I would get paint brushes or markers to add more color and to have more fun with doing the thumbnails luggage drawings. In addition, I would play more and incorporate stripes and perhaps polka dots to be fanciful. I might even experiment more with the width of the brush stroke and vary the letter size.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I encountered some problems because it was frustrating to have limited markers, pens, and paints because with all of those utensils you could have more to draw with and to add more creativity with. When I go home for Columbus weekend I will try to obtain more markers, and have some paint brushes so I can add more color and different details to my sketches. The other problem I have to think about is varying my shapes rather than relying on the tried and true triangles, rectangles and squares. I need to push out of my comfort zone and experiment more.