Personal
Back in the day I used to throw lots or parties and stuff. (Not that I don't throw parties these days, but... well, you know.) Of course, whenever you throw a large-scale party, you simply must have a flyer to advertise it. But it can't be just any old flyer. No, if you want people to show up, you need a visually engaging or humorous flyer to "reel 'em in." And I'd like to think some of my designs did exactly that.
The following pieces are samples of graphic work created for family, friends and for my own personal use. Merely click on the thumbnail images to view the complete work
Anti-Homecoming 2000
Fall 2000
This poster was created to advertise a party I threw. Ever since high school, I'd always thrown an Anti-Homecoming party. The reason why was not actually because I had anything against Homecoming per se. It's just that I was never asked to go to the dance in all my years of high school or college. So rather than feeling depressed, why not throw a party instead? Stupid boys.
This poster is one of my early, very rudimentary designs. I don't actually like it very much these days. However, I do find it pretty creative and humorous---which is why I've decided to include it here.
The inspiration for this poster was one of the flyers created to advertise my high school drama club's monthly "Comedy Improv" night. I went to Comedy Improv religiously all throughout high school. When designing this poster, I remembered that one of the Comedy Improv posters had had a section called "Hear What Last Month's Comedy Improv Attendees had to say." I think the Dr. Suess and Jeffrey Dahmer quotes were used on the original poster. The rest of the quotes were all my ideas.
Sunk
Fall 2000
A guy named Clark Pew had been in the same BYU ward with me for several years. Clark was a real mover and a shaker, in my opinion. This guy was involved in several community organizations and large-scale service projects. He was especially talented at orchestrating huge productions. For example, he put together the Un-forum Forum one year at BYU. (That's a huge responsibility!) I don't know where this guy is now, but I think he would be excellent in politics, personally.
Anyhow, after seeing my Watermelon Bust poster, he approached me about making a poster for a huge party he was going to throw up in Rock Canyon. I agreed and this is the design I made. I hope he liked it. I'm fairly pleased with the results, especially the typography.
The Whip's Hawaii 5-0
Summer 2001
This isn't necessarily one of my best designs. I made it on the fly at the request of my grandparents one weekend while I was visiting them at their house. They were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary by taking the entire family to Hawaii that summer. They wanted me to make them a watermark for their trip. If I had known how extensively they were going to use it, I would have spent a little more time on it, methinks. Anyone who is a Whipple will recognize this logo. I still see it on my family members' luggage tags from time to time.
Gemini Birthdays
Summer 2003
This poster was made for the last huge party I ever threw as a young single adult. I used to throw parties all the time. (My sister Marin even met her husband Ammon at one of these parties.) Incidentally, I invited my (now) husband Chris to this party and we became an item again briefly after this party.
This was not the first time I had used this design, really. The first time I had used it was for the Ward Watermelon Bust. Nevertheless, this was a first for me in that this was one of the very first posters I actually dropped a pretty penny on and decided to print in color. Fun, fun.