Conserve Water Project

Conserve Water!

I started the poster by searching up the details and facts about fresh water. It is always good to know what you are designing for and information is definitely the key to success. Here is what my research came down to.

Why is it a cause for concern?

Community Solutions:

• Promote water conservation in community newsletters, on bulletin boards and by example. Encourage your friends, neighbors and co-workers to "do their part."
• Fix old sprinkler heads in the community.
• Go to schools in the area to promote water conservation

Family Solutions:

• Don’t soak your lawn every day. Try to water your lawn every other day.
• Instead of spraying down the garage, use a large broom to sweep it up.
• When waiting for your shower to be warm, put a bucket under it and use that water to water plants in your backyard.

Why YOU should care:

• less than 1% of all the water on Earth can be used by people
• When we reduce our water consumption, we protect the environment from contamination and support ecosystem health.
• Clean, uncontaminated water is essential for human health.

http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=1681

http://www.yukonconservation.org/waterone.html

Afterward was sketching. I made a few sketches, but this was what I decided to go with.

I then took this photo and used Illustrator to do the poster. I made the graphics in Illustrator and then added text. Finished project:

Colony Termite Logo!

For this post I will be explain how I made the Colony Termite Logo and Business card.

I always start with a sketch/sketches.

From there I put in on Illustrator to pen it out to get a feel for the font I want. I usually spend hours staring at it, making changes and then taking a break to refresh my brain and come back to keep editing.

Afterwards, I go on the internet to search for fonts that fit what I am looking for. I usually choose 2-3 and play around with it.

I make 4 variants with different colors. The most important ones are probably the black and white ones, to save companies money with printing costs.

After I choose the one that I feel fits the company to best, I then go to designing the business card. Tinkering with fonts, layouts, and various colors.