Me: March 2016

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s, later enjoying a career resurgence in the '80s. A staunch Civil Rights activist, she was known for tunes like "Mississippi Goddam," "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Four Women," among many others.

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/nina-simone-9484532#synopsis

Book Cover Final Copy Nina Simone: An Undeniable Talent

My Designed has changed since I made minor changes to the focus but still an ode to this amazing women who has influenced me so much that I instantly bought her soundtrack to her documentary which has many artists singing her songs. I fell in love with Nina Simone and I hope you do too I worked very hard to make the writing ans images flow together and with complementary colors also. Enjoy!

Friday, March 18, 2016

Book Cover Design: Nina Simone

My book design is on Nina Simone a name that recently I heard a lot of from her acclaimed documentary to her influential music. I felt compelled to create my book cover based on this artist because of her popularity and how much she is still a notable artist to this day. I already recognized a couple of her songs without even realizing it. I created connection to this project and my personal curiosity of why Nina Simone? What has made her so famous? and why does her name live on to this day? questions that I answered and took away so much more.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

No Party Without A Hat...

I came up with this idea when I spoke to my close friend about my upcoming project and how I am interested in making it about sexual health. My friend joked and told me that while it comes to him "There is never a party without a hat" referring to condom use for sexual activity which is how I came up with this alluring title. Sexual health is a taboo topic for many people which is absurd due to the high infection rates of STDs in the United States and all over the world it is something that everyone should be informed about. I used sketches to focus more on the messages versus the images of models because I wanted the the words to impact the audience. I played with the topic of a party being sex and the hat being a condom or protection/information which covers using a party cake covering the sketch of the body's genitals. The bottom half of the image is where I tie the entire purpose of the piece by using another sketch and writing a mock scripture of rules that people should create when it comes to what they allow to do sexually with their bodies. The use of color is very important in my piece also because it highlights and plays with the messages I am expressing in my image a party being colorful and happy and the rules that you set being stern and serious with black and red wording. Hope you enjoy my poster and truly take away the seriousness of sexual health in the world and how many countries are in a state of crisis when it comes to sexual awareness issues.