ERICALESSANDRINI.COM 2.0 is up and running!

It's my last week here at school, and an incredibly exciting time! I just finished the first redesign of my website, and I'm really happy with how it's turned out. I've got a lot of work posted up on it that isn't yet on my blog, so if you're curious head on over. I'll soon have some step-by-step shots up of the work, as well as a sneak peak at my handmade portfolio, so come check back soon.

Congrats to all of those graduating with me at CCAD!

Black Hole Comix

I recently completed an ad series for my Ad & Graph class that was really fun to make. It's for Black Hole Comix, a small comic book shop here in Columbus. I decided to market it with action figures since they're a big secondary part of comic book shops. I did mugshots of a few characters and created a fun print campaign for magazines. I also did a few extensions, which include a guerilla campaign, a shopping bag, and an in-store display that you can get your picture taken in with Spawn (which isn't displayed in this post, stupid 5 image limit). I'll eventually have it up on my website if you're curious.

Standup Quotes

So let me start off by apologizing for the incredibly long break between my last post and this one. It's been a very long semester, and finding free time has been a bit hard. But hopefully I'll be updating fairly frequently now. I've got quite a bit of work to show off, so I think I'll start off with a poster series I started recently.

These poster's were a lot of fun to create. The series consists of quotes from famous standup comedians. To start off the series, I chose my two favorites: Jim Gaffigan and Ellen Degeneres! The Gaffigan quote is from Beyond the Pale and the Degeneres quote is from Here and Now. Both are amazing specials that are definitely worth picking up.

The posters themselves aren't designed for any specific purpose. They're really just for those that love the comedians. If I get enough requests, I may put them up for sale. I think the Jim Gaffigan one would especially be great for around Independence Day!

It probably won't be until late May that I take the next step in the series, but I'm thinking Mitch Hedberg for the third. I'm definitely open to suggestions though, so lemme hear back from ya!

Food & Wine Poster

Well here's day three of the week o' finals. This was my entry for the 2010 Grand Tasting for the Columbus Food & Wine Affair. I wanted to do a simple illustration that was part hand drawn, part digital. The entire drawing was done in hatching, and then I digitized both the white background and the hatching to make the hatch marks less obvious. See ya all tomorrow with my ad and graph final!

Figure Drawing Wrap Up

So here's day two's post (although I may be a few hours late). It's pretty much the last stuff I did for figure drawing. It's strange to think that I'll never have another figure drawing class at CCAD. They were always my favorite classes to take. But anyway...

The first image was the final drawing I did for the class. I used my dad as a model and illustrated what typically happens when you text and drive; a crash. I originally was going to do a limited color palette drawing, but after putting down the first coat - call it laziness, call it a happy accident - I was happy with it. Looking at it now, I think I might go back into it and add a light, a dark, and one or two colored tones. I dunno... opinions? Mr. Kortlander said keep it the way it is, but it's my portfolio, and I think I could use another drawing that has a decent finish to it.

The rest of these images were just outta my sketchbook in class (or just for fun at home). I think you can tell the difference.

I should have another post up by the end of the day. Until then, goodnight!

And I'm Spent!

Year four, semester one is finally at an end, and I could not need a break more. These last two weeks have been the busiest of my life, so I apologize for the wait since the last post. I think what I'll do for my finals is upload one every day this week, so (since it is technically Monday as I'm typing this) today we'll start off the rotation with a bit of humor.

During our final week of senior advertising and graphic design, our professor decided to throw in one more project that would be due two days before our final. To summarize, we were all a little ticked, so what I decided to do was a project I knew I wouldn't use in my portfolio, but would just have a lot of fun playing around with random ideas. The assignment was to do some kind of an automotive ad.

I ended up choosing to take Chevy's Silverado and their tag line "An American Revolution" and make each add marketed toward "that guy". I changed the tag line to "A True American Revolution" and made the headlines into cinderblocks in the trunk pointing out a key feature that "guys" notice. After I was finished with it, I was surprised that I actually liked it since it was supposed to basically be a quick, blow off, last minute project. Anyway, I'm off to Buckeye Donuts with a few friends. I'll see you all again tomorrow!

The Website is Finished!

After months of editing and tweaking, my "brand" is finally finished. My website is up and running with fully functional galleries, my résumé, a bio, and more. I've still got a few things I want to upload into the galleries, but other than that its done! It's also the first place you'll be able to see my interactive work. The image I attached with this is my branding info, résumé, website screen shots, and business card (front and back). Let me know what ya think!

Also, I know it's been pretty dry on my blog for a little while, but that's about to change very soon. I have quite a few projects that have either just finished or are about to be finished. Over then next few days I should have many more updates for all!