This mini-project was actually a competition between all HTH schools. For an HTH conference on environmental awareness, cotton tote bags will be handed out, and there was a contest for a single-color 6"x6" design that could be printed onto the tote bags. This design had to invoke the concept of HTH in some manner, as well as the concept of environmental stewardship. The goal of this mini-project was to have everyone in our teaching team submit at least one piece of artwork, following all of the principles of effective design. We began by making at least six quick sketches per person, over the course of a day or two. Each of these designs needed to be effective in concept, yet simple enough that we could make them quickly. Below is a scanned and cleaned-up image of my six sketches.
Once these six sketches were completed, each person was supposed to select one image to refine further in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. With the input of Mr. Sevilla and peer feedback, I decided to combine the two sketches to the right. I also decided on my own to pursue the top left sketch as well, even though this actually meant that I would potentially have two final products. Below are my rough drafts of each piece, cleaned up.
After these rough drafts, with the help of peer feedback revised by designs. The main pieces of feedback I received on each of these rough drafts were: make the angles of the cube more regular (left design), replace the sun with a different concept since the lines radiating in all direction draw the eye away from the body of the art (left design), and add connection ridges on the pipe to make it look more realistic (right design). After a few drafts, I created two final designs. I was informed that I was allowed to submit both of them, so I did so. Below are my final designs that I submitted to the contest.