Please Vote For My Poster Design!

http://www.phxdw.com/2011/09/15/positiveworldperception/

That is the link to click when you wanna vote on the coolest poster in Phoenix, haha!! This is the poster I designed for the third annual Phoenix Design Week exhibition.

How to vote on my poster design? Just click on the little heart that says vote on the top right of the page. Once you click it the heart will light up red and say voted. <3

Voting ends September 25th, 2011 

What does perception mean to you? 

That is what has been going through my mind for the past couple of weeks.  You ask why? Well, this was the theme for the Phoenix Design Week poster contest.  The 1 thing that kept going through my head was 'having a good perception on life'. Now how to design that, I thought? Haha!

I ended up coming up with my design concept the NIGHT BEFORE the contest due date. Talk about waiting till the last minute, right? I knew if I didn't sit down and finish right then and there I would have let myself down. So, I stayed up until the AM hours finishing the super awesome design. Seriously, who knew all of that type would have taken me so long? Haha!

I finally finished the design that morning, hit submit,  and jumped straight into bed. In the end I was so happy with my design and I was more than happy to be part of such a fun contest! I don't know if I'll be one of the chosen designs to be printed and displayed at the event but I feel like I won already. Just knowing I actually took part in the contest this year makes me feel like I can do anything I put my mind to.

I don't mean to toot my own horn or anything, but I think it's a really cool typography design. The meaning behind the whole thing means a lot too, so I hope you cast your vote or at least have a colorful and upbeat day when you see it. :)

STAY POSITIVE!!!!! ENJOY LIFE!!!!!

Fresh & Easy Design-A-Bag Contest

Over 1,300 bag submissions were made, only 8 bags left on Design-A-Bag Idol. Who will be the final winner receiving free groceries for a year and getting to see their bag printed in every store? Well, we'll just have to wait and see. You can visit Fresh & Easy's website to vote on your favorite designs. 

Good News: This was the first design contest that I've ever entered. I had a fun time designing my bags and I'm really pleased on how they turned out. Adobe Illustrator isn't one of my favorite programs, so it was nice to get creative using it to enjoy it more. 


I'd have to say sometimes it feels good to let yourself go and design what YOU want. When I was creating my bags the only thing that ran through my head was: "What would I like to see on a bag? What would I buy?" So, that is what I designed... Well, of course a beach scene or flowers would have been better but I had to stick with the company's theme too. haha.

It was fun and I learned a lot. I'm very happy I participated in this contest and now I'm looking for more contests to enter. I also had a lot of fun getting creative with my design co-workers who also designed bags. We won in my heart! =P

Bad News: Tear down my eye. My co-workers and I didn't get into the top 8. Next time! Next time!

Sadly, I don't think the top 8 designs were the best though. I wouldn't see them in the corner of my eye and think, I need to have that bag [girl talk "SUPER CUTE"]. I wish the dog one would have been a cute happy dog instead of a mean angry looking dog, and then I'd vote on that one. I'm not sure what they were looking for or who picked the top 8 designs, because these aren't my favorite.


I'm happy for the winning designers though and I cannot wait for them to have their bags in the store, that would be a such an honor. It will also be nice to have free food for a year! WHOO HOO! I hope it goes to someone who could really use the free food, then I'm ever extra happy for them.

Here are the bag designs I made: