Todd Kolbuck Design

An illustration challenge, to create a natural blend of two character types that would never be together naturally.  I went with a different retro style than I traditionally have done, and produced a really fun piece!

Band Poster Design.  I went for a retro 60’s/80’s feel to reflect the band’s music (80’s electronic) and lyrical style (60’s feel good).

This poster has a psychedelic feel, with hand rendered typography, and high energy that reflects the bubbly pop that Mates of State is famous for.

The challenge was to write, illustrate and print a children’s-style storybook in 4 weeks.

“Johnny’s First Date” includes 16 full colour pages of original artwork, 9 unique characters and a fun story directed at teens (and their parents)!

The project used Flash for artwork (so that characters could be rigged and posed easily) and InDesign for layout/typography.

When I was asked to refresh the look of a magazine in my graphic design class, I knew I wanted this project to really push my understanding of InDesign and Photoshop.

So the natural choice was to choose a Photoshop magazine.  Advanced Photoshop looked great already, but I had a few enhancements in mind.

I also created the cover art piece, then used the making-of the piece as an article to complete the assignment!