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Etsy and Senior Showcase

Mar 19, 2016 by misa33

This week I had my Senior Showcase. All BYU-Idaho students are required to create a project and show it off at Senior Showcase before graduation. I am happy to say, the project was a success and that I felt confident presenting my senior project. My family and I have made these crazy doodle designs for as long as I can remember. My mom and I have talked about making our designs into fabric design, duvet covers, t-shirts and bags for a few years now. So far I have only been able to figure out T-Shirts and bags. I collected designs from my mom and sisters, fixed those designs up in Illustrator and Photoshop and made them look ready for print. I researched printing costs, but to print in a shop is really expensive...

The 5 Doodle Girls

Mar 4, 2016 by misa33

This is my last semester at BYU-Idaho! Yay! I almost made it. At BYU-Idaho, the communication students are required to create a senior project before graduation. Traditionally this is done your last semester. I thought about what I was going to do for the past few semesters. My whole family has a habit of doodling these crazy (usually abstract) doodles. My mom and I have always wanted to make fabric or duvet covers with our doodles on them. We have been working on the process of DIY screen printing and we are not entirely sure what products we will be able to print on. We are starting with shirts and a canvas bag. I have about 16 designs that will be sold on an Etsy shop. I will open the shop as soon as...

The Cure of Aging- Editorial Image...

Dec 17, 2015 by misa33

For my final assignment in my Vector Graphics class we were given an article and asked to create an editorial image for the article. The article is about a Harvard Professor who believes he can stop the aging process. You can read the article here; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/achenblog/wp/2015/12/02/professor-george-church-says-he-can-reverse-the-aging-process/ Ideation: After reading the article a few times, I made a list of things that came to mind. After I found a few words I liked I linked a few of the words that would go well together. I circled the words I liked and drew lines to the words I thought they would go well with. Sketches: After I found the words that I really liked, I started sketching out ideas. I did not want my design to appear so obvious, but rather I wanted it to...

Reindeer for Every Season

Dec 3, 2015 by misa33

For my Vector Graphics class we have been working on designing T-Shirts. Finding a theme for a project like this is actually really difficult for me because the only time I will wear printed T-shirts is to bed. So I needed to find something that I actually really liked and would wear around the house or find something to give to someone for Christmas (I’m sure one of my sisters will steal it from me anyway). I have a strange obsession for reindeer, I own several reindeer pajama pants, a reindeer dress, reindeer shirts and sweatshirts. All except the dress I only wear around the house. I also have a reindeer pillow pet. I figured I could add to the collection. I knew I didn’t want just a plain reindeer, but I was still unsure...

Project: Scooter

Nov 19, 2015 by misa33

For the past two weeks in my vector graphics class we have been working on designing a two-wheeled vehicle. I chose to design a scooter. While looking for scooters to model my vector scooter after I discovered that most scooters actually do not look anything a like. I was going for more of a razor scooter look, however different parts of my scooter were modeled after different types of scooters. Sketches: After researching which two-wheeled vehicle I wanted to create, and narrowing down bits and pieces of the scooter I began to sketch. I thought about going with a scooter with bike looking wheels, but since my sketches of that vehicle turned out like Dr. Seuss drawings I thought I should probably go with more of a typical Razor Scooter look. ...

Your Cup of Tea

Oct 22, 2015 by misa33

This week, in my Vector Graphics class I was assigned to design a website in Illustrator using Vector Graphics from my last assignment. Sketches: I sketched out ideas of how my website should look using a wireframe layout. Then I choose two of my sketches and made them into Illustrator wireframes. Designing in Illustrator: After I completed my sketches, I choose a theme for my website. I decided I wanted to go with a tea cup shop. I decided none of my sketches really worked with the theme I chose so I went with an infinite scrolling design. I used the outline of my cups as navigation icons. I used the same fonts as my last tea cup project to create a sense of harmony. My designs were relatively simplistic...

Teacups

Oct 8, 2015 by misa33

The Project: For my Vector Graphics class this semester we were required to design icons. I choose to design teacups since I have a small collection of them. My designs were inspired by seven of my own teacups and teacups I found on Pinterest. I wanted each cup to be different from each other. Some seem much different than others. The Process-Sketching: I began the process by sketching the seven teacups I had on display at a very small scale as you can see: After I got an idea as to what I was doing I sketched twelve final teacups: I then took six of my designs to the next level with Illustrator: After I worked out some kinks with the first six, I added six more. I struggled to get the...

Dresses to Impress

Sep 15, 2014 by misa33

My most popular post from designersvoyage.com and my previous blog address, designersvoyage.wordpress.com is “Capturing Life Through Images” http://designersvoyage.com/2013/03/23/capturing-life-through-images/ the post was made when I took my Intro to Communications course, or Comm 100. I was assigned at that time to write about what I learned in class and apply it to myself. I had a small section in this post that discussed how I created a prom dress out of a wedding dress. This post has gotten the most “Repins”, I’ve gotten attention from professionals and amateurs that share that same love of design I have. I love seeing others appreciate the hard work I have performed. I would like to say thank you to those who have shared my love for design, who have helped me get my name out in this world. I have...

Senior Pictures

Sep 2, 2014 by misa33

Good Morning World! It’s been a while since I have posted. I’ve been working on several projects this summer, most of which are still in the works. At the beginning of the summer I took my little sister’s senior pictures. They are now available for your own enjoyment. Glamour Shot. Personality Shot In Our Grandma’s dress! Pondering Pouty Face Laughing Goofy child. Giggles This is so her! In the meadow Bridge Outside the Arcade Windblown beauty Vintage Reflection Stop and smell the flowers Old School -The Designer, The Voyager, Marisa Faye...

Senior Showcase Advertisements

Apr 14, 2014 by misa33

Another Semester down! One more step closer to my dreams! I’ve kept very busy this last semester, I was working and taking 15 or 16 credits. I kept up to date on all of my school work, made time for friends and even had the opportunity to make a little money free-lancing. Zachary Lee, a student who was in the Events Management class at BYU-Idaho hired me to be the designer for the Senior Showcase at BYU-Idaho. I helped him design a poster and a flyer to promote the event. Kris Bennett, another BYU-Idaho student in the BYU-Idaho Events Management class informed me that these advertisements promoted an event that brought in over 800 people and increased the attendance by over 50% from last years Senior Showcase. Here is the Poster that was displayed...

Photo Adventures- Photo-book Final...

Apr 3, 2014 by misa33

For my Final project in Digital Imaging we were assigned to create a photo-book with a collection of our work throughout the semester. I used mypublisher.com to send my book off to look like a real book. I designed the format of the book in In-Design using some Illustrator. I used a beveled edged frame around each of my pictures and a decorative font as the headings for my description pages. I took my best work from all my photos I have posted this semester. I gave information about how I took the pictures, where and the significance of each picture. I designed the cover in Illustrator and In-Design featuring a camera I designed in Illustrator. I liked the black and white, I felt that it complimented my work in a very classy way...

Tips on Photographing Children

Mar 27, 2014 by misa33

One of my last assignments for my Digital imaging class was to make a tutorial. This was my very first attempt at making a video that I didn’t just press the record button on and call it good, I know nothing about video editing so it was a little frustrating for me. I chose to do my tutorial video on photographing children because I have experience with it and expect that I will have more experience with child photography in the future, I did some research but mostly I came up with the idea on my own. This is applicable to anyone who will ever take a picture of a child, which lets face it most of us will. Click here for the PDF document: TutorialPDF Photos included in the video and the PDF...

Keep it Herbal

Mar 6, 2014 by misa33

For my Art and Propaganda class I was supposed to make a piece of propaganda. I had no idea what to do then, while working on my photo book project, I saw this picture I took and thought of the phrase “Keep it Herbal” my friend and I are seriously considering making this a real business (This is not a real advertisement, please do not count on the library having this tea). We love tea and want to give it a positive image, not all teas are against the Word of Wisdom so we shouldn’t be shunned when we tell people that we love tea. Students, how many of you would be interested if we started selling tea to university students? -Marisa Faye Reeves ...

Photo Book Take 1

Mar 6, 2014 by misa33

I have started to create a photo book for my digital imaging class, here is my draft with about 1/2 of the pages. This is my cover image: I designed the book in InDesign, the Camera was designed in Illustrator. 1/2 of the content from my photo book can be found here: insidephotobook9pages -Marisa Faye...

Bannack Best

Feb 20, 2014 by misa33

Here are a few of my Favorite Images from the Shoot in Bannack Ghost Town: Indian Princess: Friday February 14th 2014, 2:28pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/4.5, Shutter Speed: 1/640sec Katie is so photogenic! When I look at this picture I think high fashion, one high fashioned Indian Princess. I love her pose, once again the colors and everything. I took out the blue from the snow but added it back into her headband and her eyes. I really like the foggy snow look for this image as well. Cowgirl outside the Hotel: Friday February 14th 2014, 2:21pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/4.5, Shutter Speed 1/500sec I like the pose Julie Peterson is performing in this image. The background blur of the hotel is really nice, you can tell she is...

Abstract Photography

Feb 20, 2014 by misa33

This was a project in Bannack where we took Macro shots or shots with a lot of Blokeh (blurred background) and combined them with a texture we took in Bannack. All Your Notions on the Table: This was the finished piece, the texture provided a even more rustic look to the table and added interest to the thread. I used a Hard light overlay to blend the wallpaper into the sewing machine image. I masked out a lot of the background so it didn’t have an overwhelming look. I think this one turned out really nice. Texture: Friday February 14th 2014, 1:42pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/4.0, Shutter Speed: 1/60sec Original Table: Friday February 14th 2014, 11:37am, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/4.0, Shutter Speed...

Thread and Machine- Reverse Shallow Depth...

Feb 20, 2014 by misa33

These two images are essentially the same picture with the subject reversed. This was taken in an old Doctors house in Bannack Montana. I thought the sewing machine looked pretty cool. Sewing Machine: Friday February 14th 2014, 11:39pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/5.6, Shutter Speed 1/60sec In this image the sewing machine is in focus and the closer you get to the front of the image is less in focus. You can see the details of the sewing machine really clearly here. Thread: Friday February 14th 2014, 11:39pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/5.6, Shutter Speed 1/60sec In this image instead of the sewing machine being in focus, only the thread is in focus. Everything that was in focus in the previous picture became out of focus for this...

Girls and Ghosts- Frozen/blurred action...

Feb 20, 2014 by misa33

Here are some more from Bannack Ghost Town, empathizes on the “Ghost” Here are two shots a blurred action (a ghost picture) and a Frozen Action picture. Ghost Girls: Friday February 14th 2014, Bannack Montana, 10:59am, Nikon D3100, f/22, Shutter Speed: 10.0sec Admittedly this is not the best picture, I only got a few ghost pictures, I was having too much fun being a model myself. The illusion of “ghosts” were created with a slow shutter speed and a high aperture. The models stood in the frame and bolted out during the middle of the frame. Fun in the Snow: Friday February 14th 2014, Bannack Montana, 11:10am, Nikon D3100, f/9, 1/400sec This is just a fun picture, you can see the excitement on the two girls faces. The snow was thrown up...

Cowboy and Indian Portraits

Feb 20, 2014 by misa33

For my Digital Imaging class, on Valentines day we took of field trip. These are some portraits I took during the trip to Bannack Ghost town in Montana. Katie The Indian Princess: Friday February 14th 2014, 2:27pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/4.8, Shutter Speed: 1/500sec This was probably my absolute favorite picture, the colors came out really nicely, Katie did a really good job modeling.The blurred snow adds an authentic feel to the image, I really like the way she is positioned with the bone over her shoulder and everything. Her eyes are really striking, the reds and blues seem to really come out in this image and I really like it. Cowboy: Friday February 14th 2014, 2:48pm, Bannack Montana, Nikon D3100, f/5.6, Shutter Speed: 1/200sec I really like the way he is...

Portrait Enhancements

Feb 12, 2014 by misa33

This week we were assigned to take portraits, for a section of the assignment we were to perform photo enhancements, Since I chose to photograph my sisters the enhancements weren’t hard since children don’t have much blemish to their face and also they didn’t seem to show their teeth a lot. My sisters do carry dark circles under their eyes though when they are tired so that’s always something I have to work around with them when we take pictures. Cocoa Child: I really my sister Eden’s eyes in this picture, they really stand out. I had to take out some dark circles under her eyes. I darkened her lips and retouched on her skin so she didn’t look so cold. Her eyes were already pretty sharp but I did sharpen them a little...

Portraits from the Porch

Feb 12, 2014 by misa33

I got to go home this weekend and see my family, This weeks assignment was to take portraits, I have some good little models I call my sisters. All of these pictures were taken on the porch at my house back in Utah. Cat Torturer: Individual Environmental Eagle Mountain Utah, Sunday February 9th 2014, 6:00pm, f/5.0, Shutter speed 1/50sec, Nikon D3100* My sister Adalee refused to cooperate unless she could use the cat, so as my environmental portrait I used Adalee doing what Adalee spends a great deal of her time doing, torturing the cat. Poor Daphne. Little “E”: Individual Head and Shoulders Eagle Mountain Utah, Sunday February 9th 2014, 6:01pm, f/5.0, Shutter Speed 1/50sec, Nikon D3100* Eden is very good with pictures, we wrapped a blanket around her so she wouldn’t be cold and...

Camera Raw Edits from the Park

Feb 6, 2014 by misa33

These images were edited using primarily Camera Raw editing. These images were taken at a park near my house. This was my first experience editing with camera raw. Here is an Image before it was editing in Camera Raw: Before: Evening at the Park Feb. 5th 2014, 5:36pm, Porter Park Rexburg Idaho, Nikon D3100, f/11, Shutter Speed 1/500sec Description Here is the image after it was edited in camera raw: After: Evening at the Park Like I said, this was my first experience editing with camera raw so it was a little tricky to figure it out. The biggest thing I did for this picture was bringing out the color in the playground, in the original it looked pretty dull. I also brightened the snow. I really liked the sun in the...

Panoramic in the Park

Feb 6, 2014 by misa33

This week I took a few photographs in the park, I combined 3 images into one using the photo merge option in photoshop to create panoramic images and cleaned up the images using a content aware option, cloning and patching. Here are two panoramic images I created: By The Playground This was taken in a park by my house, I really liked having part of the yellow slide in the image and the blue water sprinkler those little sparks of color really made the image. The building is a carousel station open during the summer. Merging these images wasn’t that difficult, there was part of the image that I was unable to properly fill and blend so I cropped it. I brightened the colors and adjusted the levels bringing in more contrast. Here...

One Snowy Day (Flexible Edits)

Jan 30, 2014 by misa33

These are pictures I took for Digital imaging, we are learning about flexible edits, creating adjustment layers and filtered layers. Here is some of my work: The first edit I performed on this photo was added with a Black and White mask layer. I Added color back to the image on the fence and in the tree. Next, I added a warming filter, I masked out the tree in the back. After performing the masks and edits I added another layer and fixed the color balance, I took out the majority of the blue undertones. This image was taken in my backyard. This picture is a picture of a house just down the street from my own house. The first edit performed on this picture was a hue and saturation adjustment,...

Flora and Fauna

Jan 30, 2014 by misa33

This week in my Digital Imaging class we were assigned to explore Flora and Fauna- Plant and animal life. These were the pictures I was able to come up with: Fauna: January 29th 2014, 4:34pm, this was taken just around the corner from my house with a Nikon D3100, f/5.6, Shutter speed: 1/250second This was shot on my street, there is a house with a bunch of cats, the people who own the cats have a really cute yard. Today I was walking by and there were a bunch of cats in a well, a few of them jumped out of the well, one of them was this orange cat. I thought the surroundings complimented the cat well. I took out a lot of blue undertones in photoshop. Flora: January...

Orchid again

Jan 30, 2014 by misa33

I was unpleased with my results from last weeks color project so I did it again, I used Orchid or purple as my theme in each of these pictures. Some pictures I completely redid, others I just went back and re-took. January 24th 2014, 2:13pm, shot in my roommates room, f/5.6, Shot with a Nikon D3100, 0.3seconds This image was shot in better day light than the last post, The mail box is more focused and shot at a more interesting angle. Once again, these are my roommates perfumes and mailbox. Deep Depth: January 24th 2014, 2:14pm, in my front yard, f/18, Shot with a Nikon D3100, Shutter Speed 1/15 second. This is my roommates Penny Board once again. This time the board was positioned differently and everything is...

Beauty-Blending/Text

Jan 23, 2014 by misa33

Blending Modes: Original image photo information (thumbnail 1): f/5 Shutter Speed, 1/10sec, January 22nd 2014, 5:04pm Overlay image information: f/5, Shutter Speed 1/10sec, January 22nd 2014, 5:36pm I took the image of the perfume, beads and makeup in my bathroom, the window in my bathroom lets in some really good light and the window itself has a pretty cool texture that didn’t really show up in this picture. The image of the tree branches, was actually an accidental picture, it’s not a very sharp image, the lighting is terrible but it worked well for what I did with it. I added an overlay to the perfume image with a soft light filter. I was playing around with the filters and decided I liked the tree in the window but I...

The Year of Orchid- Color

Jan 23, 2014 by misa33

Here are four images I took with a dominant color of Orchid, the color of the year: Shallow Focus: f/6.3 Shutter Speed: 1/8sec, January 22nd 2014, 5:44pm I used the Orchid plant as a subject to better enhance my color theme. I got a great blurred background in this image, it makes the orchid really pop. f/5.6 shutter speed: 2.5sec January 22nd 2014 6:08pm This cute little mail box is in my roommate’s room. The objective was to get everything out of focus except the mailbox. f/22 Shutter Speed: 2.5seconds, January 22nd 2014, 6:25pm This is my roommates Penny board in our yard. I tried to get some real deep focus by setting my aperture higher but it didn’t seem to work no matter where I placed the board....

Cut out

Jan 16, 2014 by misa33

The following are images that I took in the past and cut out a piece of them for my Digital Imaging class. The biggest struggle with this project was being able to cut out images cleanly because, even on a mask layer it was not always clear what part of the image I was including in the cut out and which I was excluding from the cut out,I got some undesired grey and white lines in pieces of my cut out, that I’m sure I will learn to fix more effectively and in a more timely manner. All of the images below are of my littlest sister in my yard back home, shot with a Kodak c195 Easyshare Point and Shoot Camera, all images have been sized to 600×800 pixels. This image was...

Past Photos

Jan 16, 2014 by misa33

For my Digital Imaging class our first project was to collect a few pictures I have taken from the past, so here they are: 1. This picture was taken March 16th 2012 at night time. The picture was taken at City Center in Salt Lake City Utah. The picture was captured with a Kodak Easy-share c195 point and shoot digital camera. The shutter speed was 1/8 of a second and the F-stop was f/3.3. City Creek is one of my very favorite places to take pictures, the overall design concept of City Creek Center is absolutely gorgeous! Image size: 800×1067 pixels. 2. This photo was taken in the Ricks Gardens at BYU-Idaho when my sisters came for a visit. This image was captured October 11th 2013 at 3:08 pm, shot with a...

A Brochure about ME!

Dec 7, 2013 by misa33

For my Visual media class I was to design a brochure this is What I came up with: The Front View of My Brochure: This Brochure has 5 different sections, each section has a page that overlaps the previous page just enough so you can see the titles of each section. Here is what a section would look like: Here is are screenshots of what each category will look like: This Brochure was created to showcase me 🙂 The Process of this was long, It was difficult for me to figure out how this would print out. I designed this primarily in Indesign, however I did some photo editing in Photoshop- of course. I gathered information, pictures and then designed the layout. I then placed my images and figured out where I...

Designer’s Voyage HTML Web Page...

Nov 20, 2013 by misa33

This was my very first experience with HTML. In my visual media class we have been learning the basics of HTML, it’s quite the learning curve for me. Although I’ve grown up on design, this was not something I was ever taught. We were to create a logo, the logo I designed was the one I use as my website logo. After designing a logo we were assigned to form a web-page using HTML. After we received a general understanding of HTML we applied the concept of CSS to our web-page design. The above image is what I was able to form using HTML and CSS. Top 3 things learned: 1) Basic HTML terminology and layout. 2) W3 Schools helped me a lot. I was able to figure out how to get rid of...

Mariel’s Authentic Mermaid Tales...

Nov 9, 2013 by misa33

This project was inspired by two things: 1. My sister Mariel, who often we tell people who struggle with her name that It’s just like Ariel from the Little Mermaid with an M. 2. Growing up, my sister and I would pretend to be mermaids whenever we went swimming, as I’m sure most girls do at a young age (and maybe even now) I saw this maybe 3 years ago on Pinterest and I wanted my very own Mermaid tale: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/188658671861088736/ I found out they were kinda pricey, and I looked up a tutorial on how to make them. One day I’d like to try it, but for now I’ll just create a fake company for them 😀 I began by designing a logo in Illustrator. I then took that logo into my Business...

Aphrodite Nail Salon-Logo Design...

Nov 2, 2013 by misa33

These Logos were designed for two of my very best childhood friends, they both have their Nail Tech licenses and have shown interest in starting their own business. When I was assigned this project in my Visual Media Class, I instantly thought of the two of them! I volunteered to design a logo for them, free of cost because they have always been such good friends to me, and also I have gotten my nails done by one of my friends a few times for a considerably lower price then if I were to go to a local salon, and she did a good job After I received the idea of designing for my friends, I asked their permission and then I searched for inspiration. Pinterest and Google Images were my main sources...

Super Montage

Oct 26, 2013 by misa33

This project was designed for my visual Media class. I was to create a montage from 2 or more images (I have 3) and gradually blend them together to make a point. I sought inspiration from pictures on my own computer. I was able to find a picture of me when I was Super-girl for my little sisters birthday party and a picture another one of my little sisters took of their video game (The Monster Attack Newspaper). I got the idea to use Black Friday as my subject and Super girl as my theme encouraging shoppers to stay “Super” safe during their Black Friday adventures. Techniques I used included, Using Mask Layers, blending techniques, layer and text drop shadows and other effects. Top 3 things learned: 1) I have not used Masks in...

Into the Garden

Oct 17, 2013 by misa33

This project was designed to focus on basic photography and photoshop skill sets. We were assigned to take pictures with good composition, appropriate lighting, a sharp focus and strong focal point. The photoshop portion of this assignment was to desaturate a portion of our photograph and add a filter. My photograph was shot in garden on campus this last weekend when my sisters came to visit me for the weekend. The little girl in the picture is my baby sister. After my photo shoot with my sisters I reformatted my image in photoshop, cropped it to the appropriate size and resolution. After my image was appropriately sized, I reopened the image, created a base layer and then a duplicate layer. On my duplicate layer I preformed a de-saturation technique to the wood in the...

Cheese Louise Event Flyer

Oct 11, 2013 by misa33

Description: I designed this flyer for my Visual Media class, This was a challenge for me because I have always had Adobe programs around me since my mother is a graphic designer and I pursued a life of design as well. I was NOT allowed to use Adobe programs on this specific project, I quite honestly did not know how to use word to design anything, I never needed too. There were times where I really wanted to open up illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop but I was able to compose this project entirely from MicroSoft Word as I was assigned to do, even the logo which was a struggle but a push for me. The assignment was to create a flyer for a beneficiary and a benefactor using a high quality image that we...

Graduate Leadership Flyer

Oct 3, 2013 by misa33

Description: This is a flyer that I designed for my Visual Media class this week. I was given the information, picture, logo and was assigned to design the layout. The layout had to fit in with the P-A-R-C-F principles (Proximity Alignment Repetition Contrast and Flow) to create a visually appealing image to the target audience. Process: I started by sketching 4 possible layouts with a fine pen. I then opened up In-Design and began to play with variations of my sketches. I started to play with alignment and repetition. Once I was pretty much set on my layout I began to search for fonts that would be appropriate and visually appealing. I had trouble finding a title font that I felt pleased with for this particular design so I searched on dafont.com for a...

1920s, Art, Design and Life

Aug 24, 2013 by misa33

My Birthday was just a few weeks ago, to celebrate we went to Park City Utah to do some Window shopping and we hit the town just in time for the Park City Arts Festival! While I was still in the Interior Design Program I had a teacher that would always tell us that everything about us should scream designer, and looking back from the pictures on my birthday, everything about me does! I saw a cute birthday idea on Pinterest for a 30th birthday, the theme was, “Out of the Roaring 20’s” well, I’m not thirty but I have just stepped into my roaring 20’s! I had to dress the part! I made do with a dress I had bought a few days prior and some accessories. I had so much fun at...

Landmarking Logos

Aug 23, 2013 by misa33

Two years ago today I created “Designer’s Voyage” The Voyage truly has been a blessing in my life. The goal for my voyage has not changed from the beginning, however like any voyage there were some unexpected turns and obstacles that crossed my path. I am still an aspiring designer but I am also working towards being an event coordinator for large design events. Through all the mysterious winds in life posting my work, my accomplishments and my life here has been a wonderful confidence booster! Seeing my work come together and being published where others actually admire and read my work is truly exciting for me! Seriously, I get so excited every time I beat my record of viewers here on The Voyage or increase my number of followers. I love hearing from...

Light up the World

Jun 3, 2013 by misa33

As many of you may know, I am always taking pictures, pictures of people and pictures of design that I enjoy or find interesting. A few months ago I went out to Dinner for a friend’s Birthday when one of my roommates pointed out the light fixture, me, being me felt the need to snap a picture of the fixture. Ever since then I’ve been noticing light fixtures even more than before and feel the need to take a picture of every light fixture that I enjoy! This is the fixture that started it all: This isn’t a fabulous picture, overall the lighting was pretty poor in Texas Roadhouse, however this particular fixture was very fitting for a table setting. There was a Dark shot over the bulb that was designed to keep the...

The Camera I finally can call my own!...

May 16, 2013 by misa33

I am so beyond excited that I bought my very first DSLR camera! I have not used an SLR camera since my Senior Year of High School (So about 3 years) and so I have a lot of learning and re-learning to do. I got a Nikon D3100 with two lenses for a screaming deal. Before all of you try to tell me that I should have gotten a Canon, I’ll just tell you I’ve had much more luck with my Nikon cameras than my Canons. I got the D3100 because I am still learning, as I progress in my learning and also earn more money I can buy a better camera. I just wanted to Showcase some of my first pictures I took with my brand new camera! Also a few that my...

Home Show

Apr 17, 2013 by misa33

While I was out with some friends doing some shopping we noticed that there were people walking around with signs on them advertising a Home Show. My friend and I got very excited about this event, seeing as we both love Interior Design and design of all sorts. We convinced our friend to take us the following day to the Home Show. The Event was on the Madison County Fairgrounds and cost $2 for addmission. All the businesses were looking at us pretty funny probably because we are pretty young college students and neither of us are close to owning a home. We enjoyed looking at flooring, landscaping, paint, clubhouses, etc. We even got super stylish bags ;), We were pretty excited about that. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed looking at...

Business Expo

Apr 17, 2013 by misa33

I’m back at home for the summer, my semester ended about a week ago. I’m waiting to hear from a company concerning the job I would like. While I have the time I decided I should post about a project I have been working on all semester long! The Rexburg Business Expo was Tuesday April 11th of 2013. I was able to assist the Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce in producing the Business Expo as well as four other students. I was able to participate in the planning process of the Business Expo through my Events Management class, this was a great opportunity because planning real and valuable events is what I would like to do with my future. As students we started this project in January, the beginning of the semester. We were able...

Capturing Life through Images

Mar 23, 2013 by misa33

I have always had a love for photography! I have never been camera-shy, even from a young age I was asking for people to take pictures of me. Since I was about 9 years old I started to enjoy not only being in pictures but taking pictures as well. My mom trusted me with her camera because she enjoyed the perspective I was able to find. I took a photography class in High School, I learned more about how to work with my little point and shoot camera to mimic some of those effects that SLR cameras can capture. I am now working on getting a SLR camera so that I can capture some better quality images. I would like to be able to get one soon so I am able to take pictures...

Broadcast Journalism, Video Production and the Grand Challenge of finding the Perfect Internship!...

Mar 22, 2013 by misa33

Ron Weeks taught Communication students about video production and broadcast journalism. I have never really given much thought to the idea of video production, but my mom always was telling me that I should be an anchor woman. I love the camera! When I was 16 my family took a trip to the Discovery Gateway in Salt Lake City, Utah, they were featuring KSL5 News, My cousin and I took a picture pretending to be anchor women. My friend made a comment on the picture expressing how he could totally see me being a broadcaster one day. There are many jobs that the Video Productions industry offers such as; Broadcast station, Corporate video, Government video, web videos and podcasts, Advertisement agencies, Directing, producing, editing, digital graphic design, sound design etc. Broadcasting offers; News Directing,...

QR Codes

Mar 13, 2013 by misa33

For my Communications 100 Class we are looking over several websites and evaluating what these websites can help us with in our Future Careers. The First Website I will be evaluating: http://personalbranding101.com/qr-codes-personal-branding From this website you can learn about QR Codes. QR codes are images that can be scanned through a smart phone to have you to a direct link. We are living in a generation where having a smart phone is common. It’s easy to pick up your phone and scan a little picture to get the information you need rather than having to write down and remember a website for later reference. QR is a quick response which is what our society demands. Let us look at how we can give society the quick response they desire. Is there possibly a piece...

Puzzle Tree

Mar 10, 2013 by misa33

Just Something that I designed that we are not going to use- I figured I put it to use somehow. Fun Abstract Puzzle tree. -Marisa Faye...

Designing for The Business Expo...

Feb 11, 2013 by misa33

I am currently taking an Events Management class, I think this is what I want to do with my future so I figured I better take the class because I don’t like wasting any time when it comes to my future. I feel the need to test the waters now. I am throughly enjoying the class. My teacher assigned a group of us to coordinate with the Chamber of Commerce to plan and produce the Business Expo this coming April. (Finals week/ move out week it’s going to be a CRAZY week!) With my design experience I was entitled to the position of the group “Designer”. I’m excited to start more design projects soon. The Chamber of Commerce has been producing the Business Expo for quite a few years now and yet they do...

Shifting directions

Feb 7, 2013 by misa33

My life officially takes voyage in a different direction. As many of you know my dream in life was to be an Interior Designer, I was going to travel all over the world, marry an architect (ideally haha) and establish a good business. God had a different goal in mind for me. Although I loved loved loved the Interior Design program, I went through all of 2012 really struggling with health issues and many other issues, I was having a hard time keeping up in the program and was not getting the support I know I deserved. I started to feel like maybe Interior Design wasn’t right for me, wasn’t where I was supposed to be. I kept talking myself out of this crazy thought, this was my dream and I wanted...

Youthful Azure Parlour-Rendered Living room cottage...

Apr 5, 2012 by misa33

The last Rendering for the Semester- The living room from the same floor plan as my “cozy cottage” and a dinning room I designed and rendered in grey (you will get to see a small clip of that rendering in my final project) We were to choose our own furniture and color scheme. This is what I came up with. Samples and a color bar was included in this board. -Marisa Faye...

Original Abstract Impressionism...

Apr 5, 2012 by misa33

Color Theory Project. We learned about famous impressionists and then took this project to create original art. The picture says it all. Marisa Faye...

Color + Texture

Apr 2, 2012 by misa33

For Color Theory class we had an assignment to play with color and texture then display them in an aesthetically pleasing way. We were to create 3 different boards each of which with a different color Scheme here is what I came up with: This first board I think of a very Chic yet jungle look. A lot of the materials I used for this board I feel would be adorable in a nursery. I used 2 different pieces of wallpaper with unique texture patterns to them, tile samples, a glass sample, cork, wood, fabric, rubber and trim. My color scheme for this board is Analogous- colors next to each other on the color wheel I used 3 colors as my main Hues, Blue, Green and Yellow. For my Next color scheme I did...

Looking in Perspective

Mar 16, 2012 by misa33

http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3059712#sell-pane For my Presentation 2 class I was assigned to make a “How to” book for Perspective principles we use in Interior Design, I honestly wish someone would have handed me one of these my first semester! I used Adobe Indesign, Photoshop and Blurb.com to complete my book and I have just sent it off to the publishers. Click the link above to view my entire book. -Marisa Faye...

Cozy Cottage

Feb 17, 2012 by misa33

My most recent Project was to design a house based off of a picture and floor plan from a catalog. We were then to build the house in Google sketch up. The next step was to choose the finishes of the house and then plan the landscaping. I added myself to the drawing. To bring my drawing to life I added my very energetic little sister, Addie on her scooter and a swing on the tree. My final Drawing was drawn in pen. So there you have it, my tiny little cozy cottage. -Marisa Faye...

Color Scheme

Feb 12, 2012 by misa33

It’s been a while since I’ve made my last post. I am about 1/2 way through my 2nd semester in the Interior Design Program and have kept busy. A recent assignment I had in my color theory class allowed us to experiment with various color schemes: Complementary, Split Complementary, Double Split complementary, Triad and Diad color schemes. We took those color schemes and played with the colors, I designed over 30 rooms. After we had found our color scheme we then took those colors and placed them in our 1 point perspective rooms with full saturation. Then, using those same colors we designed rooms with the same color scheme and designed one adding shade, tint, tone, analogous (adding grey) and the color’s complement to the color scheme. The Challenge we had to face was...

A light in the Dark Fabric Design...

Dec 6, 2011 by misa33

A Light in the Dark Fabric Design: I was assigned to either design an area rug or a fabric. I chose fabric. My sources of inspiration came from: The floating lanterns because I remembered lighting them off at my dear friend Kylie Mae’s Birthday party. (You may recognize these as the lanterns from the popular Disney movie Tangled). Another source of inspiration came from the rhythmic pattern of a simple city scape. As lanterns ascend to the sky they appear to be smaller and smaller as they float away. I created a pattern where the motif that appears to be a lantern starts at a very large size and decreases in size as it works its way up the fabric. Eventually they get big again and the process starts over again. The color palettes...

Traditional Cluttered Chamber

Nov 22, 2011 by misa33

Design Concept: To combine Ms. Pemberly’s love for traditional appeal with her compulsive collection of picture frames in an aesthetically pleasing way. Her walls, bookshelves and nightstand will serve as her picture display. The room will soothe and relax her and take her away from her daily troubles. She will feel comfort and have various spaces to place keepsake items. Assignment: REQUIREMENTS: All samples will be arranged on a board of your choice, size and color. You must use the samples and photo provided for you in the envelope. They willbe a part of your layout. You must use four fabric samples in addition to the one that is provided for you inthe envelope. OBJECTIVES: include the following samples. floor finish trim / molding finish (either painted or wood) wood / paint finish, for...

Line- Duck lines

Oct 6, 2011 by misa33

Assignment: Using a magazine photo as the basis for the Line Problem for this project, reduce the photo to a variety of black and white lines. Objective: To familiarize the student with the basic qualities of line as a design element, and how the use of line can change a realistic image to one that is abstract in quality. To develop an appreciation for abstract as valid design. Orignal Duck: My...

Symbolic Design

Sep 14, 2011 by misa33

My junior year of high school I was assigned to write a paper about anything that related to the renaissance era. I knew there were many subjects I could have chosen from. I decided to chose a subject that was a little more difficult to research that I was interested in: Renaissance Jewelry. I was also required to put together a presentation for my paper. I have been making jewelry since I was eight years old so I decided that I was going to make a renaissance styled necklace. I believe this particular piece symbolizes me because of the work that went into the item. I would rather accomplish something difficult that is interesting to me than to do something that is easy and boring for me. I enjoy spending time in my schooling, design...

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