Danny Saucedo:
Graphic Design Portfolio
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"To be a bird" by Jon Senigaglia, Book Cover |
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| This cover was designed for composer Jon Senigaglia's song cycle, "To be a bird," based on the poetry of Robert Frost. |
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The Learn-by-doings Lion Poster |
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| This poster was designed for a free concert my former bandmates and I did at the Calpoly campus. |
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Tie-sellation |
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| This design was originally the subject of a painting I did for an art class, studying the environmental effects colors have on each other. I drew it again, this time in Illustrator to be used as a background image for another composition. |
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American Typewriter Monograph Pamphlet |
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| This pamphlet was put together for a course on typography. Each student chose a font and put together a pamphlet using only forms of that font, thus "monograph." I had recently read an article about an artist who drew portraits of famous writers out of letters and thought I'd portray the font as an American bald eagle and a typewriter. |
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Lucifer |
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| This pimped-out Prince of Darkness was a sample drawing made for a comic book writer who was working on a retelling of Dante's Inferno. |
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IGAEA Conference "Ben Franklin" Poster |
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| Every year, the Interntational Graphic Arts Education Association holds a contest for the design of their poster for Graphic Communications Week. This was my entry. I based it off of the somewhat specious story that Ben Franklin, despite all his great achievements in life wanted his gravestone to say, "Ben Franklin, Printer." |
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Centro-matic Concert Flyer |
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| While interning for Absolutely Kosher and Misra Records, I made this flyer for the Aquarium Drunkard website to promote the Centro-matic concert at Spaceland. |
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Insound Magazine Ad |
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| While interning at Absolutely Kosher and Misra Records, I was given the opportunity to design a two-page print ad for Insound Magazine promoting all of the upcoming releases. |
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Junk Planet |
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| I made this illustration for the Seattle dance company, Northwest Dance Syndrome. It was made to be used in their performance, "Junk Nation." I also made some sculptures for the same performance. |
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Jon Burke and Colby White Concert Poster |
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| This poster was started by Seattle designer Jason Henrickson, who created some of the initial elements and created the main lettering from scratch. Saxophonist Colby White brought me in to add more content, redo the layout and colors and prepare the file for print. |
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"Spaz" Movie Poster |
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| This poster was designed to promote a fake movie for a design class at Calpoly. The two white squares at the bottom left of the design are where the MPAA logos go. Considering their views on usage of their stuff, its probably best that I keep those symbols off this site. |
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"Morning Word" Newspaper |
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| This fake newspaper was designed for a course on magazine and newspaper design at Calpoly. The entire four page newspaper can be downloaded as a pdf here. |
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"Breakfast of Champions" Dust Jacket |
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| For a course on book design at Calpoly, the assignment for the quarter was to design a dust jacket for a book, layout and design the text of the book, print it and bind it by hand. I chose Kurt Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions." The main illustration was the first of my "Vonnegutia" drawings, which is where those drawings get their name. The illustration was inspired by the work of Wassily Kandinsky. |
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Family Orthodontic Center Logo |
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| For a course on typography, the owners of the Family Orthodontic Center of La Mirada, California, asked our class to submit identity packages for the company. You can click the image above to see my letterhead design. The company chose one of my classmates' designs and paid him handsomely for it. (I assume they don't mind me posting their information, since its free advertising for them, but if you are the owner of the Family Orthodontic Center and you want the information taken down, don't hesitate to email me.) |
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"Vocal! Music" Magazine |
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| This magazine was designed for a course on magazine and newspaper design at Calpoly. Originally, I wanted to design a guitar magazine but we were limited to a list of possible titles, so I made a music magazine that was doing a salute to the guitar. With the exception of the photographs, the Yngwie Malmsteen interview, and the diagram of the ear, all content, illustrations and graphics were generated by me. You can view the entire eight page magazine as a pdf here. |
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Cesame Logo #5 |
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| This logo was the final logo developed for Calpoly's CESaME outreach program. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Drawings of Dinosaurs' Tray Illustration |
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| This was the illustration for the tray card of my 2007 full-length release, Drawings of Dinosaurs. The illustration was based on a photograph by Yoni Berk. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Cesame Logo #3 |
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| This logo was one of the first logos developed for Calpoly's CESaME outreach program. The directors of the program wanted to focus on the science and math goals of the program. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Construction Site' |
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| I made this illustration for this site when most of it was, as you can see, under construction. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Urbane Logo #3 |
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| This logo was developed for a course on digital design for multiple media. "Urbane" is a fake clothing retailer that sells trendy, urban-influenced attire. The website can be viewed in another window if you click here. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Blowfish' |
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| This illustration was made for the cover of my upcoming release, "Of Dream and Delirium." It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Snorkel |
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| This is part of a new series of Vonnegutia drawings I've been working on. I have been attempting to work with more simplified compositions which utilize more negative space. |
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'Squeeze Me' Print Ad |
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| This advertisement was made for a course on consumer packaging. My groupmates and I designed the packaging and I designed the label and advertisement. We also filmed a thirty-second commercial. The ad was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a pack of Crayola crayons. This product is not real, and trust me, that's probably a good thing. |
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'Valentine' |
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| As its name suggests, this was a Valentine's Day card. It was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a Wacom tablet. |
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Cesame Logo #1 |
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| This logo was the first logo developed for Calpoly's CESaME outreach program. It was developed before the program decided that it wished to use math and science symbols as central imagery. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Yngwie Malmsteen #1' |
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| This illustration was made for an article about Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen for a course on magazine design. It was based on a photograph by Yoni Berk. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Slug Books Logo #4 |
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| This logos was developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Slug Books Logo #1 |
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| This logo was developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. For this design, the site's owners wanted a cartoon inspired look. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Cesame Logo #4 |
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| This logo was one of the final logos developed for Calpoly's CESaME outreach program. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Vonnegutia #1' |
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| Though this drawing is entitled "Vonnegutia #1," it is more accurately the third drawing I did of this type. It was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a Wacom Tablet. |
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'Cookie Dough Snowman' |
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| This is pretty self-explanatory. It was a Mother's Day gift. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Judith Saucedo Business Card Samples |
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| After a round of logo samples, Judith Saucedo reviewed these four possible business card samples. They were created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Gorilla and Babe' |
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| This illustration was created for a contest to design the box for Silverback Tea. The project was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a Wacom tablet. |
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Cesame Logo Samples |
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| This logo was one of the first logos developed for Calpoly's CESaME outreach program. The program directors, at this point in the development process, wanted to include a math symbol and so the calculus integral symbol was incorporated into the design. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Yngwie Malmsteen #2' |
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| This illustration was made, but not used, for an article about Yngwie Malmsteen for a course on magazine design. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Smile Filter E.P.' Front Cover |
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| I made this album cover and the ballerina-and-puppets illustration for my 2007 release, Smile Filter. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Ken Macro's SLO QP Logos |
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| These logos were developed for a course on sales and marketing. Ken Macro's SLO QP is a fake locally-owned print shop. The name and graphic were based on the course's professor, Ken Macro. The logos were created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Drawings of Dinosaurs' Front Cover |
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| This was the front cover of my 2007 full-length release, Drawings of Dinosaurs. The illustration was based on a photograph by Amanda Tobin. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Thinks I'm Cool' T-shirt Design |
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| This was the initial draft of a t-shirt design that will, at some point, be available on this website. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Pen Test #1 |
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| I made this illustration in order to test out the new tablet and software I had just purchased. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Urbane Logo #2 |
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| This was an alternative logo developed for a course on digital design for multiple media. "Urbane" is a fake clothing retailer that sells trendy, urban-influenced attire. The website can be viewed in another window if you click here. It was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Drawings of Dinosaurs' Back Illustration |
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| This was the illustration for the back cover of my 2007 full-length release, Drawings of Dinosaurs. The illustration was based on a photograph by Jon Senigaglia. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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3-D World #2 |
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| I made this 3-D design for an art course focusing on the elements of design for 2-D media. The project was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Vonnegutia #2' |
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| This was another Vonnegutia drawing. In the center is possibly a bird or possibly a man wearing a bunny rabbit mask. This was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a Wacom Tablet. |
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Slug Books Logo #3 |
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| This logo was also developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. This is the design that the site's owner chose to go use on the site, though the coloration and font were eventually changed. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Slug Books Logo #6 |
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| This logo was developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Tanks Alot' |
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| This was a design for a set of thank you cards I made for my own personal use. The right bottom is where the individualized message goes. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Slug Books Logo #5 |
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| This logo was developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. For this design, the site's owners asked for a graffiti inspired look. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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"A B Z" |
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| This illustration was executed by hand and then colored using PhotoImpression. It was created for fellow artist Yael Danovitch. |
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'Pattern is Movement' |
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| This piece was made while listening to "All Together" by the band Pattern is Movement. It was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Slug Books Logo #2 |
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| This logo was developed for an online textbook service for students at UC Santa Cruz. For this design, the site's owners wanted a simple update of their old logo. The logo was created using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Vonnegutia #3' |
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| At this point, it might go without saying that this is, in fact, not the third piece in the Vonnegutia series. It was made with a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator CS2, mostly while watching American Idol Rewind, against my will. |
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'Cool Like Stupid' Front Cover |
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| This was the front cover of my 2005 compilation, Cool Like Stupid. The illustration was originally done with paint pens and felt-tip markers. The photograph and illustration were put together using Arcsoft PhotoImpression. |
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Personal Identity Package #1 |
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| This identity package was developed for a course on digital typography. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Sonata Sketches- Violin Sonata' |
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| This piece was made in response to a sonata composed by Jon Senigaglia. This was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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Grid #2 |
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| I created this grid-based abstract design for an art course on design and layout. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2 |
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'Drawings of Dinosaurs' Inside Cover |
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| This was the inside cover of my 2007 full-length release, Drawings of Dinosaurs. The illustration was based on a photograph by Rachel Berkowitz. It was created using Adobe Illustrator CS2. |
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'Erica Drummond's Heart' |
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| This piece was based on a design I was working on for a personal identity package. This was made using Adobe Illustrator CS2 and a Wacom Tablet. |
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