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Taylor Astbury

Designer Bio

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Hello, my name is Taylor. I am a passionate creator, quick learning, and hard-working individual who can notice smaller details that need to be fixed. I am attentive to what the client may need and will strive to give my best to achieve the goal they are trying to reach. If I don't know about a program I am willing to learn how to use it and enjoy learning new things that can help improve myself as a creator. I have a strong belief that flexibility and problem-solving are a large part of all jobs.

Conference CampaiGN

Course

Typography IV

Objective

The objective of the project was to create a conference poster and website for the chosen conference being held (Alternative Energy). Creating a type cluster and a design layout for the information provided.

Description

The posters and websites were created for the alternate energy conference with the type cluster being Altern Energy. The goal was to create a layout that emphasizes the content in an interesting design that information can be comprehended by the targeted audience while including some illustrations, images, and secondary elements.

App design

Course

Interactive Design IV

Objective

The objective of the project was to create an interactive application to fix a problem that individuals face everyday. The problem chosen for this application had to do with financial & budgeting issues surrounding young adults.

Description

The interactive design created was placed into an application style design. The design was to give a better way for individuals to better their budgeting, offering pages that demonstrate their payments, how much they get pay per pay period, and how much they save depending on the budget. The design uses a monochromatic colour scheme, layout, and small illustrations to create a more simplistic design that focuses more on the information aspect.

Brand Identity

Course

Brand Identity II

Objective

The objective of the project was to create a new brand identity for a Canadian charity, while creating some stationery, and merchandise for the design.

Description

The stationery and merchandise created for the design was created to give a more modernized look to the design without going against the companies’ messages. Keeping to the original colour scheme given by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the new logo has more of a more contemporary look, make shifting the ampersand into half a heart with a dash through it to refresh the logo design and keep a flow within the logo.