Self Promotion...

I decided to make a pdf of of 6 examples of my work to send to Paper Scissors Stone for the chance to get a placement there...i think this would be great opportunity for me and i really want it. I am happy with the work that I sent and i viewed the work that they did and tried to pick appropriate work of mine to show them! Below is the net of which I packaged the cd that i sent to them...i also printed it on a coloured paper stock which added depth to the design...

Original drawings that I created to take in to illustrator to experiement with colours.

Above is very close to my final resolution, i am still un decided whether or not i would like it to have a green or brown background, at this point i think they are both equally as effective.
I decided to work back into my type and add white high lighting to the letters to make them stand out a little more on the page and add an amount of depth.

These two layouts above were my initial ideas, this is for the back of the 'taste a fresh creative designer' design. the back will provide info about me, my name, number, email and blog address and i have also left a space for a lolly to be placed and glued .
Above, this is also a good layout for the back although my logo looks slightly clumsy being so big, the size needs to be adjusted or the transparency needs to be taken down slightly.
I like this layout above and think i may go ahead with this one, it is clear, delicate and looks professional...there is a lot of blank space but i think this works well and compliments the information.

Above i tried adding a glow to the background to make it more inviting and less two dimensional///i'm not sure whether this is that effective though i think it is too girly and doesn't look tasty enough.

Above using a shade of brown for the background colour really gives a chocolate, sweet and tasty feel to the design. So far i am wanting to go for this one but i am going to keep experimenting with different colours and effects to make sure i am communicating the right message!
I quite like this mint colour used for the background, i love using pastel colours together and this mint colour works really well with the type and other colours used, it also emphasis's the other variety of ice cream! i think the mint colour associates with the mint icecream and adds to the sweetness of the design.
The pastel pink background i think works to a certain extent and looks far better than having a heavy black colour, although I dont want the type to get lost...
Trying lighter less vibrant colours for the background to keep attention on type and message!
Using bright yellow adds some kind of excitement to the type but i still think that it could be slightly too much and makes the design look slightly 'tacky'.
Same colour palette but this time adding a background, the black definitely makes the image stand out, although I think the black takes away the 'tasty' factor that I am trying to convey.
Experimenting with appropriate colours, this one in particular focusing on the colours of the neopolitian icecream.

Original hand drawn resolution that is based on illustration and typography combined. I want to make the drawing look 'tasty' and almost good enough to eat to really excite people and get people thinking about the work that I can produce.

This design will take the basic formation of what i will mail out to potential clients or work places of interest.

This design coould be used as say a poster, postcard, leaflet, badge, book etc. I want to make sure that it is unique and innovative though so i need to push the boundaries and do something different.