10.12.2023

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TIME IS PASSIN' LIKE
A SOLAR ECLIPSE

so, i decided to join a new contest by plutointhestars 'cause i wanted to try something new, something fresh and this prompt was exactly that!

there are still a few days left before the deadline, so you can join in too <3

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SEE YOU WATCHIN' AND
YOU BLOW ME A KISS

Graphic Type: A4 Poster Ad

Object Given:
Coffee Maker / Yoga Mat

Name: Insta Coffee

Catchphrase:
"to wake you up in minutes"

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THEY SAY I COME & I GO

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TELL ME ALL THE WAYS
YOU NEED ME

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I'M NOT HERE FOR LONG

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CATCH ME OR I GO HOUDINI

✦ The name "Insta Coffee" is a play on the word: Instant Coffee Maker. [Wow Rose, so original- we had absolutely no idea]

✦  I chose bright yellow colours to make the background gradient to symbolise the Sun and emphasise the meaning of the catchphrase: "to wake you up in minutes". [ Scientifically the Sun looks white but who cares? We've been drawing  yellow suns since Kindergarten xD ]

✦ I wanted to make a sort of promo poster for a long time, and call it luck or fate, there was a contest specific for this >.< ! Time taken: 6 hours [excluding resource searching time]

✦ I was given 2 objects to choose from and I chose "Coffee Maker" 'cause I had some ideas beforehand from Nescafé ad designs on Pinterest. The name of the Pinterest board for this contest is funny tho and you can't deny it:

✦ I first drew a very 5 y/o kid's sketch for my initial idea and used Canva to arrange my elements [ after erasing bgs in ibis cuz no pro :') ] and I almost had an idea to execute but I wanted fancier fonts than a plain sans serif one.

✦ I opened my ibis to edit the text part but it wasn't looking great so I deleted it and rotated the canvas by 90 to finally make this design. Here's an overview of my drama lol:

✦ Also, the competition was for static designs but I also wanted to make a gif version and post it in my portfolio as I've been playing around with animations on Canva lately. [the quality had to be compromised to make it fit under 3 mb :') ]

✦ I had so much fun designing this [yellow just makes you happy yk] 'cause it was so different compared to previous contests I've participated in, and glad I took part! [ Even tho, I joined whilst the g war was ongoing but I got eliminated, so now I don't need to worry about that anymore xD ]

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DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT
NIGHT & DAY?

there are some really great entries for this contest, all are literally stunning so the competition is intense!

but the "fun" was achieved in the making of this design so i'm happy :D

that's all for now!