MY NEW WEBSITE!!

http://homepages.utoledo.edu/evankli/index.html

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

In the article The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction the author Walter Benjamin talks about how in a time with such great technical advances, the reproduction of works is becoming greater and greater. I found this article very difficult and dry to read. I feel that the author jumps around a lot and I found the article not only be lacking interest but lacking emotion as well.
What I got out of the article was that in this time where computers are in our pockets it is very easy to copy  and "trace" over images. With all the technology around us people are lacking the need for the skills and techniques that Art is based off of. I think the article had really good information, I just think it could be presented in a more interesting way!

Website and Idea Sketches

Attached below are some really rough sketch ideas that I have developed for my future website. I like ideas that are clean and organized. It was hard for me to sketch and visualize how the website will look via the sketch since a website has a lot of different components and links.

Below is my link Layout that I plan on using for my website!

Representative Work

Not only is James Mardsen one of my favorite actors, this is also one of my favorite pieces of my past work. Not only do I love the simplicity of the image, I also love the simplified colors as well as the overall balanced look of the image. This was created in Adobe Illustrator using mostly the path tool. The image was inspired by a photograph of the Actor which I converted into more simpler shapes. 

Artist Watch

Here are 3 artists that I have recently come into knowledge of, and I find them to not only be creative and successful, but inspiring as well.

https://www.behance.net/Ramotion
https://www.behance.net/vergadvertising
https://www.behance.net/tomanders

I actually have never seen or used Behance before and found this website to be a great tool for not only finding artists, but for inspiration and ideas as well. Two of these artists focus on branding and the third focuses on App design. I enjoyed how Ramation showed his sketches and process of some of his projects and designs. The logo and branding designers also had really good simplicity and style to them that caught my eye as well. All three artists seemed professional and have good quality work. Which are both aspects I want not only my work to reflect but my blog/website to reflect as well!

Layout for Comic Strip

Here is a rough of my layout for my comic strip I am working on. The first image is the beginning of what the rest of the images will look like. 

Poster Design With Changes