LINNEA MOTTS

3D Modeling | Maya

2011-02-23T14:20:00.000-08:00

Figure Drawing 3

2011-02-15T15:02:00.000-08:00

ABC

2010-09-10T19:03:00.001-07:00

Christine

2010-08-14T20:44:00.001-07:00

Part of a design for an ornate letter "A" drop cap

"Christine"

H O S T M I C R O B E

2010-08-02T03:03:00.000-07:00

M U S H R O O M mushroom

2010-07-19T03:27:00.000-07:00

his is a type specimen book showcasing the typeface "filosophia" available at www.emigre.com. A type specimen is a publication in which a typeface is presented in detail showing the different weights and what fonts the typeface consists of. Instead of just listing an alphabet in different sizes, a type specimen publication
is more enticing to graphic designers and typographers because it shows how the typeface will look as a logo, a letterhead, or in extensive body copy, ect. Printers and type foundries have issued type specimens since the invention of movable
type to help sell their typefaces. A well known type specimen is William Caslon's (1692–1766) 1734 Specimen sheet. My type specimen publication revolves around the narrative of a young girl named Sophie and her pet magical mushroom, Umami.

William Caslon's (1692–1766) 1734 Specimen sheet

R A Y B A N ad campaign

2010-07-17T18:36:00.000-07:00

Proposed Ad Campaign for Ray-Ban
Emphasizing an artist working with Ray-Ban for their spring 2010 collection

Proposed Ad Campaign for Ray-Ban
Emphasizing lifestyle

Proposed Ad Campaign for Ray-Ban
Product-driven, emphasizing the new carbon fiber frames

Designs for Ray-Ban's Trade show Booth in an ad campaign emphasizing an artist working with Ray-Ban for their spring 2010 collection

D V C

2010-07-16T20:34:00.001-07:00

logo for the Deejays & Vinylphiles Club (DVC) at UCSD. This sassy group of electronic music enthusiasts are dedicated to training members in the arts of DeeJaying, mixing, music production, and promotion. Members are able to experience almost every level of the musical culture by participation in organizing events on campus. Let me tell you, they throw some epic parties. Their main focus is, and will always be, the enjoyment of music.

Learn more at http://djclub.ucsd.edu/info/about

M E Z Z A N I N E is boss

2010-07-16T20:05:00.000-07:00

created a logo for a very fantastic DJ and friend of mine James Mitchell, also known as DJ Mezzanine.

Learn more at http://www.facebook.com/DJMezzanine

and because it's awesome, click here for a 10-min house mix

B U N N Y gunner

2010-07-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

lassy. I want this truck. This fine vehicle can be found in Pomona, CA.

from www.lataco.com

T Y P O G R A P H Y

2010-06-21T21:36:00.001-07:00

leep is For Losers
Charcoal, Pencil, and Pen on Paper, Digitally Colored

G R A P H I C D E S I G N

2010-06-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

A Mock Promotional Poster for a Classical Music Concert

Book Poster for A Portrait of the Artist by James Joyce

Informational Water Poster

Fine Art & Illustration

2010-06-21T16:07:00.000-07:00

Snail Still life
Charcoal
18 in x 24 in

Plums and Cloth
Charcoal
18 in x 24 in

Nimai
Pastel and Prismacolor
July 2010

Self-portrait
Spring 2010

Portrait Study
Spring 2010

Eye Study
Spring 2010

Master copy of male figure drawing
Prismacolor on paper 11.5 in x 18 in

goldfish

2010-01-17T04:59:00.001-08:00

grungefish
i took the original pencil drawing, accented the lines with pen, and added color and texture in photoshop

goldfish
graphite with water color washes
i wanted to keep it simple and not distract from the line work

skateboard design with a quote from h. h. the dalai lama
illustrator

herbert bayer - universal typeface

2010-01-12T02:58:00.000-08:00

or typography i created a poster displaying the subtle features of herbert bayer's universal typeface. herbert bayer attended the bauhaus school in germany. upon graduation, walter gropius the founder of the bauhaus appointed bayer to direct the new "druck und reklame" (print and advertising) workshop. all the printed materials, forms, posters, and publicity brochures needed for the bauhaus purposes were printed in the school's printing workshop on the basis of designs by herbert bayer or the students

bayer on 'simplified script' 1925

"...attempt at a simplified way of writing
1. this method of writing is recommended by all innovators of writing as the writing of the future.
2. by writing everything in lower case, our writing loses nothing but becomes more easily legible, learnable, considerably more economical.
3. why have two symbols for one sound such as A and a? why two alphabets for one word, why twice the number of symbols, if half the number accomplishes the same thing?"

october 1925, bayer instituted the lowercase alphabet as the style for all bauhaus printing. to accompany this he founded his universal typeface, a geometric sans-serif font.

the reason why i choose to type in all lowercase or incorporate all lowercase in my designs is based off the aesthetic style of herbert bayer.

jellyfish

2010-01-11T06:01:00.001-08:00

C O R A L

2010-01-11T02:02:00.000-08:00

portrait
charcoal, digitally colored
model coral marion

graphic design posters

2010-01-11T00:02:00.000-08:00

editorial illustration

2010-01-10T23:26:00.000-08:00

these illustrations are meant to enrich a story or article such as those in newspapers, magazines, and books.

psychological portrait - the old man and the sea
graphite and acrylic on illustration board, photoshop

"the crow and the fox" - aesop's fables
ink on rice paper, additional color in photoshop

in the fable, a crow has found a piece of cheese and has retired to a branch to eat it, when a fox approaches. the fox, wanting the cheese for himself, flatters the crow, calling it beautiful and "the king of birds". finally the fox requests that the crow sing for him. its ego inflated by all the flattery, the crow begins to caw. when it opens its beak, the cheese falls and is devoured by the fox.

the moral of the fable is "beware of flatterers."

gluttony
graphite on paper, digitally colored in photoshop

this is a humorous take on one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. the godzilla-like cupcake is attacking a city and squeezing hearts into oblivion

influenced by ronald kurniawan
http://www.ronaldkurniawan.com/

color and glass

2010-01-10T17:47:00.000-08:00

the process and visual development of character designs

2010-01-10T11:09:00.000-08:00

in a character design class, i developed five characters for alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis caroll: alice, the queen of hearts, the caterpillar, the mad hatter, and the chesire cat.

i have included sketches to show the progression of an idea into a final piece

alice as a flowery, puffball figure. the curvilinear lines soft shapes reflect her passive and delicate personality

the queen of hearts as a character based off a puffer fish with mechanical legs. the sharp points and triangular shapes of the character are to reflect a malicious and hostile quality.

the mad hatter as a dandy created from clock parts.

caterpillar as an old man

the chesire cat with a x-ray of a human jaw as its grin

creating rhythm

2010-01-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

these are installation pieces demonstrating how to create rhythm within a piece

typography: nature as a source

2010-01-09T06:37:00.001-08:00

diagram showing the anatomy of a typeface

typography book: nature as a source
50 studies of typography investigating the relationships of hierarchy, scale, weight, color, position, negative space, and alignment

inspired by the grunge style of david carson

cover
title page

rendering

2010-01-09T05:21:00.000-08:00

glass of water

done completely in adobe illustrator

gradient 4" x 13"
prismacolor pencil (black) on illustration board
meant to exhibit technique

spheres
prismacolor pencil (black) on illustration board

primitives
cone (solid), cylinder (chrome), sphere (glass), cube (marble texture)
created from imagination based on how light interacts with each material
prismacolor pencil (black) on coquille paper

tin foil and colored sphere
prismacolor pencils on canson paper
if you can draw tin foil, you can draw anything

eggshells and chocolate
ink (stipple) on hot press board

iris
prismacolor pencil and watercolor on illustration board

shell
carbon dust on clay board

ent
features of an ent created through forest elements
prismacolor pencil on canson paper

excerpts from my photo port

2010-01-09T04:54:00.000-08:00

i have included some of my photography that i find amusing or makes me smile. more to come

caricature and paintings

2010-01-09T04:06:00.001-08:00

unfinished still life
oil on canvas 16" x 20"
painting 1

still life untitled
oil on canvas 16" x 20" 2009
painting 1

caricature of marilyn manson
graphite on illustration board, 2009
f. illustration

emotive typography

2010-01-09T02:52:00.000-08:00

facemorph

2010-01-09T02:49:00.001-08:00

i took features from three faces and combined them into one face to create an unusual expression. done in photoshop

stencil effects

2010-01-09T02:18:00.001-08:00

stencil effects done in photoshop

"conformity" and "rejected" - stereotypical angry wall words..grr

Panda Attack!!

2009-09-03T08:51:00.001-07:00

This was a subtractive piece from the fundamentals of sculpture class. It was cast in plaster in a milk carton and then I carved this out of a rectangular block, except that once the plaster hardened it was very difficult to shape it at all. Consequently I bought a power drill to finish it. Because I loved being covered in white dust and spending hours with a drill and carving tools, this is now Belligerent Panda Sitting on a Lily Pad Smoking a Pink Mushroom.

Belligerent Panda Sitting on a Lily Pad Smoking a Pink Mushroom
(side view)
Belligerent Panda Sitting on a Lily Pad Smoking a Pink Mushroom
(front view)

Belligerent Panda Sitting on a Lily Pad Smoking a Pink Mushroom
(front view)

Belligerent Panda Sitting on a Lily Pad Smoking a Pink Mushroom
(side view)

Admission Portfolio for LCAD

2009-09-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

These pieces are from my admission portfolio LCAD (Laguna College of Art and Design) starting in the Fall of 2008. Transferred from UCLA to go to art school (go bruins!!) I am currently an illustration major with a graphic design emphasis, possibly pursuing either a minor in drawing in painting or a minor in animation. At this moment I'm a first semester junior.

Snail Still life
Charcoal
Summer 2008 18'' x 24''

Plums and Cloth
Charcoal
Summer 2008 18'' x 24''
(I love fabric!)

Self Portrait (line)
Graphite on paper
July 7, 2008

Male Nude (study)
Charcoal
Summer 2008 9'' x 12''

Female Nude (study)
Charcoal
Summer 2008 9'' x 12''

Self Portrait (scribble ink)
Pen
2006 16'' x 17''

Sunday Afternoon Nap
Acrylic
2006 approx 16'' x 22''

Female Nude (study)
Charcoal
Summer 2008 9'' x 12''

Female Nude (study)
Charcoal
Summer 2008 9'' x 12''

Plums and Cloth
Charcoal
Summer 2008 18'' x 24''
(I love fabric!)

I'm planning on taking photos with a better camera and scanning some of them to get more of the detail. Stay tuned.