Fun at work!

I thought I'd share a couple projects I've been working on lately that have been super fun to create. Phil Eaton, the President of SPU, has spent a lot of time this past year talking about flourishing, so that's been my key inspiration for some recent University materials. The first part of this "series" were the banners that are hung throughout campus. The visual inspiration came from Fabien Barral. He is incredibly talented, and my first thought was to have him actually do some custom illustrations for us. However, due to our tight schedule and the fact that he lives in, oh, France, we had to do the illustrations ourselves. Chris (one of my design colleagues) and I had a fun afternoon creating some watercolor textures:

Hard at work!

Dale (my boss) was super supportive, really believing I could come up with something beautiful. I am stoked about the final product:

Designed with a helpful hand from Chris!

 Here's an example of one hanging on campus:

 

And finally, here's a teeny sample of a version that will displayed in five separate pieces in various hallways/rooms (I know it's hard to envision the final product. I'll post a picture after they've been delivered and installed!):

The next part of this series will be materials for Homecoming 2012. I'll post images when I'm able! Yay for pretty stuff to look at! :)