MHS Handbook Design

To create this design, I used the current student handbook to get an idea of how I should create my design. I also used designs from previous so I have more ideas. Before beginning my design, I created thumbnail sketches of a phoenix, played around with the wording, and drew some buildings as MHS is in New York. After creating these sketches, I moved on to a draft and a new idea came into my mind. So, I drew books of different subjects and stacked them on top of each other. Next, I wrote the words on the top and bottom of the book, so that the design wouldn't be that plain and boring to the viewer. I colored in the design, using mostly red as that is the color of our school. After creating this design, I felt it was bit too simple and boring and nothing really stood out from it. I decided to create a new design, but with some of the same elements in it. This time, I drew a book that was open to two pages and on the left side of the page I drew a phoenix, the school mascot, and on the right side I wrote in the information. I colored both sides of the pages using red, orange, and yellow trying to create this fire effect that the phoenix was rising out of.

The sketches I started with before creating my design

The first design I created, but I thought was a little to simple and boring, so I decided to change my design.

My second design, where I tried to be a bit more creative with my design, creating a new idea that hasn't been used yet and  adding this fire effect in the background to make the phoenix rise from the fire.