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My Online Design Exhibit

Please press the Play button to start the slide show or the Pause button to stop it, or click one of the arrow buttons to go to the previous or next slide, or click on the image to go to the webpage hosting the image with detailed information. 

For any questions, please send me an email ([email protected]). ​

Commercial Arts & Design

This page hosts my Commercial Arts and Design Portfolio, with samples of logos, shopping bags, food packages, gift backpacks, gift wraps, textile patterns, posters, restaurant menus, balloons, magazine covers, puzzle games, mandalas, party wares, CD and DVD covers, coat of arms, and others. Please click the thumbnail to go to the individual portfolio page.
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Corporate Identity
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Shopping Bags
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Packaging
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Book & Magazine Covers
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Gift Backpacks
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Gift Wraps
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Textile Patterns
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Posters
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Restaurant Menus
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Business Brochure
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Balloons
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Mass Media Illustration
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Puzzle Games and Packages
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Mandalas
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Party Wares
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CD and DVD Covers
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Coat of Arms
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Display & Visual Communication

Fine Arts, Photography & Animation

My expertise in commercial arts and design is base on my solid mastery of skills accumulated through years of schooling and professional practice, in the fields of traditional and digital fine arts, photography and computer animation, which are reflective of my aesthetic values.  This Page leads to the hosting page for my fine arts and animation projects, in My Artistic Expressions ... website, at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/.
So far, I have uploaded the following types of my fine arts and animation samples:
(1) Traditional Fine Arts (http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/traditional-fine-arts.html).
(2) Digital Arts & Photography (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/digital-arts--photography.html).
(3) Fundamentals of Design (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/fundamentals-of-design.html).
(4) 3D Modeling (3ds MAX) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-modeling-3ds-max.html).
(5) 3D Animation (3rd MAX) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-animation-3ds-max.html). 
(6) 3D Modeling (Maya) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-modeling-maya.html).
(7) 3D Animation (Maya) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-animation-maya.html).
(8) 2D Animation (Flash & AfterEffects) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/2d-animation-flash--aftereffects.html).
(9) 3D Modeling (Inventor) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-modeling-inventor.html).
(10) 3D Modeling (Bryce) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/3d-modeling-bryce.html).
(11) Video Production (Adobe Premiere) (at http://suniseacreation.weebly.com/video-production-premiere.html).
My fine arts, photography and animation projects could be accessed from My Artistic Expression... website. As shown on the picture below, move the mouse over the Portfolio tab will open up the scroll down list; move the mouse over the name of a category will open the scroll-down sublist of all project samples; and click the name of a project will open the webpage of the intended project.
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Alternatively, clicking the category list will open the hosting page as shown below; clicking any thumbnail will open the project sample page.
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Textbooks and Handbooks
History of Graphic Design
  1. Geoff Kaplan, Power to the People: The Graphic Design of the Radical Press and the Rise of the Counter-Culture, 1964-1974, ISBN 978-0-226-42435-4, East Los Angeles College Library Call No. OVERSIZE Z 1033 .U58 P69 2013
  2. Philip B. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis, Meggs' History of Graphic Design 4th Edition, ISBN 978-0471-69902-6
  3. Stephen Heller, and Veronique Vienne, 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design, ISBN 978-1-85669-794-1, ELAC Call Number NK 1530.H4456 2012
  4. Stephen J. Eskilson, Graphic Design: A New History 2nd Edition, ISBN 978-0-300-17260-7 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as the principal textbook for a college-level history of graphic design course).
Aesthetic, Style, Design Principles, Ecological Sustainability and Techniques of Graphic Design
  1. Aaris Sherin, Design Elements, Using Images to Create Graphic Impact: A Graphic Style Manual for Effective Image Solutions in Graphic Design, ISBN 978-1-59253-807-2
  2. Beth Tondreau, Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids (Design Essentials), 978-1-59253-707-5
  3. David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak, Design Basics (with Art Experience Online Printed Access Card), ISBN 978-0-495-50086-5
  4. Dennis Puhalla and Kristin Cullen, Layout Workbook: Revised and Updated: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design, 978-1-63159-497-7
  5. Frank Romano, Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook, ISBN 978-0-9772-7161-0 (Edward Locke's Note: This is a popular graphic design handbook)
  6. Garth Lewis, 2000 Colour Combinations: For Graphic, Textile, and Craft Designers, ISBN 978-1-9063-8812-6
  7. George Baird and Rachel Gotlieb, True Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada, ISBN 978-1-9104-33-63-8
  8. International Paper Company, Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook, 20th Edition, ISBN 978-0-9772-7161-0, PCC Call Number Z 244.3.P64 2007 (Edward Locke's Note: This is a handy and popular book for graphic designers).
  9. Karin Gråbæk Helledie, Living in Style: Scandinavia, ISBN 978-38327-3220-2
  10. Matteo Cossu, 1000 Ideas by 100 Graphic Designers, ISBN 978-1-592535-74-3
  11. Naomi Kuno, Practical color Combinations: A Resource Book with Over 2500 Sample Color Schemes, 978-4-86505-141-4
  12. ​MINE and Origin, Color Harmony Compendium: A Complete Color Reference for Designers of All Types, 25th Anniversary Edition, 978-1-59253-590-3
  13. Penny Sparke and Paola Antonelli, Japanese Design (MoMA Design Series), ISBN 978-0-8-7070-739-1
  14. Pentawards and Julius Wiedemann, The Package Design Book (Multilingual Edition), 978-3-8365-5552-4
  15. Peter Dawson and John Foster, Graphic Design Rules: 365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts, 978-0-7112-3346-1​
  16. Richard Poulin, Design School: Type: A Practical Guide for Students and Designers, 978-163159320-8
  17. ​Richard Poulin, The Language of Graphic Design: An Illustrated Handbook for Understanding Fundamental Design Principles, ISBN 978-1-59253-676-4, PCC Call Number NC 997 .P63 2011 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as the principal textbook for a college-level beginning graphic design course; it has been selected as a textbook for the Art 050A (Introduction to Graphic Design) course at Pasadena City College).
  18. Robin Landa, Graphic Design Solutions 5th Edition, ISBN 978-1-133-94552-9 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as the principal textbook for a college-level beginning graphic design course).
  19. Sean Adams, Color Design Workbook: New, Revised Edition: A Real World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design, 978-1-63159-292-8 (Edward Locke's Note: This is a handy and popular book for graphic designers in the selection of color schemes).
  20. SendPoints, Cutting-Edge Surface Patterns & Palettes, ISBN 978-988-17933-9-3
  21. SendPoints, Visual Harmony: Proportion in Graphic Design, ISBN 978-1-58423-619-1
  22. Suzanna MW Stephens and Anthony B. Stephens, The Big Book of Green Design, ISBN 978-0-06-175799-0
Historic Graphic Design Sources
  1. John Leighton, 1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historic Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive), ISBN 0-486-28730-0
Adobe Creative Suit Techniques
  1. Andrew Faulkner and Conrad Chavez, Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) 1st Edition, ISBN 978-0-13430889-0
  2. Brian Wood, Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release), ISBN 978-0134852492​
  3. Kelly Kordes Anton and Tina DeJarld, Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) 1st Edition, ISBN 978-0-13-485250-8
  4. ​Lisa Fridsma and Brie Gyncild, Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) 1st Edition, 978-0134853253
  5. Mark Christiansen, Adobe After Effects CC Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques, 978-0-321-93469-7
  6. Martin Evening, ​Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers 2018, 978-1-138-08676-0​​
Arts and Design Marketing
  1. Charles H. Fleischer, HR for Small Business From Hiring to Firing and Everything in Between, ISBN 1-57248-504-3, PCC Call Number 658.3 F11
  2. Noel Rivera, Artist's Market 2018: How and Where to Sell Your Art, 978-1-4403-5283-6
  3. Noel Rivera, Photographer's Market 2018, 978-1-4403-5253-9
  4. Lita Talarico and Steven Heller, Becoming a Design Entrepreneur: How to Launch Your Design-Driven Ventures from Apps to Zines, 1-62153-508-8

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