Project 1 - week 1

 Instructions

From the end of Project 1 or Project 2 of the Against the Clock textbook, create either 1 of the 2 projects using your own subject and original artwork. 

 Content

    With the choice of project 2 from the Agaisnt the Clock textbook, I wanted to make a personal replication of the artwork while, also mastering some of the tools that I have trouble with in Illustrator.  

Original Artwork 

 My Artwork

 


    Project 2 from the Against the Clock textbook gave us the freedom to recreate an original artwork using Illustrator while still making it our own, and that felt like the perfect excuse to build something personal instead of just visually impressive. Boston has always been more than just a city to me. It’s where I grew up, where a lot of my memories live, and where a big part of my creative identity started to form. That alone made it feel like the right subject to center this piece around.
    Visually, I wanted the design to feel clean, bold, and rooted in structure, kind of like the city itself. The skyline silhouette was created by tracing multiple image references and combining them into one unified shape, which helped keep it accurate without being a direct copy of any single photo. The large “BOSTON” text was meant to feel grounded and heavy, almost anchoring the entire piece, while the lighter blue tones and rays in the background gave it a sense of openness and nostalgia. Even the state-inspired texturing under the main typography was built using multiple image instances layered and refined, so it felt subtle but intentional rather than flat.

    Overall, this project ended up being less about speed and more about meaning. While the goal was to work efficiently in Illustrator and apply what we’ve learned, it also became a quiet reflection of where I come from. Recreating something original without fully replicating the source pushed me to rely on my design instincts, and tying it to Boston made the process feel personal instead of mechanical. It’s one of those pieces that reminds me why I enjoy design in the first place: turning memories, places, and stories into something visual that still feels like me. 

 

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