December 2016
Personal Water Bottle
The prompt: Give an everyday carry piece—a water bottle—an iconic personal flair.
The product: A custom one-off water bottle print that remains high quality and in active use today.
Project statistics
- Timeframe: 1 month
- General role: Illustrator
Software utilized
Adobe Illustrator
- Final assembly of graphics onto company provided templates catering to unconventional printing solutions.
Adobe Photoshop
- Controlling files to be print ready for unconventional printing procedures.
- Creation of digital based illustrations from sketching to final detailing.
Skillsets emphasized
Illustration
- Creation of digital based illustrations from sketching to final detailing optimized for the medium's benefits and drawbacks.
- Illustrating similar characters with a consistent and artistic style.
Graphic design
- Optimizing color choices for most visually consistent output in a CMYK system with product specific accommodations.
- Utilizing industry standard color systems (ie. Pantone) whenever reasonably possible to maximize visual consistency.
- Assembling graphics on company provided templates to maximize final quality.
Project management
- Basic file management.
- Collaboration with providing company regarding unlisted/custom products, product graphic templates, and best practices.
