Type Studies
My three type study projects explore the use of letterforms through different design strategies. The figure and ground project is quite impactful, especially with the color concept I used. I explored type faces and arrangement through these three projects, as I built and overlayed type faces
and fonts.
- Figure & Ground
- Found & Formed
- Figure & Ground GIF
- Monogram
Free Earth Festival Poster & Brochure
Free Earth Festival is an annual psytrance musical festival in Asprovalta, Greece. It is a 7-day musical festival right on the beach. I used inspiration from the psytrance music culture and the Greek beaches. Every year at the festival, they have the main stage covered with a unique geometric canopy, which inspired the design at the top of the cover. This design pushed me to abstract letter forms and typefaces to create unique forms for the background and design.
- Front Cover
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Back Cover: Unfolded
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Front Cover Mockup
- Back Cover Unfolded Mockup
Magazine Spread
Magazine Spread by Harriet Gross featuring How Pottering in a Garden Creates a Time Warp. The spread design is geared towards all gardeners, but specifically indoor gardeners. I incorporated a 3-column layout and hand-drew all sketched elements. I have always enjoyed plant outlines and their organic nature, so I decided to incorporate them to complement the typeface. I learned a lot about long type layouts.
- Flat Spread
- Spread in Mockup
Little Leaf Lab
Packing & Logo
Little Leaf Lab is a concept seed starting kit. It is meant to inspire all age groups of consumers to start their own herb growing. The packaging features a unique, user-oriented, scientific-themed design. I learned a lot about the layout of packaging and had a good revision process. My thoughts while designing this were practicality and uniqueness, along with wanting the product to be intriguing to all age groups.
- Left Panel- Included & needed information
- Front of Package
- Front & Right Panel- Description & Tab
- First Iteration Logo
- Final Logo
- Back Panel- Instructions
- Top Panel- Logo
- Flat Design
ArtWork
Nauti Lite Light Lager Canned Beer - Momac Brewing Company
One of my first commissions was for a beer can label for a company out of Virginia. The request was for a label that matched their Viking branding, along with a nautical look. After many iterations, including the blue with white outlines, I created the top label, which went on to production. I learned how to take critique from businesses and why locking down a file is important.
Nauti Lite Label
- Finished Flat Design
- First Iteration
- Finished Label on Can
Carls Sparkles Lighters
A passion of mine is bedazzling, specifically bedazzling lighters, along with numerous other commissions not pictured out of privacy. I bedazzle with a unique technique (s). Unlike most bedazzling, I do not use the honeycomb method, and instead use rhinestones with sizes from 2mm to 15mm to fill an area. This also allows me to create fine, intricate details and designs.
Bedazzled Lighters
- Trio- Black, Iridescent, Pearl
- Duo- Black
- Single- Black with Spider
- Singe- Red
- Single- Pink with Iridescent Drip
- Single- Purple with Pearl Drip
- Single- Iridescent Pink
BIO
My name is Carlie Howell. I am originally from Washington State, near the western side of Mount Rainier, but have now lived in Bozeman, Montana, for the past 3 years. I am employed at Phoenix Garden Center, a locally owned garden center, open since 2003 in Bozeman, Montana. I am the Hardgoods & Gallery Director and oversee the merchandising and design aspects of the store, as well as the main buyer for all products other than plants. It is my passion to take design and apply it in the real world in unique and interesting ways.