Med School Trivia Night Poster

I was asked to design a poster/flyer for the Birmingham School of Medicine's Tropical Disease Trivia night, which required a bit of brainstorming. I wanted something catchy, young, and whimsical that was at the same time appropriate and sophisticated design wise. All this considered I wanted to make sure that it related to Tropical Disease as well - without using cheesy imagery such as a mosquito or tropical/medicinal elements. Gin and tonic (with lime, naturally) happens to be my favorite cocktail and I know that the origin of the drink was when brits in India were encouraged to drink tonic water (which contains quinine) to fight off Malaria. Drawing on this knowledge I created the 'marketing idea' behind the poster. Although this fact about quinine (which fights malaria) in tonic water might be too obscure for a general audience it fit right into the audience this poster was intended for - medical students. The event was such a success that the national chapter of UAEM has decided to mention it in their next newsletter!

Vacay!

I am going to LA to visit my mom and one of my best friends on Wednesday for a week and have been really looking forward to it! I decided to do a bit of research and create a 'guidebook' of places I'd like to visit. Although I've never visited Los Angeles before the feel I currently have of the city is what I tried to evoke in the color choices and design itself. The first page shown is the cover, then the informal table of contents, proceeded by an example of each type of page I included, finally followed by the back cover.

Birthday Time!

My good friend Mellanie just had her 24th birthday - always a good reason to celebrate! She is a super fun girl with high-end taste so I felt this card evoked her personality a bit. I don't usually have a reason to use colors as bold as these so that made this very fun to design!

Happy 2011!

I realize we are a good bit into the new year but I had designed this as a New Year's greeting and had wanted to post it on here. I hope everyone's 2011 has thus far been excellent and will continue to be!