For my latest
Geek Bar Chicago assignment, I was asked to create a set of small Valentine's Day cards for their
"Nerd Lurve" event, reminiscent of the cheesy cards kids give each other in grade school. I was given bits of text to work with, with a few suggestions for visuals. I sketched ideas out on my Note 2, then laid them out in Illustrator:
I decided to build the illustrations in Photoshop, using layer effects to apply texture and shading to simulate the look of cut paper, to give them a handcrafted look. I think they turned out just like I pictured them in my head, which can be a rarity:
Pretty fun!
