Mark Anthony's Media Design Blog-Portfolio

Business Card Layout: The Mwaza Company

2011-07-05T23:08:00.000-07:00

Usability Test Report: From Point and Shoot to Nikon’s D5000

2011-05-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Nikon D5000 Usability Test
by Mark Anthony and Anna Lam

MARIVONN: From The Shoot To The Flyer

2011-04-17T04:44:00.000-07:00

A simple flyer design for Marivonn. Photography and flyer layout by M. Anthony. Design suggested by Marivonn.

Digital medium: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

IMD 330 Rich Media Site: City of God

2010-12-19T14:28:00.000-08:00

Project: City of God Rich Media Site

Basic Training: SoundBOX

2010-10-20T12:04:00.000-07:00


soundBOX exercise soundBOX LINK When given the time, I like to do exercises similar to the those an instructor would give to enhance my coding skills and test out new ideas. My Basic Training series on this blog will be full of exercises like this one. Click the link above to see the exercise.

Photography tutorial 3 ( Lighting lesson 1-the sun )

2010-06-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

Photography Tutorial 1 & 2 (Fundamentals & Inside Advice)

2010-06-30T15:50:00.000-07:00

Flyer Design for Photography by Mark Anthony

2010-06-13T20:21:00.000-07:00

Black and White Slight Color Toning featuring Gabrielle Berwick

2010-04-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Photography by: Mark Anthony
Model: Gabrielle Berwick

*click photo for larger view*

Blu-Blk Photo Series...Leak

2010-04-03T13:02:00.000-07:00

This is a leak of a photo series I'm currently working on titled "Blu-Blk": High Contrast B&W with selective coloration.

The Photo/Art Director of the series is Gabrielle Berwick. The models are Shakuur Moore and Emani Lewis. Location: Atlanta. Ga.

High Contrast B&W From Color Photo

2010-03-11T21:00:00.000-08:00

The main purpose of this posting is to show an example of high contrast b&w from a color photo instead of your typical grayscale, dull, flat approach.

I used Photoshop CS4 to covert the color photo to b&w.

The photo is a random shot i took during my daughter's (Asante) spring break visit, and my two sons, Sola and Shakuur.

2010 Photography Portfolio Shoot

2010-03-10T20:13:00.000-08:00

2010 marks the start of a new photography portfolio. The model in this photo is the lovely Gabrielle Berwick whose also a visual artist.

I also edited this photo with Adobe Photoshop CS4 using the patch tool and a bit of color correction. One of my goals this year is to strengthen my digital editing skills when it come to my photography. So as you visit i hope to show a progression in my work. If not, I'm sure as my followers, you would let me know.

Location: Stone Mountain, Ga.

Life,

M. Anthony aka Born Divine

Photo Gallery w/ JavaScript (work in progress)

2010-02-19T02:43:00.000-08:00

Foto Gallery (click the link to view the prototype)

Dance ATL Composition

2010-02-13T09:52:00.000-08:00

IMD 320: Production Team - Live Client

JavaScript Photo Gallery Comp 1

2010-02-13T08:54:00.000-08:00

(IMD 315 Designing Interactive Interfaces)
This is class project composition. The end result is basically to build this interface using JavaScript.

Iteractive Media Design 220 Jump Page

2009-12-17T15:24:00.000-08:00

M. Anthony Design IMD220 Jump Page

(Click The Link)

My Fall Quarter 2009 Student Jump Page

Gabrielle Berwick

2009-12-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

This photo is from a photo shoot i did in 2008.
I recently edited the photo.

Model: Gabrielle Berwick
Location: Miami, Florida

Water Life

2009-12-10T06:33:00.000-08:00

In search for inspiration i stumbled on to this site. Besides the amazing interaction, the site also have a message. Check it out.
Link: WATER LIFE

The Works of Lauren Luna

2009-11-28T21:33:00.000-08:00

I first came across this site from a twitter post. At the time i was also in search of a visual artist site for inspiration to code a site for a client. Besides the visual achievement of the site - Artista's (Lauren Luna's) art and designs are vibrant and appealing. Indeed it is the black and white photography that first caught my eye (lol). Check out the site, support the artist... LIFE!

Link: http://www.artistaluna.com/

Spry Collapsible Panel: Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial

2009-11-26T21:25:00.000-08:00

KHEMETIC GODDESS: Simple Text Treatment

2009-11-24T08:18:00.000-08:00

DESIGNER'S NOTE: One of my ongoing assignments is to do the editing and text treatment for visual artist Gabrielle Berwick's blog-Portfolio. This requires making the best decisions that will complement her unique artistry.

In this assignment - i pen tooled out the "Khemetic Goddess" in CS4 Photoshop and laid it against a plain white background. I complimented the art piece by then adding khemetic text (hieroglyphics) to the all white background and lowered the opacity. For the main text "KHEMETIC GODDESS" i borrowed from the darker charcoal color in the drawing for color treatment (straight black would have taken away from the natural charcoal feel of the art piece in my opinion).

After treating the original drawing with some effects to lift the drawing off the page, i laid it over the khemetic text background. To close it out I went with a thick font to fill out the page, as well as to add emphasis to the Khemetic Goddess theme.

It's always a pleasure and an inspiration working behind Gabrielle. Her work motivates you.

THE PROCESS FLOW:

M. Anthony aka B. Divine
interactiveMEDIA & webDESIGN
manthonyDESIGN@gmail.com

The Photo Argus: 40 Great Photographer Portfolio Websites for Inspiration

2009-11-23T11:46:00.000-08:00

"Here is a collection of fantastic portfolio web design. I think this will be worthwhile for anybody who wants to create an online portfolio for their photography and is looking for some inspiration. As an added bonus you get to look at some amazing photography." - Bill Jones

Link: http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/40-great-photographer-portfolio-websites-for-inspiration

Mother and Sun pt.1

2009-11-23T11:14:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken approximately two years ago. Gabrielle wanted to take photos with the children so we arrange a date and executed.

In this photo: Gabrielle Berwick (Visual Artist: www.gbvisualart.blogspot.com) and Imhotep Amun Heru.

Location: Miami, Florida 2008

Flash CS4 Tutorial: How To Motion Tween

2009-11-23T10:03:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS4 Tutorial: The Lomo Effect + More!

2009-11-23T09:51:00.001-08:00

Content Aware Scaling

2009-11-23T09:30:00.000-08:00

This tutorial displays one of the new features in cs4 called "Content Aware Scaling".

Beautiful Black and White Photography

2009-11-21T13:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/09/beautiful-black-and-white-photography
Once again... Stay Inspired!
Life is INSPIRATION...

Change The Thought [dot] com

2009-11-21T13:21:00.000-08:00

I often go combing the net (internet) for inspiration when i get that designers creative block. This site helped me to get back on track as well as gave me a few future business ideas. If you ever get in a jam, look for inspiration...

Art & Design on the move...
http://www.changethethought.com/

Stay Inspired...

Barnegat Light House

2009-11-20T01:00:00.000-08:00

This is one the first websites i coded (css/html) as a student at the Art Institute.

There are many different things i could do to the site to enhance it with the skills i have now. I will probably do a Barnegat Light House.5 with a few new techniques. But as far as this one, it inspired me to stay with the interactive media and web design program at The Art Institute so i keep it as is to remember where i came from.

click on the link to go to the actual site.

http://mam661.aisites.com/imd100/project4/index.html

Color & Image

2009-11-10T00:39:00.000-08:00

***CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW***

This color palette was created from this art piece "Jay Z Rendition" for the redesign project below.

original site: www.dgoldsteinphd.com
***CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW***

ASSIGNMENT:
Choose a small business Web site to redesign. You will redesign the home page and provide a design treatment using the palette you created. Include imagery (photograph or illustration) as a key element of the design. Utilize content from the business site you pick.

In this redesign I re-thought out the sequence of the navigation into two sections. One section dealing with the reason why clients or a potential client may want to visit the site. The other section pertaining to added services provided by the small business.

I also created in my opinion a more vivid upfront sub-menu that gives the audience a more straight-up approach about the company and it's services.

Instead of the dull background imagery used in the original site. I use one picture of the universe to create the header and another picture for the main background to give the design a full universal imagery.

Ends Meet

2009-11-09T08:07:00.000-08:00

Whoa!... I actually found it.
This is a photo i took during Mardi Gras 2009 in the N.O. (New Orleans).
It was a random shoot; I saw a scene and took advantage of it.

Later on I had a class project that had to be turned in within a day or so.
So i dug in the archive and pulled this one out and colorized it using PhotoShop CS4.
The areas colorized were pen tooled out after I manipulated the photo to black & white and edited it with the color mixer.

I titled this piece "Ends Meet" because it looks as if the people in the photo were trying to make ends meet.

Live Life 2 The Fullest!

-M. Anthony aka B. Divine

My 1st Profitable Passion: Photography

2009-11-07T02:29:00.000-08:00

My first passion in Media Arts was photography. One of the first companies i worked with as a photographer (actually they spawned my interest) was Sharp Shooters in Miami, Florida. At that time Sharp Shooters specialized in Album Covers, Model Portfolios, Magazine Ads and Personal Portraits. It's been years now that the company has been dismantled; but some of my business partners that i still associate with in Miami have moved on to Video Production and Editing. I am still thankful for Sharp Shooters for giving me an "eye" on things... LIFE!

(maybe I post some of my earlier work from 1994- and beyond later on...)

In The Video: Vietnamese photographer Binh Nguyen shoots models Bebe Pham and Laury Prudent on a beautiful yacht in Cebu, Philippines.

The Drum Session: Ogun Dare

2009-11-05T00:09:00.000-08:00

I've always been a fan of black & white photography sincemy earlier days of photography class at Miami-Dade Community College.This photo was actually in color and manipulated to black & white and colorized (bracelet) via Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Location: New Orleans (Mardi Gras 2009)

Inspiring Artist: The Works of Li Wei

2009-11-04T01:04:00.000-08:00

Every now and then i come across some amazing work that
inspires me to keep moving forward as an artist. Li Wei is
an "a contemporary artist from Beijing China, has been taking
self portraits to new heights… literally!..." as stated by
www.webdesignerdepot.com. Take some time to peep through
some of Wei's work. I hope you appreciate his dedication as i
do. Forward!

http://www.liweiart.com/index.htm

Information Design: Formating

2009-11-01T01:06:00.000-07:00

Design with 960 Grid overlay

This design was done using the 960 Grid for a layout (TOP).
The 960 Grid is normally used for sites with a lot of
content. Using grids is helpful for visual balance and
content placement. Rock On!

Photo Manipulation (Before & After)

2009-10-15T07:38:00.001-07:00

This is some earlier work for a class assignment that i turned in. The purpose of the exercise was to show off the skills that was taught as far as photo manipulation.

This was my 1st photoshop class approximately a year ago (as of today 11/7/2009). I'm still banking on the skills taught in that class. Forward!

Baba Sekou

2009-09-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

Baba Sekou (large image)
by: M. Anthony / M. Anthony Design

Location: Atlanta, Ga. / Ogun Festival

The Buca Project

2009-09-06T14:47:00.000-07:00

Buca T-Shirt and Logo Design

Design Comps and Layouts

2009-09-05T23:40:00.000-07:00

THINK Interactive Inc. Visual Comp Design

Dr. Irving: The Monkey Doctor
View Dr. Irving Design Comp

Student Portfolio

2009-09-01T11:21:00.000-07:00

Arts Institute
Art Institute Student Portfolio