Mood board for Logo/Branding

Here is my moodboard for my typeface. Basically I am working on combining the hard work ethic from the farm along with the creative side of design. Kind of a hard and soft contrast, because that is really what describes me the most. My logo design idea includes barbed wire unraveling and blending into a floral/spiral vector design. I think that would really show my growth from my farm background into the designer I am today. I really like the photo of the farmer on the bottom because you can see that he is hardworking, but the hat is also very soft. Sarah and I talked about it in my final meeting and there are a lot of textures I can use to convey message. This photo is the type of feeling that I want my brand to have. My only worry I have in developing this idea is I want to represent farmer with the feeling of the photo clearly while staying away from the stereotypical hillbilly and pitchfork image. I think I can make it work and am excited to brainstorm over the summer.

Friends Tattoo

I like tattoo design. I think tattoos are cool because they kind of represent rebelliousness but also can be very meaningful. I worked on design for one of my friends. She wanted an eagle to represent her dad (who passed away) and then a cherry branch so it wasn't all about death and to also show growth from what she went through. These are the images she gave me to work with:

I had basically one night to work on combining the two, so I re-drrew them in Illustrator, working off similar images to get the right feel. The I combined them in photoshop to get this:

Then I photoshopped the image on to two internet images to get an idea of what it might look like finished and sent it to her at 2 am. A night well spent.