The second assignment was to illustrate our first week back. Over a two page spread in our sketchbooks, we each personalized the pages with detailed images illustrating the events of our first week into the new semester. The inspiration for this layout, was chosen from the Marie Claire February 2010 Issue.
The pages are painted with black ink, creating images to portray the events of my first week. The pages speak to each other as the middle of the page illustrates my biggest adventure. The outline of the plane draws the eye to the center of the page. As your eye is drawn to the center, it is curious to find more. To follow the story line, the eye naturally reads left to right. My story begins with the simplistic outline of New Jersey. The images overlap one another portraying that of a pathway. My pathway continues with the images of a passport, wallet, plane, clock, the state of North Carolina, ending my story with an open vintage suitcase. The text layout is similar to that of the magazines. The bold words are lyrics from songs I related to my first week back. For my weeks to come, the pen line does not end, as each blank page of my sketchbook paints the mood and events of my day.
As each bottle was thoughtfully placed into the cardboard panels and the panels, self adhesive, into the window frame, our window display was complete. Within brushed silver frame of my window space countless flowers made from recycled water bottles flourish. As in no flower is the same, each flower was distinctly different from the one next to it. The goal for this project was to use natural daylight by enhancing it with out window display design. I believe I met this goal, as each flower reflected the daylight. The textures on the water bottles, allowed the natural light to create different effects from each angle of the sun's location. From either side of the sun would cast a shadow on to the desks below creating a blurry outline of the textured flowers. This assignment challenged us to show two forms of natural light, as the composition of my window display begins to blend into the window next to me the water bottles are manipulated to look like roses then fade into whole bottoms of a single water bottle. Natural light is displayed differently when seen through the countless flowers merging with the simplistic bottom of a water bottle. As my window display sits within the frame, it allows light to be displayed in a simplistic form, drawing in the viewers eye to the flower water bottles. 
