Final Product Project (The No Scroll Journal)

The No Scroll Journal

For this project, I wanted to make a journal that people can write in to help document their progress of trying to get off their phones. I want to call the journal "The No Scroll Journal". My target audience will be "gen z" or also just teens and young adults in general. I'll show some sketches down below of the brainstorming process like coming up with what I want the journal to look like, color palettes etc.

Then I started to go digital using adobe illustrator to create vector art combined with the titles, body copy and illustrations. Below is how my artboard in illustrator was looking!!

Here is how my files were looking! It ending up being a 30 page journal.

This is the final journal after printing and trimming by hand with an exacto knife! I also added a gold elastic band to help with closure like a real journal. I also did a saddle stich to connect all of the pages together. It was such a fun project and I'm so proud of it!

Heres a look inside the journal at some of my favorite spreads! (I used the paper pack called "Astrobrights" to create this vibrant neon look)

After printing this by hand, I looked into how I could outsource and sell this in a more efficient way. I found this website called custom ink that can custom orders journals. https://www.customink.com/ndx/?PK=349510&SK=349500&prefer_singles=false#/next/quantity-quote

Here is the price break down if I wanted to order them:

Overall, this project was really fun because I got to combine design skills with something more hands-on and meaningful. I focused on Elements and Principles like contrast, hierarchy, alignment, repetition, and white space to keep the journal clean, balanced, and easy to use without feeling overwhelming. The reflection aspect pushed me to design with intention, creating pages that encourage users to slow down and be present. One of my biggest struggles was not overdesigning and keeping things simple, while still making each page feel cohesive. My biggest success was creating something that is both visually appealing and functional, and something people could realistically use in their daily lives!

Pattern & Product Creation!!

 I've been working on creating my own pattern from scratch. But first, I got a lot of inspiration on patterns from the digital artist: roxannestewart.art 

I am creating a beachy themed pattern and her example really inspired me in the way she uses simple illustrations, bright colors and pinstripes as an element of repetition and symmetry. Here are her patterns below:

Then I began my own research process and put together a color palette and some ideas to get the creative process going. 

Which then switched to some digital sketching of a refined pattern:

This is the command I went through to create the pattern.

I polished this up and took it into adobe illustrator to create a repeating vectorized pattern than can then be applied to products that anyone can order! 

Here's the finished products like a towel and beach bag which can bought from websites like vista print and custom ink! 

I learned a lot about how to spread out vector objects in order for the pattern to appear in a repeating way seamlessly. I also learned a lot about how patterns are used in a lot of things around us and we just don't notice it at first. Overall this has been such a fun project!

Following fellow classmate Art Tutorials!!

The first art tutorial I was inspired to try myself was this cute bunny drawing:

 https://junesanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/how-to-draw-cute-bunny.html

I've never been that good at drawing so I enjoyed the way each step was broken up on its own. It made it really easy to follow.

Here's my progress after the first step:

Step 2:

Onto step 3 and starting to see some progress:

Then I added some color and was finished. I'm pretty happy with this sketch and makes me excited for spring because this bunny is just too cute :))

The next art tutorial I followed was this fun and colorful Neurographic drawing:https://tooflizz.blogspot.com/2026/03/my-art-tutorial.html

Hers my progress after the first step:

Step 2:

Progress after step 3 and it's starting to come along!!

Im really happy with the finished product and really enjoyed how informative and creative this art tutorial was!!

Cootie Catcher Art Tutorial!!

Hi All! Below is a video on how to make an origami cootie catcher. All you need is a piece of paper (8.5x11) or square sized of any dimension.

Here's a link to the history of cootie catchers to check out if your interested: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67389/brief-history-cootie-catchers

Also, here's an image of the steps swell as an additional resource: 

I have always loved being creative and making these as a kid plus the steps are so simple, so I wanted to share this fun tutorial I created!

Here's the link to the video I made on google docs because the files is too large to add onto this blog!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMxaubx6QWDfd5TWtEqM2XJ8ohLVLNrW/view?usp=sharing

 

Stamp Art!!

Today I followed this tutorial on creating your own stamps and digitizing the art afterwords as well! Check it out here: https://candacenicolgarlock.com/blog/http/wwwcandacegarlockcom-5 

I started my process with a sketch of a sea shell and star fish. I then pressed the sketch into the carving block to allow for the pencil led to transfer the image over:

Then, I did a first press test after carving for a while and this is how it came out:

I made some revisions and carved a bit more while space into the shell and star fish to add more highlights and detail. It looked much better after I did that:

After that, I took the images into chat GPT and prompted it to "Use this art work as the background of an ocean art scene"

I'm pretty happy with this but it could use a little tweaking... "Use these images to create a beach scene, keep it in the style of the photos, rough and imperfect with stamp textures"

Thank you for reading!! -This was a lot of fun to do and I used complimentary colors as seen in the orange and blue to practice the elements of art. 

Things I've learned from ART 103 so far!

     What I've learned in ART 103 is how to get out of comfort zone and experiment with all kinds of materials, line working, inks, paint, sketching techniques and so much more. I've learned lots of intricate artistic techniques like blending, shading, and sketching techniques like cross hatching. 

    One of the biggest concepts we’ve explored is color theory, which explains how colors interact and how they can influence the mood of a design. For example, complementary colors sit opposite each other on the color wheel and create strong contrast, while triadic color schemes use three evenly spaced colors to create balance and energy. Learning these relationships has helped me think more strategically about how colors work together rather than just choosing what looks good. Overall, the class has helped me see design as a combination of creativity and visual problem solving.

 Hi all! Im testing out my blog! 👋