Today is your opportunity to design a hockey jersey of your own!
Choose a social cause or topic from the list below, and create the front and back design for the Kraken jersey using the blank template included here. Have fun with it, and get creative!
This weeks blog assignment is to design a Food Truck.
Pick a restaurant and design a food truck for it
Post your digital solution and a 300-500 word description about your solution.
My response:
Explanation:
I have been going to Toulouse Petit since my 21st birthday. In my primary education, I studied French as a foreign language, and instantly became enamored with the culture and the ways that it has been adapted throughout the world. Something that is particularly interesting to me is how in so many ways the food that has been derived from these cultural intersections is almost always better than either of the two things that are combined on their own.
I for a long time have wanted to do work for restaurants and businesses that I’ve had an impact on my life in the way that to Toulouse Petit has. I grew up in the neighborhood of Queen. Anne, and to see some thing become a staple in the city and stick around through all of the turmoil that we have faced, including the pandemic, and many other fiscal shutdowns of restaurants and other businesses throughout the years.
Toulouse Petit, a New Orleans-themed restaurant, opened on November 11, 2009, in Lower Queen Anne, Seattle. Helmed by Chef Eric Donnelly, formerly of Oceanaire, and owned by Brian Hutmacher, the restaurant’s launch menu included housemade charcuterie arrangements, fried alligator, and a decadent seafood tower. Designed to cater to diverse dining preferences, they have offered some of Seattle’s most well-known happy hour specials from 4 to 5:30pm and 10pm to midnight, with dinner starting at 5:30pm (but many of the dinner items “lunch-afied”). The interior, created by Hutmacher and his team, featured intricately inlaid tables, around 40,000 intricately laid glass tiles, and floor-to-ceiling windows reminiscent of New Orleans architecture. Hutmacher, who also owned the former Peso’s Kitchen and Lounge next door, envisioned a versatile dining experience and I think the city agrees that he was successful.
For Toulouse Petit’s food truck, my design solution focuses on delivering a fast and efficient menu that captures the vibrant Cajun Creole street food vibe. The streamlined menu highlights quick-to-prepare favorites like seafood kebabs (a play on the original menu item of the seafood tower), jambalaya, beignets, and more! The truck’s exterior features bold, colorful graphics reminiscent of New Orleans street scenes, creating an inviting, lively atmosphere. Inside, the layout maximizes efficiency with dedicated stations for each dish, ensuring quick service without compromising quality. This design encapsulates the essence of Toulouse Petit while bringing a taste of New Orleans to the streets.
You all recently screened your Blender Project videos, and all us readers instructors feel that collectively they were among the strongest sets of videos we’ve seen for this project. You obviously worked well together, despite being thrown into random groups and in many cases working together for the first time.
Please write about your collaborations, and especially focus on what went WELL. This is your chance to pat your teammates (and yourselves) on the back!
300-500 words.
My response:
In our blender project for the West Seattle Tool Library, my team and I worked exceptionally together to create our final product. We combined graphic design elements with design thinking and multimedia to deliver what became a very cohesive rebrand. Despite some hiccups in communication with the client, I believe we all did an amazing job.
I’d like to give a special shout-out to my teammates for their incredible contributions:
Ty: She brought some much-needed comedic relief to our presentation. Her humor was a hit and really helped keep things light and engaging. Her website was also astounding and she had it complete over a week before it was needed which was spectacular for building our brand around.
Sami: She worked tirelessly on our animation, finishing it close to the deadline. She also had a great many awesome ideas and personal anecdotes that helped to increase our connection to the topic. Her dedication and skill made a huge difference in the final product.
David: His episode of ‘Non-Profit Cribz’ was unintentionally hilarious and turned out to be one of the highlights of our project. This humor added a unique and entertaining touch to our work. He also tried to make real screen prints for our merch but got kicked out of the screen print lab before he could finish but I appreciated the idea and dedication.
Working in a team of four, we all played to our strengths, supporting each other to meet our deadlines and deliver high-quality work. This project really showcased the power of teamwork and the importance of individual contributions.
While better communication with our client could have streamlined our process, our ability to adapt and collaborate ensured we still produced great results. The experience highlighted the value of effective teamwork and the impact of bringing different skills and perspectives together.
Overall, the rebrand for the West Seattle Tool Library was a success, thanks to the hard work and creativity of my teammates. It was a fun and rewarding project that underscored the importance of collaboration and leveraging our individual strengths to achieve a common goal. I plan to continue to pull the visual media team into my projects (if they want) moving forward because of how this came out.
