KATARINA
 COUNTISS

PORTFOLIO 2012
     LOGOS
WEBSITE HEADERS
  ILLUSTRATION
    WORDPRESS
      VIDEO
KATARINA                                                                                                          LOGOS
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 1.    Sutherland Creative
                                                3.    Imperial Motors                     5. Mouse’s Book Cafe
       Class project                                  Commission for a friend                   Class project

       “This logo was inspired by Avatar. The         “I wanted to give this client a           “Hipsters. We got to pick the audience
       client wanted something informal               unique logo. Even though it’s for         for this assignment, and I decided it
       with script. My biggest challenge was          an automotive business, I wanted          would be so fun to draw a mouse with
       trying to make something tribal look           to convey, rather than speed, a           glasses.”
       professional.”                                 sense of luxury and emporium.”

      Clearmist                                      Chicago Blues Festival
2.    Commission for a friend
                                                4.   Class project

      “Clearmist’s marketing strategy is to          “I like the nostalgia of blues. Playing
      play up their environment-friendly             that aspect up with a hand-painted
      message. This is a automotive anti-fog         component seemed very natural.”
      spray.”
KATARINA                                                                                          WEBSITE
                                                                                                  HEADERS
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       PandaProse                                       Threadblair
1.     Pandaprose.wordpress.com
                                                  3.    Threadblair.wordpress.com
       Personal project                                 Commission for a friend

       “I enjoy using collage for headers to            “I collaged photographs of this
       show the variety of the contents of              blogger’s travels with his favorite
       the website. In this case, it was a blog         colors and motifs from topics he
       dedicated to creative writing about              writes.”
       pandas, so it had to be.”


      Sammy Witness                                    Science for Artists
2.    Sammywitness.com
                                                  4.   Personal project
      Commission for a friend
                                                       “My goal with this blog was to show
      “Using some imagery from her songs,              how beautiful science is. Using
      this banner connotes the singer’s                different fractals and other natural
      playful side.”                                   geometric s shapes, I created this crisp
                                                       and slightly off balance banner.
KATARINA                                                                                      ILLUSTRATION
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      Christmas Card                                   Yoks with Cake
1.    Pen and ink
                                                  3.   Adobe Illustrator, pen tool
                                                                                          4.   Time like a Goldfish
                                                                                               Pen and ink
      Self-Promotion                                   Personal work                           Class project

      “The night before Christmas made                 “This webcomic of mine as a             “The assignment was to do spot
      with pen nib and ink. Something                  ‘supercute’ aesthetic. Each             illustrations for an article in the
      quirky since Christmas is so done”               illustration is part eye-candy, part    NewYorker. David Eagleman wrote a
                                                       puzzle. Who put that cake on his        piece about the perception of time and
     House                                             butt? Will that person be mad           used the goldfish analogy to describe
2.   Acrylic paint                                     because it’s delivery guy took a        how moments trigger different time
     Personal work                                     taste?.”                                signatures.”

     “The geometric nature of the house
     spoke for itself . I just added the paint.
     I wanted to convey the sentimentality
     that comes with house portraits, the
     effect that differentiates them from
     real estate ads.”
KATARINA                                                                                    WORDPRESS
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           Ment Cat                                      Science for Artists                         Mr.Yoks
     1.    Katikati.wordperss.com
                                                    3.   Scienceforartists.wordpress.com
                                                                                                4.   Mryoks.com
           Personal blog                                 Personal work                               Personal work

           “I know that black shows better on            “I’m inspired by the overlap                “I made this character based off of a
           white text than the other way around,         between science and art, an                 stuffed animal. The simplicity of the
           but I wanted to convey the idea of            intersection where visual thinking          webcomic, in my mind at least, relates
           Basement Cat. The idea of the mind            is praised. It’s imperative for each        to the hope and promise that a blank
           being a dark place and then products          article to have an illustration.”           piece of paper is given to a child. And
           of the imagination giving it color and                                                    the minimalist lines of the character,
           lightness.”                                                                               Yoks’ body. I wanted it to be accessible.
          PandaProse
     2.   Pandaprose.wordpress.com
          Personal work

          “This was an online campaign to
          encourage some fun randomness. I
          wanted to keep the look simple and to
          the point– pandas.”
KATARINA                                                                                                         PRINT
                                                                                                                     DESIGN
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           Chicago Blues Festival                         Peter Behrens                         Frederica Von Stade
     1.    11x17’’ poster
                                                     3.   17x11’’ poster with 3-d paper
                                                                                           4.   17x11’’ poster
           Class project                                  elements                              Class project
                                                          Class project
           “Hot pink was an accident. I was                                                     “The assignment called for an
           making a colored sketch at a friend’s          “The parameters of the                imaginary event: opera at a dive bar.
           house and they didn’t have a lot of            assignment was inspiring. It          The pencil effect hints at artsy dim light
           color choices, but then I liked it. The        could have depth, the                 that the Twilight Exit emanates..”
           color has a lot of ‘nightlife’ energy.”        teacher said. Considering the
                                                          subject of my poster was an
          Laura Marling                                   architect, I experimented        5.    Set of Book Covers
     2.   CD case cover                                   with folding paper until I had
                                                                                                 6x9’’ book covers
                                                                                                 Class project
          Class project                                   some sections I liked.”
                                                                                                 “Inspired by birds.”
          “Her morose themes for this album
          influenced me to twist the sweetness
          of the flower during the photoshoot.”
KATARINA                          VIDEO
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                     1.    A Friend and a Love (2008)
                           1:39 Video
                           http://www.myspace.com/im
                           patientdreamer/videos/friend
                           -and-a-love/26762067
                           Personal work

                           “I used images from my
                           sketchbook to create this
                           rough looking animation
                           roughly based on party I went
                           to.”


                     2. Reach (2007)
                        5:09 Video
                          http://www.myspace.com/impa
                          tientdreamer/videos/video/192
                          51723
                          Personal work

                          “A friend once said that a song
                          sounded like a robot brushing
                          his teeth. So I made this.”
KATARINA                 VIDEO
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            The Six Epochs of Evolution
            (2011)
            1:01 Video
            http://www.youtube.com/wat
            ch?v=Q0m9_0k-E4w
            Contest Entry

            “There was a contest, the
            prize: to live in a museum pf
            science for a month. In this
            video I wanted to show my
            passion for art and science.”

           Reach (2007)
           5:09 Video
           http://www.myspace.com/impa
           tientdreamer/videos/video/192
           51723
           Personal work

           “A friend once said that a song
           sounded like a robot brushing
           his teeth. So I made this.”
KATARINA                                                                                                 CONTACT
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      Email address                                    Phone Number                            Website
1.    katarinacountiss@gmail.com
                                                 3.    360-509-4935
                                                                                         5.    Countissarts.com

      “I check my email five or more times             “That’s a Bremerton                     “I’m probably going to update
      a day. The internet is a character in            Area Code, in case you                  this in the next year or two. My
      the movie of my life. I’d cast him as            were wondering.”                        work is developing to reflect my
      Johnny Depp if I could.”                                                                 graphic design ambitions.



     Twitter                                          Home Address
2.   @MentCat
                                                 4.   1208 E Shelby St. #A
                                                      Seattle, WA 98102
     “I’m still not sure if Twitter is worth
     the effort, but in this day and age, it’s        “I like my neighborhood. I am near the
     worth trying everything.”                        water. It is very soothing. I think it
                                                      affects my design for the better.”

Kcountiss portfolio 2012

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    KATARINA COUNTISS PORTFOLIO 2012 LOGOS WEBSITE HEADERS ILLUSTRATION WORDPRESS VIDEO
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    KATARINA LOGOS COUNTISS 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 1. Sutherland Creative 3. Imperial Motors 5. Mouse’s Book Cafe Class project Commission for a friend Class project “This logo was inspired by Avatar. The “I wanted to give this client a “Hipsters. We got to pick the audience client wanted something informal unique logo. Even though it’s for for this assignment, and I decided it with script. My biggest challenge was an automotive business, I wanted would be so fun to draw a mouse with trying to make something tribal look to convey, rather than speed, a glasses.” professional.” sense of luxury and emporium.” Clearmist Chicago Blues Festival 2. Commission for a friend 4. Class project “Clearmist’s marketing strategy is to “I like the nostalgia of blues. Playing play up their environment-friendly that aspect up with a hand-painted message. This is a automotive anti-fog component seemed very natural.” spray.”
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    KATARINA WEBSITE HEADERS COUNTISS 1. 2. 3. 4. PandaProse Threadblair 1. Pandaprose.wordpress.com 3. Threadblair.wordpress.com Personal project Commission for a friend “I enjoy using collage for headers to “I collaged photographs of this show the variety of the contents of blogger’s travels with his favorite the website. In this case, it was a blog colors and motifs from topics he dedicated to creative writing about writes.” pandas, so it had to be.” Sammy Witness Science for Artists 2. Sammywitness.com 4. Personal project Commission for a friend “My goal with this blog was to show “Using some imagery from her songs, how beautiful science is. Using this banner connotes the singer’s different fractals and other natural playful side.” geometric s shapes, I created this crisp and slightly off balance banner.
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    KATARINA ILLUSTRATION COUNTISS 3. 1. 2. 4. Christmas Card Yoks with Cake 1. Pen and ink 3. Adobe Illustrator, pen tool 4. Time like a Goldfish Pen and ink Self-Promotion Personal work Class project “The night before Christmas made “This webcomic of mine as a “The assignment was to do spot with pen nib and ink. Something ‘supercute’ aesthetic. Each illustrations for an article in the quirky since Christmas is so done” illustration is part eye-candy, part NewYorker. David Eagleman wrote a puzzle. Who put that cake on his piece about the perception of time and House butt? Will that person be mad used the goldfish analogy to describe 2. Acrylic paint because it’s delivery guy took a how moments trigger different time Personal work taste?.” signatures.” “The geometric nature of the house spoke for itself . I just added the paint. I wanted to convey the sentimentality that comes with house portraits, the effect that differentiates them from real estate ads.”
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    KATARINA WORDPRESS COUNTISS 1. 3. 2. 4. Ment Cat Science for Artists Mr.Yoks 1. Katikati.wordperss.com 3. Scienceforartists.wordpress.com 4. Mryoks.com Personal blog Personal work Personal work “I know that black shows better on “I’m inspired by the overlap “I made this character based off of a white text than the other way around, between science and art, an stuffed animal. The simplicity of the but I wanted to convey the idea of intersection where visual thinking webcomic, in my mind at least, relates Basement Cat. The idea of the mind is praised. It’s imperative for each to the hope and promise that a blank being a dark place and then products article to have an illustration.” piece of paper is given to a child. And of the imagination giving it color and the minimalist lines of the character, lightness.” Yoks’ body. I wanted it to be accessible. PandaProse 2. Pandaprose.wordpress.com Personal work “This was an online campaign to encourage some fun randomness. I wanted to keep the look simple and to the point– pandas.”
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    KATARINA PRINT DESIGN COUNTISS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Chicago Blues Festival Peter Behrens Frederica Von Stade 1. 11x17’’ poster 3. 17x11’’ poster with 3-d paper 4. 17x11’’ poster Class project elements Class project Class project “Hot pink was an accident. I was “The assignment called for an making a colored sketch at a friend’s “The parameters of the imaginary event: opera at a dive bar. house and they didn’t have a lot of assignment was inspiring. It The pencil effect hints at artsy dim light color choices, but then I liked it. The could have depth, the that the Twilight Exit emanates..” color has a lot of ‘nightlife’ energy.” teacher said. Considering the subject of my poster was an Laura Marling architect, I experimented 5. Set of Book Covers 2. CD case cover with folding paper until I had 6x9’’ book covers Class project Class project some sections I liked.” “Inspired by birds.” “Her morose themes for this album influenced me to twist the sweetness of the flower during the photoshoot.”
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    KATARINA VIDEO 2. COUNTISS 1. 1. A Friend and a Love (2008) 1:39 Video http://www.myspace.com/im patientdreamer/videos/friend -and-a-love/26762067 Personal work “I used images from my sketchbook to create this rough looking animation roughly based on party I went to.” 2. Reach (2007) 5:09 Video http://www.myspace.com/impa tientdreamer/videos/video/192 51723 Personal work “A friend once said that a song sounded like a robot brushing his teeth. So I made this.”
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    KATARINA VIDEO page 2 COUNTISS The Six Epochs of Evolution (2011) 1:01 Video http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=Q0m9_0k-E4w Contest Entry “There was a contest, the prize: to live in a museum pf science for a month. In this video I wanted to show my passion for art and science.” Reach (2007) 5:09 Video http://www.myspace.com/impa tientdreamer/videos/video/192 51723 Personal work “A friend once said that a song sounded like a robot brushing his teeth. So I made this.”
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    KATARINA CONTACT COUNTISS Email address Phone Number Website 1. katarinacountiss@gmail.com 3. 360-509-4935 5. Countissarts.com “I check my email five or more times “That’s a Bremerton “I’m probably going to update a day. The internet is a character in Area Code, in case you this in the next year or two. My the movie of my life. I’d cast him as were wondering.” work is developing to reflect my Johnny Depp if I could.” graphic design ambitions. Twitter Home Address 2. @MentCat 4. 1208 E Shelby St. #A Seattle, WA 98102 “I’m still not sure if Twitter is worth the effort, but in this day and age, it’s “I like my neighborhood. I am near the worth trying everything.” water. It is very soothing. I think it affects my design for the better.”