Design – Beth Dudek Design | Rochester, NY Digital Designer

July Wallpaper Refresh

bethrd — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 04:09:16 +0000

An inspirational Helen Keller quote, and a quirky saying for an acronym featuring the vintage wood typeface Gothic Tuscan, which looks even better as wood blocks in person. Trust me.

Add some fun to your desktop, and enjoy.

April Desktop Refresh

bethrd — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 04:46:17 +0000

A few random, and free wallpapers I designed.

Download and enjoy!

(The first is inspired by the title of an Interpol song).

.918 Get Type High

bethrd — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 04:09:16 +0000

My time as an intern happened randomly as I visited Type High Letterpress Print Shop after the market, and spontaneously offered to help, intern, and become further educated in the amazing world of letterpress. Tony, the owner, is so skilled, and owns the greatest print shop ever. He has quite the collection that takes up most of the space…and it’s growing. I learned many invaluable tips, tricks, and lessons there, and now I’ve earned my keep to go back and design my own projects, getting an idea out of my head, formed by type and ornaments, and printed on paper with lovely 50 year old ink.

Type High confirmed my growing love (…obsession…) with letterpress.

“Be the designer.” & “There is no spellcheck in letterpress.”

The WNYBAC Intern

bethrd — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 04:16:08 +0000

I was an intern at the Western New York Book Arts Center through Canisius my final semester, while Rich Kegler and Chris Fritton (now the wanderlust-striken Itinerant Printer) were still in association there. The travel there included construction tearing up Main Street, graffiti, lackadaisical passersby’s, littered sidewalks, and grungy subway. But I loved every day there, and gained a fortune of knowledge from a budding love for letterpress, to bookbinding techniques, using vintage tools like a corner rounder, to learning general studio upkeep and the mechanics, orders, paperwork, and communication that keeps a business alive and relevant. Oh, and we also jammed to The Decemberists every day.

Instead of reminiscing for a while, I’ll just post some pretty pictures from my experiences.

The Second Batch Food Blog Brand

bethrd — Thu, 08 May 2014 12:40:44 +0000

So, I have a new website. As a self-proclaimed foodie it’s…(spoiler alert)… a cooking and baking blog. Below is the style guide and logo branding process of creating The 2nd Batch. Check out the site here: The Second Batch.

Color Scheme: Tea Time

bethrd — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:23:02 +0000

I recently went to a Victorian mansion in the area that has been turned into a sort of museum, complete with plenty of gardens too, such as a Rock Garden, Japanese Garden, Italian Rose Garden…and even a pet cemetery. It is one of my favorite places to visit during the summer and this time I brought my trusty Canon to take tons of photographs.

Although the subject matter is simple and stereotypical with the Victorian Era, I received a request to do a pink and brown color scheme, and I though this picture would be perfect.

The color scheme below features rosy pinks, creamy yellow and soft, muted brown.

Enjoy!

Color Scheme: Floral Seedum Tones

bethrd — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:49:51 +0000

I was going for a more obvious “S” alliteration for the title, but no one would notice or anything. Not at all.

Anyways…

I thought to try my hand at creating a color scheme using one of my photographs of the pretty seedum flowers that bloomed in the garden a month ago. The process was definitely fun, but time consuming, since there were so many shades and tints and hues to choose from with the color picker tool. And then the colors have to mesh well together too. I think this was a success and can’t wait to do more in the future. I already have a request to do a pink and brown scheme!

Enjoy!

Style Guide

bethrd — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:39:55 +0000

This is the style guide based on a theme I like to call “Maritime Spring,” with coral pink, a soft and dusky navy blue and sandy tan hues. The idea originally came along when it was winter still and I was more than anxious for spring, but wanted the original concept to be somewhat neutral (and calming), which made me think of the water. And so, this mood board/ style guide was born, after trying out other failed options, of course!

Even after the color scheme was chosen, the logo and overall appearance and layout changed several times.

And then there’s the fonts. I probably tried over ten serif and sans-serif until I finally settled on Droid Serif and Quattrocento Sans, which I recently exchanged with Open Sans.

Knowing how I am always looking to grow in my skills and change my designs, I may as well create a whole new theme sooner or later. But when I do, I have another fun process to look forward to.

Enjoy.