DMC Mural
Client
Mississippi State University Libraries
Date
May 2023 - August 2023
The MaxxSouth Digital Media Center, or DMC, is a place of technology and innovation in the Mississippi State University Libraries. I was tasked with creating a visually stimulating environment in the DMC in which students could admire. The mural also serves as an advertisement for the Adobe Creative Campus program on Mississippi State University.
I used pencils, inks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, an inkjet printer, rulers, X-ACTO knives, levels, stools, ladders, smoothing tools, and tape measures to make this project come to life.
Continued Sketches
Inked sketches
Early Mockup
Redesign with Ink
Redesign Mockup
Color Palette Exploration
Color Palette Final
Illustrator Process - Lines
Illustrator Process - Color Filling
Illustrator Process - Color Shading
Photoshop Process - Textures
First Sketches
The mural was divided into sections and printed as a series of panels that connected to form a cohesive image.
The Exhibit Space
The space consisted of a blank wall that measured around 24’ x 10,’ not including the corner side. The process of lining up the individual prints to make a cohesive, continuous image is very slow and methodical.
The mural panels were printed on repositionable adhesive vinyl paper. After printing each panel, I trimmed off the excess white of the prints. Afterwards, I brought the trimmed panels to the space, in which an assistant would help me peel and stick the panel to the wall.