Jon Alderink's Art

Interactive design was probably the most challenging class I took last semester. For me, it was way out of my comfort zone. I also feel it was the most most rewarding. To succeed at something that you are daunted by is a pretty greta feeling. We were tasked with redesigning a website, or making one up. The requirements that we had to keep in mind were: 1) We had to guide the user through a checkout experience and 2) we would have to integrate an Internet Of Things aspect as well. My project revolved around a fictional device that my wife and I called the "nodrod". The idea is a device that you would place on your child's ankle or wrist (the band would be expandable), and with an app you would control the amount of Melatonin produced, inducing sleep. As a parent of a child who, seemingly, never sleeps, this would have been amazing :) I went in with a fair amount of humor with the idea, but took the process seriously. Below you can see a product mockup which showcases the t

More signage. Huzzah! This one is for the desk that my body occupies during the week. Werd. -Jon

I've been doing some more "design-y" stuff this summer at KCAD. I'm digging trying some new things and venturing out of my comfort zone of cartooning. Directional signs for the offices. We ended up going for the bottom two. -Jon

Here's a short strip I did to promote the KCAD DLC this summer. Traditional pencil and ink. Digital coloring (PS), lettering(Illustrator), and layout in InDesign. -Jon

3rd page scanned, from my Marvel try-out.

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