Girls, text, colours, patterns...

...are things I have always loved. Here are some in sketch form.

Zio Supper Club

A vector pattern illustration created for high-end restaurant Zio Supper Club in Markham, Ontario. Done as part of my internship at Pressure (an advertising agency). Yay pretty swirls!

Published in Web Designer magazine!

Yay! Web Designer magazine #150 is finally on newsstands in Canada! I was ecstatic to see my work in the magazine. Here are some scans of my spreads as well as me being very happy over my first publication with them!

Vacation Website Template

This is the second web design template for Web Designer magazine (from UK). This tutorial focuses on designing a layout using large background images for a travel / vacation company. I added extra flair with fun icons. Sandy beach, palm trees and crystal clear water - I'm so there!

See the tutorial here: http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/blog/design-web-templates-from-photo-backgrounds/

Aniboom 2008 Awards - Help me win!

Hey world!

I entered my animation Cyclic Essence in the 2008 Aniboom Animation Awards and need your help. Here's all you gotta do:

1 - Go to http://www.aniboom.com/video/303927/Cyclic-Essence/ to see the animation in entirety (it's 1 min long)

2 - Rate it: You need to set up an Aniboom account to do this but only takes a few seconds, and makes all the difference!

3 - Add the animation to your "favourites" and email the link to your friends (both can be found under the animation screen) - that's all!

Thanks in advance! I will reward you with rainbows, hugs and freezepops!

Harlettes Poster - in Kensington Market!!

Weee! My Harlettes posters are up in Kensington Market! :D Thanks to Miss Lee for the photos!

Clothing Remix Snippet

Underneath it all, I am absolutely bonkers for mixing and matching outfits, layering, accessorizing and being fashionably adventurous! It's a serious hobby and when I've concocted an ensemble I am happy with, I take a picture of it! :) Here are some of my faves. Stay tuned for more!

Featured on shedoesthecity.com!

Wee! Third day of web features in a row :D This time on shedoesthecity.com, a Toronto-based blog for bold, energetic gals on all things fun and sassy! These are my pieces that are featured throughout the website.

Illustrophile!

Yay! Another feature! :D This time on illustrophile.com!

Illustration Mundo!

Yay! I now have a presence on IllustrationMundo.com! Here here to see!

Toy Monster Design

A toddler bike package I created as a test design for a toy company. Pretty colours and fun shapes, I'm so there!

Fashion Website Template

This is a fashion e-commerce web layout for UK magazine Web Designer. It was created as a tutorial on web template design using Photoshop and Illustrator. One of my favourite things working on this was coming up with cute girly names for the dresses. My faves are Helena Urbanite and Fun Francine! (I'm such a girly girl, aren't I?!)

It is in the current issue of the magazine, yay! More details here: http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/tutorials/produce-ecommerce-sites-with-genuine-style/

Poster for The Harlettes

Poster time! The Harlettes, Toronto's own burlesque performance group is having a Halloween Monster Mash and I created a promotional poster (with a maid girl, of course) for it! :D

The Clothing Show - Photos!

Here are some photos of my wall from The Clothing Show. Plus some cute accessories I just couldn't resist!

Pink O'rama

I've wanted to try a pink and girly themed design for a LONG time now, so I finally did! These are some screeshots from a personal project and it was tons o' fun as I finally got to indulge my fanciful girly side. Yay! Oh ribbons and jewels, how I love thee!

More work from the past!

Digging through some old work and found these! I still like them! :D

The Clothing Show

Hey all! I'm exhibiting my artwork and animation at the Toronto Clothing Show. Come out if you can! Here are the details:

Time: Friday September 26 2008 (3pm) - Sunday September 28 (7pm)
Location: Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place (Downtown Toronto)
Price: $8 online, $10 at the door
Website: www.theclothingshow.com

Hope to see you!

Some Projects

Here is some work I've done over the summer. First is a media kit folder design for Skills Canada, and the other is a site map for the music festival in Yellowknife "Folk on the Rocks".

Necklace Designs

Hey there! Here is a test necklace design I created for a jewelry company. They were pleased with the result!

I was featured on Design You Trust!

I was delighted that Design You Trust - an online design blog / collective - featured my pin-ups! :) Here is the link:
http://designyoutrust.com/2008/09/11/wendy-ding/#more-3879

I was featured on CTV's online blog!

I was featured on Kris Abel's CTV online blog! He covered myself, Vicki and Tyrel from our table at Fan Expo, which is pretty cool! This is what he wrote about me:

Wendy Ding Pin-Ups

Illustrator Wendy Ding tempted me with a cocktail of pin-up art at her booth where she was showcasing a series of four Pin-Up prints. The Pin-Up of the 1950's has enjoyed a remarkable comeback recently and Wendy has come up with a fantastic take on the genre, replacing the traditional giant champagne glass with types of food including a hot dog, ice cream cone, and my favorite, sushi held between two chopsticks. At her booth she has the glamour girls presented as bookmarks, magnets, and mini cut-outs.

You can see the full posting here: http://krisabel.ctv.ca/blog/ExposPremieres/_archives/2008/8/22/3851036.htmla

Photography from Back in the Day

My crinoline skirt baths in the sunlight

Pretty flower on Queen Street

Marbles in shadow and sun

I love shapes and shadows!

My retro-looking heels from Value Village

Old shoes and boots

These are photos I took awhile back from high school and Ryerson. Oh it brings me back looking at these photos. I used an analogue black and white camera and printed them traditionally: in a photo lab!

Sketches!

These are some some sketches from the last few months. Some of them were inspired by my time in Yellowknife.

Fan Expo Photos

Here are some photos from Fan Expo. My stickers, buttons and small prints sold the best, and I actually sold out of my graphic novel! You can read it here: http://wendyding.com/storyboards.html

Thanks to everyone who came, I had a smashing time!