Woodstock's First Community Garden/Farmer's Market?

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It just occurred to me that I never uploaded my final Neighborhood Event Poster project from my .ai class! Well here it is! It took a lot of time and tweaking to make it work, but I am quite proud of it. We started off the project with brainstorming plausible neighborhood event ideas and narrowing them down. I came down to: Movie in the Park, Farmers Market/Community Garden (Hey! They're kinda similar, and I couldn't quite yet choose), and Woodstock Festival (which is real). After creating thumbnails for these events, we narrowed it down to once choice, and recreated 3 more tight roughs. I went in the direction of Farmers Market/Community Garden, eventually narrowing it down to a Community Garden (duh). I love the Woodstock neighborhood and have noticed that many of our neighbors have gardens, so I thought it would be the right thing to do. So I went with it, got this, and voilà! Did I mention I passed my class with an 'A'? Yeaaaaah, baby!
Anyway, I've kept checking up on Woodstock's website because I've been curious as to what's been going on at the corner of Woodstock and 52nd, and, well you know, I wanted to stay updated (They're building a 7-11 + enough space for a few other stores, still TBD). And then somewhere I read something about the beginning of a Woodstock Farmers Market. WHAT?! So I found the site, freaked out seeing that they needed Graphic Design Volunteers, and immediate filled out the volunteer form. HOW. PERFECT. Right?! I didn't hear anything back, so I e-mailed them last week, with the logo and event poster I did, and finally got a reply! I should be meeting up with them in a couple of weeks to see what needs to be done, etc... And.... I'm basically freaking out. I am SO excited! Honestly, at first it was because I just wanted to add more stuff to my portfolio, but now it's not even about that. I'm highly supportive of locally grown food and crafts, etc... but I also am falling in like with this neighborhood. I believe that when you're working on a project that you're looking forward to doing, you'll do the absolute best work you can do; and I believe this is one of those times.
Wish me luck!

Woodstock Neighborhood Logo

Well, this is it! This is the final product of my logo for the Woodstock Neighborhood! Our class has spent most of the term working on this (and other side projects), and now we have a week to work on our Neighborhood Events Poster (Yikes!). My poster is designed for the beginning of a Community Garden in the Woodstock Neighborhood (it's so fitting!), and there's so much to do! Especially when they're due in a week and a half...
Anyway, back to the logo. I'd like to know your thoughts and feelings on the design of this. Is it working? Is it not working? What could I do to improve this? How do you feel about the colors? What kind of "mood" are you getting from the image? Please let me know, as all constructive criticism is appreciated. :)

First Illustrator Project!

In my first Illustrator class, we are doing a Neighborhood Logo Project. But first, I have to write a brief about my neighborhood, which is thankfully, Woodstock!

I have also come to the conclusion that I'm happy I am doing the Graphic Design program part time at school, because now I have taken several art classes that have helped me understand the concepts of design, color, texture, etc... So now I feel like I can absolutely do my best work possible.

So after this brief I write, we will begin the Logo for the neighborhood, and after that is finished, we will be making a flier for an event in that neighborhood, like a block party or dragon boat races (used in last years class) or whatever.

Stay tuned, as I will be updating on this project's progress!