Semester 1 Final

In this assignment we had to make a christmas themed website using all of the things we learned previously in the semester. I started by coming up with a christmas themed idea. I chose to research the history of some Christmas songs. I just started with a simple page layout and just added on to it to make my page. Some things I learned is that some text is just too long to put in places like the navigation bar without it breaking. If I had to change something I would change my pictures by increasing their size and possibly moving them to different spots. I think that my navigation bar was good so I would keep that. Things I will take away are how to make a good navigation bar and to make sure my images make sense in terms of size. I thought that this was a good project to put the things we have learned so far this year into.

JABBERWOCKY

Sketch

In this project I was only allowed to change the css and I was not allowed to change the html. I started by doing a simple sketch of how I was going to organize the page. I learned how to organize a page using css. This project helped me understand the css better since I could only change it. What I will take aaway from this is that there is a lot more that I can do with css than I originally thought.

Pre-Fonts

After Fonts

Melody Post

How often do you visit your family?

Usually stays at a friends house when staying in town.

How many hours on athletics/other activities?

Has practice every day for several hours.

How did you pay for college?

Got a scholarship for sports.

Advice to do well?

Do homework, study, don't drink on Sundays.

What are dorms like?

Has a roommate, her dorms has boys and girls, has different events and things in dorms.

Usability Ch 2-3

1. http://www.jamilin.com/
It has a lot of distractions.

2.  http://bolenreport.com/
Nothing is really competing for attention

3. http://uglytub.com/
You can kind of tell where you click but it is not the clear

4. http://www.007museum.com/
I think you can literally click everything

5. http://www.rudgwicksteamshow.co.uk/
It looks like a jumble of information

6. http://wholesalemeatscoventry.co.uk/
The different ares on the site are labeled into sections

7. https://www.orbitmedia.com/
It has a good nav bar and stuff

8. http://www.risotteriamelottinyc.com/
Yummy food to look at

Usability Ch 1

 Bing

What does explore mean? Does it mean search?
Is there anything to click on the image?

 Neopets

What is the search bar for?

Why does the navigation bar have a drop down menu?

Subway

Looks like a lot of stuff on the page. It can be hard to find something specific.
What does Freshbuzz mean?

I know about blobfish now

When I first got my animal I already knew that it was going to be a pain to do anything for it. Making a blobfish that looks like a blob fish is pretty hard. I started out by just drawing a weird looking blob thing. Then I wanted to see what it would look like on a pedestal and what the word sculpture would look like in its mouth.
I decided to look up what other people did for making a blobfish. Well most people do not make a blobfish. They just use the word blobfish with some fish looking icon or design with it.
One I saw thought caught my eye and I liked it because it was basically just an oval with a face and some fins. Something like that seemed perfect to me. It could still be considered a blobfish but it was just very simple instead of making some complicated grotesque looking blob. I wanted to make something like it but still incorporate what I had already of thought of. Once I made the new one I already liked it better. It looked smoother and it was just nicer and easier to work with. I put it no the pedestal and moved the text and that made the pedestal idea work better. I also put the text below, above, and curved around the top. I also tried different fonts and combinations. The hard font ended up being the best looking one.

HERE IS YOUR SMILING ONE MOLSON.
TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN!

I also put the logo on something like a envelope, app, letterhead, business card, billboard, and storefront.

Professional Article Review

The main point of this book was that everything you see was basically all "stolen". Everyone gets their ideas from someone else wether they know it or not. The author believes that nothing is an original work and that everything has been done before. The author uses quotes from famous artists basically saying they "stole" the ideas for their art. The author does a good job of having a strong argument for what they are saying but they kind of fall off when you look at their evidence. I think that the book did a good job at getting the main points across to the target audience. Overall I thought that the book got the authors points across well and it is useful to anyone that makes some kind of art.

Project Proposal

5, Blob fish, Garnet, P, S

Blob's Sculptures

My company makes sculptures of blob fish out of garnet. There are only 5 in existence do to how long they take to create and the only one who knew how to make them died. We want all who love blob fish as much as we do to purchase these rare sculptures. We can be found in The City of Atlantis located off of the corner of Doesn't and Exist.

The get to know you page

Link to page

New Feature in CC

Photoshop Has Artboards

A new feature in Photoshop CC is the addition of artboards. Artboards have been in Illustrator but are new to photoshop. They allow the user to view everything they have created without having to open new files or messing with layers.

You can start your new document as an artboard template. You can also use the new artboard tool to create more artboards. When you have an artboard selected, at the top you can see the different template choices or change the size of the artboard. Or you can manually adjust it by using the plus signs when the artboard is selected.

Graphic Design Reflection

Something’s I learned was how to better use programs like Photoshop and illustrator. I learned a lot more about typography and how the type of font matters when making something. I also learned how to communicate correctly to a client through talking with them 1 on 1.

        

I learned this by doing tutorials and looking up how graphic designers communicate with their clients. My teacher showed us some tutorials that we could follow when we started a project.

These things are important because it allows my technical skills when using the programs to be better. Also talking to clients becomes easier having this prior experience. This will also help me if I need to ever know how my client wants something done and I can do it correctly.

My greatest strength is probably being able to get my work done on time. Most of the time I am able to get my project done correctly and turned in on time. My biggest weakness is probably being able to come up with my own solid concrete idea. I have a hard time coming up with an idea to do for something like the products we chose for the packaging.

I am going to take what I have learned and use it in everyday life. I plan on going into web design and that requires very similar skills to graphic design. I need to be able to make my own graphics and to be able to communicate with clients well.

I really enjoy doing graphic design and I hope to be able to do more with it in the future.