In this assignment we were working with Adobe illustrator to make icons that we see everyday. We used different techniques to create these icons and different tools on the program. It was actually pretty easy once you got the hang of it. I think I did pretty well.
Assignment #2
In this assignment we learned how to make more persise lines using the anchor tool. You can add anchors and delete anchors which help you make certain straight or curved lines. We had to pick patterns that we liked and we would trace them and use the pattern as a guide of what we wanted to create. Each row of patterns went along with each other. For example the last row all shows value and the second row shows positive and negative space.
Assignment #3
In this assignment make a color wheel that included primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. You wanted to elnighn all of your images the they matched up evenly. Also, when making the color wheel we used CYMK colors so you had to make your own colors by dragging the color slider. You made the shade of color that you wanted to use that would work best with what shades of color you already had.
Assignment #4
In this assignment we were to make a pop art piece similar to the one Andy Warhol made of Marilyn Monroe. We used 4 different color schemes: monochromatic, complementary, analogous, and split-complimentary. We arranged out 4x4 documents on an 8x8 document and put them all together to create one pop art image.
Assignment #5
In this assignment we made a photo mosaic. We copied many small pictures and made them into one line at the top. I chose fall trees and leaves so there were a bunch of bright colors. Once you filled up your whole background with images you places one large image on top of it so it looked like once big collage.
Assignment #6
In this assignment we were suppose to make was based on Stephen Kroninger's works. In the work that he creates he makes images that look like collages. He cuts out all different things and put them in a setting. When he cuts them out it looks like he uses scissors. He doesn't keep all of his work in proportion. So when we were given this assignment I decided to add a bunch of random things into one design and I thought it looked really cool. This assignment was definitely my favorite.
In this assignment we were suppose to take a picture of yourself and blend it into another picture. We used clipping masks on photo shop to help us cut ourselves out of the original image we were in. We also used the brush tool and made it look like we were actually in the image.
In this assignment we were working with typography and chose one work to create and image with. I used the word simplicity. You had to use different size fonts to make areas look darker or lighter. Making the darker areas took a lot of time because you had to overlap the fonts over and over again to make it look like it was solid black. It was a lot of work, but I love the final product.
In this design we made multiple images using typography. For each design we had to use a certain type of font that was given to us. We choose out fonts from dafont.com. Once we had our font we started creating our design we used the pathfinder tool to create boxes around out letters. This made the letters appear both black and white. In this project we also used many layers for each box we created and we used the clipping mask like we had used in previous projects.
In this assignment we had to take a picture of someone or something and chose a song or a poem to go with the picture. I chose to take a picture of my boyfriend while I was looking up at him from the ground. He was looking down and me and I captured his face and the sky behind him. Once I had my picture I chose the song Daisy by Brand New. We had to pick a paper texture to put the image on and the font to use for my lyrics. I changed my main image layer to the "difference" effect and I changed the song title to "soft light" I really like my final product. I don't like that once I converted my image over to CMYK it changed what it looked like. I like the original image better.
Assignment #12
In this assignment we had to made the alphabet out of letters we found around the house. We couldn't use actual letters, we had to make use an object that looked like a letter. For example, an open pair of scissors looks like an X. We got to choose if we wanted to use black and white or color. I chose black and white because I thought it looked best together. Trying to find all of the letters was very difficult. You really have to look at an object to find a letter in it.
Assignment #13
In this assignment we were all suppose to create a separate part of a corpse in Photoshop and we put the images together to create one full body. This project was a lot of fun but it was confusing because I forgot how to do a lot of stuff on Photoshop so it made it a lot more difficult. If I had remembered how to do most of the stuff on Photoshop I would have finished a lot quicker. I really liked doing this project because we got to see how goofy our body looked after we put all of the pieces together.
In this assignment we had to create a design post for a topic we were given. I received portrait photography. I learned all about what a portrait photographer does, the salary they earn, the skills that are needed, and the educational requirements. This project was fairly easy. It was interesting to learn all about the other fields of photography and jobs you could have that have to do with graphic design. This project was a lot of fun, and pretty easy to do.
In this assignment we were making illuminated manuscripts just like the ones that monks made long ago for religious purposes. They had a lot of decoration around the boarders. This assignment was really fun to do because we basically got to make anything we wanted with barely any guidelines.We found out how use a brush and place it onto a document and where to get all different kinds of brushes.
Assignment #16
In this assignment we had to create a history timeline. It was very time consuming because had to get all of the information that we gathered from the podcasts that we took notes from and put all of that information into a time line. We created the layout in Indesign and the text in Illustrator. I liked my layout because I think it was original. It took a lot of time to create it though and I felt like if I had had more time it would have been more neat.
Assignment #17
In assignment we had to create logos for a made up company. I chose Dr.Gleam Dentistry. It was really fun and easy to make the logos. We were only aloud to choose two colors to work with and I chose navy blue and teal. Most of the logos that I found on Google has teeth, floss, or tooth brushes in them. I chose to stick with the trend and include those things in my logos.
Assignment #18
In this assignment we were making word marks for different companies. You wanted to show unity in your design and make it simple and easy to read because people will really only glance at it so you want it to be something that everyone can read with colors that compliment each other. I really like the pink and green one that I made for Mimi's flower shop. It simple and elegant and diffidently looks like something that a flower shop would have.
Assignment #19
In this assignment we had to create a letterhead, business card, and an envelope. We had to make them like we were apart of a company. They were really fun and easy to make and I think mine turned out really well. I like all of my designs
In assignment 20 we had to create a social issue poster of some kind that was like the Obama Hope poster. I chose to do my poster about smoking. This project was actually really time consuming and hard. It was fun though. I like how my portrait come out, I don't really like my icon though.
