first seed packet 2

This is my revised first seed packet. I applied my own ideas, alot the feedback I got from last week's critique, and the advice given to me by Professor Pannafino to this new seed packet.

first seed packet 1

This was my first seed packet design for our first critique. I got alot of feedback from the class as a whole and have changed it significantly since.

Seed Moord Board

Seed Packet Mind Map

This was our seed packet mind map exercise done in class on Sept. 13. We brainstormed ideas for our seed packet using a graphic map. A mind map is a series of ideas or concepts that stems off of ideas before it. Mind mapping is used to help you comprehend or regenerate new ideas.

Mesh tool

4 Logos

This exercise was very helpful in learning the basics of adobe illustrator. For the UPS logo, I used the reflect tool to create mirror images of the shield and the box. I used the pen tool to create the letters. It was my first time using the pen tool and the letters turned out a bit jagged. The apple logo was easier to create using the pen tool. I then used the knife tool to separate each color section. The virgin mobile logo was the most tedious to create. I used the pen tool to trace the letters but because the image was so pixelated when I zoomed in, it was hard to tell where the logo was meant to be jagged and where the pixels made it jagged. The NFL logo was the easiest to create. I used the reflect tool for the shield, the star shape tool for the stars, the pen tool for the football, and the pen tool again for the letters. These letters were easier to create because I only had to use corner anchorpoints.

5 things that work in all applications

Upon watching the "5 things that work in all applications" video on www.lynda.com I learned that the file menu, cut copy paste, undo redo, preferences, and the help menu are generally universal throughout different applications. They have slight differences when it comes to Mac vs. Windows such as preferences being called options in window applications. I also learned that the redo button can be used for more than just redoing something that you previously undid. Redo can be used to reapply whatever task you just applied to other selected text. All in all, the video was useful.

laptop vs. desktop computers

I know that I am a week late with this post, but I figured that late is better than never. After viewing the video "laptop vs. desktop computers" on www.lynda.com I am confident that my choice in purchasing a laptop computer was the right one. He really didn't specify that there is a huge difference between the two computer types other than their portability. I also found it interesting that you can hook a larger monitor screen up to a laptop computer when working at home. I'll probably find this information useful in the future.

100+dots assignment

I made a group of 10 different sized circles. I then copied this group 10 times randomly across the page. I kept selecting random groups of circles and copying them elsewhere to create this chaotic, overlapped, circle splatter look. I felt that the image needed an emphasis and a place for the eye to rest amongst the chaos so I placed a plain white rectangle in the bottom right corner. I chose to create my image this way because I wanted to defy what characteristics are commonly associated with circles (spinning, structure, perfection, bouncing, etc.).