Magazine mind map

This is my inclass mind map for the magazine cover assignment. I used the wacom tablet for the first time and didn't like it at first. I eventually got the hang of it though and it grew on me. I decided to go with a sustainable living or refurbished furniture/goods theme for my magazine.

Final photoshop composite images

I ended up cropping myself in two different positions in order to determine which one that I liked best. I chose the bottom image because you could see more of the bottle cap that I was sitting on which I thought made it look more realistic. I adjusted the levels, hue/saturation, and the vibrance of the images to make them look as close as possible to each other. I think that the hair against the background looks very cropped, but other than that, it could almost be believable. The quote that I chose was a cheesy inspirational quote. I really couldn't get out of the cheesy realm when analyzing this picture. I am no necessarily happy with how it turned out, but I also don't think that it is terrible. 

original photoshop images

These are my original images for the composite image photoshop project. I am going to crop myself sitting on top of the center glass bottle (which happens to be upside down, sorry!)

Google Sketchup tutorials

This is the first chair that I created in tutorial 4. It is called subtractive because you draw simple shapes and then subtract other simple shapes from them to create the object.

This is the 2nd chair that I created in the 4th tutorial. It is called additive because you create simple shapes and add other simple shapes on top of them to create the object.

I learned in the 3rd tutorial how to create shapes within shape and how to create cutouts. Cutouts can not be created on sides that do not have parallel edges or egdes running through them.

I also learnd how to move edges diagonally in tutorial 3. To move the entire object, I must select the whole object using the selection tool and use the move tool to move it.

The first tutorials taught me the basics of sketchup. Draw a shape, pull into 3D, and repeat were the basic ideas of sketchup. I also learned about the orbit tool, zoom tool, and pan tool.

The second tutorial taught me how to successfully create edges. This was a lot harder than it initially looked because of the different planes that you can draw on. This tutorial was very helpful in teaching me how to decipher which plane that I was drawing on. I also learned that you can only draw edges from one existing edge to another. You can not draw through existing edges.

Final seed packet designs

These were my final seed packet designs. I finished the chalk design, brainy blocks, and seed packet back all in the same day! So technically this is still in progress. I am happy with the results of my designs, it was a fun project and I learned a lot through the process.

seed packet in progress

This is my new seed packet design and the beginning of my next seed packet. I used a tomato vine as my inspiration for the vine that the chalk is growing off of.

Seed packet sketches

After I designed my first seed packet without sketching it out first, I decided to completely omit my first design and start fresh, using the same bubble flower from my original. These were my sketches for my new seed packet design.