Assignment 18: The Wall Card Game Cards

The goal for assignment 18 was to create cards for a card game. I decided to use Photoshop to create my card designs. For the Protection card (bottom-right), I took the door to Moria from Middle-Earth lore. For the Wall card (bottom-left), I used the wall from Game of Thrones. For the Destruction card (top-right), I used a screen of a giant from Game of Thrones. Finally, for the card back (top-left) I tried to make a theme heavily based on Lord of the Rings.

I think the final versions turned out well. I spent the most time on the card back, since there was so much that could have been done. I really liked this assignment.

Assignment 17: Art Deco Poster

The Goal of assignment 17 was to create a post in the an Art Deco style. I decided to make Detroit the central subject of my poster. I started in Photoshop where I created the building (One Detroit Center) using shapes and fills. Then I added other designs for the background and other flourishes. After this was created, I took it into InDesign and added the text.

Overall, I feel confident with this poster. Personally, I like how it turned out and the fact that it is centered around a place that I will always hold dear.

NOTE: This picture above includes the extra content outside of the bleed (0.5 in on all sides)

Assignment 16: Zoetrope

The goal of assignment 16 was to create a zoetrope using Illustrator. I tried to keep mine simple, as I could not think of anything that could do to make it any more sophisticated. That's about it.

I don't feel to great with how it came out. First of all, I used Premiere to do the whole video part, rather than After Effects, then Premiere. I could have tried a bit harder to come up with something very unique, but I didn't, plain and simple.

Assignment 15: Infogrpahic

For assignment 15, the goal was to create an Infographic, BUT, due to my own misunderstanding (and at the time of writing this) I do not know if it was  meant to be an object that was illustrated or if we were allowed to consider a navbar an illustration. Anyway, I did not base my infographic on ONE singular image/illustration, so I may be in the wrong, here. Other than that, I used InDesign to create the multi-paged infographic, as well as used Illustrator to create to graphics used in it. I decided to use information based on the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

I believe I did not do as well as I could have on this assignment,vand I am very disappointed,even though the information in it is stuff I find very interesting.

Assignment 14: Newsletter

In assignment 14, the goal was to create an email newsletter. The main program used to create this newsletter was to be Adobe Dreamweaver. Following along with the lecture, I created a newsletter that followed the form of the lecture newsletter, but I did add some different design elements to make it my own.

Overall, I like the newsletter. I don't think it's boring, like mentioned in the lecture, and it fits the criteria of the assignment. The other thing I can look back and say is that I should have started planning what the layout of the newsletter was going to be, that way I could have made it 100% original. But, I didn't start planning this out that early, so the best thing I could come up with was based on the lecture.

Assignment 13: Website Using a Concrete Management System

The goal of assignment 13 was to create a 4-page website using a Concrete Management System. In this assignment, I chose to use WordPress. On the home page, I decided to use a picture of King's Landing from the T.V. series Game of Thrones. For the other pages, I decided to use the feature that Wikipedia has that allows you to open a random Wikipedia page and then I made a page based on that one. Here is the link.

Overall, I am content with the website. It turned out okay, but I did have a hard time trying to complete it. mostly because the interface language was Romanian, and it was a little difficult trying to figure out how to change it to English.

Assignment 12: Sliced Web Page

In Assignment 12, the goal was to make a web page using a method where the page is designed in Photoshop and saved into slices. I decided to go with a metal texture theme. In Photoshop, I created a header section, navbar section, content section, and a would-be side section. Then, I sliced the different sections, and used Dreamweaver to get the different slices into divs and form a web page.

I am a little disappointed with how this turned out, honestly. My time window was very small, and I feel, with more time, I could make a better quality page. But, I did what was needed and what was required.

Assignment 11: SLAM cover

The goal of assignment 11 was to create a SLAM cover. My personal goal/idea was to use Lightwave to create a 3D image for the word slam, and then use Photoshop to add in of text, which is exactly what i did.

Overall, I like the 3D part of the cover, while I am content with the rest of the cover.

Note: The word SLAM used a font that is Shareware, so the cover can't win for the SLAM cover. Although, I do have plans to make a different one with a different font, because I did not know it was shareware until it was completed.

Assignment 10: Shape Animation

In Assignment 10, the goal was to create shape animations using Adobe After Effects. What I did was mess around with the shape tool and divide the "canvas" up into two sides. One side had colors that were based on the Seattle Seahawks team colors, while the other side had the team colors for the Detroit Lions (two football teams I care a lot about). After rendering out of After Effects, I took it into Premiere and put music over it.

Overall, I feel content about the finished video. The shapes were simple, and the animations were simple, but very different. I think the music adds a little bit to the dramatic effect.

Assignment 9: Interactive HTML5 Slider

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The goal of assignment 9 was to create an interactive slider with a themed text using a combination of Photoshop and Adobe Edge Animate. I chose a metal theme for my text and added an overlaying texture along with some screws to get a metal look, while also trying to keep it very straight and perfect.

I am satisfied with how the assignment turned out. It is very simple, but it also fits the requirements of the assignment.

Assignment 8: Drawing Tablet Artwork

In assignment 8, the goal was to use a drawing tablet, along with a compatible pen, to create something in Photoshop or Illustrator. I decided to use Photoshop to give it more of a genuine look as if it were done on a piece of paper. I took a concept of an alternative look to the Alliance logo for the game World of Warcraft and also tried to give it a shield kind of look.

Overall, I'm happy with the way this turned out. Given more time to be able to work with the drawing tablet, I could have probably done something less boring, but my time was limited. Though, with the time I had available to me, I feel this turned out well.

Assignment 7: Photo Gallery (using Java Script)

In assignment 7, the goal was to create an online photo gallery using Java script. The assignment was a little difficult to complete, because I had to remember back to the web design class and try to remember what things can work and what doesn't, as well as trying to upload to the server. The link to the gallery is here: Gallery

All-in-all, I think I did okay on this assignment. The website is a little simple, but not too distracting. Though, I don't have very many photos in the gallery.

Assignment 6: 3D Pop-Up Photo Gallery

In assignment 6, my goal was to create a 3D pop-up gallery of photos, and animate it.

What I did was use Adobe After Effects' ability to create 3D animations to make fly a camera across a plane holding the photos.

Overall, I feel this end-product turned out well. I really like the music I used to help create a better atmosphere.

Assignment 5: Font Set

In Assignment 5, the goal was to take the font from Assignment 4 and create even more glyphs. This time, creating lower-case letters, numbers, and some other symbols. Much like Assignment 4, I just used FontStruct to create the rest of the font set. 

Just like Assignment 4, I feel rather proud with how this one turned out. With the exception of some certain letters, the glyphs turned out a lot like how I planned to make them.

Assignment 4: Font Set (Capitals)

In this assignment, the goal was to create a font using some sort of font creator. I decided to use the font creator from the website FontStruct. After many hours of trying to use Photoshop to create custom-shaped glyphs and then move it to Adobe Illustrator and image trace it, I decided to start over in FontStruct, which was a lot easier to use to create a font set. 

Overall, I feel rather proud of the font I created. I tried to keep it simple, but add my own taste to it.

Assignment 3: Vinyl Sticker

With assignment 3, the goal was to create a vinyl-based design. Initially, I used Photoshop to create a rough draft of the design that I planned to make. After plenty of trial and error, I decided on the design shown in the picture above. In order to cut the vinyl how it needed to be cut, this design had to be taken into Adobe Illustrator. First, I brought in the "gold" layer and used the image trace function to create a vector that I then cut out of vinyl. Second, I brought in the "blue" layer (a simple circle) and had that cut out of some vinyl. Lastly, I created a square in Illustrator and cut that out of black vinyl.

Overall, I feel good about this finished project. Not only does it fit the rubric of the assignment well, but it is something I personally like, and I am passionate about. 

Assignment 1

With this assignment, I tried to take a picture of the texture in my shower and add effects to it through Photoshop brushes and then animating the brushes in flash. When I was initially working on this assignment, I wasn't very fond of how it was turning out, but as time went on, I started to like it more.

Introduction

My name is Dakota, and this is my first blog post for the 2015 Winter Quarter. I am currently going to Pierce College to get a degree in Digital Design. When I grow up, I would like to be working for a company, or myself, and making 3D art or even using CGI in movies, TV, and games.