myiPOD

Day 2

Last Day

We were required to create and decorate an Ipod in Adobe Illustrator CS3 in three days. My final product has a few noticeable errors due to time management, but it's basically a light blue Ipod Nano with strips on the back skin, and a staff with quarter and eighth notes. I used lines to create the staff, and shapes to create the outline for the Ipod Nano. A gradient was applied in order to create the three dimensional effect on the ipod. I would say that my sketch mostly depicts my second sketch, because of the general design of the sketch.

mySPACE

Day Two

Sketch

Day One

Day Three

Last Day

For this assignment, we were required to create a room for our lamp from our previous project. The area had to relate to the lamp, and had to be unique. We also had to keep in mind that we needed to add a glow to the surroundings to show that the lamp is on. I used gradients to create the glow from the lamp on the surface of the desk and the wall. I used shapes to create the various furniture, and the bevel & emboss tool to make it three-dimensional. My sketch accurately depicts my first sketch, in terms of design, layout, and general idea.

MyLAMP

Day One

Sketch

Last Day

We were expected to create our own lamp, using the 3D Revolve option in Adobe Illustrator. My final product was a hot dog lamp, because we were supposed to create a unique lamp, and I've never seen a hot dog lamp before. When creating my lamp, I used shapes and lines to create the forms of the hotdog, lamp shade, and stand. When the 3D effect was applied, it automatically added a gradient to create the three-dimensional effect. My sketch accurately depicts my third sketch, based on the general idea of the sketch; the only difference being that I added a "mustard" symbol, and an on/off button.

Anticipation

Day Three

Day Two

Day One

Colored

Last Day

We were expected to use symbolism and minimalism in order to visually show an emotion or human feeling in Adobe Illustrator. My human feeling was "anticipation." Anticipation can be positive or negative, but it's basically a mixture of being nervous, excited, or even anxious. I chose to create a "runner" at the starting line, because they're practically ready, but they're anxiously waiting for the signal for the race to begin. I tried to show that they were either nervous or anxious by adding drops of sweat, a breath to show that they were exhaling uneasily, and lines to show that their leg is shaking. One example of repetition is when I copied the sweat in order to show that the runner was nervous. I made the runner a heart, in order to emphasize the fact that your heart usually races when you're anticipating something. My final design resembles my second sketch because of the basic idea of the sketch.

StillPHOTO

Day Three

Day One

Day Two

Last Day

 In this project, we had to take a picture of a setting and place an object that we created into the photo. The requirements for this project were that we had to make only one object (multiple copies are allowed), the object had to look as realistic as possible, it had to be done in Adobe Illustrator, and the object had to be something not normally found in that setting. For my project, I chose to put books inside a refrigerator. In my project, I used texture in order to make the books look more realistic, and gradation on the books to create a realistic setting, in terms of lighting. I would say that my project does not accurately depict my second sketch, because I realized after creating my sketch that we were only able to make one object.

Tessellation Project

Last Day

Day One

Day Two

We were required to create our very own tessellation in Adobe Illustrator, using the same technique and tools as the color wheel project. My final product is a "snowflake" shape tessellation, with various colors and lines which almost resemble webs. I chose blue and orange as my main colors because i like both colors, and they compliment each other. I used repetition when I copied the lines and eventually the whole triangular design multiple times to fill in the shape of the "snowflake". I would say that my final product accurately resembles my second sketch.

Color Wheel

Color Wheel

We had one day to complete this assignment. In this assignment, we were required to create a color wheel using the live paint bucket tool in Adobe Illustrator. I used color to fill in the color wheel, and repetition when I copied the lines in the larger circle and and triangle. Fortunately, we were not required to make a sketch for this project.

My Logo

Day One

Last Day

Day Two

We were expected to produce a logo in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, in order to watermark our future projects. My final product is basically a circle with my initials and blogger site. In my logo, I included a few things that I enjoy doing. I used color to add contrast and to create balance. The shape of my final design does accurately depict my sketch, but as far as the details (my hobbies: trumpet, music, etc) were not included in my sketch. 

TypoSCENE

Day One

Day Three

Day Two

Last Day

In this assignment, we were required to create a scene for our previous project, TypoObject, using the envelope distort tool in Adobe Illustrator. Colors were a requirement, so I recolored the house and doghouse, and added a lawn, mailbox, driveway, and tree. In order to create the lawn, I used repetition when I made numerous copies of a patch of "grass" that I created. My final product, as you can see, is my recolored house and doghouse, with a driveway, sun, lawn, mailbox, fence, and tree. I would say that my final product does not accurately represent my sketch, because I didn't add a second house, instead, I added a tree.

Apocalyptic Photomerge

Day Three

Day One

Day Two

Day Four

Last Day

We had the privilege of choosing what we wanted to create for this assignment. I chose to do a photo-merging project. I used an 8.5x11 document in Adobe Photoshop. My final product is basically a city in an apocalyptic state, however, there is a hand holding a "special" pair of glasses that show what the city would look like if there wasn't an apocalypse, or if a certain destroyed object was restored. I used both color and contrast to show what areas were in an apocalyptic state, and which appeared "restored" from the glasses. I would say that my final product does not accurately represent my sketch because there were many details that I added in my final product that I didn't initially include in my sketch.

ZOMBIFY

Day Two

Original

Day One

Last Day

We were expected to "zombify" an image of our self using Adobe Photoshop. We basically had to find parts from various images over the internet and color burn them to our photos so that they fit. My final product is me with one eye, staring at the monitor. There are bloodstains on the wall behind me, including a bloody hand print, and my throat and mouth are clearly exposed. One element of art that I used was definitely color, when I was deciding on which layer style to chose, I took into consideration how dark that layer style would make that particular part of the image. One example of how I used contrast can be seen on the walls in the background. Because the bloody hand print and "help me" image were dark red, I chose to put both images on the lightest part of the wall so that it can easily be seen. Fortunately, we were not required to make a sketch for this project.

TypoObject

TypoObject House - Day Three

TypoObject House - Day One

TypoObject House - Day Two

TypoObject House - Day Four

TypoObject House - Last Day

In this assignment, we were required to create a 3-D object using typography. We had to create it in Adobe Illustrator in an 8.5x11 document and could only use black and white, and change the opacity. My final product is a 3-Dimensional house, bushes, and a doghouse. To basically add contrast, I changed the opacity of many elements of the house such as the house itself, the door, and even the shadows on the side of the house and the doghouse. Because I changed the opacity, it actually created a grayish color. There was also a high amount of repetition of words to create certain shapes. Although I removed some elements of my house and added details (such as the shadows, a different type of bush, and a doghouse) I would say that my house does accurately depict my sketch because both houses are facing the same way, and both look somewhat similar to each other.

Typeface ART

*No progress was saved on Day Two, due to issues with my flash drive.

Typeface ART - Day One

Typeface ART - Day Three

Typeface ART - Day Four (Last)

We were expected to produce an 8.5x11 typeface in Adobe Illustrator. We had to create an object or animal using only type, and consisting of only the letters in that object or animal. As you can see, I chose to do a monitor. My final product was a red monitor with the desktop showing. The desktop consists of the Windows symbol, a task bar, a cursor, the start menu button, and the icon for a recycling bin. To create the shape of the monitor, I used repetition to make copies of the letters, and I used colors to add contrast to the image. I would say that the outline of my monitor accurately represents my sketch, but as far as the detail (recycling bin icon, start button, volume button, task bar, etc.) was not included in my sketch.

Typeface Project

Cool Colors: from Middle name, April.

Monochromatic: from First name, Kitiya.

Freestyle: from Last name, Kitburi.

 We were expected to produce three 8.5x11 typefaces in adobe photoshop. To me, this project was somewhat difficult because I don't like working in typography and I felt that my sketches needed a little work. For my final product, I produced a Monochromatic typeface consisting of my first name, a cool-color typeface with my middle name, and a freestyle typeface consisting of my last name. For my monochromatic, I used the different hues of orange and threw in some brown to try and add contrast. In my cool colored document, I chose my middle name because I associated "April" with Spring, which is usually a cool and calm season. I also chose that particular font because it looked like the letters were blowing in the wind. For my freestyle, I attempted to make a tree out of my last name. I would say that two out three of my projects resemble my sketches accurately; My freestyle project didn't turn out well when i tried to recreate it, so I ended up experimenting and, in the end, created a tree.