Olivia’s Blog

I really enjoyed taking this class. this class wasn't something I had to take but I wanted to learn more about digital design because graphic design is something I am very interested in. this class helped me learn a lot that I hope to use in the future and was really interesting to see how creative everyone is in their own ways. I will continue to take classes like this throughout my time here in UT and hope to enter a profession that has to do with it. 

 I finished my portfolio and I am very proud of it. I like that I was able to figure out my style throughout this class and on other creative style classes I took this semester. I took another class where I had to create a portfolio on a website so it was really nice that I was able to learn how to use different platforms to create different portfolios. 

 I am putting my work together in this class to make a presentation on indesign. I am going to create a cover page and an ending page so that my work looks put together and complete. I want to possibly be able to use this in the future and add to it so I want to create it in a style that is unique to me and what I like to create. I am going to continue to edit and fix my portfolio even after this class for it to look the way I want it to, 

 we are now working on our final portfolio for this class. I am really excited to finally put all of my work together because it was something I have been meaning to do with other things I have done in the past and by doing it for this class I will be able to have a better understanding of how I should be portraying my work for other people and maybe have possible clients later on in the future. 

 I loved looking at everyones final photo collage. it was really interesting to see how peoples digital design styles were actually influenced by their hobbies in real life. there were alot of people sharing their love for skiing throughout the year and it was really cool to see pictures they actually have taken of them skiing and enjoying it. everyone had very cool concepts for what they put together and it was nice to understand everyone a little more through their art. 

 for my final project I used picture I took in Tampa throughout the year and pictures I took over the summer. the pictures I used from the summer were of my friends from home when we were at one of our friends lake houses for the summer. they were from happy memories so I wanted to use them in my final project. I also used pictures I took in both St. Pete and clearwater because those are two of the beaches I love going to here. I also used a picture of me and one of my friends kayaking because it was a fun memory from when she came here to visit. 

 for our final project we need to use images we have taken to create our own. I am going to use pictures that remind me of summer to create a summer looking picture with some out of place concepts. I want the pictures to blend together but not necessarily make sense in where they are. 

 I really enjoyed seeing everyones work on this last project because it was all so different from mine but it was very unique to everyones style. what I did was a little different because I turned a picture into a magazine cover where everyone else used different photos to create a new one. I would've liked to do what everyone else was doing but I liked that I went my own route. 

 for this project I decided I was going to use a picture of me and my friends and put it onto mid-journey and see what it creates. at first I tried to get it to generate an old fashion style image but after a few times I liked the idea of making it become a black and white fancy looking image. after it generated the photo I liked, I brought it over to Adobe Illustrator and made it into a Vogue cover. 

 we are now creating a project where we are supposed to use two platforms we have learned how to use throughout the year and then use adobe in design to create a presentation of what was created. I am not sure what I am going to use for this but I think I want to showcase a vintage style ad in some sort or make a photo now look old fashion.

I think its really fun when I am looking at what other people have done throughout the semester and what they keep producing. everyone seems to have their own style and it is really cool to see how each person uses that style in each piece they create. sometimes I just go back and look through the dropbox just to see what everyone has done. 

 I have been using digital media outside of the classroom, both helping other people with things they cannot do and creating things to post on RedBubble. these projects have helped me figure out what I may want to do later on and helps me learn more and more tools within the platforms I use to create them.

 I really enjoyed creating my logo. it was fun to create something with my own name in it. I decided to use my initials for one logo so that it would be smaller where I can use it as a profile picture or in small areas on a portfolio. I also created one with my whole last name. it was fun to figure out how to use vectors on adobe illustrator. 

 I have worked with other people that I know to help them produce a logo for their own personal benefit or for their company. to create one for myself and something that I can use when creating a portfolio or later on in the future is really interesting and fun to me and I cant wait to see what I will be able to come up with. 

 For this project I decided to base my project on posters that I have seen on Etsy that I have liked. It is a retro style image of an object such as the sun, flowers, coffee, or food with a face. with this idea, I decided to do a spoon and a fork since there were supposed to be two different characters. It was kind of hard for me to figure out how I really wanted to do it, but in the end I was happy with how it came out. 

I have been working on a poster project which I have been having a hard time coming up with what I want to put into it because we need to create two of our own cartoon characters. I enjoy doing art work where we can trace things and insert some of our own ideas but I tend to have a hard time when it comes to fully producing our own work and coming up with something entirely new. 

Throughout my semester I have learned how to use photoshop and Illustrator which are two platforms I actually really wanted to know how to use. there were classes in my high school that people were able to take to learn how to use these and then they would print their projects and it was really cool to see all of the work that was produced. I am happy that I finally got the opportunity to learn something i've been wanting to. 

 I loved looking at everyones work this semester. it made me feel good about myself because I was able to realize that everyone is in the same boat and we are all very new to what is going on. it was fun to see everyone comment on each others work and give positive feedback that then helped them later on. 

 I am really excited to see what is to come with the rest of this semester. I really enjoyed the two apps we have used and am excited to use vector since I have used it before for my own personal use and for my friends. 

 I am so excited to use illustrator more. I enjoyed learning how to use it and it was a lot of fun for me to figure out on my own too. I really liked doing the project of the person because it allowed me to use the shadows and trace them to create an image of a person. it was really cool to see everything all come together,