Ecommunication brochure

Our final project was to create a brochure for the E-communication brochure that would be handed out to incoming freshman.  The purpose of the brochure would be to inform and market the E communication program.  Since this program is  well-known around johnson county, i thought it would be suitable to put images that represent each program.
animation: i put  a series of circles that appear to be creating the motion of a bouncing ball.
Broadcasting: HDTV cameras seems suitable for the broadcasting strand of eComm
Web design: that image was simple-- a computer
Graphic design: this one was difficult to define.  You could put a paint brush, but that also represents all artists.  I decided to put the pen tool as the image since it was directly related to the programs that Graphic Designers use.
Video: i put a 60D camera for their image since that is what a lot of the video students use.  that's what my sister bought during her senior and she was in that class, so i thought it would be suitable.

Its not very creative but i think it accuratly represents this program.

personal logo

My logo design didn't come easily.  It was a struggle to design something that truly represented me.  In order to do that you need to know yourself.  This required a lot of soul searching.  Since i still haven't found out the type of person i am and who i am to become, this logo almost felt impossible to complete.  
I went through many ideas and many designs... but they were awful.  Just so terrible.  Honestly, a third grade student could've done better than me.  i just had no creative juices flowing.  it was just bad.

like i said... i went through many ideas... my artboard shows the diversity of my ideas..

my final design was...

i didn't get to this design until i saw this work of art by a specific artist.  This artist didn't list their name. but i love their work.  it was mainly things in nature that had bright colors and were layered.  

this led to my inspiration of sunsets.  I've always loved to sit out and watch sunsets and sunrises.  If i couldn't design something that represented me as a person (since i haven't found myself quite yet), then i decided to design something that showed what i liked.

p.s. my extra credit

eMagine

eMagine took place on the fifth of this month.  Being a mandatory event, i decided to go, especially since i was told that i was in the 'top 5'.  Unfortunately,  there was a mix up and i was actually top 6 or 7. Which was kind of upsetting, because for a second i was slightly hopeful.  But i guess its cool since my typography was still shown at eMagine.  It was pretty well put together and kinda enjoyable.
I'm glad that some of my friends had won in some categories.  I think Mallory got 1st place and Erin had got 2nd place.
i didn't like that it was mandatory to dress up.
but the brownies at the end of the event were very delicious.

But the overall idea of emagine is that the very best, brightest and hard-working students get to shine.  If you put the work in, it'll be very much rewarding.  That's a great reason to have an event like that.  It gives students something to focus on and work towards, which is pretty great.


Here's a picture of my friend that won. Im really proud. :')

Google logo

   Google's logo is as recognizable as Nike's swoosh or Disney's castle. It is said that Ruth Kedar, the graphic designer who developed and designed the logo which is instantly recognizable. The logo is incorporated with primary colors and the Catull typeface that define the Google brand. 
   Kedar met Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page through a mutual friend nine years ago at Stanford University, where she was an assistant professor. Because they were having trouble coming up with ideals at first, Page and Brin asked Kedar to come up with some prototypes. 

This is the development of the logo, from beginning to end:

As you can see, Google had wanted primary colors incorporated into the logo from the start.  

Each logo is similar but vary a many aspects.  

        The only main difference from the final to all would be that Google had put a secondary color on the L, showing us that google never plays by the rules.;)

Movie Poster

For this week's project, we decided to focus on designing a movie poster.  The movies that we can pick have to be made before 1970.  I struggled with this at first because it was hard for me to make a movie poster into a contemporary version.  We choose to view Saul Bass's designs of movie posters to base our inspiration. it was difficult to decide what was the most important factors of the movie.  After many failed attempts, i decided that Scarlett and  Rhett has to be the main center pieces of the design.  I put Rhett in all black because he was considered a scary figure to most people and that he's a mystery.  No one really knew a lot about him, just rumors.  As for scarlet, i put her in the green dress that her mami made her at the families lowest point so that they can get money.  it's also considered the turning point of the movie.  The dress is green because Scarlet is a envious person that always pursues money.  The background is red because the setting of the movie is during the Civil War, which is bloody and destroys many people's lives.

Things I Value Reveal My Personal Story

My top ten:
1. Jesus
2. Family
3. Church Family
4. Miles
5. Netflix
6. iPhone 5s
7. Contacts
8. Chinese food
9. Forever 21
10. Wifi

I don't value a lot of things, but what i do value is at the top of my list.  The rest is just filler.
For my family, religion and faith is a being deal.  For the most part, our life revolves our church activities and spiritual beliefs.
Family is important.  You only get one and they are the only people that truly know how you act and feel.  I feel like they're essential to a child's development and growth.
I also value my amazing boyfriend, Miles.  The most valuable things in my life are my beliefs and the people that matter the most to me.  Materials aren't necessary for me to be happy, but they do make life sweeter.:)

My Field trip

We went on a class field trip to Kansas city.  On our way to the first substantial stop, we went to mcdonalds to fuel up.  after that we drove to the first museum where we took a class photo.  We waited for the museum to open.  i really liked the first museum but i expected more.  I liked the freedom that we had to roam.  some of the work in there were really interesting. especially the one that hangs from the ceiling in front of the entrance.  it was dark, mysterious, and very abstract. i loved it.  after that we went KCAI.  I liked how we had a personal tour.  Our tour guide was really descriptive and gave us a lot of great information.  The animation studio was really cool and had some new things that i've never seen before.  after that we went to the nelson Atkins museum and ate lunch.  the view and detail was amazing.  i especially liked the fountain.
Our last stop was to Miles Niedinger's museum with all his art work.  with was really interesting.  My favorite piece was the picture displayed below.  It was different and beautifully made.