Halloween Poster

For this project, I used the gradient tool for almost step, which was easy, but I used some parts of it that I never hard before. Secondly, I had a lot of fun with the text and choosing the colors because I love designing things the way I like instead of just being told what to do. Also throughout this project I used art brushes which give lots of the halloween effects.

Halloween Text Effect

This project was a fun one, but definitely one with some hard steps. I liked making the spider webs, because it gave the word "Halloween" it's actual Halloween effect. Also, making spider webs is something we have never done before, so the newness of that step made it even more enjoyable. Another step I enjoyed was adding the different art brush effects to the letters. The red and yellow ones were my favorites because I love the way they contrast with the orange letters.

Text Effect

This project was not my favorite, but definitely not my least favorite either. The easiest part was drawing all the fur. Drawing the fur took forever, but it was not hard at all. However, blendng the gray onto the black did cause me some problems.

Polution Advertisement

For this project, I wanted to keep it simple so the message of water pollution really stood out. I didn't want colors or shapes to distract the audience from the message of this assignment. I used a white background to allow the dirty water drop and the text to show contrast. I also didn't align the text because I wanted the word "dies" to catch the viewers eye and allow them to see how important taking a stand against water pollution is.

Reflection over the first six weeks

 

In the first six weeks, the main focus was just letting us learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator. To do this, we did many projects that were as easy as just using simple shapes to make a basketball player, or as frustrating as using the pen tool for the first time. Learning how to use so many tools was difficult, but also very fun.

                My favorite projects we did during the first six weeks were the basketball player and the lyric typography. I enjoyed the basketball player because it was the first project of the year and the newness of Illustrator was so exciting. Learning how to take simple shapes such as a rectangle or a circle and turn them into something so much more complex was a really cool experience, and to know that I will learn how to do way more complex things makes it even more awesome! I enjoyed the lyric typography project because it was one of the first times we really had the freedom to do a project fully on our own. For the lyric project, we chose the lyrics, fonts, colors, design, and layout we wanted to use, and while it proved difficult to make decisions, it turned out to be a really fun project.

My least favorite projects throughout the first six weeks were by far the dirty water drop and the flower bouquet. I did not enjoy the dirty water drop for many reasons, one being it was right after the basketball player and it was much less interesting to make. Also, the dirty water drop required the pathfinder tool which at the time, was one of the most challenging tools we had ever used, but now since I have practiced much more, it’s not quite as daunting. The flower bouquet was not very much fun either, due to the amount of little steps and new tools used. Out of the many projects we completed throughout the first six weeks, the flower bouquet was definitely the most difficult for me personally.  

Overall, the first six weeks was challenging but a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to see the projects we do later on in the year.

Lyric Typography

As soon as we were assigned this project, this lyric immediately popped into my mind, and I knew I wanted to do something with lightbulbs. I chose to hang the lightbulbs on a string because that way, they serve as a guide, just like the lyric says. I chose to leave the background white so that the yellow lightbulbs really stand out once again, serving as that light that guides you home. I used the pen tool to do almost everything in this project, the strings, the lines on the lightbulb, and the lightbulbs themselves. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/coldplay/yellow.html

Color Theory Worksheet

Please read the materials listed below and answer the following questions:

 

• Color Theory Intro: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/index.php
• Color Wheel: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/color-wheel.php
• Color Combinations: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/color-combos.php
• Tints, Shades & Neutrals: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/tints_shades_neutrals.php
• Emotional Content: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/emotional-content.php
• Color Meaning: http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
• Color Physiology:  http://www.webdesign.org/web-design-basics/color-theory/color-psychology-quick-reference-cards.13826.html

 

 

Please type out answers in complete sentences.  You may paraphrase.  Please do NOT copy and paste definitions. 

 

1. Define hue: distinguishes ne color from another
2. Define value: the relative lightness or darkness of a color
3. Define saturation: also known as chroma, basically brightness
4. How many colors are available on our computers? 12
5. Define secondary color: two primary colors mixed together
6. Define tertiary color: a pimary color plus a neighboring secondary
7. Define complementary colors: two colors which sit opposite of each other on the color wheel
8. What are the primary colors in Photoshop? Red, green, blue
9. What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? Cyan, magenta, yellow
10. Define subtractive color model: if you mix together, you get black
11. Define additive color model: if you mix together you get pure white
12. Is RGB additive or subtractive? additive
13. Is CMYK additive or subtractive? subtractive
14. What is the RGB color model used for? press
15. What is the CMYK color model used for? screen
16. Define analogous colors: colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel
17. Define tint: color in which white has been added to the pure color
18. Define shade: color which black has been added to the pure color
19. Define neutral: combination of complementary colors
20. What can be said in general about warm colors? Stand out more in a design
21. What can be said in general about cool colors? Don’t stand out quite as much as warm colors
22. What color is associated with stability? blue
23. What color symbolizes royalty? purple
24. What is the color of cleanliness? white
25. What color symbolizes freshness? green
26. Which colors are associated with joy? Light red, yellow, orange
27. What color symbolizes passion and danger? red
28. Dark red is associated with: vigor, willpower, rage, anger, leadership, courage, longing, malice, and wrath
29. Reddish-brown is associated with: harvest and fall
30. Dark orange is associated with: deceit and distrust
31. Gold is associated with: illumination, wisdom, and wealth. High quality.
32. Yellow is associated with: joy, happiness, intellect, and energy
33. Dark green is associated with: ambition, greed, and jealousy
34. Olive green is associated with: traditional color of peace
35. Light blue is associated with: health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness
36.  Dark purple is associated with: gloom and sadness, dark feelings
37. Why is the use of color important in graphic Design? The colors you use evoke a certain feeling so it’s important to use the colors that show the feeling you want.

One-word Art

In this design I typed the word wander positioning the "n" offset and then made mulitple copies of the "n" in different sizes. I used the "n" to show that it is wandering around, not sure where to go next. I also put spaces between the letters in the word wander to shpw the seperation between them to also show that they are wandering.

Tpography Quote

 

 

 

This project was a lot of fun because this is one of my favorite quotes. I also enjoyed this project because we were able to be creative and design the quote how we wanted to. 

Flower Bouquet

This project was not too difficult, but it definitely had it's challenging moments. To make this flower bouquet, I started with a normal picture of a flower and shapedit into many flowers and arranged them into a bouquet. I think the most challenging part was making the ribbons looked right since I had never done that before. Overall I'm proud with how my project turned out even though it proved challenging to make.