Archive for August, 2009
PET PORTRAITS COMPLETED!
Here they are! This is taken in poopy indoor lighting, I will update tomorrow with outside photo shoot! I’m so happy, they turned out great!
been a rough week
Posted by admin in Art Institute Online - Graphic Design, graphic symbolism on August 24th, 2009
Assignment 3: Exploring Subjective and Objective Associations
By Monday, August 24, 2009, using only your memory for reference, spend no more than 10-15 seconds drawing each of the objects listed below. All objects must first be drawn in either black pen or pencil. Once you are finished drawing all of the listed items, quickly go back and assign each object an appropriate color(s).
Assignment 4: Driving Emotional Responses
By Monday, August 24, 2009, create an abstract visual language using the emotive and communicative behavior of lines, shapes, patterns and colors that effectively conveys the following:
| Sight | Earth | Happiness |
| Sound | Fire | Anger |
| Smell | Water | Sadness |
| Taste | Air | Fear |
| Touch | Love |
was it really a day off today?
Posted by admin in Basic notes, News on August 20th, 2009
So, we were supposed to close on the house today. At least, that was the original plan. I knew it was going to get pushed back, but it still makes me cranky nonethless. I worked a LOT so I could have today off, and I have this weekend off to move in. Except, I don’t have a house to move into yet. I can’t help but to be extremely excited though. I still can’t believe I will be a gen-ui-ne bon-a-fide homeowner!
Started the newest class today for AIO. It’s graphic symbolism. OOOOOOOO, mysterious! I’m pretty stoked because I’m always suprised by what my prethought of a term is to what is actually involved. For example, typography=some font and stuff. I ended up learning SO MUCH! Now I can’t even look at the back of a semi truck without deciphering the type and placement of all the text. It’s very hard thinking like this, and it makes my driving less than stellar. lol.
Anywho, here’s crossing my fingers to getting into the house early next week! X
My first assignment for this new class was to pick a mythological symbol that describes a personality trait. I picked cupid’s bow.
final assignment for typography
Posted by admin in Art Institute Online - Graphic Design, typography on August 18th, 2009
Had to create a cube.
So I made TWO CUBES!
an article on alphasignal, parasignal, and infrasignal
Posted by admin in Art Institute Online - Graphic Design, Basic notes, typography on August 13th, 2009
http://visualstudies.buffalo.edu/resources/classnotes/art319/exercises/parasignal/Dunn_article/Alphasignal%20Parasignal%20Infrasignal.pdf
Amazing article!
wk5as3 final draft phrase with parasignals
Posted by admin in Art Institute Online - Graphic Design, typography on August 13th, 2009
Assignment 3: Project 4: Personality – Final Version
Revisions and Your Final Version
Review your work to make sure it is clear and free of any interference. Again, remember to double check for mistakes before submission. The version you submit will be treated as if it were an approved proof version.
The professor brought up the fact that my first draft was very happy and didn’t really convery the reason for the phrase, “pushing up daisies.” I couldn’t agree more! I love it when people tell me things in such a nice way that I learn but don’t feel stupid. Haha! I guess that’s why I love being in school, I’m always learning to think in different ways.
Here’s the final draft. I tried to make it more morbid. I’ve been learning a lot in illustrator just from messing around on these assignment, and my wonderful husband has saved me hours of researching how to do things. I don’t know why he doesn’t do this stuff, he’s so good at it. I guess that’s why we are a good team.
photo manipulation
Posted by admin in Photo Manipulation on August 13th, 2009
I was going to add poppies as well, but I kind of like it as is.
wk5as2 phrase with parasignals
Posted by admin in Art Institute Online - Graphic Design, typography on August 11th, 2009
I didn’t like any of the concepts I had created in the thumbnails, so I went a different direction. I limited the graphics and tried to use the font manipulation and colors more to create the parasignals.
