Literal
(a) "I, William Lam, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
(b) I executed various tutorials from Adobe for Photoshop in order to better familiarize myself more with the tools that graphic designers utilize.
Interpretive
It is significant for me to learn the program because it is what is used in order to execute the designer's idea and make them a reality. Without proper knowledge of the program, what might've been a potentially grandiose idea, would end up with the final product not doing it justice. I practiced the following tutorials, all of which vary in difficulty and completion time within the time frame indicated on this calendar here.
Vector masking and background removal - 2 hours/3 days (overall 6 hours)
Radial zoom enhanced eyes effect - 1 hour
How to blend textures with photos in Photoshop - 1 hour
Graffiti - 1 hours/3 days (overall 3 hours)
Silhouette and gradients - 1 hour/4 days (overall 4 hours... it was fun)
Photoshop type: creating warped text - 1 hour
Old school 3-D effect - 1 hour
Photo inside text - 1 hour/3 days (overall 3 hours... needed it for yearbook)
Vignetting - 1 hour
Selective coloring effect - 1 hour/2 days (overall 2 hours)
Alien - 2 hours
Skii masking - 1 hour/4 days (overall 4 hours)
Human puppet - 1 hour/2 days (overall 2 hours)
Ripped paper collage effect - 1 hour
Fake real blood - 1 hour
Urban jungle - 1 hour
Total: about 34 hours
I have uploaded some the work after the jump. (the "read more." I only uploaded some because a few had difficulty compressing. I'm resolving this once I get some free time.)
Applied
This helped me answer my EQ because it helped me explore the possibility that the answer may like in something more literal (the execution) rather than the conceptualization or other concepts and techniques.
Grading Criteria
· Log (calendar or list)
· Evidence of 30 hours of work
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Helping 2013
Who did you interview?: Jalyssa D.
What was the day and time?: April 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Q: What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
J: I only have one idea and it's dance because I'm in dance and it's something I love and I would rather do something I enjoy rather than something I don't care about for the whole year.
W: So you're not the only junior in dance, correct?
J: Yeah
W: Okay, the advice I have for you is that since no one can have the same topic, and someone most likely will want to do dance too, you should be specific on what kind of dance or what aspect of dance you want to do. Like, do you want to do Tahiti or flags or hip-hop, or...
J: Yeah hip-hop dance!
W: Good good. Cos it also helps with your research if it is more specific because then it narrows it down rather than being like, "Oh my God where do I start?" You know?
Q: What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning which is due prior to the start of senior year?
J: Well I've been trying to take a class, but do you have to take a class or do you have to teach a class?
W: I think you have to teach a class or work with the instructor. Maybe taking a class is for you independent component? I'm not too sure. You should probably ask either Erika in ASB or Ashley, who you already know, about it because their topics were dance related as well and I'm not too sure about the details about it. I just know that Ashley worked at this one dance studio in, I think, Walnut. Anyways, do you have a contact already?
J: Yeah, I was planning on going to Nicole [Diaz] who also is in dance and it's a studio in La Puente I think.
W: Okay well just get that solidified. You seem to be good on this. Just be careful not to lag because a lot of our class got killed with their lack of service learning so it's good you have a connection already. Just follow through with it.
Q: What do you hope to see of expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
J: Well I've already been to one but I'm not really sure. Like do you mean up there? Or in the classrooms?
W: Oh, you mean you've been to the product presentations? That's a different component of the senior project. The two hour presentations are us in all the junior and senior classrooms during the last two weeks of May and each senior gets two hours to present what they've been working on all year.
J: Oh okay, well I'm not too sure on what to expect.
W: Okay... Well my advice for you I guess is to just go in with an open mind and really look at how everything is broken down because a lot of our class, I know, have been telling everyone to transfer out so they don't have to deal with it and they make it seem more scary than it really is and whatever.
J: Yeah I was thinking about transferring out because of that.
W: Yeah, well during the two hour presentations, just kind of look at how everything is broken down into sections because that's basically how the whole year. They give us little bite sized chunks to work on of our project at a time. It's not like they give it to us all at once and it's too much and we all die from it, like how people on Facebook have been doing. It's all done throughout the year and it's manageable pieces, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T SLACK. It's like a snowball effect if you just let it pile on. It definitely catches up to you. So don't worry about it. You'll see during the presentations. And just use the opportunity to calm your nerves about next year rather than to intimidate you.
Q: What questions do you have about senior project?
J: Well I just have one. What about if I'm a leader in dance next year? Would that count as service learning?
W: Well the problem with that is that you can't do service learning with any faculty on campus. Like, even though I'm in yearbook, and I'm an editor, I can't have Strand as my mentor. Mimi, that tall blonde lady you see sometimes in the quad, from Herff Jones, is. She comes here ever other week so that's why I do most of mine on campus. But it can count for your independent component because that's what Ashley did. She worked at a studio but still did dance because she's a leader. If anything, talk to her. What you have going on with Nicole and her studio seems good so just go with that.
J: Okay
W: Is that all or..
J: Uh I think so I don't have anything else to ask.
W: Alright, well my advice for next year is to STAY ON TOP OF YOUR STUFF. You have no idea how important that is. If you let everything pile up, that's when you see people complain on Facebook. Like with research, don't JUST do three a week. If you can, like i did, do like 4, 5, or even 6. Cos at the end, you'll be completely caught up because with research counts, a lot of people fall short because all they do is 3.
J: Is that from the library or the internet or...?
W: It can be from both. Like for me, I have graphic design books and I have articles from online blogs. You'll find out more next year. It's definitely the more simple step of senior project but it makes or breaks it too.
J: Oh and what are the interviews?
W: The interviews... There are 5 of them. The first one you can interview anyone that can help your senior project. So if you did dance, you could interview Ashley, so then you ask like "tell me about my topic" and "where can I find information about it?" basic stuff. The second interview is the same questions but with your service learning mentor. Third and fourth interview are to answer your EQ, 10 and 20 equations. It's actually really helpful. OH this also leads me to my next word of advice. Whenever dealing with other people, ALWAYS GIVE THEM A LOT OF TIME TO REPLY. Like your interviews, give them at least a week to reply and sort out their schedule before they can see you. I did my second one last minute and I had to tun it in late because Mimi was busy and the only day she had open was the day AFTER it was due. Yeah. So any questions? I don't have anything else.
J: No, thanks though!
What was the day and time?: April 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Q: What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
J: I only have one idea and it's dance because I'm in dance and it's something I love and I would rather do something I enjoy rather than something I don't care about for the whole year.
W: So you're not the only junior in dance, correct?
J: Yeah
W: Okay, the advice I have for you is that since no one can have the same topic, and someone most likely will want to do dance too, you should be specific on what kind of dance or what aspect of dance you want to do. Like, do you want to do Tahiti or flags or hip-hop, or...
J: Yeah hip-hop dance!
W: Good good. Cos it also helps with your research if it is more specific because then it narrows it down rather than being like, "Oh my God where do I start?" You know?
Q: What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning which is due prior to the start of senior year?
J: Well I've been trying to take a class, but do you have to take a class or do you have to teach a class?
W: I think you have to teach a class or work with the instructor. Maybe taking a class is for you independent component? I'm not too sure. You should probably ask either Erika in ASB or Ashley, who you already know, about it because their topics were dance related as well and I'm not too sure about the details about it. I just know that Ashley worked at this one dance studio in, I think, Walnut. Anyways, do you have a contact already?
J: Yeah, I was planning on going to Nicole [Diaz] who also is in dance and it's a studio in La Puente I think.
W: Okay well just get that solidified. You seem to be good on this. Just be careful not to lag because a lot of our class got killed with their lack of service learning so it's good you have a connection already. Just follow through with it.
Q: What do you hope to see of expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
J: Well I've already been to one but I'm not really sure. Like do you mean up there? Or in the classrooms?
W: Oh, you mean you've been to the product presentations? That's a different component of the senior project. The two hour presentations are us in all the junior and senior classrooms during the last two weeks of May and each senior gets two hours to present what they've been working on all year.
J: Oh okay, well I'm not too sure on what to expect.
W: Okay... Well my advice for you I guess is to just go in with an open mind and really look at how everything is broken down because a lot of our class, I know, have been telling everyone to transfer out so they don't have to deal with it and they make it seem more scary than it really is and whatever.
J: Yeah I was thinking about transferring out because of that.
W: Yeah, well during the two hour presentations, just kind of look at how everything is broken down into sections because that's basically how the whole year. They give us little bite sized chunks to work on of our project at a time. It's not like they give it to us all at once and it's too much and we all die from it, like how people on Facebook have been doing. It's all done throughout the year and it's manageable pieces, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T SLACK. It's like a snowball effect if you just let it pile on. It definitely catches up to you. So don't worry about it. You'll see during the presentations. And just use the opportunity to calm your nerves about next year rather than to intimidate you.
Q: What questions do you have about senior project?
J: Well I just have one. What about if I'm a leader in dance next year? Would that count as service learning?
W: Well the problem with that is that you can't do service learning with any faculty on campus. Like, even though I'm in yearbook, and I'm an editor, I can't have Strand as my mentor. Mimi, that tall blonde lady you see sometimes in the quad, from Herff Jones, is. She comes here ever other week so that's why I do most of mine on campus. But it can count for your independent component because that's what Ashley did. She worked at a studio but still did dance because she's a leader. If anything, talk to her. What you have going on with Nicole and her studio seems good so just go with that.
J: Okay
W: Is that all or..
J: Uh I think so I don't have anything else to ask.
W: Alright, well my advice for next year is to STAY ON TOP OF YOUR STUFF. You have no idea how important that is. If you let everything pile up, that's when you see people complain on Facebook. Like with research, don't JUST do three a week. If you can, like i did, do like 4, 5, or even 6. Cos at the end, you'll be completely caught up because with research counts, a lot of people fall short because all they do is 3.
J: Is that from the library or the internet or...?
W: It can be from both. Like for me, I have graphic design books and I have articles from online blogs. You'll find out more next year. It's definitely the more simple step of senior project but it makes or breaks it too.
J: Oh and what are the interviews?
W: The interviews... There are 5 of them. The first one you can interview anyone that can help your senior project. So if you did dance, you could interview Ashley, so then you ask like "tell me about my topic" and "where can I find information about it?" basic stuff. The second interview is the same questions but with your service learning mentor. Third and fourth interview are to answer your EQ, 10 and 20 equations. It's actually really helpful. OH this also leads me to my next word of advice. Whenever dealing with other people, ALWAYS GIVE THEM A LOT OF TIME TO REPLY. Like your interviews, give them at least a week to reply and sort out their schedule before they can see you. I did my second one last minute and I had to tun it in late because Mimi was busy and the only day she had open was the day AFTER it was due. Yeah. So any questions? I don't have anything else.
J: No, thanks though!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Answer 3
EQ: What is most important to impact an audience through graphic design?
Answer 3: Work With What (Programs) You've Got
Evidence/Sources: You need to be able to envision you ideas and then be able to execute your ideas (Interview 4: Chris Green). Photoshop can do many things that most people don't know until they actually need it (Photoshop Resource Guide), so it's better to know your program throughly so then you can get a clear understanding of your limitations. The execution aka this step is crucial because it's what the audience is going to see (Graphic Design Project from Start to Finish)
Answer 3: Work With What (Programs) You've Got
Evidence/Sources: You need to be able to envision you ideas and then be able to execute your ideas (Interview 4: Chris Green). Photoshop can do many things that most people don't know until they actually need it (Photoshop Resource Guide), so it's better to know your program throughly so then you can get a clear understanding of your limitations. The execution aka this step is crucial because it's what the audience is going to see (Graphic Design Project from Start to Finish)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)