Shoot, Edit, Print, and Repeat

Greetings!

It seems that I've been working on this photography project for forever! Or maybe it just feels that way because of spring break. Who knows!

Anyways, I thought I'd update you all on how it's going. On Thursday, I presented a larger collage to the class of the idea I have ended up rolling with.

So this collage is a lot different from my last couple of collages, and I had so many different ideas stemming off of it. I almost had too many ideas. There are so many things I can do, and it's hard narrowing it down to just one, simple idea. Margie gave me some good ideas to go off of, and I actually just got done taking pictures yesterday. So I'm going to collage the pictures I have and just see what I come up with. I experimented a lot more when I was taking pictures yesterday so I'm anxious to see how it all turns out!

I will post updates on what I come up with. I promise!
For now, I plan on relaxing after such a hectic week back.
//Happy Saturday//
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Spring Break Happenings

Greetings!


Over spring break I had a few design opportunities! There were small and not a big deal at all, but hey, I'll still take some experience.

A friend of mine texted me and asked me to design wedding shower invitations for her. She told me to make them teal and gray with a chevron pattern so here's the two designs I came up with:

She ended up choosing the first option. I like both of the designs, but the second was my favorite. I was surprised she picked the first design.

My mom works in the lab at the hospital, and she's in charge of what they call "lab week." It's basically a spirit week for the lab workers where they get food and games all week. SIGN ME UP THAT SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN. Is there such thing as graphic design week in the real world? Where I get cookies and play games? I'M SO IN. Anyways, my mom wanted me to design a card to put in some goody bags she is making. She told me to make the background blue and to have stars somewhere on the card.

If I was to design the card however I wanted, I would have done things a bit differently, but this is what my mom wanted. So if she's happy with it, then I am too.

Lately, I've been having many small graphic opportunities here and there, and I cannot be more thankful for that. Networking is key. I have definitely learned that already. I plan on posting all of these small projects so you can see everything I am working on at the moment.

Happy Wednesday!
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"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."

Spring Fever

Hello again, my friends!

I have returned from spring break with lots of sleep. Seriously. I slept until noon everyday over break, and it was BEAUTIFUL. That should be enough sleep for the rest of the semester, right?

Getting back into the swing of school/homework is never fun, but I'm really enjoying this project so it hasn't been too painful. For class today we presented two collages with 15-20 images. Here are mine:

This is the idea of capturing the landscape of campus from
my dorm window. My concept statement altered a little bit
for this one. I decided that instead of collaging pictures of
different types of day, I would collage pictures from two
different floors. So on the left side are pictures from the 5th
floor, and on the right are pictures from the 10th floor.
Unfortunately, the is was snowing on the day I took pictures
(REALLY KANSAS?), so it didn't turn out how I imagined it
would at all. 

And here is the idea of showing change in time through
clothing. Aleah, my model, is wearing summer clothes and
winter clothes. I like this idea the most, but I know that it
needs more. Hopefully, after I add a few things it will
look a lot cooler!

Overall, this project has been enjoyable. I'm even borrowing a high-tech, neato camera from a friend. So when I'm taking pictures I look super professional NO BIG DEAL.
I will keep you all updated, don't you worry.

Until next time (don't miss me too much, I know you always do)!
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Just Another Reflection

Greetings, my friends!

Here is a reflection over an assigned reading (I know you're soooo excited to read it):

Sontag captures the beauty in photography throughout the reading. She talks about photography’s importance throughout history as well as its importance in today’s world. Sontag states that photography is an object, something that you can hold and keep. It is one of the most mysterious of objects. Photographs carry the past, and the truth. Photographs are evidence of real life experiences. They have an innocent, yet accurate, outlook on reality. If there is a photograph, a situation becomes believable. Photographs capture experiences, and that is quite valuable. Photographers experience a sense of power because they hold the opportunity, literally in their hands, to capture memorable events. Photographs are quite fragile because they can be easily torn or worn away after so many years. Due to this, many times people will but photographs in book. This is, in a sense, a picture of a picture. This is done because people realize the value in photographs, and putting pictures in a book is a safe way to keep the original photograph in good condition.

What I plan on taking away from this reading is the realization that photography is power. Photography is a beautiful thing has been very important throughout history for several different reasons. What stood out most to me from this reading was the idea that photography captures experiences. As the photographer, I will have all the power in my hands to capture human experiences throughout the course of this project. Photographs are special, sacred things. They’re fragile and hold memories. As I continue working on this project and taking photographs, I will keep this reading in mind as an inspiration.

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Onto Project #3

Hola!

I can't believe it is already Mid-March. How is the semester halfway over? That's so crazy. It feels like I just got back from winter break!

Aside from that, project #3 is officially in the works. For this project, I will be creating a photo collage/montage. I have to document a person or place over an extended period of time and space. Sounds pretty interesting, right? It seems like it'll be a fun project.

Over the weekend we were told to find choose 4 subjects to photograph. It can be a person, object or place. Here are my ideas:

This is the view of campus from my dorm window. In a 

collage, I would love to mix pictures of this setting at 

different times during the day. A few pictures in the morning,

and a few in the evening. 

I would love to do the same thing in this setting as well.
The view of Potter's lake is so different depending on the
time of day.

 




This isn't my favorite idea, but it's an idea! I would like to photograph the progression of students on campus from Monday morning to Monday evening. Morning being the picture on the left and evening being the picture on the right.

 

I would love to capture to progression of summer clothing (left) to winter clothing (right). Capturing two different seasons in one collage through clothing.

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Boxin' it Up

Greetings!

I have officially finished my second project! My box is FINISHED. I can't say that enough. It's DONE. FINISHED. COMPLETED. Feels nice to get that out there! This project seemed to drag on for me. I just wanted to get it done.

Anywaysssssss, I feel fairly good about my box. It came out a lot nicer than I thought it would. It's nowhere near perfect, but it's definitely an accomplishment since I've never done anything like this before. If I could go back and do it again, I have a feeling I would be much more confident and sure of what I'm doing. It was a good experience!

I know y'all are like "WHERE ARE THE PICTURES? YOU SAID YOU'D UPLOAD PICTURES. CAN I SEE IT?" Your wish is my command because.......................

BAM

Had to include that last pic because I spent some quality time with that box. We're basically BFF's. Aren't we the cutest best friends you've ever seen? I decided I would name her Vivienne. She just looks like a Vivienne, ya know? LOLOL OF COURSE SHE DOES!

Overall, this project has been such a learning experience. I never thought in a million years that I could do something like this. I stick to computers and technology. I'm not much of a hands-on person.  I pushed through the fear of completely screwing up the entire box, and I ended up with something interesting and unique. If there's one thing that I've learned in BDS, it's that you will go through a few days of frustration in every project you do. What makes you better is when and how you push through those frustrations to create something awesome. Coming across problems is not a bad thing, it's a good thing. You learn from these problems, and in the end, you are a more well-rounded designer.

I hope you all have an exquisite (isn't that the coolest word ever?) weekend!

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"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

Tuesday Evening Inspirations

Oh hey, it's me again. 

In the midst of stressing over this box project (what's new), I've been browsing the internet tonight out of boredom. Lately I've been feeling super uninspired. I'm not sure if  it's this project we're working on or what, but I've just felt like my mind has been dead design-wise. So I decided to take a break from thinking about school and just surf the web for some things I find appealing.

This poster is so fun. What I love 

most about it is the low-opacity 

rectangles. The variety of colors and sizes

give the poster a sense of liveliness

and energy. 

This simplicity in this Table of Contents is absolutely
beautiful. The black against the white, and the small text
beneath the numbers gives this page layout a beautifully
simple feeling. It feels clean and organized. My eye
immediately felt a sense of relief while looking at it.

So this Table of Contents isn't quite as simple.
This a really interesting way to design an index.
I looked at this and instantly felt intrigued by the
varying sizes of numbers on the right side. It is
chaotic, yet eligible. As a designer, that is a
tough combination to master. A chaotic, yet
eligible and appealing design? Please pinch me
if I ever design something similar to this.

I'm turning in my project Thursday. So I will post pictures of the final box very soon.
Until then, here's this for a nice laugh:

LOLOLOL. Good stuff. My fellow graphic designers/typographers will understand this.

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//Happy Tuesday//

Box Progression

Hola!

Welp, it's March. Let me repeat. IT. IS. MARCH. Whhhhhhhaaaatttt happened to January? Did February even happen? Nope. Okay. Moving on.

So I've been working in the wood shop on my box for about a week now. I've been making a lot of progress in a short amount of time. I didn't realize this project would fly by so fast! Here are some pictures of my progression:

Before cutting out the overall shape, I made some relief cuts.

Yay! The overall shape! I was super scared I wouldn't cut it out nicely.

Sawing off the lid...

After sawing off the faces, sides, and top/bottom, I began to glue part of the box together.

While some things were getting glued, I sketched out the silhouette of the pointe shoe ribbon on the front piece.

BAM after using the scroll saw, I sawed out the silhouette! The scroll saw is no fun. I'm not friends with the scroll saw. I tried to be friends with it, and it denied. BUT that's okay because the silhouette turned out to look okay. STILL BITTER TOWARDS THE SCROLL SAW THOUGH. STILL BITTER.

All that I have left is glueing and sanding HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LAWD. Hopefully those two things don't take an extensive amount of time. I'm anxious to get everything done!

Aside from the snow (boo winter you suck), I hope you all have had a fantabulous weekend.
Peace an blessins y'all.

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