Before this course, I think I had a strong understanding of type; I was familiar with serifs and sans-serifs, as well as the common uses for each. Compared to my first course in typography, I knew considerably more going into… Continue Reading
For this assignment, we were tasked with the assignment of creating a book that represented the community along East Cesar Chavez in Austin. We spent time in the area prior to creating our books to learn more about the… Continue Reading
Prior to creating the Cesar Chavez Books, we were tasked with the project of creating GIFS to reflect the nature of the neighborhood. I wanted to focus on the overwhelming paranoia that seemed to consume all the residents, so I… Continue Reading
My goal expert hours for the semester were 8 per week. This included 4 hours of class time coupled with four of my own time. Given this goal, I should be around 64 hours by mid-term. Looking back at my… Continue Reading
I am currently taking this course and I will not complete this project until the end of the semester.
This assignment required the use of both Illustrator and AfterEffects to create a weather report. The purpose of the video is to simulate a computer “calling up” a weather report upon being asked to provide weather for 4 different cities… Continue Reading
This was the most exciting part of the completed project – seeing the type we created come to life. We printed them using the vinyl cutter and put them on cardstock paper. I printed my type on a yellowish vinyl… Continue Reading
This project required use of both Illustrator and Premier. We were working a lot with different type treatments, and were told to find a place in Austin and create a 30 second video that worked with our type. I chose… Continue Reading
This assignment was to find a place in Austin and create a set of instructions that inspired a type of feeling (ex. desire, joy, wonder). We were then asked to take these instructions and make package them as a tag… Continue Reading
My target for expert hours was 10 hours per week. As mentioned in my mid term essay, I am a Marketing major Graphic Design minor student who is heavily involved in Student Life on campus. I work both on and… Continue Reading