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Friday, December 13, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Summary of Green Team
The Green Team (a.k.a the Environmental Club) is a club that promotes the school to go green (by recycling paper, bottles, and lunch trays) with handmade posters that are put up near trash bins. However, the Green Team does not only focus on the school. There are many other fun things that the team also does. During the cold weather season, the team would come up with different projects to work on indoor to promote the school to go green or fund-raise money to help the school or raise awareness of certain environmental issues (happening globally or domestically). During the warmer season, the team would get ready to start farming and planting on the small plot of land that the team had at the Battery Urban Farm; the team members get to grow and harvest their own vegetables.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Finding Typefaces...
Decorative: the typeface is used on a pencil holder
The typeface is not really appropriate for the object because pencil holder and reading don't relate to each other and also the design of the word "cool" has nothing to do with the feeling of being cool.
Modern: the typeface is used for the title of a chapter in a book
The typeface is appropriate in this case because the typeface give the title a sense of fanciness and elegance which in some way matches the beautiful design above the title.
Oldstyle: the typeface is used for the text of a book
The typeface is appropriate here because most books, since very long ago, have used oldstyle for the text, and so that means that many people are used to reading book with such typeface. Plus this typeface is easier to read when it comes to books.
Slab Serif: the typeface is used for the men restroom sign in this sign
The typeface is appropriate for its purpose because the typeface allows the restroom sign to stand out in a somewhat fancy way among the signs that mostly use sans serif typefaces.
Sans Serif: the typeface is used for the sign on the subway platform
The typeface is appropriate for its purpose because sans serif seems to be the most commonly-used category of typefaces for signs in this contemporary world and so using this kind of typeface in a public area allows people to easily be able to read/recognize the words (especially due to the bold-looking letter in the typeface).
Script: the typeface is used for the name of a beauty salon
The typeface is appropriate for its purpose because people go to a beauty salon to become pretty and script gives people a sense of elegance which is normally associated with beauty.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Letter to Symbol Reflection
While using Gimp, what was most frustrating aspect of the program and/or project?
While using Gimp, the most frustrating aspect of the program was that I had to constantly remember to click on the layer that I wanted to make edits on. Usually, I remembered to click off all the eyes on the other layers except for the layer that I wanted to view, but I kept on forgetting to click on the layer I wanted to work on. I would get so angry and confused, not knowing why I couldn't make the changes. Then I would try out different things . At some point, I just realized that I selected another layer and became mad at myself for being so dumb. This had happened quite a few times, but now I learned my lesson and hopefully would not make the same mistake again as the year went on.
After completing the project, which Gimp tools do you feel most confident in using? Explain why.
After completing the project, the Gimp tools that I feel the most confident in using are the pencil tool, eraser tool and the path tool. These three tools are the main tools that I have used to create the images in each layer. Throughout the project, I use the pencil tool and eraser tool to draw and change each layer. I actually play with some of the features of the pencil/eraser tool such as the angle and size of the tool to fix up the edges of the lines a bit. After you introduce the path tool, I start using the path tool whenever I have to make a curve. The path tool makes each line more smoother than the result one will get if lines are drawn by hands. After using these tools so much, I become confident in using them.
Which Gimp Tool do you wish you were better at using? Explain why.
I wish I were better at using the other tools that I haven't use in this project. I don't have a single tool that I wish I were better at using because I have been mostly using the three tools that are mentioned about and so I didn't have a chance to explore the other tools. So I wish I could be able to be familiarized with the other tools first and understand which tool(s) is/are my weakness(es).
What would you like to create with Gimp next?
I want to create a collage of pictures and photos because I want to learn how to edit pictures on this photo-editing software. I also want to create an animation that tells a story, not a GIF.
While using Gimp, the most frustrating aspect of the program was that I had to constantly remember to click on the layer that I wanted to make edits on. Usually, I remembered to click off all the eyes on the other layers except for the layer that I wanted to view, but I kept on forgetting to click on the layer I wanted to work on. I would get so angry and confused, not knowing why I couldn't make the changes. Then I would try out different things . At some point, I just realized that I selected another layer and became mad at myself for being so dumb. This had happened quite a few times, but now I learned my lesson and hopefully would not make the same mistake again as the year went on.
After completing the project, which Gimp tools do you feel most confident in using? Explain why.
After completing the project, the Gimp tools that I feel the most confident in using are the pencil tool, eraser tool and the path tool. These three tools are the main tools that I have used to create the images in each layer. Throughout the project, I use the pencil tool and eraser tool to draw and change each layer. I actually play with some of the features of the pencil/eraser tool such as the angle and size of the tool to fix up the edges of the lines a bit. After you introduce the path tool, I start using the path tool whenever I have to make a curve. The path tool makes each line more smoother than the result one will get if lines are drawn by hands. After using these tools so much, I become confident in using them.
Which Gimp Tool do you wish you were better at using? Explain why.
I wish I were better at using the other tools that I haven't use in this project. I don't have a single tool that I wish I were better at using because I have been mostly using the three tools that are mentioned about and so I didn't have a chance to explore the other tools. So I wish I could be able to be familiarized with the other tools first and understand which tool(s) is/are my weakness(es).
What would you like to create with Gimp next?
I want to create a collage of pictures and photos because I want to learn how to edit pictures on this photo-editing software. I also want to create an animation that tells a story, not a GIF.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Reflection for Name Design
1. Describe the process when creating your name design project. How was the process helpful or not so helpful for you?
When I was working on the four initial drafts, ideas keep on coming into my mind, but those are not exactly what I had in mind. I wanted a design that integrate both parts of my name, the Qing and Ling parts. The circle design came close to what I wanted with the my name fitting into one circle to show unity. As I worked on the two full page drafts, I tried a different way of expressing my name within the circle, which was writing the Qing part right-side up and the Ling part upside down. This design didn't turn out to be very good because many people had trouble understanding the design. It was around this time that I came up with the design that I used for my final work. I came up with the design during a college seminar. I was bored at the meeting, and so I started doodling on the notebook, playing with different fonts and sizes for the letters of my name. When I enlarged the design onto a full page paper, the design looks simply and plain. I tried many out different types of flower design to fill up the negative space, but those floral design just looked so random. Then Carmen suggested me to put a flower vine around the Q to make it stood out. I thought it was a great idea and added on because flower vine is one of the many things that I like. I also added a simple flower vine border around the final draft to frame my name. I did try out different colors but I chose green at the end because my favorite color was green. The process was helpful for me because it allowed me to visually look at the different ideas that I had for the project and chose the best one that fitted the concept that I wanted to show.
2. How does your name design represent you? What components did you use to visually tell the viewer about yourself? (composition, font style, images symbols, colors, etc.)
The name design shows that I am one whole person even if I have two similar words in my name. I combine the two words together because they are very similar due to the fact that they are different by one letter. By using the different size and font style, I highlight the two letters (Q & L) that differentiate the words of my name. Since both words end in "ing," I only write "ing" one time especially since I have combined the Q & L together. The floral design shows that I like flowers and that my favorite color is green. I actually like garden with archway that has flower vines growing on it, and the flower vine on the Q expresses my fondness for the type of garden with flower-vine archways. (I want to draw roses instead of simple flowers, but the roses that I draw don't look as elegant and pretty as roses should be and so I stick to the simple flower drawing that I know how to draw.)
3. How did you create a focal point or emphasis your design?
I created the focal point of my design by writing the letters Q and L bigger than the other letters of my name. Instead of showing the Q and L as two separate letters, I combined them together to represent me as one person who had a name with two words that ended the same letters ("ing"). I put flower vine on the Q to differentiate the Q from the L. In a way, the initials of my first name was the emphasis of my design.
4. What was the most difficult part of this project for you? Why?
The most difficult part of this project for me was to pick a design that best represented myself because I had different ideas for the name design project and each of design showed a different side of myself. It was hard to choose which side of myself that I wanted others to know about. At the end, I wanted to show how that my name was consisted of two words and that I was not Qing or Ling, but Qing Ling together.
5. Are you satisfied with your project? Explain your answer.
I am satisfied with my project because the design unites both words of my name and integrate them in the way that the two words become one entity. The floral parts make the whole design looks prettier and not so simple. As a whole, the design show my favorite color and the idea I want to express about my name.
6. If you can change anything about your design, what would you change or do differently?
If I can change anything about my design, I would probably want to get rid of the "ing" part and centralize the QL to emphasize my initials more. I also want to make the L stands out more than the Q because that is the only part of my name that is different from my sibling's name.
When I was working on the four initial drafts, ideas keep on coming into my mind, but those are not exactly what I had in mind. I wanted a design that integrate both parts of my name, the Qing and Ling parts. The circle design came close to what I wanted with the my name fitting into one circle to show unity. As I worked on the two full page drafts, I tried a different way of expressing my name within the circle, which was writing the Qing part right-side up and the Ling part upside down. This design didn't turn out to be very good because many people had trouble understanding the design. It was around this time that I came up with the design that I used for my final work. I came up with the design during a college seminar. I was bored at the meeting, and so I started doodling on the notebook, playing with different fonts and sizes for the letters of my name. When I enlarged the design onto a full page paper, the design looks simply and plain. I tried many out different types of flower design to fill up the negative space, but those floral design just looked so random. Then Carmen suggested me to put a flower vine around the Q to make it stood out. I thought it was a great idea and added on because flower vine is one of the many things that I like. I also added a simple flower vine border around the final draft to frame my name. I did try out different colors but I chose green at the end because my favorite color was green. The process was helpful for me because it allowed me to visually look at the different ideas that I had for the project and chose the best one that fitted the concept that I wanted to show.
2. How does your name design represent you? What components did you use to visually tell the viewer about yourself? (composition, font style, images symbols, colors, etc.)
The name design shows that I am one whole person even if I have two similar words in my name. I combine the two words together because they are very similar due to the fact that they are different by one letter. By using the different size and font style, I highlight the two letters (Q & L) that differentiate the words of my name. Since both words end in "ing," I only write "ing" one time especially since I have combined the Q & L together. The floral design shows that I like flowers and that my favorite color is green. I actually like garden with archway that has flower vines growing on it, and the flower vine on the Q expresses my fondness for the type of garden with flower-vine archways. (I want to draw roses instead of simple flowers, but the roses that I draw don't look as elegant and pretty as roses should be and so I stick to the simple flower drawing that I know how to draw.)
3. How did you create a focal point or emphasis your design?
I created the focal point of my design by writing the letters Q and L bigger than the other letters of my name. Instead of showing the Q and L as two separate letters, I combined them together to represent me as one person who had a name with two words that ended the same letters ("ing"). I put flower vine on the Q to differentiate the Q from the L. In a way, the initials of my first name was the emphasis of my design.
4. What was the most difficult part of this project for you? Why?
The most difficult part of this project for me was to pick a design that best represented myself because I had different ideas for the name design project and each of design showed a different side of myself. It was hard to choose which side of myself that I wanted others to know about. At the end, I wanted to show how that my name was consisted of two words and that I was not Qing or Ling, but Qing Ling together.
5. Are you satisfied with your project? Explain your answer.
I am satisfied with my project because the design unites both words of my name and integrate them in the way that the two words become one entity. The floral parts make the whole design looks prettier and not so simple. As a whole, the design show my favorite color and the idea I want to express about my name.
6. If you can change anything about your design, what would you change or do differently?
If I can change anything about my design, I would probably want to get rid of the "ing" part and centralize the QL to emphasize my initials more. I also want to make the L stands out more than the Q because that is the only part of my name that is different from my sibling's name.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
First Entry
What is your experience with Graphic Design?
I don't have any experience with graphic design.
Why is graphic design valuable to learn?
Graphic design is valuable to learn because graphic design is another form of media that can be used to express myself or my ideas. The skills I learned in graphic design class may be useful for me in the future, if I decide to go into the architectural field (like editing perspective drawings of the architectures and etc.).
What is your favorite font type? Post an image or an example.
I like many different font type, but I currently like Crafty Girl.
What are your expectations for this course this year?
I expect to learn different skills of graphic design, such as how to use certain editing softwares. I also expect to have many fun times designing different things.
I don't have any experience with graphic design.
Why is graphic design valuable to learn?
Graphic design is valuable to learn because graphic design is another form of media that can be used to express myself or my ideas. The skills I learned in graphic design class may be useful for me in the future, if I decide to go into the architectural field (like editing perspective drawings of the architectures and etc.).
What is your favorite font type? Post an image or an example.
I like many different font type, but I currently like Crafty Girl.
What are your expectations for this course this year?
I expect to learn different skills of graphic design, such as how to use certain editing softwares. I also expect to have many fun times designing different things.
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