1st Semester

So far in eComm I have had a lot of fun. Video and graphic design were not how I expected but actually better than I expected. The overall experience with eComm was pleasing and I am definitely staying in the program throughout the years.

Web Design

This project was not as entertaining as the photoshop and illustrator projects. I had fun with changing the colors and design of the web page just through simple text. Although I had a lot of success with this project, I also had some trouble in some cases. If you just follow the directions carefully, then you will do just fine. I bet it is hard for the "pro" web designers to remember everything that has to be done to create a simple word. Overall, web design is a very exciting thing to learn, and I want to learn more in the future.

PS Projects 1-4

 This project was the first project we did. It was the base of all that we did in photoshop. It was a little tough to do because I had never worked with this program before. It was a great starting project though because of the basics that it showed us how to do. Overall, this project was really great for our skills in this class.

 This project was easy at first when I was changing the colors of the wings. Then when I got to the part when you had to change how the wings looked at their ends, it was not cooperating with me at all. The clone stamp tool felt like it wasn't working for me but I was just using it wrong.

 With this project, I was very successful in completing it. The only problem I had was with the color behind the Northwest letters. For some reason, there was a different pattern than what I was looking for. Eventually, I got help from a friend and completed the project.

This was the final photoshop project that we did. I had a hard time with the clone stamp tool once again, and the project did not look natural after I tried to use that tool. This was perhaps the most fun, but complex project we have done in the class. I had a lot of fun using photoshop and illustrator throughout this class.

Logo

I think that my logo is very appealing to look at visually. It is very simple using black, white, and yellow. Black and white are commonly used just to keep the eyes from seeing too much at once. I added yellow to promote happiness and brightness in my logo. A kept the logo in the shape of a circle for a couple of reasons. One reason was because of the simple factor once again and another reason is for the human eyes to remember the logo easier. I used a font commonly used on posters and presentations because I want the letter to stick out.

Cube

Over the time that I have been in eComm I have had quite an entertaining time. I had a lot of fun in video when we got to collaborate with friends and new people we haven't met. It was a great chance to meet new people and to communicate. We haven't had as much time to collaborate in this class but I still have learned a ton of new things. In graphic design we helped each other learn the programs we work in and the tools inside the programs.

Font Type

My font type that I received was dot matrix. The 4 words that describe me are emotional, understated, progressive, and relaxed. I think that this type does shape myself in a way. Emotional means that I like to make decisions with my feelings, instead of numbers. Understated means that I present myself in an effective way. Progressive means that I like to do things step by step instead of rushing things. Finally, relaxed means that I don't want to set a set time on everything, and just go my own pace. All of these traits shape up my "brand" to start with.