The final project for graphic design was to incorporate everything we have learned into one project and also by using all the adobe programs we have spent time in which includes adobe photoshop, illustrator, and indesign. On this project i tried to meet criteria by including a picture that represents each of the strands and also some that are for all of the strands and the entire ecommunication as a whole. And i think the pictures of the roar video really capture the creative freedom that you get to have by being in this 21st century program and also the fun that comes from school wide events. And i included the coveted emagine awards which is what everyone should strive toward receiving.   

Logo blog

Above is my final logo that i decided on 

The process that i took from my first logo design last year to this year is quite long rigorous and adventurous. First i decided to expand on a logo that i started last year in E-9 for the time that we had in graphic design with a lightning bolt coming out of a crown and that was really symbolic and hard to let go for me personally. But once i stepped out of my comfort zone of messing around and tweaking the old logo i decided to sort of play around with things that i could do with my name since i am in fact branding myself and so that is my own and nobody else's so i decided i would get rid of colors in my logo and stick to black and white because in my opinion it is more professional and easier to look at and associate with. Then if need be for certain occasions i could go back and edit the colors sorta like what Google does with theirs for holidays. So i could see myself making the negative colors red and the outside ring green and then the inside ring yellow if i wanted to do something for christmas on a card or a website during the holidays then go back for example. And i was also sort of drawn to the simplicity of it.

New Star Wars blog

I had done a previous blog showcasing the difference between my blog and Saul Bass's movie posters and mine was called into question and rather than be caught up in the drama and stress of having to explain my case and argue i use the exact same skills i did the first time and create another movie poster with the same theme and ideas but different characters.

Kerning Game

There is a new sensation sweeping the nation! Its called Kerning! The idea of Kerning is moving and positioning letters in words so that they are visual appealing to the viewer. The origin of the word kern is from the french word carne, which means "projecting angle, quill of a pin"Kerning has been around ever since the days when letters was cast metal but back then Kerning only referred to manufacturing the sorts with the kerns. But now a days it is all done digitally. And a computer game has come out called the Kerning game where you move the inside letters of words till you think they are spaced correctly then you proceed to see if you are right and graded out of 100 points and after 10 attempts you   are given an overall grade out of 100 again as seen below.

E-magine

E-Communication isn't just just about videos or making logos and websites. It is about having an opportunity to do something that you enjoy and also about doing something that can carry you throughout life. Once a year there is an award show where the best of the best in all of the comm strands gather and dress elegantly and showcase their talents. Not only does the trophy they hand out for winning look spectacular but the winner benefits from having that on their resume for colleges to see. This year competition was tough as there were many submissions that were worthy of being the winner but of course only one could. So make sure you come out next year to the festival and maybe you too can be a winner. 

Here i am before the show with the Fabulous Jessica Richards

My poster vs Saul bass's posters

Saul Bass's Poster 

                          My poster    
      

My poster vs Saul Bass's poster is very similar in how we both utilized the empty space to create a shape to show something that hints at the story. I chose Jango Fett because he is one of my favorite star wars characters and is first introduced in the 1977 Star Wars the empire strikes back. I also knew that Fett looks intimidating with his helmet and i knew it would be cool with just his shadow. and i tried to make the backround simple and also use the colors that i think represent the movie with the colors of the light sabers in the movie. 

       

Google History

The google logo has been ever changing but still remaining the same since it was drawn in 1998. The first logo was designed and Ruth Kedar and he based it off of the woodwork typeface. The website now has had many various modifications or humorous features, such as cartoon modifications of their logo for use on holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events like the olympics. These special logos are designed by Dennis Hwang and have become known as Google Doodles. In 1998, Surgey Brin created a computerizes version of the google letters using the free graphics program. Then an exclamation point was added but then removed because of controversy saying that they copied the yahoo website. They chose primary colors as their colors but then added one secondary color to show that they do not play by the rules. In 2010 they changed their logo and made the letters look 3D and titled the O's and made the letters skinnier. 

Here is a visual of the transformation of the Google logo