This is a trading card I created for the character of DK that I created. I liked the mysterious aesthetic of the picture I found so I used that. DK is extremely smart so that’s why he got a 95 IQ he also is sneaky and is able to do a lot without being caught or noticed but his morals are constantly changing and confused
This would be a great license plate for DK since he is amazing at staying low and appearing and disappearing without a notice. The plate spells out disappear while fitting into the character limit that is given when creating a plate.
I chose the movie The Princess Bride because it’s a classic movie that was a comfort movie for my sister. This in turn resulted in me being stuck watching it many times (the younger brother never wins the battle for the TV remote). There was one scene that stuck with me during the times I involuntarily watched the movie and it was the Battle of the Wits scene. I wanted to do this as a connection to my sister because it is because of her that I will watch this movie every once in a while.
At first I was confused by the photoblitz but I had a lot of fun doing it!
Code: 19:03
Start time 7:03pm
My starting photo that shows my start time was my phones lockscreen that has my duolingo streak (need to do it for today) and my bookly books (how I track my reading!) A new photo of one of my dogs also goes on my lockscreen every hour!
1. Find a grid pattern somewhere (brick sidewalk or ceiling tiles).
For this task I did a photo of the door to my balcony at the UMW apartments! Don’t mind the bird seed on the floor. While looking around my house I had a tough time doing this one which surprised me! There aren’t a lot of grids around me.
2. Numbers are all around you. Find your favorite number.
I don’t actually have a favorite number…BUT I do love this clock I have on my desk. I like how clear the numbers are and the base of the clock can charge my phone wirelessly! Don’t listen to the time it tells you though, its been wrong for four years.
3. Wood has a lot of character and variety. A photo of something wooden.
There is sooo much wood around my house. But I chose to capture this wooden corner shelf that we have above our dining table. It is holding a bunch of our knick knacks and I couldn’t think of a better home for them other than this shelf. Fun fact: this shelf was found in one of the donation bins in the UMW apartments.
4. They’re all around. Make a photograph of a wheel near you.
This wheel is apart of a utility cart that currently houses a lot of my roommates plants! My roommate is currently teaching me how to care for plants so I regularly stare at my plants and hers, just admiring them. So this cart came to mind when I was tasked to take a photo of a wheel that is near by.
5. Play with contrasting scale: juxtapose something small with something big!
So here is where I realized I messed up. Ive decided to keep it because the following task is basically the same thing but in my brain with haste I thought that “juxtapose” meant to use perspective to shift the size of objects. So I took a rubber duck and put it next too and in front of one of the plants in our house and tried to play with the perspective to make it look like the rubber duck is bigger than it actually is. A cool concept, wish I didn’t do it wrong…
6. Take a photo of two related objects of drastically different sizes.
This photo was fun because let me tell you, we have so many frog things in our house. so I took a mini glass frog that is currently living in a plant pot and put it next to one of our many frog plushies that lives on a shelf (with other frog plushies might I add).
7. Two contrasting things, e.g. light & darkness, life & death, cats & dogs.
This is a card I got at the Fredericksburg stationary store. It was one of the first things I bought when I decided I wanted to put more decorative things in my bedroom wall. I really liked the daintiness of the flowers and the black and white with a bit of green. I also like how the saying “I love you more” is on a black card because I feel like that saying brings more light which also ties into the task at hand.
FINISH: 7:23pm
Here is a screenshot of a “relaxing clock” website that shows the time and subsequently the end of my photoblitz.
Thank you.
I love well thought out and amazingly executed graphic design. As a double major in marketing and digital studies, it combines the two things I love: Art & Advertising. I have known that posters from different genres tend to follow a theme, many studios run with whatever’s successful. However, I thought it was so interesting to see and understand why they follow those trends, especially with color schemes. It’s cool how each genre followed a color scheme, for comedies it was white to make the main characters and their silly antics pop, for Indie films it was yellow because they have a low budget for advertising and yellow is a great way to capture attention. What was even more interesting, was when films with mixed genres would mix and so would their elements. For example, Little Miss Sunshine used the negative space that was common in comedies and the yellow coloring that was common in Indie films, and that movie has one of the most iconic posters to date! It was also interesting to see different videos reference similar things. For example, the TED talk explains how design and storytelling have to be connected, and then in the Stranger Things video they talk about how they landed on their iconic font by researching fonts from thriller books in the 80’s which is the genre and time period of Stranger Things! Adam Brody said in an interview “I probably like movie trailers better than movies, and I probably like posters better than trailers.” and he is so right. Movie Posters are their own art that are able to capture customer’s attention and leave them wanting more.
This week A famous Restaurant owner in Greece fell in love with Sapphria Mae. The man even let her create her own Menu Design for the restaurant this weekend!
Her methods in creating such a stylish and elegant menu came from working on Canva. Her favorite stone is Sapphire which was what inspired her to use this deep Sapphire blue background color for her menu. All of the menu items are classic traditional Greek dishes and beverages. Sapphria chose these specific dishes because she grew up in Greece and these are her favorite. The menu is also minimalistic and doesn’t have a lot going on other than the text. This was done on purpose to keep it simple and divine.
You have the option of two choices for each course in this 3-course dinner. But before you start, please enjoy an ouzo martini which is a traditional Greek aperitif!
Yamas! (Cheers to our health)
Start Time : 6:31pm
Make a creative photo of paired opposites.
For the 1st task, I needed to make a picture of things that are opposite. So, I picked salt and pepper shakers. They have sharp contrast – not just in their colors but also in their flavors- although they blend together very well. I arranged them in such a manner that highlights the differences between them while still keeping it balanced. I enjoyed seeing how something very basic could obviously symbolize opposites and at the same time demonstrate their mutual support.
Create an interesting photo that includes looking through one object to see another
I ran around me house to find the first object, I had to snap a picture where you observe one item through another. I thought of using clear glass so that it can show the tiles on the wall at its back. The manner in which the glass warped or slightly altered the tiles made what was seen more captivating for my camera lens – it transformed an ordinary thing to something surely more special. I liked how it changed my perspective and made me see an ordinary scene in a new manner.
Take a photograph of a toy in action
I saw my dog was playing with her toy so I took a photo of her to capture the image above to complete this task. I needed to take a picture of a toy being used in action. So, I took the photo of my dog biting her beloved toy while she was on her bed. This was an enjoyable selection because it appeared genuine simply a natural instance where she is engaged in her favorite activity. This method was enjoyable and simple for accomplishing the task, as well as preserving a moment that seemed genuine.
Make a monochrome photo (monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white)
In this task, I needed to make a monochrome photo. So, I picked a picture of myself playing golf with trees at the back for it. Taking out all colors made finer points in the picture more noticeable and imparted an ageless feel to the image. I was fond of its ability to establish a sharp contrast between myself and the backdrop, improving the dramatic effect and concentration of the scene. It was interesting how removing color could transform totally in the atmosphere of photograph.
Make a photograph of the front of a building.
I forgot I had a picture I took a while back that I like a lot, so I ended up using it. I needed to take a picture of the front side of a building, I ended up choosing one I already had because I liked it so much. So I selected the Capital D.C, as it is such an iconic structure and would be ideal for my task at hand. In particular, I aimed to seize its magnificence focusing on the columns and dome specifically. The balance and magnitude of the Capital truly caught my eye in the picture, and I appreciated how it emphasized its existence. It was pleasing to capture this famous building in a manner that brought out its details.
Smooth, rough, dirty, or wrinkled. Make a photo of hands that tell a story.
In this task, I needed to take photographs of hands that tell a story. So, I thought it would be interesting to use an image of my own hands. My goal was to showcase the texture and detail that mirror my struggles and accomplishments—maybe in the form of wrinkles or rough patches. By using my hands as subjects, I could narrate a unique narrative about how they’ve been moulded by time and activities carried out by them until now. The picture is not just showing the hands, but they also symbolize something – every line and sign speak of my personal adventure. I found it very touching to take this in a plain yet strong manner.
Find a printed newspaper and make a photo any way you like!
I know these task are not in order, I was scrambling to get everything done so I did the easier ones first.
For this last assignment, I could not find a printed newspaper anywhere, neither in my house or outside my neighbors. I instead had to look to the internet to help me complete this last task because there was no newspaper in sight. I decided to use this page because it talks about creativity, and how important it is. I chose it because it can relate to this course and how important creativity is when finishing your assignment’s or making your website your own.
End Time 6:52 pm
For my next design assignment, I created a Missing Person poster for our beloved Sapphria Mae. Last seen on 01/29/2098.
I had fun creating this poster using Canva. I copied this poster image from the original assignment and then pasted it into Canva. Then I used the drawing tool to white out all of the input information and created textboxes to fill in her information. I also added a picture from her that I already had saved in my files and aligned it in the *insert picture* spot.
Her disappearance was very sudden, and the circumstances are still unknown. Hopefully we will be able to find her soon!!!
If you have any info please call +1 (800) – fem – fatal
In this visual assignment, I created a poster on Canva and uploaded two images of tattoo designs that represent Sapphria Mae’s superpowers and explains what she would do with these superpowers as a super “hero”. First, I want to say that Sapphria is only a hero to herself. My femme fatale character is charming, desirable, beautiful, very manipulative, fearless, and fierce. A force not to be reckoned with.
Below are the super tattoos that Sapphria Mae has. The first one is of leafy vines intertwined in her finger. This tattoo even has a name, called the “Love Spell Vines.” Her powers are actually activated through this tattoo when she points her index finger at a person and locks eyes with them. This power enables her to cast a spell of love on the person that she is talking to and basically make them so in love with her that they will believe in anything that she says or does to be true. Or she can motivate a person to want to do things for her. An example, “That person over there was so mean to me, I think you should go over there and punch them in the face” and that person would WANT to go do it because they are so deeply intoxicated by her spell. These powers could be used for the good or for the bad, but they truly define and express her inner femme fatale motives.
The tattoo below that is of a Chinese symbol for the word destiny. Destiny as we know it is said to be synonymous with meaning of fate. Events that will particularly happen in the future to a person or thing. Well, if Sapphria Mae can make you say the word “Destiny”, then she can decide or plan your fate. Again, could be for the good or bad. Probably bad. But this tattoo also channels her inner femme through being selfish, manipulative, and carrying hidden agendas that are self-serving to her.
If I hadn’t advertised it already, I am a huge Bills fan. My whole entire family is from Buffalo, New York, so naturally this comes with being a Bills fan, as well as having bleu cheese with your wings (although I also do like ranch with my wings but do not tell them I said that). So, when I saw the sports poster assignment, I thought I would try my best to do my favorite team of all time. I wanted to recreate a graphic you could see on Instagram or social media when it is time for game day. One that captures the essence of the team, as well as the sport itself. I used the colors of the team, blue, red and white, as well as highlighting the current major players that make the team what it is, such as Josh Allen, James Cook, and Khalil Shakir. I then found symbols that are associated with football and play-making. Overall, I had a lot of fun creating a graphic for a team I truly love (although I am still grieving them losing in the playoffs but it is okay, there is always next year)!