Gabriella Magruder's Blog

What did you do this Semester?  What is your overall opinion on the design process and final outcome of the  project? Raccoon :   The project was to create a raccoon with a fall background.  The project took 2 weeks to complete. While making the raccoon I and many others noticed t he instructions were outdated and some of the short cuts and options were removed or renamed. So we had to experiment until our raccoons matched the instructions. While making the raccoon I  learned how to experiment within the limit of instructions, trying different methods while making sure the raccoon was the same as the instructions. After I finished the main raccoon I was told to a dd more to the area surrounding the raccoon so  I changed the size of the raccoon and added a tree, piles of leaves and nuts around the raccoon.  I Liked how the raccoon itself came out however the process of making it was frustrating because of ...

During the past two weeks I've developed a basic understanding of photoshop by  learning how to   use basic photoshop tools and understanding how to apply texture to a limited space using layer masks. I  also  learned how to use folders to organize layers and make them easier to manage and edit  while  making a photoshop document.  While  watching and following along with the basic tutorials I used the patch tool. A tool which is used to remove sections of a photo by filling it with another section of the image, this tool is used when the content aware fill tool cannot be used.  The content aware fill tool was used to remove large areas that are unnecessary and draw away from the main focus of the photoshop image or small areas to make the photo look, overall, cleaner .  The last tool I used was the clone stamp and healing  brush tool. These tools are used to remove small unnecessary things like tags...

   I chose animation because I've always been interested in 2-D animated short films. I would like to, eventually, make simple 2-D animations that tell impactful and powerful stories. I believed I would develop and learn new methods and skills in animation that I use to make 2-d animations like "Gravity" by Allin Liu. I had also believed that I could improve my drawing skills not only in graphic design but also in animation. I also just enjoy animation in general. Whether its making it or even just observing how smoothly it flows or trying to understand what the animation is trying to tell. Animation is something that I just enjoy doing no matter how much time or effort it takes. Despite how infuriating it is at times I still enjoy it. I want to continue improving and developing the skills I have in animation now until I have the skills and confidence tell impactful stories using simple looking animation.

The 4th quarter project was to create a product, present the product and sell the idea of the product to the audience. This was to be done using graphics, a commercial, a fake  business and a website. The entire project including the website, graphics, commercial and animation took up almost the entire 4ht quarter. Creating the graphics and 2-d animation was probably the most difficult part of the project and took up the most time. A part of that time was spent before and after school. During that time I learned some ways to edit a video that I didn't know how to do before including how to add certain effects and change the size of a video clip. During the practice round of presenting the only feed back I was given was to add music during parts of the commercial that were too quite. I added the music that my team wanted for the commercial and added details that were suggested to our website such as our product functions. Looking back I think I could have done better with the comm...

Our Company name was S.S.D which stands for science,style and design. We agreed on the name after coming up with the idea for Multibandz. The product our company was selling was Multibandz, a headband that could change color and patterns to match your clothing. After coming up our slogan we decided the headband should have a variety of functions in order to market the product to everyone. We decided the headband should prevent odors caused by sweat and have the headband be made of a material that would keep someone cool while exercising. With the material and functions of the product we could market Multibandz everyone and our slogan, "Icy...so you'll look fresh" made more sense. We started by creating several different ideas including a "chill pill" and a headband that would change color to match your mood. During this group project I learned how to add visual effects to videos including lighting, sound and how to move or resize a video clip. I also le...

So far our team has finished the graphics, the commercial and a majority of the website. I made the company graphic and the 2-d animation. So far our team has worked to together successfully. The only idea I can think of to improve our team is to communicate with each other.

S.S.D Business Logo The businesses logo was made using the shape tool. I combined a circle and a rectangle together to form the face of the woman. I used the paint brush to make the hair, human eye and the lips. To make the eye mouth and ear of the  rob ot i used the square tool but for the eye I combined a small circle and rectangle together, using the shaper tool to cut away pieces i didn't need. Then I used a cursive font to show off the company name.      Multibandz Coupon (online only)                                        Multibandz Company Logo The Coupon the easiest graphic to make as it was comprised of only a colored square are bar code and text. First we chose a to make a large square are colored the square the same as the M and B in our product logo. Next we added the text "Multibandz Buy 1 get another 50% off!" and colored ...