For project 4, our task was to create a map of any town. I picked a section of Buffalo NY for my map. There were a handful of simple features I learned throughout this project such as setting an object in the front or back of another object. I made several changes to my final …
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Project 3: Package Design
For project three our goal was to create a package design for Elmhurst. Using labs six, seven, and eight helped create a near finished product. I found an image of a coffee mug from https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/. I added a quote from Henry Schwartz that would be seen on the carton. I made some changes based on …
Bogacki Lab 8
For lab 8, our goal was to learn how to type on a circle. This was something that I’ve never done before so it was cool to see how text could be curved around an image. I also learned how to change the spacing between the 1 and 5. I didn’t run into any problems …
Bogacki Lab 7
For lab 7, our goal was to create shapes and fill them in with colors from our color palette that I made on coolors.co. This lab was fairly easy because of the fact the instructions were easy to follow. One thing that was a little challenging for some reason was when I tried to fill …
Bogacki Lab 6
For lab 6, our goal was to familiarize ourselves with image tracing. One thing I learned was how to use certain tools in Illustrator. This was something that I have never done before since I don’t use Illustrator that often. This lab was pretty easy to do since it had minimal steps. It also wasn’t …
Bogacki Project 2
The goal for project two was to create composite images from project one imagery. One thing I learned was how to remove a background from an image. This project was fairly easy as we basically just modified the images we had from project one. This project was not very challenging however, it did take some …
Bogacki Lab 5
For lab 5, we had some practice with the pen tooling Illustrator. One thing in learned was how to create curves with the pen tool. This was something I never really done before but is very useful to know. This lab involved parts that were easy and others that were more challenging. For an example, …
Matt Bogacki Lab 4
For lab 4, we used methods for generating dynamic background imagery in photoshop using built in tools. This lab includes subtle blurs, brushed metal, cloud effect, gradients, and shapes.We also used an image to select an area of consistent texture. There were a couple things that I have learned throughout this lab. I learned how …
Matt Bogacki Project 1 Portfolio
The goal of this project was to create a portfolio of 16 images that have a personal meaning. As you can see from the images above, hockey was the main theme here. Hockey is a sport that has changed my life. It is a great way to meet new people, reduce stress, compete, and just …
Bogacki Lab 3
The goal for this lab was to get familiar with many of the features that photoshop offers. One thing I learned was that the eraser has many modes/features. It can be set to contiguous or discontiguous and can changed based on what background you have selected. One thing that was challenging was trying to work …