What did you learn? As in theme with this class, I learned how important typography is. It can be so complex or simple but it is a very powerful tool. It can really make or break a project. I really noticed how some type just simply looked bad with the different themes but some really …
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Project 3: Light of my Life
What did you learn? I learned how important metaphors are in our everyday lives. I had never really considered how different icons are actually metaphors. Growing up with the internet and phones, these metaphors just seem like second nature; however, there is so much more to these metaphors than just some random picture. I also …
Project 2: Color
What did you learn? I learned to really notice color. I learned so much more about color. Interestingly, I notice color a lot more in life too. Recently I was looking at the night sky and I noticed different gradients and the contrasting colors of the world around us. I used to think I had …
Project 1: Itsy Bitsy Spider
What did you learn? This project really helped my understanding of the gestalt principles. It’s one thing to hear a lecture on it or read an article, but it is entirely different to put these concepts into use. I never knew there was a rule of thirds but following this rule really makes a huge …
Lab 0: An Introduction
What did you learn? I did not learn anything new. Figma is new to me, however, I took a DMA 201 class and were I was introduced to Adobe Illustrator. Figma is a new site but the tools provided in Figma is not new. What was easy? Since Adobe Illustrator is a software I really …