Caroline Erdman

1. What did you learn? In completing this project, I became much more familiar with InDesign. I learned how to set up parent pages, paragraph styles, and page numbers. I also become more comfortable working with a grid. 2. What was easy? Using a grid-based layout approach made this project easier. 3. What was challenging?…

1. What did you learn? In this project, I learned about the Arts and Crafts movement and a couple of famous designers from this period. I also found out that the movement has a few local connections! Dard Hunter, who the typeface I used was named after, worked as a graphic designer with the Roycrofters…

1. What did you learn? In this project, I learned how to arrange and manipulate text in a way that expresses meaning by making adjustments in details such as sizing, spacing, cutting, and placement. 2. What was easy? Technically, this project wasn’t difficult. 3. What was challenging? Creatively, this project was more challenging. Coming up…

Serif/Roman Serif or Roman typefaces are characterized by the serifs on the ends of the letters. Historical/Celtic Celtic typefaces (Manno, Privitera Gloekler, Reilly) are characterized by their roundedness and triangular ascender tops. Yu and Gilbert are historical typefaces. Script Script typefaces look like handwriting. Sans-Serif/Block Sans-serif or block typefaces are characterized by the absence of…

1. What did you learn? I learned that there are a lot of details that go into making a font. The concepts of x-height, cap-height, baseline, ascenders and descenders were all new to me. I also learned several different typeface classifications beyond just serif and sans-serif. 2. What was easy? Playing around with basic shapes…

1. What did you learn? In this project, I learned about working with Auto Layout and creating micro interactions in Figma. I also learned how many helpful resources there are available in the Figma Community! 2. What was easy? Having the Google form to fill out for a project brief made getting started and planning…

1. What did you learn? In this project, I was introduced to HTML, CSS, and jQuery. We did a little bit of basic coding in 217, but other than having that experience, pretty much everything we did in this project was new to me. 2. What was easy? Setting up the basic framework for the…

1. What did you learn? Through this project and set of labs, I learned how to identify and replicate various UI “isms,” and I learned different aspects of accessibility to consider in design. I also got more comfortable working with features in Figma such as components, variants, and animation. 2. What was easy? Setting up…

Test Prototype Here What did you learn? In this project, I learned how to use video in Figma, how to incorporate components with variants over top of video, and how to use Figma’s “after delay” prototyping feature. I also learned various methods of data visualization. What was easy? Setting up a design system, incorporating elements…