Caroline Erdman

What did you learn? This project brought together everything we’ve learned throughout the semester, combining gestalt principles/layout, color, typography, and image. What was easy? Choosing color palettes and fonts was easy. What was challenging? I found that this project took a lot of trial and error when it came to putting all the pieces together…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned about various kinds of educational illustration. Through the labs, I got more comfortable using the pen tool and working with gradients in Illustrator, and I also learned how to work with an isometric grid in Illustrator. What was easy? Sketching out each individual element of the…

What did you learn? In this project, I got more familiar with how to use Figma’s type tools. I also learned the meaning behind terms like tracking, kerning, and ligature when talking about typography. What was easy? Sketching out different ways to arrange words and playing around with Figma’s type tools to adjust font weight,…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned the difference between pure and fused metaphors, how metaphors are used in advertising, how to use mind mapping as a brainstorm technique, and various approaches for combining and editing images in both Figma and Photoshop. What was easy? Cutting out components of images, working with adjustment…

Test Prototype Here What did you learn? In this project, I learned more about working with typography and color styles, how to create a mobile “hamburger” style navigation menu, and how to enable vertical scrolling in Figma. I also had my first experience with front-end coding in Codepen. What was easy? Working with color and…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned what spot illustration is, various methods for creating it, and how to create a cohesive set of themed spot illustrations while sticking to a consistent style and limited color palette. What was easy? Coming up with a theme and color palette and sketching out my ideas…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned how to use triadic, complementary, split-complementary, and analogous color schemes. I also learned how to use tools like gradients and color progressions to create a landscape with a sense of depth. What was easy? Choosing and sticking to a color scheme for each landscape was easy.…

Test Prototype Here What did you learn? I had a little bit of basic experience using Figma before this project, but I knew nothing about features like plugins, components, and styles. I found plugins like Iconify, Unsplash, and Font Preview to be particularly useful. I also learned how to use Maze to get feedback on…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned various techniques for creating an illustrated portrait using both Illustrator and Photoshop. I learned how to use some new tools in Photoshop like the mixer brush and smudge tool, how to create custom brushes, how to use a Wacom tablet and pen for more precision, and…

What did you learn? In this project, I learned how to apply gestalt principles to arrange basic shapes in a way that conveys a message. I also learned how to use a grid and the rule of thirds to optimize focal point position. What was easy? I found using Figma to be easy; once I…