Project 2: Color

Reflection:

In this project, I created four different landscapes using various gradients, shapes, and Gestalt principles. I learned how to create radial and linear gradients, as well as understanding the different color schemes. I really enjoyed finding different schemes and relating them to the unique areas. I thought it was easy to draw out the various shapes and create the landscapes, such as the coral and the buildings. Figma is starting to become very easy to utilize in terms of drawing and designing. It was challenging to draw the cactuses, however. In order to make them realistic, I needed to understand how to curve the rectangles which I struggled at initially. I think I eventually created a decent cactus towards the end, however. My submission could be improved if I focused more on different gradients and different saturations. This could make certain areas in the artboard pop. I don’t believe this assignment could be improved, as I thought a good amount of time was given to work on it and the critiques helped greatly. I had a lot of fun with this project. I would apply my knowledge learned as I know understand color schemes. I can now use certain color schemes when designing in the future, allowing for a more aesthetic end project. I was particularly helped by the website, kuler.adobe.com. This helped me explore different color schemes and truly understand what analogous and triad meant, as I was unaware of the two before this class.