Jeter Spray

Overview

For this project we had to come up with a product and then create a box template and 3-D design based on what we want the box to look like. 

Process

I started out doing a tutorial on lynda.com to make the box template and the 3-D design. Then I started adding images and ideas to my box. The product I chose to do was called "Jeter Spray" and my friends and I decided to make all of our products sort of the same so that we could make them a set.

This is my box template, I had to do a tutorial to learn how to do this.

This is what I wanted the actual box to look like, with all of the designs on it.

This is my logo design, I had this on the front of my box and the "spray bottle"

What I learned

During this project I learned how to make a box template and I also learned how to 3-D revolve different objects. I also learned how to put images onto the 3-D revolve. I think the hardest part about this project was making the box template because whenever I did the tutorial, it didn't work like the guy who was doing it. 

Revised Blog

Carp

CARP stands for Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, and Proximity. Contrast means that the colors and the fonts all go together well. With alignment, usually you will see text that is aligned to the left. Repetition is when the style repeats itself, like the text fonts and the alignment. And proximity is how close together things are and how well they are spaced.

Layout

I decided to use a layout for my blog that I thought looked nice and also got my point across for all of my posts. The colors I used are eye catching and make the blog pop out more. 

Before/After

Before I used CARP on my blog, it looked bland and unorganized. But after I used CARP, all the sections were spaced out and I also have some links to go to different websites that have more on the topic. 

Movie Poster

BackGround

In this project, we had to create a "Saul Bass" style poster based on a movie that we like. A Saul Bass poster only has 2-3 colors and is able to show important elements of the story in only 2-3 images. 

Process

I decided to do "The Dark Knight Rises" as my movie poster because I liked the movie a lot and I thought I could make a cool poster based on the movie. We had to start out this project by drawing a couple sketches of what we want it to look like and then we transferred that idea onto the computer. The main problem that I had with this project was that it
was hard to find the right color way for the poster and it was also tough finding the right font for the poster.

Outcome

 I really liked the way my poster turned out because it has minimal colors and it also has the main elements of what the movie is about.                          

Custom Type Tutorial

In this tutorial we had to follow a tutorial to make our name blend together. We will also be able to use this tutorial for our title on our movie posters that we are making. I used a custom font and what I did to make it my own was expand out the letters and then also changed the spacing between some of the letters. I also lined up the l and the h so it made it look like one long line and I thought it looked pretty cool too. 

My Top Ten List

In this project we created a "Top Tens" list based on what things we value the most. So what I chose are either my favorite things or things that I value a lot. In my list, I included Family, Michigan, My favorite restaurant, My favorite Movie, baseball, KU, The Royals, Money, My phone, and NetFlix.

Choosing the right fonts and typefaces was also an important part to this project because you want to get your point across about why you chose a certain object, and the rights fonts and sizes can help you get that point across. It also helps organize you poster better when you have the right fonts and sizes. I chose the fonts "PT Sans (Italic Bold), Open Sans Regular, and Minion Pro because I wanted a sophisticated looking poster.

What I learned from this project was that our values can tell a lot of things about ourselves, and typefaces can too. This was also the first time that I used InDesign and the first time I created a grid layout and made a poster to be printed.

PostCards

 In this project, we had to create 3 different postcards. The fall postcard pretty much helped me figure out how to use the clipping mask, then I used that on my Zach postcard. The Holidays postcard was inspired by a Hawaii postcard that we made earlier.
One problem that I encountered while doing these projects was being able to put images behind letters. I was able to solve this problem by reading the instructions thoroughly and adding a clipping mask to the layers and images.

Blood & Legos

Blood Drive 

This was my attempt at doing two different journalism projects, one over the annual ONW Blood drive and the other over the annual ONW Lego day.

 Our process was different than what we are used to, for the Blood Drive, we didn't really get that much instruction to what we were supposed to do when filming the people so we couldn't really get all of the shots that we wanted. But for the editing process, we had to find different "sound bytes", or different times when the person you interviewed spoke, then we had to write a script based on those sound bytes and then come up with our own voice over to tell the story that we wanted to. For the lego project, we had a little more time to prepare what we were going to do but it was pretty much the same process.

What Did I Learn?

The main thing I learned from this project was how to keep a camera steady and also how to interview people for different shots. I also learned how the microphones work so that I could gather quality audio. I also lean red that you need good teamwork with the other people in your group so that it all goes smoothly.

I would plan my shots differently, and also gather more shots if I was to do this project again because for some of the pieces, I felt like I didn't have enough shots to make a whole story. I would also come up with a better script because I realized that it was an important piece to the project.

I guess I would keep my audio the same if I was to do this project again because I felt like I gathered fairly good audio. 

I learned that I need a lot more close ups to make the story interesting and I think that would enhance my video for next time.

How would these 2 projects compare?

If I was to compare the two projects, I think that my preparation for the Lego Project was better but the Blood Drive turned out better. I think I had a better voiceover, and better shots for the Blood drive.

Lego Day