• What did you learn?

I learned how to use photoshop better. I worked on smaller details to help Santa blend into the cookie house.

• What was easy?

Designing the back and middle portions of the card. I wanted them to be Christmas cookie themed, and I did just that. There didn’t need to be a lot of work put into it because the front of the card draws the most attention.

• What was challenging?

Getting the lighting correct on Santa. There’s a light at the top where Santa is, and I tried different ways to make it look like Santa was being lit up by the light. I ended up using a shadow to make it look like different parts of the cookie were brighter than others.

• How could your submission be improved?

If I didn’t have unexpected printer problems, I would have likely printed it out again and do little touch ups. The top of the text is cut off slightly. I believe it was a printing issue.

• How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

I don’t think there’s any aspect that the professor needs to improve on. It was my own time management that led to my failures.

• How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?

Give myself more time to work. Problems will likely occur again. Keeping this in mind for next project, I will try to spend more time on it to do my very best.

• How did a specific reading or video found outside of class inspire or help you?

Some of the articles on print design helped me understand that printing a card is a very different thing compared to creating one in photoshop. 123RF was one of the articles I used.