Throughout the process of creating this project, I have learned a great deal of beginner photoshop skills. Such as importing different fonts and images, typing on a path, creating foreground and background imagery, selecting various portions of a picture and using a layer mask, how to add different effects, especially outer glow on texts, and those are just to name a few. All of these useful tools allowed me to create a very unique, clean, and realistic card. Some of these tools were easier to use than others but for the most part, were extremely manageable given we could go back a rewatch lectures if we needed a refresher. The challenging portion of this project was how time-consuming perfecting every little detail was, especially typing on a path, to get the letters and text to not all be angled differently was difficult at times. I believe my submission could be improved by editing my inside border to be more continuous rather than 4 separate pieces. It took a lot of editing, cropping, adjusting, etc. to get it to line up and not have white gaps but I believe this could still be improved. To possibly improve the assignment for the next class we could have a list type of document of what we do each class might be helpful. The powerpoints with pictures and guides are very helpful but sometimes it can get confusing of what we did each class and what to add to the project when you’re going back on workdays, and having to rewatch a bunch of zooms. Similar to the list of what has to be in the project but more so each day type of thing, especially being online classes, they can get confused with one another. Otherwise, I believe any questions I had were answered and the lectures were very clear and easy to understand. I think the project could be improved by possibly doing more personal drawing and techniques on those aspects. Overall I really enjoyed creating and working on this project. The tools I have learned in his project can be extremely useful in other areas of my life as well, for example, these editing tools may help me make posters, flyers, or presentations needing graphics for other clubs I’m in or events I am planning. They can also be helpful when I make a business card or in my future profession. The article on the history of print and design really inspired me throughout my project. It is truly amazing how advanced our technology is and the amazing tools we have access to. Although I said that perfecting the details on my project was time-consuming it is nothing compared to what people have experienced in the past. Just a regular printed book in the past with little graphic design or imagery and mostly just type was a rare commodity that only the wealthy typically had. We now have access to thousands of fonts and images and colors with ease and almost anyone can create amazing designs and imagery.