I learned how to more effectively organize the pieces I’ve gathered to make into a compelling finished product.

2. What was easy?

I found inserting and rearranging the clips to be fairly easy. There’s nothing really complicated there.

3. What was challenging?

I found manipulating/animating the images to be fairly difficult. I struggled a little bit when I was trying to animate one of my images to make it move across the screen.

4. How could your submission be improved?

I could have spent more time experimenting with different transitions, and I could have incorporated another image or two.

5. How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

More time spent on image manipulation/animation could have been helpful.

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

In future assignments where I have to gather pieces of it beforehand, I now understand the importance of finding or making the right pieces.

7. How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?

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1. What did you learn?

I learned to take my time and experiment with the tools I had available in order to create a new model. Once I started playing around with the different sculpting tools,

2. What was easy?

Creating the initial pawn model was easy to me. Creating the points to then revolve was fairly straightforward.

3. What was challenging?

The modeling and rendering itself was very challenging to me and took longer than I thought. Most of the tools moved the points in a way I didn’t want them to. When I started to render the model, there was a shadow on the end of the barrel that made it invisible. I tried to get rid of as much of it as possible, but some of it is still visible.

4. How could your submission be improved?

I could have tried to completely get rid of the shadow, but I thought it would take too much time. I also could have taken more time to smooth out some edges.

5. How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

I think it would have been very helpful to go through each of the sculpting tools in depth so we know how to properly use them.

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

I now know to acknowledge all of the tools I have available in any given assignment work scenario so that I don’t ignore a tool that could be helpful.

7. How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?

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1. What did you learn?

I learned how to market myself in a simple and appealing way via creating a business card with a logo.

2. What was easy?

Implementing the logo and text onto the card was very straightforward.

3. What was challenging?

I found it difficult to alter the letters of my initials in a way that looked appealing and creative. I initially struggled with making the letters combine to properly create my logo. I also found it challenging to implement the blue background on the right side of my card without it making the text disappear.

4. How could your submission be improved?

I could have added something to my logo to make it look more complex. I could’ve possibly given it an outer layer or made it hollow.

5. How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?

I would’ve liked to maybe see more of a balance between the time we spent working on the logo and the time spent working on the card.

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

I now know for future assignment or work scenarios that my work should have a nice balance between simplicity and complexity. It shouldn’t be too simple to where it looks lazy, but also not to complex to where it’s difficult to read or understand.

7. How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?

I didn’t get help from any reading or video, but the monogram examples shown in class, specifically Tiger Woods’s logo, helped me come up with the idea for my logo. I chose to do a similar style of combining the letters.

What did you learn?

I learned how to use Photoshop to a somewhat decent level. I never previously knew how to use Photoshop, and I’m glad that I now have some understanding of it.

What was easy?

I found manipulating images through cropping and effects to be fairly straightforward.

What was challenging?

I struggled with using layer masks at first. I also found it challenging to draw a text path that I wanted and that didn’t make the text look cluttered.

How could your submission be improved?

I could have added backgrounds on the inside of the card to give those pages more life rather than using a standard white background. I also could have given the back of the card a better design.

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

I would have liked to see the labs be directly related to the project. It would be nice to work on a lab, and in doing so, be making progress on the project, rather than doing a something separate.

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

In future assignments or work scenarios that involve artistically creating something, I now know to make sure that every part is similar in terms of imagery and general content. No one part should look empty compared to other parts.

How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?

I didn’t refer to any readings or videos other than the lecture videos, but when some other students shared their card designs, it helped me realize that I needed to add more imagery to the inside of my card. I was also inspired by one of those designs to use smaller images in the corners of one of my pages to make it look full.