Reflection on Project 3 – DMA 201

What did I learn? I learned a very basic and amateurish understanding of Unity’s UI, and even then I have a lot to learn if I want to make anything worthwhile with the program. My ambitions soared too high at the start of the project, and then once I realized how little I actually know […]

Reflection on Project 2 – DMA 201A

What did I learn?I learned some aspects of site design, at least when it comes to setting up a basic layout and creating a somewhat visually appealing aesthetic. What was easy?It was easy putting together the basic layout on figma. What was challenging?Everything else. I agonized over every aesthetic choice (font, page color, header/footer color). […]

Reflection on Project 1 – DMA 201

*Images are at the bottom of the post* What did I learn? Well, I suppose I have a somewhat better understanding of photoshop, though I still feel very clumsy when trying to navigate through its UI. What was easy? Anything we were guided through during the class meetings was easy enough to catch on to, […]

Reflection on Project 4

For this project, my objective was to create four postage stamps themed around anything that came to mind. Each stamp shown here pays homage to a work of fiction I enjoy. The aesthetics of each stamp are heavily influenced by the works that inspired them, so I had an easy time with things like font […]

Reflection on Project 3

So this project was my first foray into actually making something in Photoshop. I’m not really proud of it but it’s there and it’s probably the best it will ever be. I had a hard time conceptualizing an actual core idea for what the image would look like (I eventually chose “Fork in the Road” […]

Reflection on Project 2 – Color

Compared to my first project, I’m actually kind of proud of these compositions. Some of them seem actually striking and the anglerfish one got a complement from another student. I did kind of have a hard time using figma to its fullest potential and I am disappointed in the outer space frame. I also had […]

Reflection on Project 1

This assignment was designed for me to apply what we’ve gone over in class concerning gestalt principles and establishing contrast. I was having a hard time from the start since my inexperience with visual arts put me in a sort of creative block. I struggled with picking a poem longer than I should have because […]