mcfoyn – Nia's DMA Blog ../../../../mcfoyn All things DMA Wed, 15 May 2024 12:55:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Print Design Reflection Proj 2 ../../../2024/05/15/print-design-reflection-proj-2/ Wed, 15 May 2024 12:55:46 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=117 For this project I designed a deck of cards and a poster for the tv show Insecure. This was a challenging but fun project.

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Print Design Proj 1 Reflection ../../../2024/05/15/print-design-proj-1-reflection/ Wed, 15 May 2024 12:28:52 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=108 Continue reading Print Design Proj 1 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to create a restaurant menu


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the deciding on a color scheme


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning how to format everything


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by making a more complicated design like a trifold


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

I can apply this knowledge in the dma field because I now know how to create a menu


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project.

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Practice Post 8/29/23 ../../../2023/08/29/practice-post-8-29-23/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:33:50 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=97 sample post

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DMA 370 Proj 1 Reflection ../../../2023/05/10/dma-370-proj-1-reflection/ Wed, 10 May 2023 06:00:17 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=94 Continue reading DMA 370 Proj 1 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to create a music player app

What was easy?

The easy part of this project was deciding on a color scheme


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning new skills in figma


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail and adding more flows


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

He could improve the assignment by giving us more detailed online instructions to go off of


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create and design a music player app


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project. The examples were also helpful.

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DMA395 Project 2 Reflection ../../../2022/12/16/dma395-project-2-reflection/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:43:41 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=76 Continue reading DMA395 Project 2 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to create spot illustrations


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the sketches


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning a new skill


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

He could improve the assignment by giving us more detailed online instructions to go off of


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create spot images


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project. The examples were also helpful.

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DMA395 Project 3 Reflection ../../../2022/12/16/dma395-project-3-reflection/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:43:35 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=78 Continue reading DMA395 Project 3 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to combine illustrations for the purpose of education


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the sketches


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning how to combine images to create a greater meaning


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

He could improve the assignment by giving us more examples to go off of


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create images for educational purposes


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project.

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DMA 217 Project 2 Reflection ../../../2022/12/16/dma-217-project-2-reflection/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:57:01 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=70 Continue reading DMA 217 Project 2 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to activate a real website


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the deciding on a color scheme


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning how to link everything together


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create a website


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project.

https://www.figma.com/file/N7G8W8KkshmJ15w4JPp14b/dma217-lab-3-slides?node-id=0%3A1&t=5sisQjTaFOpfAp7P-1

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DMA 217 Project 3 Reflection ../../../2022/12/16/dma-217-project-3-reflection/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:56:50 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=72 Continue reading DMA 217 Project 3 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to create augmented reality


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the sketches and brainstorming


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was getting video clips and navigating figma


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

He could improve the assignment by giving us more examples to go off of


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how create an AR game


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project.

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Project 1 Reflection ../../../2022/08/29/project-1-reflection-2/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:19:37 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=54 Continue reading Project 1 Reflection]]>
Original image I used
Masked face and colored over face using brush in one layer
Played with filters, colors and image trace in one layer. Deleted some sections.
Final project with layers combined

What did your learn?

I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create a digital image from a real portrait.


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the tracing, and deciding which celebrity to use for my portrait. I decided to do my project in memory of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on August 28, 2020


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was going deeper into Photoshop and Illustrator than I ever have before and learning the different features to alter an image


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

He could improve the assignment by checking in with every student, every class


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create digital portraits from an actual photograph


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project.

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Project 3 Reflection ../../../2022/08/08/project-3-reflection-2/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:47:35 +0000 https://comdma.com/mcfoyn/?p=47 Continue reading Project 3 Reflection]]> What did your learn?

I learned how to use figma to combine two images to form an idiom


What was easy?

The easy part of this project was the sketches, and deciding which metaphor to use


What was challenging?

The challenging part of this project was learning how to combine images to create a greater meaning


How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by going even more into depth as far as detail


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

He could improve the assignment by giving us more examples to go off of


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

I can apply this knowledge in future classes as a DMA major because I now know how to create images by combining other images


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

Watching the recorded class videos was very helpful when working on the project because I was able to pause and rewind when I needed. It helped me to finish my project. A reading that helped me was the “Examples of Adage in Literature” article

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