Uncategorized – procykn ../../../../procykn Just another DMA Blogs site Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:30:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 DMA 214 Project 5 ../../../2023/12/07/dma-214-project-5/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:30:20 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=100 1. What did you learn?

Use of combination of skills together

2. What was easy?

Finding what to make the stamps of (location and subject)

3. What was challenging?

Picking a layout

4. How could your submission be improved?

Use more than just colors for background

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

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

Combining several skills learned in this class

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

Finding the name of the Pan-Am Expo

]]> DMA 384 Project 4 ../../../2023/12/05/dma-384-project-4/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:14:33 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=98 1. What did you learn?

How to use InDesign

2. What was easy?

General creation of formatting and fonts

3. What was challenging?

Getting InDesign to work with me

4. How could your submission be improved?

Less use of placeholder text

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

Spend more time with InDesign

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

Knowledge of how to create a book style format, and general ideas for typography

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

NA

]]> 214 Project 4 ../../../2023/11/16/214-project-4/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:34:52 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=95 1. What did you learn?

Use of typography for more dynamic text

2. What was easy?

General text creation

3. What was challenging?

Picking fonts and styles to best convey the text

4. How could your submission be improved?

Using different sized frames rather than intentionally constraining myself to the premade size

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

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

Creating interesting text, such as kinetic typography.

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

N/A

]]> DMA 384 Project 3 ../../../2023/11/07/dma-384-project-3/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:12:35 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=92 1. What did you learn?

Grunge design and fonts, David Carson

2. What was easy?

Finding general facts

3. What was challenging?

Making sure the font chosen is still legible

4. How could your submission be improved?

More creative design, but that could affect readability

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

No suggestions

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

Facts about grunge

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

Quotes

]]> DMA 214 Project 3 ../../../2023/11/02/dma-214-project-3/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 02:52:23 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=90 1. What did you learn?

Use of skew, masking, and combinations of images

2. What was easy?

finding metaphors and creating a general idea of how to draw them

3. What was challenging?

Putting the idea “to paper”, so to speak

4. How could your submission be improved?

More detail and “fleshed out” ideas.

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

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

Conveying metaphors visually, as well as technical ability to skew and mask

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

The use of skew in class gave me the idea for the logos “jumping out” of the screen

]]> DMA 384 proj 2 ../../../2023/10/12/dma-384-proj-2/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:12:46 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=84
  • What did you learn?
    • How to manipulate text to “fit” a character
  • What was easy?
    • The manipulation itself
  • What was challenging?
    • Finding the right characters to use
  • How could your submission be improved?
    • More effort into the poster
  • How can the professor improve the assignment in the future?
    • examples of characters and typography, as well as clear up instructions about who or what we’re supposed to draw
  • How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?
    • Creating an interesting typography to a title, character, or other word
  • How did a specific reading, video or example inspire or help you?
    • The twitter post linked in an email was what gave me the idea for the “drips” on the letters for Bendy
    • ]]>         DMA 214 Proj 2 reflection ../../../2023/10/12/dma-214-proj-2-reflection/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:13:55 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=81
  • What did you learn?
    • Color theory, use of gradients to mimic shadows
  • What was easy?
    • Finding a general idea of how to use the colors and in what environment
  • What was challenging?
    • How to include extra detail beyond the basic color and structure (cactus, windows, etc.)
  • How could your submission be improved?
    • More, improved minor details
  • How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?
  • How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?
    • Color theory for interaction between colors (used in another class already)
  • How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?
    • ]]>         Fonts in Forest lawn ../../../2023/09/28/fonts-in-forest-lawn/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 02:07:18 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=51 Roman/Serif:

    consistent line width, use of serif, “flat” angles (either 0 or 90 degrees) whenever possible.

    Historical/Celtic:

    More use of curves in serifs, triangular and somewhat extended serifs

    More curves within the letters, as well as italicized and cursive.

    Sans-serif/block

    Lack of any serif, consistent and relatively thick line width

    Blackletter/Old English

    “doubling up” of lines, more curves, inconsistent thickness that can flow from thick to thin.

    ]]>         DMA384 Project 1 ../../../2023/09/21/dma384-project-1/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:16:55 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=47 1. What did you learn?

    Basic aspects of typography

    2. What was easy?

    The general idea of what to create

    3. What was challenging?

    Consistency of style while also being readable

    4. How could your submission be improved?

    I could have made the letters larger, allowing for more detail

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

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

    How to keep consistency for a longer process

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

    N/A

    ]]>         DMA214 Project 1 ../../../2023/09/14/dma214-project-1/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:31:07 +0000 https://comdma.com/procykn/?p=39

    1. What did you learn?

    Gestalt principles

    2. What was easy?

    creating a general plan for how to show the story

    3. What was challenging?

    implementing gestalt principles

    4. How could your submission be improved?

    improve gestalt principles, less minimalism

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

    No suggestions

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

    General use of figma, how to use gestalt principles.

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

    N/A

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