1. What did you learn?

I learned that there is a lot more involved in map making than I expected.

2. What was easy?

It was easy to work in Illustrator because I am comfortable with the program.

3. What was challenging?

It was challenging to keep everything looking good and consistent while still being functional and readable.

4. How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by narrowing the scope of the area I chose to do and adding in the railroad tracks.

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

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

I think that these skills like typography and making things both stylish and functional can be used in any future design jobs that I do.

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

I was inspired by minimalist designs with pops of color because I tend to make my projects very colorful and busy and I wanted to challenge myself to take a different approach.

1. What did you learn?

I learned how to create a pattern in Adobe Illustrator.

2. What was easy?

It was easy to draw the cup and do the design.

3. What was challenging?

It was challenging to properly cut and fold the finished product.

4. How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by redoing the mock-up and trying to fold it better.

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

The professor could more clearly show how to properly fold the top of the carton step-by-step.

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

I will apply this in the future when I might have to do mock-ups for a client.

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

My pattern was inspired by a latte art video I saw on TikTok.

1. What did you learn?

I learned that you can get some really cool effects by using layer masks and blending modes.

2. What was easy?

The technical parts of the project were easy because it utilized techniques that I am familiar with from past projects.

3. What was challenging?

It was challenging to come up with a layout that didn’t look cringey or cliche.

4. How could your submission be improved?

I feel that my submission is a bit busy and could be improved by getting rid of some elements.

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

The professor could differentiate the steps more as it was just using different tools to get the exact same effect for the majpority of the project.

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

I could see myself using these techniques at an internship or a job in the future.

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

I was inspired by a post comparing quarantine to seasonal depression during the winter.

1. What did you learn?

I learned how to optimize photos for different formats such as print and web as well as the correct way to save the images as thumbnails.

2. What was easy?

It was easy to put the images into the InDesign file because I work in InDesign a lot.

3. What was challenging?

It was challenging to fix the curves and levels because it is something in Photoshop that I don’t do as often as I should.

4. How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved by spending more time taking images with better composition and lighting so that they don’t require as much Photoshop work.

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

The professor could improve the assignment by taking out the parts in the instructions that aren’t applicable to the current project.

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

I will apply this knowledge when revamping my current personal portfolio as well as using it for my photography for The Griffin.

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

I was inspired to do my theme when I was sent home to be quarantined for a week. This gave me the opportunity to take beautiful winter photos without the salt and slush of the city.

I was not able to get scans due to the circumstances of this semester, however, I did some research one the topic and found that scans would’ve produced a higher quality image for things like documents and artwork.

In order to improve the quality of my images I could set up better lighting and take them with my camera in RAW instead of using my phone camera.