DMA212 – Tim’s Blog

Project 4

timn11 — Mon, 17 May 2021 04:56:02 +0000

This project really taught me how to vector. I was able to take an entire map of my choice and illustrate it the way I wanted to. It was a very fun project and made me interested in continuing it in the future. The easy part for me was creating my symbols. I was able to find some common map symbols you would see on a GPS and vector them out for my map. It was challenging all around placing things together, finding good colors, and making sure everything looked clean and cohesive. Overall, my submission could improve by being more careful. Going back and creating finer details may help this map even more. I thought the assignment was well presented and no changes needed to be made. I will use what I learned in this project and carry it out into my future projects. Being able to vector was really fun and I definitely look forward to doing it more. I was able to be inspired by previous students works in the powerpoint. This showed me how to really create my own unique map.

Project 1

timn11 — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:28:04 +0000

This project taught me how to photograph basic objects. We learned a variety of techniques on how to retouch images and size them correctly for different programs. Overall, the process was more difficult than I had anticipated. The images that I chose required lots of work with the pen tool. With not a lot of prior experience with this tool I was able to learn as I went and got better every time I started a new image. I had some slip ups with image sizing for my web portfolio, but other than that things seemed to go smoothly. My submission could be improved but going back and really examining those fine details, and making my images look crisp on their new backgrounds. Overall I don’t think much needs to be changed with this project, however image sizing got me tripped up a little bit as even when the dimensions were chained together, they would still both change to the same number. I thought the assignment was laid out great and was explained throughly through our work days. I am going to continue to practice using the pen tool as it has allowed me to really create some interesting concepts. I watched a few videos on the pen tool, and tried to use and prior experience fr0m other DMA classes to help me complete the project. Below are the before and after photos for this project:

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Lab 1

timn11 — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:13:42 +0000

The Unsplash image that I chose was better in subtle ways in my opinion. The brightness in the colors in the foreground really show what the image is all about. The lighting was better in order to capture the true elements of the ice. However, I liked how well portrait mode on the iPhone replicated the image which was what I was trying to go for. I selected two Unsplash photos and replicated them as best as I could on my backyard rink.

For this lab, I could not get access to a scanner, however I used a scanner app to try and replicate a scan as much as possible in order to compare images. The magazine ad vs. scan looked very similar. The pixilation looked identical, but the color in the scan was much clearer in my opinion. The image that I would choose for a poster would be the scan. It’s brighter and more clear and you can tell from a distance.

The drawing scan turned out better than the original image taken. The color in this scan is also much brighter and sharper. This allows the eye to focus more on the fine lines in the drawing of the ice skate. There is an equal representation between the two images, however the scan is brighter and draws my attention more.

The scan of the 3D object turned out very bad. I would choose my image over the scan. The scan couldn’t quite seem to capture the color or shape of the legos. This caused for heavy pixilation and discoloring.