Start: Jan 23th 2023
To be Completed: Jan 30th 2023
Client: LAITS
Staff Guidance: Maddy
Description: Big check for the winner and two runner-ups in the size of 18”x36”.
Mockup in Illustrator:
Maddy and I decided to move with the option 2 as everything is spread out and clear. I re-used the design of awards and wave pattern on the top/bottom banner.
Start: March 1st 2023
To be Completed: March 8th 2023
Client: Steve Hoelscher
Staff Guidance: Leilani
Description: The task is about find landmark photos and cultural photos for Nouméa, the capital of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia.
Start: Feb 27th 2023
To be Completed: March 13th 2023
Client: Steve Hoelscher
Staff Guidance: Valerie and Maddy
Description: The task is about scanning the photo the professor would like to put on the slide. He want it to be clear with a relatively small file size (probably around 3MB per one).
I learned how to use the Epson scanner for the first time. Before the film get to scan, I should choose the film holder that fits for the size/format of the file.
Before the scanning start to possess, I used preview to see the effect and adjusted the setting of Epson application to maximize the quality of the photo.
After, the scanner is ready to scan and I exported these photo as TIF file to further edit it with high quality. To put them into a presentation, I convert the file into JPEG for the professor to review and use.
I also process the photo in photoshop to darken some of the shade without altering the film effect on the photos. I utilized Contrast/Brightness, Highlight/Shadow to adjust the photo into more color balanced-look with the remaining film look. I also learn the RGB channel to edit the color side by side. This technique is useful when only adjust on part of image since the mask can be paint over time.
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Start: Feb 20th 2023
To be Completed: Feb 27th
Client: LAITS
Staff Guidance: Valerie
Description: Making the STA cut-out one by one using Photoshop for STA presentation. The chosen “serious” pose would be either kneeling or standing depending on the “quality” of the kneeling picture (if it’s straight towards the camera).
I met one major issue when I tried to mask them from the background. When white object approach to the ground, the purple background would reflect to the object. 
We tried different approach to neutralize the photos. One is using Levels Eyedropper to color correct:
However, since we discover that all reflection ally appear on white object, I found a much effective way.
This technique is working well in all photos. Here is another example:
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Other photo I make adjustment.
Start: Feb 13th 2023
To be Completed: End of March
Client: Department of Germanic Studies
Staff Guidance: Valerie
Description: Uniforming the flyer design of different courses with existing assets and text.
The two paragraph descriptions for SWE604 has different amount of texts in two paragraph and becomes noticeable in the paragraph. Therefore, we choose to combine the paragraph.
Start: Feb 13th 2023
To be Completed: End of March
Client: Celeste Henery
Staff Guidance: Maddy
Description: Commemorate the first black student to enter UT after integration in the East Mall and build a physical exhibition for the groups of Precursors from 1956. The physical exhibition is directed by the MASS agency and they create 118 total markers with each precursor’s name and the QR code of each individual person. Our task is to design an interface that prioritizes the mobile experience that would pop up after the audience scan the QR code on the markers.
Prototype for Mobile: https://www.figma.com/proto/kZw0Du9wtfAT3Z3pfKfyp0/Precursor?node-id=5%3A121&scaling=scale-down&page-id=0%3A1
I’m assigned to mockup one landing page + one example person’s individual page. I started to work on the example individual page with a short description of the project, the precursor’s name, portrait, and an interview with them. I create two versions for this page: one is vertical and another one is experimental with the horizontal format.
With the previous design, I found:
The landing page contains the project name, project description (text and video), and the list of precursors from 1956.
What I alter for the second version:
For the desktop version, I need to remain the same design elements for the desktop but refine it with padding and size.
Prototype for Desktop: https://www.figma.com/proto/c5jamJIdmhoEMbZWeqrERS/The-Precursor_Desktop?node-id=4%3A2&scaling=scale-down&page-id=0%3A1
Celeste and Maddy gave me several useful feedback on the website I made:
Final Prototype
A little bit of re-design on some elements and clean up with the text.
Thanks Maddy to implement my final design into the website. Now the physical exhibition is held on the East Mall and each precursor has their page now.
If the audience scan the QR code, it would direct them to everyone’s individual page. If they’re interested in more people, they can go back to the main page by the shortcut we created to browse more stories.
