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January 2026

February 3, 2026 By Haley Ma

ANS304C Course Graphics

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I was tasked to help with designing a canvas homepage and dashboard banner for ANS304C! Lila had established a collage styled design so I then created different iterations with photos moved around!

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After some feedback from the professor, he preferred the bar at the bottom and asked to switch around the images some more after removing one!

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Now the final iterations were completed! I had to change the collage format for the dashboard vs the homepage banner, corrected the text, and added the logo footer for the title slide!

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Refining Course Graphics (Jan Update)

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I updated some more backdrops by mostly making the images darker and having more contrast! I also changed the swirl design to a more suitable one and revised the gradients!

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Texas Politics Project (Jan Update)

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After having a meeting with the developers, I made sure to keep the design simple yet modern but also correspond to what was already on the website!

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Most of the revisions included:

– Turning “Read More” text into buttons

– Establishing colors for headings, sub-headings, and body text

– Reformatting spacing in body text

– Adding an area for the authors and dates

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

Winter Break 2025

January 13, 2026 By Haley Ma

✿˖° ⋆ Winter Break 2025 ⋆˚✿˖°

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Went back home and celebrated the holidays with family and friends! Highlights included visiting the Dallas Botanical Gardens and getting my first caricature!

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

Winter Break

January 13, 2026 By Shanda Horm

WINTER BREAK 2025

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I didn’t travel much, but I did spend a lot of time with family and catching up with my Houston friends! I also spent a lot of time in cafes with said friends locking in on portfolio work. This break was needed very much and I got the rest and start I needed for my personal work!

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

NOVEMBER

January 13, 2026 By Shanda Horm

NOVEMBER 2025

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— Summer Marketing Pre-Roll Animation Continued—

This month was spent focusing on the pre-production for the summer marketing pre-roll! I spent a lot of taking making edits to existing assets as we received feedback as well as creating a new scene with the UT Tower.

UT Tower

The UT Tower background was pretty straightforward! While it looks complex, I was able to utilize and make adjustments to an existing tower asset created for the last pre-roll.

Boss Character

The edits to the Boss Character were rather simple! I was asked to make him look a bit older to sell the role to the view better.

Kitchen

For the kitchen scene, I was asked to make the space feel more like a home.

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

Spring Break Recap – Post

January 12, 2026 By Asha Rountree

★ Winter Break Recap ★


Hello! Over the break, my family visited my brother in Kyoto, Japan, and we spent a few weeks traveling to nearby cities. I had an amazing time exploring the local foods and desserts, wandering around gardens, temples, thrifting, admiring the unique sewer covers, collecting stamps, and using the wonderful public bathrooms. I will definitely miss the convenience of the konbinis on every street, where you can find pretty much whatever your heart desires (I personally go for the banana milk smoothie).

My favorite location I travelled to is a little island called Naoshima, which is a small, mountainous location known for the public art scattered all over (and the island is in the shape of a cat!). I journaled some of my trip in my sketchbook, so here are some of my spreads:

Although I had a great trip, it’s nice to be back in Austin. I’m excited to see what this semester has in store for me, and am looking forward to getting back into STA projects. My goals this semester are to continue working on illustrative and UI/UX projects, and to grow communication skills with clients and fellow STAs.

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

The Carranza Chicano Archive Website

January 12, 2026 By Kate Shih

The Carranza Chicano Archive Website

Client: Jonathan Cortez, the Carranzas

Task: Create a website/branding to introduce The Carranza Chicano Archive.

Status: In progress, implementing


Logo Design

Clean, Iconography of the Chicana/o movement inspired

A moodboard

I started the design process by looking at inspiration. The client wanted the design assets to reference iconography from within the Chicano movement, while keeping a dynamic look. The client also wanted the color palette to be made up of deep burnt orange, mustard yellow, navy  blues, and forest greens.

Initial designs


Abstract Banner

Create a repeatable abstract motif/banner graphic for the site. Indigenous iconography (Aztec & Mayan).


Possible Site Mock-Ups

Several options of implementations of the above assets.


Incorporating a Cultural Symbol

The client wanted to include a Hunab-Ku somewhere on the homepage, so I tried several different variations and placements.

We ended up choosing to going with it being in the hero section, with a transparent background.


See the live site!

https://sites.utexas.edu/carranzaarchive

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, Uncategorized, We are STAs

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