Back in the Design Lab!

I am back from my summer break and ready to get back into designing:) I was lucky enough to study abroad this summer in Italy through UT’s Learning Tuscany program. This was my first time going outside of the Americas, so there was definitely a bit of culture and language shock. My Professor Ann Johns was very knowledgeable about Italian culture though, so my classmates and I felt more at ease when we were with her. I have SO many photos so here are a few from the places I visited and some of the art I made!

 

I’m excited to be back as a Design STA, especially because I’ll be taking a graphic design course this semester, which will help me become more familiar and creative with Adobe programs.

Hi y’all! I am very excited to have my first day/week as a Design STA! I am transferring from the Project Management Team where I worked with an awesome team to ensure all the projects are completed without a hitch. I am looking forward to meeting all my new coworkers and working along side y’all! As well as get more experienced in illustrator, photoshop, and Adobe in general!

 

This is what I’ve worked on so far for my first week!

STA Self-Portrait

Start: August 22, 2023

Completed by: August 24, 2023

I haven’t drawn a person in a long time, so this assignment though a bit challenging, was very entertaining. Whenever I draw or paint a person I like to play around with shades, textures, and the different colors I can use. So with that said, the part that I enjoyed the most was painting the clothes and hair. Drawing clothing with shades, made me happy as I was getting back into drawing. I also chose this specific clothing because I find it to be the outfit that I usually wear the most.

STA Banner

Start: August 21, 2023

Completed by: August 22, 2023

I have always been into painting flowers, specifically roses, so I took my past paintings of them and then used them to create my banner. I thought it really went with my aesthetic so arranged in them in the center and to make them pop, I made the background black and added a some texture. For the font, I decided to go with a cursive font and different colors for my name and major.

 

Here is what I worked on my first day:

STA Handbook PPT

Start: August 21, 2023

Completed By: August 21, 2023

I started off the orientation by designing a powerpoint of 5 rules from the handbook. I decided I wanted cool, soft tone colors for my background so I went with blue and purple. Here’s is my work:

 

Week 16

sixteen candles

  AUGUST 1st – 4th

 

Today, I did more HTML and CSS training using the AHAA site, Mozilla, and Interneting is Hard.

 

Mozilla reference for text-shadow CSS property

updated AHAA draft site 

 

I also took some time during my lunch breaks to reconstruct my work space.

 

left-side view of office

right-side view of office

Week 15

fifteen scaffolds for a murderer

  JULY 25th – 26th

 

I had a couple of project meetings that discussed upcoming plans for the Contextualization and Commemoration Initiative. We went over plans for the upcoming Herman Sweatt exhibition and From Freedom to Slavery in Texas website.

Project placeholder on CCI site

I also worked on some CSS training using the AHAA website and Google Chrome’s Developer tools.

 

AHAA draft site & inspect window in Goole Chrome

Week 14

14 going on 30

  JULY 18th – 21st

 

I did CSS training using the Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study website. I drafted some new designs in Figma and began applying my ideas by editing the site’s CSS files. My end goal is to redesign the website and configure its responsiveness for mobile devices.

 

 

I encountered a setback while working on my website design. The initial concept I had in mind for the navigation menu didn’t align properly with my plan user responsiveness. Although it was a setback, I am determined to overcome this challenge and ensure that my website meets the desired expectations.

 

Week 13

the thirteenth year

  JULY 11th – 14th

 

I completed some Google Analytics tasks using WordPress plugins and Google Tag Manager. I transferred a few more of the university’s websites by integrating their newly assigned Google Tag into their HTML file.

 

Google Tag Manager

 

Google Analytics