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Week 10

Project: French Connexion

Start: Oct 21th 2022

To be Completed: N/A

Staff Guidance: Maddy

Link to UTFC Website: https://frenchconnexions.net/

This week I schedule meeting with Marianne to talk about how to implement my design better into the web development.

 

 

Project: CTX Retold

Start: September 21th 2022

To be Completed: N/A

Staff Guidance: Maddy

Link to Prototype

I continue to update the design due to the new feedback from Celeste.

Changes:

  • Body Font: Lato, Extra Bold
  • Quote Font: DM Serif Display
  • New Maroon Color: #881A1D
  • Black Background Color: #313131 + #000000 banner color

 

 

Project: Beyond Sweatt v Painter Presentation

Start: Oct 21th 2022

To be Completed: N/A

Staff Guidance: Maddy

This project is to redesign the powerpoint for Beyond Sweatt v Painter Presentation for Olivia Muna with the consistent typography and color palette choice. Since there are lots of historical documents insert into the powerpoint, we decided to highlight on the important texts and create a clearer and bigger typed-text block for better understanding. We also minimized the number of the documents that showed on one page so the audience are able to focus better. At the same time, we insert the photos of either author or related figures for the documents to ensure the storytelling.

 

 

Project: Green Screen 8.3B

Start: Nov 14th 2022

To be Completed: Dec 1st 2022

Staff Guidance: Yazz and De’sha

I was asked to find pictures of foods and drinks for the UTFC projects, prioritizing pictures from Antananarivo and Madagascar.

UTFC Green Screen 8.3B Food and Drink

 

 

Project: Elements and Principles of Design

Start: Oct 20th 2022

To be Completed: Nov 15th

Elements and Principles of Design

I learned several design principles from this training:

  • Repetition
  • Rhythm (similar visual elements but the different distance and frequencies create joy)
  • Movement (arranging the composition in such a way that the objects lead the viewer’s eye along a path)
  • Balance
  • Proportion/Scale
  • Negative Space
  • Contrast
  • Emphasis
  • Variety
  • Unity/Harmony (taking different elements in a composition and creating visual similarity by the way one arranges them)
  • Hierarchy

When I design, I should be careful with the rhythm, balance, proportion and unity.  In order to emphasize one visual element, I can utilize contrast, emphasis, hierarchy by changing color, size and volume. Movement and negative space can lead the viewer’s eye and create excitement. One design work should consist of several design principles so the image would balanced and noticeable.